Anathema (The Eating Woods)

Anathema (The Eating Woods)

Author: Keri Lake Listening Length: 20h 13m
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From the author of Nocticadia comes a spellbinding gothic dark fantasy about a shunned woman who is forced beyond the mortal realms forbidden boundary, into a terrifying world of cursed souls and grotesque creatures. Only the banished know what lies beyond the woods There are whispers about what lurks in Witch Knell—t...

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Chapter 52

CHAPTER FIFTY-TWO

ZEVANDER

U sually determined to keep his senses sharp, it was rare that Zevander drank while guarding the prince, but turmoil consumed both his mind and body. Between seeing Maevyth in that dangerously tempting dress, to his appetite quickly souring when he ran into General Loyce, he needed something to relax the fiery clash of tension blazing through him.

He tipped back the first goblet, finishing it off entirely, then filled it with wine from the elaborate fountain--the sculpture of a white rose--and swallowed back another. Dancing with Maevyth might’ve been foolish, given the eyes that watched him, but fortunately, everyone had seen the prince urge him onto the dance floor. Declining would’ve looked suspicious, and watching Maevyth dance with another would’ve had him gnawing off his own fist to keep from burying it in someone’s face.