Twin's Luck by Kelsey Hunsdon (best management books of all time .TXT) 📖

of the technology?" He asked me. I looked up and met his eyes for only a moment, before I buried my face in the clipboard again.
" It is almost repulsive but very accurate." His eyes tightened.
" I do agree, but I am surprised. Others from your line of work would find it merely amazing. I wonder, why not you?"
" I find myself more reserved than my companions." I shrugged and tipped a beaker into another, thankfully nothing happened but some bubbling. All of a sudden footsteps ran by. Ash glanced back for a moment and I took my chance to smash out of the window. I landed in the snow two stories down and looked up to see Ash's face. He looked utterly confused. He tensed to jump down behind me and I took off. I ditched my heels and ran along as fast as I could. I could hear him behind me and then my foot caught on something. I stumbled and he took me down. He had his knee in my stomache with his sword at my throat. I swallowed as I looked into his bright eyes. Suddenly something slammed into him and he rolled off. I jumped up and Puck grabbed my hand pulling me along. We ran into the heavy brush and then once we had lost sight of Ash, Puck dissapeared to get Oliver. I realized his features were coming back to his face. I hid in a bush and then suddenly I was pinned against a tree starring into familiar purple eyes. I felt the mist leave my face and he seemed taken back at what he was seeing.
" Destiny?" I swallowed and a tear slipped down my cheek. His hand reached up and wiped it away.
" I'm so sorry Ash." The accent had wore off and I heard myself again. His eyes watered slightly at my voice. I knew that we didn't have long and I had to take advantage of this. I felt Puck coming and I reached up to touch Ash's face. My hand rested against his cold, beautiful cheek. He cringed but didn't move away. He opened his mouth to speak but I shoved. He went spralling into the snow as Puck jumped out of the brush in his horse form, Oliver's unconcious body hanging over his back. I grabbed a chunk of mane and flung myself up behind him.
" No!" Ash cried out as he jumped up. I felt his hand grab my leg and it nearly tore me from Puck's back. I held on and met his gae as he was dragged along. His eyes were furious but I saw pain underneath.
" Please." I whispered. His whole body shuddered and then his eyes fluttered closed as he let go. I kept eye contact until the trees cut us off. I hunched over Oliver's body and cried. Puck didn't slow or stop and then I heard something behind us. I looked up as a large black horse came up behind us.
" Shit." I muttered it under my breath. Rowan's face poked out behind the horse and he was wearing the same smug grin. A bow was pulled taught in his hands and aimed directly at me.
" Sorry Princess." I lost my breath as I watched in slow motion. The arrow flew from his bow string and I pulled my body backwards instantly, instinctively. My eyes followed it and I seemed in shock as it pierced through Oliver's back. He went rigid and his eyes shot open looking at me. Rowan instantly dissapeared and I pulled Oliver into my arms.
" Oliver! Stay with me." His eyes were bloodshot and I saw the blood flowing out onto my clothes.
" Destiny."
" I'm here." I brushed some hair from his face and pulled him tight as I held onto Puck's back.
" It's cold."
" I know, just hang in there." His eyes were misty and they seemed lost. He smiled suddenly and then it was warm. I realized we had crossed the border when Puck stopped short. I fell to the ground with Oliver in my lap. I heard hoof prints and then we were surrounded by Summer guards and then Oberon was there standing over us. He looked down angerly and then knelt. He touched Olvier's blue face. Then Oliver smiled.
" Destiny?"
" Hmmm?" I pulled my eyes away from Oberon's face.
" I'm with mom." A shock filled me and then the light left his beautiful brown eyes. I felt my blood run cold as he stopped breathing. I met Oberon's eyes, he touched Oliver lightly on the forehead, saying a prayer and then he stood straight. I clutched Oliver's body and then I realized what was happening. In a matter of seconds his body burst into leaves. I felt my mind in shock, completely. The only thing left was his sword. Hands gripped my arms and I was pulled to stand, although I couldn't feel my legs. Oberon was facing away from me towards the castle.
" Destiny Lee Brooklyn, daughter of Oberon, princess of Summer...you are hereby banned from the Summer Court for eternity, and are charged with the dealth of Oliver Carter Brooklyn, prince of Summer, and heir to my throne." I was speechless and I met Puck's startled eyes.
