Akyran's Folly

Akyran's Folly

By:  Everleigh Miles  Completed
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When Prince Akyran proposes to Ecaeris Reyneris she thinks it is a love match. They have, after all, been best friends since childhood. But she soon finds out that Akyran’s heart lies with his secret halfling mistress and he has married her to satisfy the requirements of the Dark Court for him to have a brethren bride and heir.

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Firefly
My favorite book in this series hands down. From laughing at Akyran to raging with Ecaeris you run the full gamut of emotions and then you get some seriously bada** magic to boot. This story has it all!
2024-04-23 08:29:20
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Booklvr
Such an amazing story, each one better than the last.
2023-08-25 20:45:56
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Taniko Gordyrose
Everleigh miles we need a 4th book to finish the series, the monster veil, the prophecy, the little akyrans and icareis mini me, great story thanks for a peek into your world of imagination, blessed.
2023-05-27 11:04:12
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Alison
I love this series. I find myself re reading them over and over again. Thank you Everleigh
2023-03-11 06:02:52
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mayellalouemmalee
Another amazing book in the series! Can’t wait for book 4
2023-03-05 16:52:24
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JME
Amazing!! love this author
2023-02-22 12:22:00
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Maria Megalogeni
Great story. Looking forward to the remaining books :-)
2022-08-19 02:50:52
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Kendra WR
Soooo good. I loved the first 2 but this one is even better!!! I was not what I expected at all and it is so much better :)
2022-06-23 13:01:16
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Misty Roberson
I can't stop reading!
2022-05-11 06:42:36
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32 Chapters

Chapter One

In the evenings, around the hearths of home, mothers regale their children with stories of how the world was before the arrival of mankind. Tales of when there was only one Fae Court, when the sky was full of dragons, and when brethren lived free of fear. Stories of the merfolk walking unafraid on the land, a vast network of Fae and elvish cities on every continent of the world, and sirens in every coastal village. They speak of when mankind came, weak and lost in our lands, and how the brethren took pity on them, showing them how to live amongst us, welcoming them into our cities and our homes. But mankind was prolific, and although their lives burned through in a fraction of the brethren’s, they swiftly grew in quantity, until they outnumbered us. In a short time, the brethren were pushed out of the majority of lands, and still that was not enough for mankind who feared and envied us. They began to hunt us down, cutting down our vast forests, and driving ma
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Chapter Two

I woke late in the morning. Fiena sat beneath the window, the heavy curtains open just enough to bathe her in the overly bright morning light whilst she altered one of my dresses and her impossibly neat braids shone red where the sunlight touched them. “I’m getting fat,” I observed from the bed. “Nonsense,” she replied looking up with a smile. “You’ve just been around the castle a bit more recently than normal.” “At the tavern, don’t you mean?” “Well, yes,” she was amused. “More nights than not.” “Akyran’s in a mood,” I told her. “He likes to ease it with hunting and ale.” “And you, my lady?” She teased. “Are you in a mood?” I laughed. “Well, I can’t let him drink alone, can I? There’s no harm to a bit of ale.” “Except to my fingers from altering your dresses,” she replied. “But the prince likes a bit of a curve on a woman.” I sighed. “Akyran doesn’t see me that way,” I told her. “Mmm,” she set the sewin
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Chapter Three

The Court of Light’s silver veined white stone floors glossy surface reminded me that I had probably ignored too many undergarments when I had dressed that morning. Thank goodness Fiena had insisted on the basics, and any adventurous gazes would find nothing too remarkable to comment upon. “I hate these floors,” I muttered to Akyran. He leaned over my shoulder and then met my gaze with a grin. “I’m rather partial to them,” he commented mildly, unembarrassed by his lechery. “You missed a couple of layers dressing today, Ecaeris.” “Akyran,” I muttered. “Stupid petticoats.” “Hmmm,” he arched his brows. “I doubt the men of the court will complain.” As we moved through the halls into the audience chamber, he was polite enough to stay on the side where the reflection most exposed me. It was not a full moon, when audiences were held, so the chamber was organised informally, with clusters of seating, and fools and bards playing. Laughter rang out from
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Chapter Four

Siorin leaned over the balustrade, her fairy man fluttering around her head animatedly, and Rivyn stepped up onto the ledge to kiss her. She whispered something to him, and he laughed, lifting himself up and climbing over the balustrade before drawing her into his arms and dipping her back in a picturesque kiss. “Ah, young love,” Leamoira greeted me, smiling at the couple indulgently. A servant handed me a crystal glass of sparkling wine. I would have preferred a tankard of ale, I thought, as I sipped it. “It’s lovely to see. Well,” she refocused on me. “That was rather exciting,” she said. “You and Akyran ride as if you have no fear. I suppose that comes of your being a war mage.” “I guess,” I saw Akyran look up at us, and an expression of alarm crossed his face. What was it that he feared Leamoira might say to me, or I to her? I wondered immediately upon seeing that expression. “Something is afoot,” I complained. “Eltarin and my parents are here, Akyran is watching
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Chapter Five

