Share
Chapter 8
Five 'o' clock rolled round faster than I expected with my mind full of what if's and I soon found myself standing outside the sitting room door eager for more answers.
“Come in Alexi.” Peter called out before I could knock. Either the guy had really good hearing for an old man or he was psychic.
“Hi.” I greeted not sure what to say now that I was in front of the man again. I took a seat on the sofa once again, noticing the tray of sandwiches on the end table and my stomach grumbled, I hadn’t eaten much lunch and had been walking for hours.
“Help yourself to food.” Peter suggested, motioning in the direction of
Related chapters
The secret city (Primogentius series Book 1) Chapter 9
Finally, I settled on a thought and voiced it before thinking twice. “So how did you get to be drafted as my guide? Surely there are better things for you to be doing?” I questioned refusing to call him my guard and avoiding looking at his face. I was curious about how a warrior was assigned to me when our races could make it difficult to keep things professional.“Technically I have been your guide or guard for over a year. The council give out assignments to selective people, that's how we got so many races to work together in building the city in the first place, the citizens of Primogentius must abide by the decisions of the council. One of the council’s jobs is to assign warriors to protect Royals. There are actually quite a few ou
The secret city (Primogentius series Book 1) Chapter 10
Cole offered me a wide smile as I held onto his hand to climb down, he didn’t seem to be the slightest bit fazed by me which I was finding increasingly annoying, but I pushed it back and offered him a small smile in return before letting go of him as soon as polite to do so and turning to face my family’s homeOver the years I had pictured what my life would have been like if my parents hadn't died, I think all orphans do at one point or another, somewhere in the back of my mind I had created our family home but it was nothing like the house that stood before me. Never had I imagined such an elaborate structure. The sand-coloured stones that made up the house were each carved with a different design although they somehow all connected together, it
The secret city (Primogentius series Book 1) Chapter 11
We rode in silence for a while as I tried to control my emotions, I was sure that Cole thought I was a bit strange at this point but there was no helping that now. Now I just had to figure out how to deal with all of this. I also needed to figure out why exactly my parents thought it so important for me to be involved in this world.Everything I had learnt so far was amazing, unbelievable even but other than there being an empty seat on the council I couldn't understand what my role would be and why they thought it was so important for me to know about all of this. Surely it would have been better, simpler if I had never known about the existence of Primogentius. If I had been allowed to carry on living the life I had known.“That's the council building. It’s like a human town hall I guess, except that it’s also our courthouse. All important decisions regarding the city and the people in it are made in that building.”
The secret city (Primogentius series Book 1) Chapter 12
The city of Primogentius was created in 23BC through the necessity to see our races protected from danger and attacks. At the end of the first war our races were depleted with the total number of men being less than six hundred. As such it was imperative to the future of our kind to keep our races safe. The council met in an unforgettable gathering that lasted three weeks, in order to find a way to protect our future. At the end of the meeting, it was declared that all races must work together to create a city beyond the reach of humans, the city was to be called Primogentius. Shields and Veils worked side by side to create a barrier to conceal the city from view. It was the first time in recorded history that the two races have worked together in harmony. It took two months before the barrier was comp
The secret city (Primogentius series Book 1) Chapter 13
I froze as his words sunk in, this was going from bad to worse, not only did Peter want him to take me home but he wanted him to stay there as well, protecting me, even while amongst my friends. I was so consumed by the confusion and anger that was stirring in me that I almost missed the look that passed between Cole and Peter.“Why? What's happened?” I asked even as I considered that I might not want to know.“Nothing that you need to worry over for the moment, just a little trouble and I would rather us be safe than sorry.” He stated his face the picture of honesty and I believed him without question. He had been frank with me so far, I had no reason not to trust him now.
The secret city (Primogentius series Book 1) Chapter 14
After a few minutes to steady my nerves, I took a deep breath and left the kitchen, heading into the sitting room.The plain cream walls and wood finishes gave the room a modern feel but coupled with the old furniture and inches of dust on everything the room looked old, dated and unused. I grabbed a bottle of furniture cleaner and a cloth out of the kitchen and made my way around the living room. I might as well do something productive while searching through my parent’s things.I ran the cloth over the mantle, taking a moment to look at each of the photographs as I did so and tried really hard to ignore the lurch in my heart. These people were important enough to my parents for them to place pictures of them on display in their home and yet I didn't recognise a single one of them, not even the slightest hint of recognition and I hated that. These people should have been my family, my friends, the people in the world that I was closes
The secret city (Primogentius series Book 1) Chapter 15
Stepping into Peter's sitting room was surreal in a way I hadn't thought possible. It was exactly as it had been that morning, cluttered and dim and yet if felt as though everything had changed.“I was hoping Alexi that I wouldn't have to tell you about any of this until you had had time to truly enjoy the beauty of our world, but things have progressed quicker than I thought they would.” Peter spoke up from his seat on the sofa, my eyes never left his face, my pulse pounding. This was it, finally I was about to get some answers and then I would know once and for all if being a part of this world was a mistake.“What's happened?” Cole questioned, his face filled with worry. As he eyed the older man and I swallowed hard, he had more knowledge than I, but it helped me to relax knowing that he was also in the dark where this was concerned.“Let me fill Alexi in first.” Peter stated much to Cole's
The secret city (Primogentius series Book 1) Chapter 16
Frustration, anger, disappointment and fear all raced through me but regardless of how I felt in that moment there was nothing I could do to change the situation.Two obvious choices raced through my mind. I could choose to hide, turn my back on a world of wonder and pretend that it didn't exist, I could go back to my flat, return to work and school, continue to go out for drinks with my friends and carry on with my life as usual. There was a chance that no one would ever find me considering that Peter, Cole and Braydon were the only people from Primogentius that had ever met me, but I would always have that niggling thought in the back of my mind. Wondering every time, I met someone new if they were there to kill me, looking over my shoulder and having no fore warning if anyone was coming for me.Or I could suck it up. I could try to get over my fears and accept that there is a balance to everything and that fighting in a war was the downsi
Latest chapter
- The secret city (Primogentius series Book 1) Chapter 41
- The secret city (Primogentius series Book 1) Chapter 40
- The secret city (Primogentius series Book 1) Chapter 39
- The secret city (Primogentius series Book 1) Chapter 38
- The secret city (Primogentius series Book 1) Chapter 37
- The secret city (Primogentius series Book 1) Chapter 36
- The secret city (Primogentius series Book 1) Chapter 35
- The secret city (Primogentius series Book 1) Chapter 34
- The secret city (Primogentius series Book 1) Chapter 33
