Anastasia (The Bolton Series Book 1) by Heaven Lyanne Flores Page A

the study. I did not care if I was still wearing the same clothes that I was yesterday I needed my answers and today I was going to get them.
    Yelson lightly knocked on the wooden doors that lead to Cabel’s study. A voice came from inside telling us to come in. Cabel was sitting behind his desk. His fingers were interlocked with one another. Stacks of paper were neatly placed on his desk. His green eyes followed me as I sat down on the same seat as the last time I was in his office. Yelson stayed by the door.
    “Yelson has told me you want to know what is happening. Where do you wish for me to start?” His calm voice did nothing to sooth me. My right leg twitched up and down, a clear sign of my nervousness. I was finally going to be told about everything. All the questions that had built up in my mind were finally going to have answers.
    “Who is Daruka? Why does he want me dead? Do you know where he has my family? What is this place? What secret weapon do you all have against Daruka?” I meant to ask only one but I could not help myself. Cabel did not seem to mind as he only smiled at me.
    “This is the village of Hovolia. This palace was built as a second home for the royal family but they had not used it for many years as I told you already. We now use it to house and train whomever the King sees will be able to help us in the future.
    “Daruka is a warlock. He comes from the Bandraoi coven. As I am sure your brother has taught you that they happen to be one of the most powerful and oldest creatures on Bolton. He used to be a very important person in the royal family. He was a spokesperson for the king, traveling all around the kingdom. That position made it easy for other creature to believe what he stands for. That is for the control of not only bolton but of earth as well.
    “He wants you dead because he thinks you are the only one who can kill him. Once you are gone and the prophecy is dead, he will have nothing standing in his way. More and more species will side with him and soon after, no one will be able to stop him. I’m sorry, but we do not know where he is holding your family.”
    “What do you mean I am the only one who can kill him?” I looked at him in shock. I have never killed anything especially a person. Never would I be able to. A killer wasn’t something I had in me.
    “You, Anastasia, are our secret weapon. A prophecy says that when the truest of all evil rises, only his blood can be the death of him.” Was he trying to say that I was somehow related to this person? That was impossible. Both my parents are only children and I only have one brother.
    “I’m not Bandraoi. My family is Strega. You all have this wrong.” I stood up from my chair shaking my head back and forth. Nothing was making sense.
    “We are not wrong your majesty.” A voice said from behind me. I turned to see Kenelm in the doorway. His blue eyes held mine. Relief washed over me at the sight of him. I thought I would never see him again. He was the only person other than my captured family that I knew I could trust.
    “Kenelm,” I sighed rushing to hug him. He seemed startled by my contact but quickly wrapped his arms around me. “You must be. There is no way I am related to that man.”
    “We may be interpreting the prophecy wrong but we know it is you.” He pulled away from me and placed his hands on my arms. His warm touch helped ease my incoming headache. Maybe I didn’t want to know everything after all.
    “If there were any other way to do this we would. I am still trying to come up with something.”
    “Sir, you know there is no other-,” Cabel’s sentence was cut short by Kenelm’s stare. Whoever Kenelm really was must be someone powerful if he got Cabel scared to talk.
    “Yelson, take her to Master Kai. She needs to prepare.” Kenelm let go of my arms. His eyes still held mine. 
    “Wait,” I stammered at Yelson who grabbed my arm. “Will I be able to see you again?”
    A smile spread across