She linked her fingers around my hands and yanked them away.
“Don’t,” she said breathlessly. “Don’t kiss me like it’s goodbye.”
But maybe it was. She didn’t know for sure and neither did I. I placed a soft kiss on her forehead and pulled her against me. Her arms wrapped around my waist and gripped tight enough to stop the breath in my lungs.
Eliana’s melodic voice pierced the bubble around us. “Are you ready to go, Fallon? It’s starting to get late and we’d like to make some ground before nightfall.”
“Yeah. I’ll be there in a minute,” I said as my chin rested on Veda’s head, the rumble of my words vibrating against her cheek.
Veda’s arms slacked around my sides.
“Hey—” I bent my knees and rested my forehead against hers. “—make sure you fill those notebooks with as many stories as you can think of. When I get back, I’m going to want to read all your amazing work.”
She nodded and peeled herself away. “Just make sure you hurry back so I don’t run out of notebooks.”
She took my hand and gave a sorrowful grin. We walked back toward the front of the castle, our steps slow and heavy. My five new travel companions stood at the ready.
“Time to go?” Eliana said.
I nodded and gave Veda a kiss on the cheek.
My mother hugged me tight, rubbing her hand along my back. “Find the cure, find your truth, then rush home. We’ll all miss you and be waiting.”
“I love you, Mom.”
Her eyes welled up and she wiped the tears away with her knuckle.
Now or never.
The five orphans paraded the cobblestone walk in front of me as the guards whisked open the gates. My heart skipped as we headed out and the iron gates creaked closed, the latch clanging in its place. The golden bridge to Mosa gleamed in the afternoon light. A road to a new beginning. A new adventure.
The shadow of the castle loomed behind us and cast disfigured shapes on the ground. I looked back—one last time—to the only home I’d ever known. I took a deep breath and closed my eyes, letting the image fade slow.
I’d promised I’d save the kingdom. Save my father. Save everyone.
It’s good to be king. Or at least that’s what they say. But was it, really?
Start the next adventure in Queen of the Sun
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