Return of the Vengeful Queen (RISE OF THE VICIOUS PRINCESS #2) by C.J. Redwine EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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DAWN BROKE IN shreds of crimson gold, spilling across the dark expanse of
the Draiel Sea like liquid fire as Charis Willowthorn, exiled princess of
Calera, readjusted her compass and drew an invisible line across the ship’s
map with her finger.
The upper corner of the map was anchored in place by the captain’s log,
the leather volume opened to a page of fresh notations in Orayn’s looping
scrawl. To Charis’s left sat the tide chart, its edges smudged from use by the
smugglers who’d once owned this vessel. She double-checked the chart, her
throat tightening.
They’d make port in Solvang today.
Three weeks on the open seas, constantly scanning the waters for signs
of pursuit by the monstrous Rakuuna who’d invaded Calera. Three weeks of
sleepless nights and endless scheming to find a way to kill the enemy and
rescue her people—and it all came down to this.
Somehow she had to convince the rulers of Solvang to stand with her
against powerful creatures who moved faster than humans, could sink a
ship with the brute strength of their hands, and whose reach was so long,
swords were all but useless against them. Worry squirmed in her belly.
No ruler in their right mind would join her cause.
The blue lines of the map wavered before her, and she rubbed at the
gritty exhaustion in her eyes. This was no time to lose focus.
“Good morning, Your Highness.”
Charis jumped, sending the tide chart fluttering to the floor, and whirled
to find Orayn in the doorway of the tiny room.
“I apologize for startling you.” The big man ducked his shiny brown
head beneath the doorjamb as he stepped inside and bent to retrieve the
chart. He looked closely at her as he set it on the navigation table.
“Is something amiss?” Orayn’s deep voice reminded Charis of King
Edias’s, and for an instant, she was back in Father’s sun-warmed quarters,
her head resting against him as he told her everything would be all right. A
lance of pain pierced her heart, and she abruptly set the compass on the
table and turned for the door.
“All is well,” she said in a voice so hollow, she barely recognized it as
her own.
“It’s a fine day for a coronation. Everyone on board is looking forward
to it.” He bowed as she backed out of the little room, her heart knocking
against her chest like a frantic bird in a cage.
Before the Rakuuna invasion, back when Charis was leading a secret
group of loyalists to search the sea for the unseen enemy who was sinking
Calera’s ships, everyone aboard their boat had worn masks so that she could
protect her identity from all but the few she trusted.
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