Storm of Secrets and Sorrow (Legacy, #2)

by Melissa K. Roehrich

She was in some kind of cave or cavern, judging by the rocky floor and walls, but the windows… That was water. Oh gods. She was underwater. Underground and underwater. But before her panic could climb too high, a female voice had her turning. “How unexpected. I haven’t had a visitor in nearly five years.” There was a set of bars and behind them was a female in some kind of beige garment. Her skin was so pale, the shift looked stark against it. Her black hair was long and stringy, but her violet eyes were bright and full of interest. She stepped closer to the bars, lifting her hands as if to wrap her fingers around them, but then stopped herself. “You smell of forgotten lands,” she said. Tessa frowned, unsure what that meant, but then the female tipped her head to the side. A smile slowly curled on her lips, and Tessa found herself taking a step back from the black bars that hummed with magic. “You smell of vengeance.” Then she tipped her head back and laughed. She had to be mad. That was the only explanation Tessa could come up with. Looking to her right, she saw a staircase that led up to somewhere, but she didn’t know where she was. “Don’t go that way, daughter of wild and fury.” Tessa whipped her head back to her. “What did you just say?” “Beginnings and Endings. Light and Dark,” she started to sing, pacing in a small circle. There was a piece of paper on the dirt floor of her cell, and she stepped on it with every pass she made. “Dark must bow, and Light must rule, but...