Storm of Secrets and Sorrow (Legacy #2)

by Melissa K. Roehrich

“While that was indeed the correct answer to bolster our over-inflated sense of self-importance, now I wish for your true answer, Tessa.”

“I’m saying you need to decide you’re worth it. Even on the hard days. Even on the days you feel like giving up. Even on the days where it feels pointless. You need to decide you are worth it.”

Henry smirked. “Is it? You brought a suspected Achaz descendant into these caverns. Directly into the heart of your greatest weapon. She is a poison that will spread.” He paused, looking Theon up and down once. “Then again, there’s really no hope when she’s already so deeply rooted in Arius blood.”

“Fire and shadows. What a perfect balance.”

“Stop interrupting me, and let me speak, Axel St. Orcas,”

His lips were at her ear again as he spoke softly. “How was I supposed to explain that I’d had to keep him busy the night of your emerging when we realized who you were? That I had to give Rordan time to verify everything? Or at least, that’s what I’d thought.” Her legs were trembling at his admission. He’d been working with Lord Jove this entire time. She shook her head, trying to get him to loosen his grip on her throat again. To her surprise, his fingers slackened the smallest amount. “For centuries we’d been waiting for you to come and fulfill the prophecies of the Revelation Decree. We felt it, you know. The day you entered this world. The entire realm trembled the moment you appeared here. We all did.” “Who is all?” she asked. “All of us. The ruling families. The Augury. Even the common Legacy and Fae. They simply didn’t realize what it meant.” “And what did it mean?” She felt him smile against her ear. “That Chaos was here. Chaos always comes when the balance tips.”

I knew Rordan had his own plans. After all, he left the Augury five years ago.

“For the love of the gods, sit on it already,” he snarled,