" Wait!" I heard him yell as he was pulled into a wagon. The wagon immediatly took off with horseback guards riding behind it. I could hear puck's yells but I couldn't move. My legs gave out and I starred up at Oberon's back. All the guards had left us and he turned towards me.
" You left me no choice Destiny." He glared down at me with his gray eyes. "You have shamed me." With that he was gone, just completely gone. I was now starring into an open field. My body seemed broken, completely shattered. I clutched Oliver's sword in my hands and then I felt my body being moved. Soon it was cold and I was back on the ground. sitting in the snow I let the tears stream down as my body began to shake. Cold hands gripped me and I was lifted until I was set upon a horse. I felt a figure behind me but I couldn't make myself look. I knew that it was Rowan from the feeling of dread that over came me. Then suddenly it came into my head.
" The eldest will not be that way forever." I muttered it.
" Not at all." Rowan said behind me. He was smug and I felt the vile rising in my throat. I closed my eyes and gritted my teeth against the pain inside of me. I held the sword against me, the only thing keeping me in reality. I was thrown down from the horse and I landed on my knees. They started to bleed but thankfully I couldn't feel them. I saw Rowan drag me as I clutched to the sword. We were in the main area and then into the throne room. The queen looked surprised for a moment and then she saw the sword.
" So it is true?" Rowan nodded above me. No one else was in the room but guards and they all seemed to be looking away from me.
" What had Oberon said?" She was leaning forward excited.
" He has banished her, and charged her with his murder." She placed a fingernail at the edge of her lip.
" What of Goodfellow?"
" They took his back with them."
" Hmm." That's when I felt it. It was quite sudden but I couldn't hold it in. The vomit rose nd shot from my mouth onto Rowan's shoes.
" Disgusting thing." I looked up and then a smack was across my cheek. My head spun and it came to rest on the cold floor.
" Put it in the dungeon." She waved her hand covering her nose from the smell. Unwillingly guards grabbed my arms and held me inbetween them. They dragged me back into the basement and threw me in the same cell. Thankfully they didn't take the sword they merely looked at me. Then one whispered to the other.
" What's there to lose." He shrugged and one guard came towards me the other watching. He pulled my jacket off and them he was pulling the zipper from my skirt when the guard screamed in pain. The one at the door fell into a pool of blood, and I watched as a sword stabbed through the others chest, an inch from my face. He fell in front of me and then Ash's face was there. He was crouched in front of me looking.
" Destiny, can you hear me?" He was snapping his fingers in my ears. He dragged the guards body outside the cell and then came back with a blanket. He laid it across me but I threw it off. He looked down at me surprised.
" I am not your charity case." I sobbed it through my chattering teeth.
" Let me help you."
" He killed my brother. Oliver's dead. You let Oliver die." My body was shaking hard. I couldn't see straight and I dragged my body into the corner where I curled around his sword.
" Please Destiny."
" Leave!" I screamed at him. He didn't flinch but I saw a mask cover his face. He backed away and then slammed the door closed. I heard him storm off and then it was quiet other than my sobs. The rest of the cells were empty and I wondered what had happened to my old friend. The cold seemed to set in my bones and then I lost all of the feelings. The tearing in my chest and the burning in my throat all went away. I closed my eyes and let the pain fade away with reality.
First Love

After that it all blurred. Food was brought in but I didn't touch it, eventually it piled up. Ash never returned but Rowan looked in on me once. When he saw my condition he smiled. My body stunk and the blood from my knees had long since dried. The sword never left my hands and I hardly moved. I could feel that the skin on my cheekbones had sunken in and my body was merely bones. Patches of my hair had been falling out more and more often. The sun had started to burn my eyes the few times I opened them. One day the door opened and I felt my eyes open. Guards entered and forced me to stand. We walked slowly and then we were before the large doors of the throne room. I swallowed and then the doors opened. Everyone looked my way and a gasp went through the room. The female fey covered there faces in horror, but the men did well to hide their disgust. They bustled out of the room quickly and then I was set on the floor. The guards closed the doors behind them and then after a few moments the queen