A Cursed Hunt (WINGS & WITCHES #1) by Rebecca Grey EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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- Authors:Rebecca Grey
- Language: English
- Genre: Paranormal / Sci-Fi
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Remis
Deep within the stone confines of the mausoleum, Elton Hamza’s body
remained on display. Strips of chemical-soaked cloth circled his once
proud form, slowing the deterioration of his body only minimally.
The lid to his coffin remained open but only for a day longer before the
stone would be sealed over him in his forever resting place.
Few servants came to whisper goodbyes. Even fewer were the people
who’d called him ‘friend.’ Most faces that looked down at the corpse
remained strangers to the man he’d once been. There was no family to cry
over the life that had ended, just those who wished to be seen paying their
respects to one of the richest men in the empire, second only to the emperor
himself.
Word spread through the countryside faster than messengers could send
their pigeons to the kingdoms. Rumors took off like flames over dead brush.
From butler to maid to barkeep to the waiting ears of commoners and
noblemen alike, gossip pointed many accusing fingers. What was it that had
ended his life at the age of fifty-five?
The fine continent of the Augustine
Empire had many guesses, each more outrageous than the next. It could
have been the significant trauma from his brief time at war and his body
finally gave up, an enemy assassin, poison slipped in his cup by a bitter
servant, a broken heart from the loss of his wife and only child during
childbirth, or lastly—an idea only whispered by those who were truly brave
enough to suggest it—that his previous business partner had come to seek
his revenge. No matter the cause, there was a vacancy within the hierarchy
of their economy.
Far from Elton’s grave, there was a newfound bounce in Remis’steps as
he paraded down the corridor. Passing the red banners of Augustine and the
white banners of the Erskine family, Remis hummed knowingly to himself.
Yes, things might just work in his favor. He’d waited a long time for
something like this to happen, something even remotely important.
Something that would take the entirety of his father’s attention. It was
perfect timing too since he was only months away from leaving for the last
of his schooling. It was so perfect, he wondered if this sudden death that
would call his father away on business was fate finally giving him a break.
The excitement of such a thing finally coming to fruition would be a
high he would ride for days to come. Though someone’s death was hardly a
reason to celebrate, Elton Hamza’s death, specifically, would fill many cups
with expensive wine this evening. Remis already knew which bottle he’d
reach for when he met with his friends tonight. A bottle aged nearly as long
as he’d been alive. It sat in the wine cellar with twenty years of dust
accumulating on it.
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