Exile in the Water Kingdom (The Elemental Phases Book 3) by Cassandra Gannon Read Free Book Online Page A

ring of Hell for
traitors.”
    And
for mass murdering kidnappers.  But, Isaacs didn’t see the advantage in
pointing that out to his beloved king.  “The price on his head seems to have
driven Gion right into Ty’s orbit.  The enemy of your enemy, and all that.”
    Parald
scraped a hand through his hair.  “Gion needs to be stopped.  Now .”
    Isaacs
nearly rolled his eyes at that brilliant strategy.  If Gion died easy, someone
would’ve picked him off long ago.  The guy collected enemies like a dog
gathered fleas.  “Gion can be formidable, sire.  I don’t think any of our men
will be able to kill him outright.  Especially, if he stays securely barricaded
the Water Kingdom.”
    “Well,
you’d better figure something out!”  Parald spat.  “I want Gion dead and I want
Ty brought to me.  I want her on her fucking knees in front of me, Isaacs!”
    Isaacs
glanced away.  He didn’t give a shit what happened to Gion, but Ty was an
innocent victim of this mess.  When she’d been Parald’s Match, Isaacs spent a
lot of time babysitting the girl.  Ty was always nice to him.  Most people
ignored guards, expecting them to just open doors and jump in front of any
assassination plots.  But, Ty always said “thank you” and smiled sweetly, even
if Isaacs just got her a glass of water.
    He
didn’t relish the idea of hurting her.  Bringing Ty to Parald would definitely
end up with the girl suffering and that sucked.  The last time he’d captured her,
Isaacs had known that Gion would set her free again within ten minutes.  Tops. 
This time, abducting her would be a hell of a lot more serious.
    Isaacs
would do it, though, because he always did what he had to in order to survive. 
If it meant saving his own life, Isaacs would fasten a bow around the girl and
dump her onto Parald’s bed himself.
    Probably.
    And
no matter what he did, it would be all Gion’s fault.
    Who
was supposed to stop him from doing terrible shit, now?  Had Gion even
considered that?  Selfish asshole.
    “If
we kidnap Ty, Gion will come after us.”  Isaacs said.  “Obviously, he’s become
attached to the girl.”
    Gion
would walk straight into Hell to get to Ty.
    In
all the centuries that Isaacs had known him, Gion had only ever revealed one
weakness and that was the pretty, little Water Queen.  Gion’s armor slipped
when it came to her.  As far as Isaacs could tell, that was their only
advantage.
    Parald
stared off at nothing for a beat.  “Do you think he’ll touch Ty?”
    Shit.
    Isaacs really didn’t want to answer that.  “I don’t know, sire.”  He hedged.
    Parald
flashed him a dangerous look.  “Answer me.  Do you think he’ll touch my Match? 
Do you think Gion will fuck her?  The truth.”
    “Yes.” 
Isaacs said simply.  There really wasn’t a doubt in his mind that Gion planned
to have Ty naked and under him as soon as possible.  Why wouldn’t he?  The guy
wasn’t an idiot.  Gion had wanted Ty for years and now she was right there in
front of him.
    It
was simple logic.
    Most
male Phases prized the Water House women’s unique beauty.  Ty’s red hair was
the exact color of an expensive sports car and her soft, curvy body was a rare
treasure in the Elemental world.  Honestly, Parald must’ve been in deep denial
to even question Gion’s intentions.  Of course , Gion would sleep with
Ty.  Hell, other different circumstances, Isaacs would’ve jumped at the
chance to take her himself.
    Parald’s
jaw tightened.  “Gion’s obsessed with her.  He risked his life for Ty.  He
betrayed me and stole her away from my palace.  And now he’s in the Water
Kingdom.  He won’t stop until he’s bent her over and taken what’s mine.”
    “Yes.”
 Isaacs couldn’t blame Gion, either.
    Not
for that, anyway.
    “No
one will have Ty but me.”  Parald’s voice got calmer, which was never a good
sign.  That usually meant that the Air House’s fearless leader had some new
idea.  “We