I took the wine goblet with me to Akyran’s door and knocked. I heard him call out, so I opened it. He was standing, looking out the window at the darkening sky, whilst Ithyles finished buttoning his cufflinks. “My Prince,” Ithyles murmured, seeing me. Akyran turned his head with a smile and looked surprised. For a long moment, he regarded me, the surprise fading into an expression I could not put a name to. “You were right about the dress not needing jewels,” he said finally. “The locket is perfect, however,” I agreed, reaching up to where it rested on my neck. “Here,” I handed him the wine. He took it out of my hands and took a mouthful, without taking his eyes from me. He grimaced and looked into the cup. “What is in this?” “Oh, this and that. A precaution. Your mother has been a little… loose with her magic recently.” He raised his eyebrows. “You think she’ll spell me to think I have lost my magic, and send me out into the world wit
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Chapter Six

I looked at him in alarm, but I could not ask the questions of him that I wanted to; he would not tolerate the informality. “As you wish, my King,” I bowed my head, and stood instead, fidgeting through their conversation, effectively forbidden from pursuing Akyran and ensuring his welfare. They exchanged gossip about the courtiers and nobles in attendance, and the dances progressed into estampies and other couple dances. Eltarin joined us. “Your majesties,” he bowed to the King and Queen. “May I steal my sister for this dance?” I looked to King Treyvin, and he inclined his head. I accepted Eltarin’s hand and stepped onto the polished dancefloor with him. “Thank you,” I said fervently to my brother. He laughed. “You looked like a griffin in a cage.” “Akyran had an argument with King Treyvin and stormed off, and I was not permitted to pursue,” I said under my breath. “I thought I was destined to spend the rest of the evening listening to
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Chapter Seven

Someone put a crystal glass of wine into my hand, and I threw it back, wishing it were spirits. I saw Akyran surrounded by menfolk, lifting a gilded flask to his lips, and replying to something someone said with a laugh. His eyes met mine and he smiled, but it did not have the brilliance behind it that his smiles normally held. Leamoira caught my face between her hands and kissed both my cheeks enthusiastically. “A long time coming,” she declared. “We have been expecting an announcement now for... oh, at least fifty years.” “Was he coerced into this?” I asked her under my breath. She hesitated for just a moment. “Not into asking you to marry him,” she replied carefully. Fae do not lie. We omit, avoid, and mislead. Leamoira was omitting something, but the relief was overwhelming. Not into asking me to marry him. There is no one I would marry, if not you, he had said. It was not a lie. But there was a lot unsaid within that statement. I did not
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Chapter Eight

“What was going on tonight?” I asked him. “Ah,” he blew out a breath and rolled onto his back again. “Rivyn’s been in my father’s ear, and my father is on the verge of sending an army to aid Aurien’s princess. I’ve been trying to get him to see sense.” I grimaced. He was avoiding answering by offering partial truths. He knew I meant about the manner of him invoking the rule of three, but he did not want to answer. “He knew I was planning on invoking the rule of three,” he said suddenly, rolling onto his side to face me and taking a lock of my hair between his fingers, letting it run free and fall. “Because we argued, he demanded I do it in a way that was unfair to you, and I am sorry for that, Ecaeris.” Then he laughed. “- I’m probably lucky that I did do it that way, or you might have made it impossible to get through the rites. That had to be one of the hardest proposals in Fae history.” I lifted my mouth to his and tasted his laughter as I slid my
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Chapter Nine

I rolled my eyes. “I am the War Mage, Ecaeris,” I told her. “Queen Diandeliera.”“You’re Fae,” she considered me, undaunted by my old war titles. An unusual woman, I thought. She had the delicate prettiness one thought of when one thought of mankind princesses at all, the fair skin that spoke of being sheltered from the sunlight, but there was a determination in her eyes that defied her birth and species. This was a princess who would lead her army from the front. I decided that I liked her.“Yes.”“Bane of Nerith,” she repeated what Daerton had said. “You fought with Aurien in the war against Phimion.”“Yes.”Her eyes went to Aurien who, dragon-like, had lost interest in the conversation, and stood caught in his own thoughts, his gaze fixed distantly. He would remember every word said in his presence, for all his appearance of inattention. She looked back at
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Chapter Ten

We moved to the section of the camp where the camp followers were situated. Women held babes on their hips whilst they stirred pots over the fire, and small, grubby children wove in between the basic A frame tents. Prostitutes and wives of the poorer soldiers intermingled with servants and the various trades that supported all armies. A blacksmith worked a sword over an anvil, his sweat running black down his face and his muscles standing out impressively against skin scarred with the burn marks of his trade. “Let me guess,” Daerton said. “Mummy and daddy found out about the half-Fae bit on the side, and demanded the little princeling marry the pure-blood as per plan, but no one thought to let you know in advance of the invocation. So now the War Mage is mad and gone stomping off to the camp where the half-Fae bit is to have her revenge, but Aurien put a stop to it?” “Mostly,” I gathered some ash from a fire into a pouch. “I mean Ashara no harm. Akyran has always bee
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