Destined

Destined
Aprilynne Pike

Laurel faces the fight of her life to save everything , and everyone, she loves. This is the final part of the extraordinary faerie tale which began in the bestselling novel WINGS described by Stephenie Meyer as 'a remarkable debut'.Laurel lived happily as an ordinary girl – until she discovered that she was a faerie. Since then her heart has been divided – Avalon or the human world? Safe reliable David or wild, charismatic Tamani? But now an enemy unlike any before, threatens Avalon and unless the faerie world can win out, there may be no choices left…An extraordinary faerie tale of magic and mystery, romance and danger.

Dedication (#u07940df8-161d-59e5-ab89-dc6b8a673a24)

To Neil Gleichman, who taught me the importance of finishing strong.

I hope I have.

Thanks, Coach.

Contents

Cover (#uefa3e7a6-275b-55cf-9bcf-cb6177918c9e)

Title Page (#u4230bb66-8664-565a-b166-396f8320e333)

Dedication

Chapter One (#ua3160226-f482-5cea-951c-e8e5316c85cd)

Chapter Two (#uf8a4139c-71d8-55ec-944d-0119238b543a)

Chapter Three (#u99bd804b-c06e-5af9-890b-21f86a7aba33)

Chapter Four (#ua65188e5-7644-565c-9711-b7a997694d03)

Chapter Five (#u156cde31-c2ad-5cf9-833d-396b2f92bf71)

Chapter Six (#ua3843171-07ca-502f-84ba-01e682c47a2b)

Chapter Seven (#uf525f540-f659-5abc-95b0-b0bbc3a84684)

Chapter Eight (#u4d2bda88-f05f-55c2-82d8-483ced3194ec)

Chapter Nine (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Ten (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eleven (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twelve (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Thirteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Fourteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Fifteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Sixteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Seventeen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eighteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Nineteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-one (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-two (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-three (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-four (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-five (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-six (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-seven (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-eight (#litres_trial_promo)

Author’s Note (#litres_trial_promo)

The Last Word (#litres_trial_promo)

Acknowledgments (#litres_trial_promo)

Also by Aprilynne Pike (#litres_trial_promo)

Copyright

About the Publisher (#litres_trial_promo)

Tamani pressed his forehead against the chilly windowpane, fighting back a wave of exhaustion. Sleep wasn’t an option, not while the only thing between him and an angry Winter faerie was a thin line of table salt.

Tonight, he was Fear-gleidhidh twice over.

The old word was one he normally wore with pride. It marked him as Laurel’s guardian, her protector. But it had a richer meaning, one that went beyond the more traditional Am Fear-faire. Fear-gleidhidh meant “warden,” and Tamani was charged with not only keeping Laurel safe but making certain she accomplished the mission Avalon had given her as a child.

Now he played prison warden too.

He looked over at his captive. Yuki’s chair sat on the scuffed linoleum in the middle of a circle of white, granular salt. She slept, her cheek resting on her knees, hands cuffed loosely behind her. She looked uncomfortable. Beaten.

Harmless.