Frostbite (The Dragonian, #3) - Adrienne Woods Page 0,115
Robert’s name into the Cammy.
Three rings later his face appeared. “How can I be of assistance, princess?”
“I told you not to call me that.”
“Sorry,” he apologized with a soft smirk.
“Did King Helmut get back to you about Tanya? Do you know if they found her yet?”
“Not to worry, King Helmut always delivers. It’s one of his specialties. She’ll be there tonight, and then this mess will be cleared up.”
I smiled. “Thank you, see you tonight.”
“I wouldn’t miss it for the world.” His face disappeared again and I fell backward onto my bed. My thoughts were still a big mess. To think the greatest king that ever lived was my father, sorry, is my father. He was still alive somewhere behind those Creepers and I’d made a promise not to tell anyone or go and save him. The bravest queen, my mother. There was so much info on what they were like and yet I still didn’t know them. I had a memory of our time spent together and an ascending to keep reminding me who I was. Sometimes it felt like I’d dreamt all of it and that none of it was real.
T SIX, I went to Master Longwei’s office. The meeting was scheduled for eight-thirty. It was to be held inside Areeth and this would be the first time I would see where Arianna lived. My heart and nerves were woven into a big knot, or that was how it felt.
Suddenly, I was pushed hard into the wall just as I went to enter the hallway that led to Master Longwei’s office.
“You leave Blake alone,” Tabitha spat into my face. “He’s been through enough, Elena. You are what he is, just admit it and set him free.” Her eyes were bright blue, soft, pleading but at the same time hard and scolding.
“I am not a dragon Tabitha. A dragon saved my life, that was it. She’s dead.”
She huffed. “If she was dead, you would be too.”
“I was, I mean, I almost died, if it hadn’t been for Cheng,” I spat back at her.
“You are a dragon. Admit it or I swear you will pay.”
“Don’t threaten me Tabitha.” I pushed her away from me and she staggered backwards. “You forget whose abilities Blake carries. I don’t want him, I never did and that seems to be the problem here.”
“It’s not. Blake can’t be claimed. They will find a way to bring out your dragon, even if it means that they kill you.”
I sucked in a breath and let it go. They would really go that far? “Then I guess I’ll die, because I promise you it’s only me in here. There is no dragon.” I turned away from the wall and walked toward Master Longwei’s office.
“It’s not worth it Elena, you have no proof that you are theirs. You’ll only get yourself killed,” she yelled after me but I kept on walking.
I ran up the stairs and to Master Longwei’s office. I knocked three times.
“Enter.”
I opened the door and he smiled when he saw me. It disappeared fast when he saw the look on my face. “Are you okay, Elena?”
“I don’t know,” I said and threw myself into the seat right in front of his desk. “What were they thinking, Master?”
“They weren’t, Elena. No disrespect. They trusted Tanya to keep you safe and I know a part of them believed that they would find whoever was going to betray them before it was too late. Tanya is the one to blame. She should’ve protected you or come forward with this knowledge when the danger was over, yet she hid and the truth never came out.”
“They’ll never believe me.”
“Then they don’t. It won’t change who you are, Elena. You have their blood flowing through your veins. You saw him when you ascended, what more proof do you need?”
“I don’t need any proof,” I said. “What if King Caleb forces me to change?”
“What do you mean?”
“She’s not in me anymore. I’ll plunge to my death.”
He sucked on his lips. “That won’t happen. You’ve got my word.”
I nodded.
He put on a long golden coat and I followed him down the stairs again. A carriage with two dragons waited for us behind the main gates.
I opened the door and found Constance wrapped in a thick warm coat herself. Her smile made me feel safe and I took the seat next to her. She grabbed my hand in both of hers as Master Longwei took the opposite seat.