The Duplicity of Thieves (THE REMNANT #1) by K. Moret EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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- Authors: K. Moret
- Language: English
- Genre: fantasy romance
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JOSEPHINE
I wake in a panic, dripping in sweat. Another nightmare. Outside, the
moon has barely moved since I closed my eyes. Thank the Universe. I must
have fallen asleep. With a careful breath, I swing my legs over the side of
the creaky mattress.
Quietly, I pull open my bedroom door, wincing when the hinges give the
slightest squeak. No one makes a sound. I swivel my head back and forth
checking to see if the coast is clear. Once I’ve determined it’s safe, I tiptoe
through the house until I make it to the front door. Grabbing my boots, I
make a run for it, hopping on each foot as I pull them on. I dart across the
field and wade through the tall grass, keeping low so no one sees me.
I stop to catch my breath when I reach the trees on the edge of the forest.
I’m a grown woman, but somehow sneaking out at night makes me feel like
I’m doing something wrong. By the design of my family, I almost never
have a moment alone.
With a sigh of relief, I turn to the path and press on further into the
woods. I can’t go through the village, or someone will see me. The path that
leads out of my homeland, the Remnant Republic, happens to pass the
scene of my almost drowning. Li Pá o Lethe —the most likely source of my
constant nightmares—translates into the Pool of Forgetfulness.
They say
anyone who drinks is cursed. To what? I’m not sure, but if you ask me, it’s
a life of wishing you maybe fucking didn’t. It’s a life of secrecy and
paranoia. It’s a life where you spend all your free time wondering why you
would subject yourself to this.
When I woke from my near death, I had no memory. No point of
reference for who I am. Only skin covered in fresh symbolled scars and my
name, Josephine. Even that could be bullshit. According to Kate, Killian
was passing by that night on an errand and found me on the shore, then he
took me back to her. Kate took me in and gave me a home and a family.
Kate has always been kind, unapologetic, and a little odd. Although she’s
kind of crazy, she’s respected by our community. She has sacrificed a lot for
the people of the Republic and given back more than she has. If someone
needs medical care, they come to her, and she makes them a tonic or a
salve.
Kate’s best friend died of disease about a year before they rescued me.
Her daughter, Vivian, moved in with the two of them. When I was
recovering from my accident, she was my lifeline to the outside world. I
didn’t have to hide myself from her, or tell lies about where I came from. To
anyone else I would have been a curse, but to her, I’m her sister.
In the short time we spent together, we became bonded and decided we
were long lost sisters who had been reconnected. Killian used to say it was
ridiculous and tease us, but he always had a smile hidden in the corners of
his mouth. She’s the youngest by a couple of years, and the glue between
us.
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