An Uncommon Truth of Dying (Broken Veil Book 2)
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“Protect me! They want me!” Her mother was throwing spells, but the creatures focused on her and slowly moved toward her.
A shriek came from the glass window behind Aisling and a portal to some new hell opened beyond it. Wild trees and dark ragged skies took the place of the quiet courtyard the window had looked over. The lead creature stopped its hunting of her mother and raised its hand toward Aisling. She was flung backwards into the glass and lost consciousness.
AISLING WOKE UP SLOWLY and painfully, there was grit in her mouth and her clothing was torn in small tears as if she’d been pulled through glass. Which, if her memory was right, she had been. Whatever shoved her here had not been gentle. Every part of her body screamed in pain just from trying to sit up. She was so exhausted that even sitting upright took all of her energy.
The window shimmered in front of her—the glass she’d been pushed through was now back in place. It was shrinking, slowly closing her view of the room she’d been in. Her mother’s freezing spell was obviously gone, as instead of standing locked in position, everyone was on the floor. Harlie and Caradoc were both closest to the glass as if they’d tried to run after whatever grabbed her, but were dropped in place. Reece wasn’t far behind, sprawled out as if he’d been running when he collapsed and clutching his head. Maeve and Jones collapsed near the door where they had been frozen. Past them was a mass of unconscious trolls.
It was bloody where her mother had stood, and she was missing. A trail of blood showed where she’d been dragged off by someone—or someones—through the hole in the wall. Whatever had destroyed the wall was also gone. Considering how her mother had betrayed everyone, and what she’d been a part of doing to the entire human race, Aisling didn’t care if she was alive or dead. Part of her still needed answers though.
Trying to move brought waves of agony and her body refused. Just sitting was brutal and painful. She yelled, unable to even crawl the short distance to the window. Hopefully, the others were still alive and would wake up before the odd window closed. But the sound of her yell bounced back at her. She tried to heal some of her wounds, but no magic flowed through her. No matter what spell she attempted, nothing came forth.
A chill grew over her as the window to her world slowly closed—deep in her gut she knew where she was. Something had pulled her into the old land. Beyond the veil, not in a dream, or channeled visage. But in reality.
And she’d lost her magic.
The End
Other books by Marie Andreas
The Lost Ancients
Book One: The Glass Gargoyle
Book Two: The Obsidian Chimera
Book Three: The Emerald Dragon
Book Four: The Sapphire Manticore
Book Five: The Golden Basilisk
Book Six: The Diamond Sphinx
The Lost Ancients: Dragon’s Blood
Book One: The Seeker’s Chest
The Asarlaí Wars Trilogy
Book One: Warrior Wench
Book Two: Victorious Dead
Book Three: Defiant Ruin
The Code of the Keeper
Book One: Traitor’s Folly
The Adventures of Smith and Jones
A Curious Invasion
The Mayhem of Mermaids
Broken Veil
Book One: The Girl with the Iron Wing
Book Two: An Uncommon Truth of Dying
Book Three: Through a Veil Darkly
Books of the Cuari
Book One: Essence of Chaos
Book Two: Division of Chaos
Book Three: Destruction of Chaos
DEAR READER,
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Marie