Son Of A King E-Book

Grace Ashley

• Herausgeber: Grace Ashley
• Kategorie: Fantasy und Science-Fiction
• Sprache: Englisch

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2016

Beschreibung

They were born as twins but only one could be the King...King Uripo has no male children and he is desperate for a male heir. Fate takes a nasty turn when instead of the hoped for heir two male children are born. According to custom only one of the twins can be allowed to live.Can a curse be turned into a blessing?Determined to see both boys live the King defies ancient tradition and sends one of the babies away to a neighbouring kingdom in secret. One boy raised to rule and, the other destined to fight for every scrap he gets in a foreign land. At the back of the King’s mind is always the shadow of the curse he has brought upon himself.

Leseprobe

SON OF A KING

A Novel

By

Grace Ashley

About the Author

GRACE ASHLEY was born in Zimbabwe to a Shona speaking family. Grace started writing stories in her school days. After years in a ‘boring office job’ p.s don’t tell her boss. She woke up one day and decided to become an exciting writer instead. An avid reader herself she wanted to get her stories out there for others to enjoy. As a writer she could get paid while doing what she loves most. Between raising her two girls, work and writing she lives a hectic but fulfilling life.

Books by Grace Ashley

The Son Of A King

Destiny Series

Angel’s Game Of Destiny

A Destiny Of Revenge

Guardian Series

The Sigil

Blood Prince

Chapter 1

“My Lord!”

King Uripo of Uripo was deep in thought when he heard his chief advisor calling out to him. He scratched the ground with his staff and scowled. He wanted peace. No, he needed peace. He’d come to this secluded spot for many reasons—none of them included being disturbed when he had made it clear he wanted to be alone with his thoughts.

He thought about the vast land he ruled. The expectations of his people were simple yet so elusive to obtain. It still made his heart clench with pain every time he failed them. As King he could not afford to fail. He thought how shame never really left you, no matter how deeply you tried to bury it. If you scratched beneath the surface you could always bring up things you didn’t want. At times like this he went beyond the surface and faced his demons.

He tried to bury his shame but sometimes you couldn’t escape it, no matter how hard you tried. He stood still and listened. Perhaps Saga would take the hint and go away. The calling had stopped and everything was quiet again. He let out a relieved breath when the call resumed, this time more urgently accompanied by the sound of approaching footsteps.

He ground his teeth in frustration. At any other time and in any other place, he would have ignored the unwanted summons and carried on with what he was doing. But he recognised that these were not normal circumstances. He was a King first and a man second.

“My Lord, it is as certain as the sun rises from the east and sets in the west,” said Saga his chief advisor and native healer as he drew near to the King. “All the signs point to a male offspring.”

He’d done this thirteen times and each time had been as disappointing as the last. His hopes dashed to pieces with the cries of each newborn. Even now with the possibility that with another baby’s cries his hope would be squashed—again, hope still refused to be snuffed out. Hope was a funny thing, thought King Uripo. It could not be smothered even under increasingly depressing odds. It just refused to die.