The Uncanny Aviator by Jenya Keefe EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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- Authors: Jenya Keefe
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Six months later
Adrio looked splendid.
He appeared in Cay’s vanity mirror, where Cay sat fussing with his
curly black hair. “Are you ready?” he demanded. Though Adrio was
beautiful in a midnight blue suit, his eyes were cold and his face bore the
signs of impatience.
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“Nearly.”
“Well, don’t delay.”
“No, my lord.” Cay rose, checked the mirror to make sure he had not
creased his trousers. His outfit matched Adrio’s in color, but his was
embellished with embroidered peonies and silver laces. Adrio’s was tailored
in the style of riding clothes, its simplicity emphasizing his height and
rangy frame. He held out his arms. “Am I suitable for the Harvest Ball?” he
asked with a nervous twirl. “I’d like to be a credit to you.”
“Of course, you always will be,” replied Adrio. His words were
reassuring, but his expression was bored. “But we must not be late.”
“No, I’m ready. Oh, except earrings.” Cay hurried to his jewelry box
and searched for his sapphire drops. He found one and heard Adrio sigh as
he poked around for the other. “Sorry! One quick moment, I know it’s just
here—”
“Wear these,” said Adrio.
He was holding out a small velvet jewelry box.
A gift?
Adrio had not given Cay a gift in a while. Indeed, this was the longest
conversation they’d had in a week.
Hesitantly, Cay reached for the box and opened it. A pair of new
earrings lay on a bed of silk: five-petaled blossoms carved from the lustrous
pink nacre of a Lucenequan clam. They would not match his suit the way
the sapphires would have; instead, they would stand out, bright against his
hair. Cay’s tradesman’s mind instantly assessed their value: not cheap.
“They’re lovely. Thank you.” He took an earring from the box and
then paused, wondering if a cutting remark would accompany the gift.
But Adrio only said, “You may wear the sapphires if you prefer them.”
Cay’s face warmed. “I love the sapphires, as you know.” They had
been Adrio’s betrothal-gift to him, and they still held echoes of his former
joy. “But these are too beautiful not to wear.” He slipped the wires through
his lobes and combed his hair back from his face with his fingers. Meeting
Adrio’s eyes, he smiled. “How do they look?”
Adrio sighed with impatience. But he said, “Handsome.”
Delight bloomed in Cay’s heart.
Adrio turned away. “And now we must go. The prince will notice if we
are late.”
Though they did not speak as they walked down the stairs, donned
their cloaks and gloves, and got into the carriage, Cay was probably
beaming like a lovestruck idiot. Their marriage was not happy. Cay gave
Adrio all his sweetness, his best manners, and his gentlest voice, but he
could not pretend it was happy.
But now his husband had given him a
lovely gift and a compliment. They were on their way to the most glittering
ball of the year in this most glittering city of Valette. As a child he dreamed
of such events, and now he was here, on the arm of a husband who had
given him a gift.
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