Ashes of Chaos (Legacy of the Nine Realms #2) - Amelia Hutchins Page 0,174
trailing over it while bile pushed against my throat. I was hefted up without warning and tossed into what I assumed was a cart. The thing jerked forward, and the sound of wheels over rough terrain filled my ears.
Tears slipped free as the thought of Lore, Killian, and Greer meeting their end filled my mind. It was a cruel fate and ending for them. Knox would hunt me down, assuming I’d allowed them to be murdered in cold blood to escape him. He wouldn’t even realize it wasn’t me until it was too late to do anything to save me.
I’d be dead before Knox reached me, of that I was certain. Lord Andres wouldn’t leave me unscathed, not after I’d openly challenged him. The witch that seemed to be in charge, well, she wanted me dead so that I wouldn’t pose a threat to Ilsa. No one would come to save me because I’d pushed everyone who could, away. I’d wanted to protect them, and in doing so, I’d left myself open to be at the mercy of my enemies.
Ironically, I was currently praying my enemy would come and save me. The enemy of my enemy and all that jazz, right? My mind wandered to Knox, and I fought the tears that stung my eyes, wondering if he’d even care what had happened to me. What hurt the most was I wasn’t sure I even mattered to him beyond something he could wield as a weapon.
Would he miss me when I was gone?
Would he care?
Would I survive this, or would I be just another nameless grave within this world?
I would survive. I promised myself.
I would take the heads of those who had harmed my friends and enemies.
I was Aria Hecate, and I wasn’t dying like some weak-minded witch.
I’d escape, and when I did, I’d bring them all to their knees and rattle until they fucking shattered while I rose. I didn’t need saving. I’d save myself, avenging those who died trying to protect me, facing Knox in the aftermath as his enemy.
Only this time, he wouldn’t forgive me.
The End for Now
Ruins of Chaos coming Winter 2020
Nine Realms’ Compendium
Key Players in the Series
Knox Karnavious – King of Norvalla
Brander – Brother of Knox, full-blooded
Lore – Brother of Knox
Fade – Brother to Knox, full-blooded
Killian – Lilianna’s brother and Knox’s best friend
Greer – Friend and butler to Knox, vampire
Hecate Bloodline Introduced So Far
Freya – Daughter of Hecate Dead
Aurora – Daughter of Hecate, sister to Freya who raised the twins.
Hysteria – Daughter of Hecate Dead
Twins of the Bloodline
Aria Primrose Hecate / Amara/Dead Other half unknown
Kinvara / Valeria – Succubi
Aine / Luna – Alpha werewolf
Sabine / Callista – Nymphs
Reign / Rhaghana – Unknown
Tieghan/Tamryn – Witches, born of human fathers
Alpha Pack
Dimitri – Pure-born alpha werewolf
Jasper – Pure-born werewolf, Fallon’s son, and Prince of the Alpha wolves/Dead
Fallon – Pure-born alpha wolf, King of the Alpha Pack/Dead
Minotaurs
Gerald – King of the Kingdom of Unwanted Beasts/Dead
Garrett – Son of the King of the Kingdom of Unwanted Beasts
Other People
Neven – The Queen of Nymphs
Ilsa – The High Queen of Witches
Esmeralda – Unmarked witch friend to Aria Hecate
Asil – Witch holding a stronghold against Knox for Ilsa
Tristan – Slumlord
Taren Oleander – The King of Gargoyle’s / Keeper of Lightning
Soraya – Witch that works for the High Queen of Witches
Julia – Witch controlled by Ilsa, sister of Soraya
Siobhan – Marked witch under Knox’s rule
Bekkah – Marked witch under Knox’s rule
Eva – Unknown
Aden – Unknown
Items and More
Grimoire – A book of ancient spells
Scrying – The ability to search a map with magic to find a location.
White Oak Trees – Grown only in Norvalla in the Arcadian Forest of Knowledge
Frost fire – Ice from the Dark Mountains, appears as regular ice until it swallows up anything, or anyone it can touch. Unbreakable by anything other than witches fire, a spell that only rare witches can use. It was used to protect Norvalla from the Kingdom of Unwanted Beasts.
Midnight Blooming black roses – Grown in the darkest passes in the Dark Mountains. A rare type of rose that blossom’s in the icy snow caps of the mountain, holding a unique essence that witches covet.
Tonics – medicinal potions for healing
Gargoyles – Protectors of the Library of Knowledge
The visited lands within the Nine Realms to date
Dorcha –The Darkest Realm, realm in which Norvalla sits as capital
Norvalla – Knox’s Homeland
Kingdom of Unwanted Beasts – Realm that borders Norvalla
Kingdom of Vãkya – Aria’s homeland, where Ilsa currently resides within the Palace of Magic
Valley of the Dead – Land that borders between Vãkya and Dorcha
House of Magic – Formerly known as Kerrigan Keep, now Aria’s sanctuary below the ruins of a castle she claimed.
The Dark Mountains – The Mountain range bordering The Kingdom of Unwanted Beast and Norvalla’s high passes.
Library of Knowledge – An ever-changing room that only reveals its treasures to those it finds worthy of the knowledge it holds.
About the Author
Amelia Hutchins is the number one national bestselling author of the Monsters, The Fae Chronicles, and Nine Realm series. She is an admitted coffee addict, who drinks magical potions of caffeine and turns them into magical worlds. She writes alpha-hole males and the alpha women who knock them on their arses, hard. She doesn’t write romance. She writes fast-paced books that go hard against traditional standards. Sometimes a story isn’t about the romance; it’s about rising to a challenge, breaking through them like wrecking balls, and shaking up entire worlds to discover who they really are. If you’d like to check out more of her work, or just hang out in an amazing tribe of people who enjoy rough men, and sharp women, join her at Author Amelia Hutchins Group on Facebook.