The Veiled Kingdom by Holly Renee EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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- Authors: Holly Renee
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Sweat ran down my spine beneath my thin cloak.
There was still a slight chill clinging to the air, but the guard who
stood near the end of the bridge with his meaty hand resting on the hilt of
his sword made my heart race at the thought of my next move.
I took a deep breath and looked out over the bustling market alley. The
smell of smoke and salty fish stung my nose, but it couldn’t mask the scents
of the slums or the sweaty bodies that pushed past me.
I let my dark hair fall over my shoulder as I moved through the crowd
of people and as far away from the guard as I could get.
My eyes flicked up to the palace and the large iron gate that separated it
from the busy bridge that was almost a city block wide.
The great bridge of the Marmoris Kingdom was a place of legend.
At least that was what the king would have liked for everyone to
believe.
My traitorous gaze swept up the palace to where I knew my former
room lay. The window was so high that I caught one of my father’s flags
flapping in the wind just above it.
It was high enough that no one could see in, that my safety could never
be breached.
Or so I thought.
In reality, it was just high enough for no one to see the king’s shame of a
powerless heir.
I had spent far too many years mistaking his disgrace for vigilance. My
parents lost hope that the heir to their throne would have power when I
reached the age of ten without a spark. I could still remember the fear and
concern in their eyes when they told me that we must keep the secret
between us, but that concern died long before my mother. My father had
become void of his care for me, and it was resentment that stared back.
It was hard to hear the muffled conversations around me with the sound
of the rushing water from the massive falls as it fell from beneath the
bridge. I strained to listen, but all I could make out was the exchange of
coins and whispered deals that weren’t meant to be overheard.
A breeze off the ocean had my hair whipping around my shoulders, and
I inhaled until my lungs begged me to release it. Every time the gust of
wind carried that familiar scent, it flooded me with bittersweet memories. I
was torn between the nostalgia and resentment.
I looked out over the water at the dozen boats that were being boarded.
My stomach ached with longing as I remembered how I used to watch them
and daydream about taking sail until the wind carried me away from this
place.
But my stomach always ached these days.
I forced myself to move and weaved through the worn carts until I
passed by the merchant whose gaze always lingered on my body a little too
long for my liking, but I smiled at him as he leered at me.
That was all I needed.
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