Highland Shadows (BEAUTIFUL DARKNESS #1) by Lily Baldwin EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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- Authors: Lily Baldwin
- Language: English
- Genre: Historical Romance
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Twelve years later…
Alexander MacKenzie rode beside his most trusted friend, Jamie, along
the shore of the North Minch, the stretch of water separating the
north-west Highlands from the Inner Hebrides. Their horses trod
carefully among the jagged stones and tangled seaweed. Alex shook his
head.
He could still remember better days when merfolk had surfaced
unseen and with their fins swept the shores clean of debris and calmed the
wild Highland sea. But those gentle, timeless spirits had fled the night of
the stable fire. Despite the passing of years, they remained within their
watery kingdom unable to contend with the evil that shadowed the surface.
Just as his father had prophesied, darkness had descended, and with it
came the wolves.
His horse sidestepped a rotting stag carcass. Shredded hide and ribbons
of wasted meat lifted in the harsh wind. He scowled. Fury struck straight to
his core. The vicious beasts who had invaded their land were infected by
greed, killing to satisfy their lust.
He looked back at his warriors who struggled to move their wagon over
rocks and debris. Fierce waves lashed out, grabbing at the wheels like
phantom fingers intent on stealing their meager supplies.
Alex’s mare stumbled on a slick rock. He reached forward and
scratched behind her ear.
“’Twill be fine, Midnight,” he whispered, although he knew he lied.
There was nothing fine left in their world.
The merfolk were not the only gentle spirits to flee from the wolves’
curse. Faeries had once darted among the verdant trees of Daonnan Forest
—so named because of its evergreens, which once had grown tall and
straight to the heavens. But the faeries had also vanished the night the world
erupted into flame, and wickedness sank its teeth into the land. Now, the
trees grew gnarled and bent, blocking out the sun so only those plants and
animals that craved darkness could flourish.
Angry waves blasted the shore while large, black birds circled overhead,
crooning of the sea’s sorrow. Pulling the rough hide he wore tighter about
his shoulders in a feeble attempt to block the bite of the frigid wind, he
turned away from the troubled water and stared ahead with grim resolve.
His father’s health had taken a turn for the worse, leaving Alex to make the
rounds and collect what little rents his people could spare.
Jamie reined in his horse. “The shadow over our land continues to
spread waste and decay. These rocks are as sharp as daggers. The wagon
will never make it through. We should not have come this way.”
Once more Alex glanced back at his men. Fergus and Kendrick pushed
the wagon from behind while Dougal drove the shabby team that strained to
advance their burden.
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