Trial of Thorns by Stacey Trombley EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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- Author: Stacey Trombley
- Language: English
- Genre: Fairy Tale Fantasy
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CAELYNN
My bunkbed rattles beneath me and I sit up straight, hair grazing the
uneven ceiling. I wince as bits of dried paint rain down on my lap.
My plain bedroom is dark and still. Shadows shift and pull,
causing my stomach to flip pleasantly. Humans dislike the dark.
I love it.
I’ve always loved it. Unfortunately, there are some very bad creatures
who also enjoy the magic of darkness. I blink the sleep from my eyes and
immediately feel the swirl of magic in the air. Magic that doesn’t belong in
this place.
I swear under my breath as anxiety shoots through me. Though the top
bunk is rickety and the mattress too hard, I’m warm and comfortable in my
plush blanket—a gift from Raven this past Christmas. I’m going to have to
leave it behind.
I’m going to have to leave her behind.
There is very little in my life that makes me happy. She is one of them. I
shouldn’t be surprised even that will be ripped from me now—my past
mistakes are relentless in their haunting. Who is hunting me today? I
wonder.
The house is quiet. The tremor is subtle enough it doesn’t seem to have
woken the others in the house, but I can feel the dark power coiling.
Building. Rushing like a coming storm just on the horizon.
I’ve played this game many times before. Run, hide, and pretend to be a
normal teenaged human not being hunted by fae royalty and evil monsters
alike.
I brush the paint flecks from my hands and hop down from the bunk,
pushing away every doubt. I have no time for feelings right now. There is
only one option for me if they’re coming.
Run. It’s the only way to keep her safe.
The room is pitch dark, but I don’t miss a beat, strolling out the door
with sure steps and no hesitation.
“Caelynn!” a voice whisper yells just before I shut the door behind me.
Dammit, Raven.
I pause and shake my head. The lovely human teenager from the bunk
below me scrambles to follow me into the hall, brushing her wild black hair
from her eyes.
“Go back to bed, Raven.”
She crosses her arms. “Stop treating me like a child.”
In the human world, she’s almost an adult—she just turned seventeen. I
get it. But she’s not ready for the horrors outside these walls. So yes, I’m
going to protect her whether she likes it or not.
“If you’re sneaking out, so am I. You promised you’d take me to your
next party.” The floor trembles beneath our feet. “What is that?” she
whispers.
I heave a dramatic sigh. Of course that’s the only thing a human
teenager would have on her mind. Parties. Boys. Girls. Fun.
“I’m not sneaking out for a party, Ray,” I say, continue down the hall
speaking under my breath. “I don’t want to leave, but I—”
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