eyes, the gray depths pulling emotions from her she was not ready to
have. "What do you say we start over?"
Leo nodded and
dropped a kiss to the tip of her nose. "I apologize for the Dziva
interrupting us.” He looked a little sheepish as he lifted her chin. “She’s
never been in the apartment before today. There has never been a woman in the
place where my mate would rest.”
Her heart melted,
surprised and touched.
He cleared his
throat. “We need to go." He kept a hold on her hand and led her through
the confusing catacombs.
Liliana's stomach
gave a nervous lurch as they approached the portal room. The cavernous place
resembled an airport, with people bustling through the area. Murmur of
conversations in the different languages floated in the air as Demis waited in
line to be checked in. Leo and she moved through the line, not bothering to
check in with the soldier guarding the entrance to the main portal. He led her
into the dark hallway away from the bustle of the cavern. She saw soldiers of
the Amanda striding purposely down the hall, only slowing to salute Leo. In awe
of the deference Leo received from the other soldiers, Liliana scrambled to
keep up with his long strides. They reached the end of the hallway, stopping at
a blank wall. The smooth stone held no trace of the portal that would carry
them to her realm.
Leo reached out his
palm, touched the wall and immediately a spell was activated, ancient symbols
glowing in a grid. Leo's hand moved quickly through the grid, weaving the
symbols together until the symbols for Legba glowed bright red. The grid
disappeared moments later and the wall shimmered until Liliana could smell the
sweet air of her homeland.
They stepped through
the shimmering wall and for a moment there was nothing but bright white light.
She closed her eyes and shook her head to shake out the fogginess traveling
through the portal gave her.
"You
okay?" His concerned eyes searched her face.
Liliana nodded. A
small thrill at being home again went through her body. It had been four years.
The portal room in Legba was bright. The glass walls let in the blue skies and
light from their sun. Built off the ground, everything in Legba was high enough
where the green of the forest could not interfere with the beautiful sights of
the sky. Their wings were useless, so their stories say the Eshu built Legba in
the air to give them the feeling of flying.
Liliana was
surprised when Leo did not head straight for the door leading to the
transports. Trade capital for the Demis, Legba's portal building was bustling.
They pushed through the crowds, passing a line of people waiting at the
check-in station. The guard working stood and saluted. Leo pressed his hand to
a glowing crystal, standing still for the retinal scan. The guard nodded when
it changed color to purple in acceptance. They both stared at Liliana and
nervously, she pressed her shaking hand on the stone, blinking as the bright
laser scanned her eyes. The crystal warmed beneath her palm and turned red. Her
heart stopped.
The guard looked
down at his screen. Her name glowed, instructions underneath. He cleared his
throat. "Mistress Marcolev, you are to be escorted immediately to the
royal house."
Gods, Xavier was
sending her straight to the Queen. No! Not yet, she couldn’t face him.
"I will escort
her to her father's house. You can log it." Leo ordered.
The soldier looked
agitated, unsure of what he should do.
"Just log
it." Leo pulled Liliana behind him to the exit.
She fought to keep
the relief off her face, and her breathing normal. She didn’t know how long her
respite would be, but she would take it. She’d come back a failure and soon as
the prince received word, he would hunt her down.
Chapter
7
LEO LOOKED DOWN at
Liliana. Her hands were shaking in his grip, fine tremors moving through her
body. She'd been that way since they had checked in at the portal. It tugged at
protective instincts he'd long
have. "What do you say we start over?"
Leo nodded and
dropped a kiss to the tip of her nose. "I apologize for the Dziva
interrupting us.” He looked a little sheepish as he lifted her chin. “She’s
never been in the apartment before today. There has never been a woman in the
place where my mate would rest.”
Her heart melted,
surprised and touched.
He cleared his
throat. “We need to go." He kept a hold on her hand and led her through
the confusing catacombs.
Liliana's stomach
gave a nervous lurch as they approached the portal room. The cavernous place
resembled an airport, with people bustling through the area. Murmur of
conversations in the different languages floated in the air as Demis waited in
line to be checked in. Leo and she moved through the line, not bothering to
check in with the soldier guarding the entrance to the main portal. He led her
into the dark hallway away from the bustle of the cavern. She saw soldiers of
the Amanda striding purposely down the hall, only slowing to salute Leo. In awe
of the deference Leo received from the other soldiers, Liliana scrambled to
keep up with his long strides. They reached the end of the hallway, stopping at
a blank wall. The smooth stone held no trace of the portal that would carry
them to her realm.
Leo reached out his
palm, touched the wall and immediately a spell was activated, ancient symbols
glowing in a grid. Leo's hand moved quickly through the grid, weaving the
symbols together until the symbols for Legba glowed bright red. The grid
disappeared moments later and the wall shimmered until Liliana could smell the
sweet air of her homeland.
They stepped through
the shimmering wall and for a moment there was nothing but bright white light.
She closed her eyes and shook her head to shake out the fogginess traveling
through the portal gave her.
"You
okay?" His concerned eyes searched her face.
Liliana nodded. A
small thrill at being home again went through her body. It had been four years.
The portal room in Legba was bright. The glass walls let in the blue skies and
light from their sun. Built off the ground, everything in Legba was high enough
where the green of the forest could not interfere with the beautiful sights of
the sky. Their wings were useless, so their stories say the Eshu built Legba in
the air to give them the feeling of flying.
Liliana was
surprised when Leo did not head straight for the door leading to the
transports. Trade capital for the Demis, Legba's portal building was bustling.
They pushed through the crowds, passing a line of people waiting at the
check-in station. The guard working stood and saluted. Leo pressed his hand to
a glowing crystal, standing still for the retinal scan. The guard nodded when
it changed color to purple in acceptance. They both stared at Liliana and
nervously, she pressed her shaking hand on the stone, blinking as the bright
laser scanned her eyes. The crystal warmed beneath her palm and turned red. Her
heart stopped.
The guard looked
down at his screen. Her name glowed, instructions underneath. He cleared his
throat. "Mistress Marcolev, you are to be escorted immediately to the
royal house."
Gods, Xavier was
sending her straight to the Queen. No! Not yet, she couldn’t face him.
"I will escort
her to her father's house. You can log it." Leo ordered.
The soldier looked
agitated, unsure of what he should do.
"Just log
it." Leo pulled Liliana behind him to the exit.
She fought to keep
the relief off her face, and her breathing normal. She didn’t know how long her
respite would be, but she would take it. She’d come back a failure and soon as
the prince received word, he would hunt her down.
Chapter
7
LEO LOOKED DOWN at
Liliana. Her hands were shaking in his grip, fine tremors moving through her
body. She'd been that way since they had checked in at the portal. It tugged at
protective instincts he'd long
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