Cry of the Firebird (MYTH AND MAGIC UNIVERSE #1) by Amy Kuivalainen EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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- Authors: Amy Kuivalainen
- Language: English
- Genre: Paranormal / Sci-Fi
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Anya woke with pain behind her eyes and a hangover that wouldn’t
give. She downed some painkillers and walked into the village on
unsteady but determined feet. The lady who ran the grocery store
gave her a slow once-over glance from her muddy boots to her fair,
crookedly braided hair and frowned in disapproval.
Even with a blazing headache, Anya still lifted her lips in a partial sneer
in reply. Anya had a sneer that could cut you in places you didn’t know you
had, but only if she deigned to notice you.
This wasn’t an uncommon exchange when she bothered to walk the few
short kilometers from her farm. Anya knew what they thought of her, and
she made it known that the feeling of dislike was mutual.
Thankfully, the only cafe in the village wasn’t busy with forestry
workers in high-vis gear or other local farmers at mid-morning. A weekly
visit to the restaurant was something that she had been forced to do when
her grandfather Eikki was alive. Since his death three months prior, she had
found that she still hadn’t been able to let the ritual go. It was also fun to
remind people she hadn’t left the farm like they thought she should.
According to most of them, a woman shouldn’t have been running a farm
alone, no matter how small it was.
Liisi, the cafe owner, gave her a guarded smile as Anya ordered eggs
and coffee before retreating to a booth in the corner. She rested her head on
the cold countertop and soothed her burning head.
Why did you do this to yourself? She hadn’t planned to drink so much
the night before, but she had been having nightmares every night for the
past week, and the vodka helped get her back to sleep. Last night, she had
been reliving the car accident that killed both of her parents. She never
forgot the sound of her mother’s blood hitting the dashboard as Anya had
waited for someone to come and rescue her from the back seat. Pat, pat,
pat. Her stomach roiled again.
It had been years since she dreamed of the crash, and it was bound to
flare up her PTSD all over again. She had only just gotten it under control
enough that she didn’t see Eikki dying every time she shut her eyes.
“Here, you look like you need this and more,” Liisi said, putting a
steaming mug of coffee down in front of her.
“Thanks,” Anya mumbled. She waited until Liisi had disappeared back
into the kitchen before she took out her flask and topped the mug up with
vodka. Anya sipped and stared out the window so she wouldn’t look at
Eikki’s empty seat and feel the gaping hole of his loss in her life.
Anya always thought boredom would kill her living in the small village
on the borders of Russia and Karelia, but now she knew it would be
loneliness.
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