Free Enchanted Frost (Frost Series #8) (A YA Romantic Fantasy Adventure) by Kailin Gow

Show
her that we won't be lied to, and that we won't be betrayed.
                We
plan revolution. We plan revolt. We plan to fight for freedom.
                “No!” I cried,
my face growing pale with terror. “No!” Now Gail's plan was all too clear to
me. Now that she controlled the hearts and minds of the people of Feyland, for
the Shadow Puppets had done their nefarious work, she was unstoppable. She
could convince the populace that they hated their beloved Breena, that she was
the source of all their problems. And then, once they were well and truly set
on deposing her from the throne, she could lead the attempt at revolution – and
once the Summer Court had lost their Queen, she could very easily step into
Breena's place.
              And
then Gail would be unstoppable. She would rule Feyland. She would win the love
of the people. And there was nothing we could do to make it not so. We were
trapped.
                She
has banished the Winter Prince – that's why he hasn't been seen around lately.
Or maybe she murdered him – murdered him in his sleep like the deceitful
creature she is! I wouldn't be surprised if she did it in cold blood, after
all. Not after what I know of her...
              “You
must understand, Kian,” Gail was trying to coax me now, to caress me, running
her hands up and down my body. “This is the only way to cure you of your love.
To show you – and the world – Breena as she really is. In all her true
ugliness. Now you can see her with the eyes of truth – that's all I'm doing!
That's all the shadow puppets are doing. We are revealing the truth!”
              “By
spreading lies?”
              “By
showing the world who this Breena really is.” She smiled. “The old White Witch
believed Breena was a good thing for Feyland. But I knew better. I knew that
deceitful half-breed would bring only disrepute upon the name of Feyland.”
              “The...old...White
Witch?”
              “Yes,”
Gail said blithely. “The one who ruled the Ancient Lands before I came along.
Killed her with my bare hands, I did. Easy, too. Far easier than I expected.
And now I am the White Witch. And soon, I will be Queen of Summer, too.”
              “It'll
never work!” I shouted. “It's not possible. You'll never get away with it!”
              Gail
raised an eyebrow. “Won't I?”
              And
with that, a crowd of dark shadows rushed me, holding me down, attacking me
with invisible teeth and claws.
              “Hm....”
Gail considered. “We'll have to see about that!”

 
    Chapter 10
     
    Breena
     
    W e
had to find Kian. From the second that I'd woken up from that terrifying dream
in a cold sweat, convinced that Kian was being held by a mysterious woman in a
prison somewhere, forgetting about me, forgetting even his own name, his mind
clouded over by a spell of deceit, I knew that I had to do something. I had to
save him. I began to pore over maps of Feyland, maps of the Winter lands,
trying to figure out where Kian might have gone, whom he might have met there.
              Kian... The telepathy I always used to use had failed me now. I had gotten so used to
being able to contact Kian whenever I wanted, to being able to reach out to him
when I was lonely or afraid. But now, I knew, that road was blocked to me. Kian
had shut me out, the way I'd always feared he would do, and all my
protestations could not reach him. Kian, please, I'm so sorry. I'm so
scared. I don't know what to do. I miss you. And I'm afraid for you. I think
you might be in danger – just tell me where you are. Tell me how to protect
you.
                Of
course, there was no answer. But his silence galled me, and made me realize how
much I missed him. Made me realize how I'd grown accustomed to his low, sweet,
melodious voice in my ear, in my head, echoing around in my