Contents
Out of Tune
More Books by Amy Sumida
The Playlist
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two
Chapter Twenty-Three
Chapter Twenty-Four
Chapter Twenty-Five
Chapter Twenty-Six
Chapter Twenty-Seven
Chapter Twenty-Eight
Chapter Twenty-Nine
Chapter Thirty
Chapter Thirty-One
Chapter Thirty-Two
Chapter Thirty-Three
Chapter Thirty-Four
Chapter Thirty-Five
Chapter Thirty-Six
Chapter Thirty-Seven
Chapter Thirty-Eight
Chapter Thirty-Nine
Chapter Forty
Chapter Forty-One
Chapter Forty-Two
Chapter Forty-Three
Chapter Forty-Four
Chapter Forty-Five
Chapter Forty-Six
Chapter Forty-Seven
Chapter Forty-Eight
Chapter Forty-Nine
Chapter Fifty
Chapter Fifty-One
Chapter Fifty-Two
Chapter Fifty-Three
Chapter Fifty-Four
Chapter Fifty-Five
Chapter Fifty-Six
A Sneak Peek
Chapter One
Grammar Giggles
Pronunciation Guide/ Character List
About the Author
Out of Tune
Amy Sumida
Copyright © 2019 Amy Sumida
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ISBN: 9798635423332
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The Playlist
Listen to the playlist for Out of Tune for free on Spotify:
Out of Tune Playlist
“The Lion Sleeps Tonight” by The Tokens
“Bad Things” by Summer Kennedy
“Soak Up the Sun” by Sheryl Crow
“Underneath it All” by No Doubt and Lady Saw
“New Blood” by Zayde Wolf
“Return to Innocence” by Enigma
“Make it Out Alive” by Jennifer Hall
“The Devil Within” by Digital Daggers
“Un-Break My Heart” by Toni Braxton
“Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” by Miranda Lambert
“Magic Man” by Heart
Chapter One
The Zone Lord stood at the balcony railing, staring across his underground domain like a king surveying his kingdom. He wore only a pair of tailored slacks, zipped but unbuttoned. I knew they were unbuttoned because I'd watched him slip them on several minutes earlier, after he'd left our bed. The bed's base was constructed of crystal, as was the palace that held it, and it faced the balcony. Which meant I didn't have to leave it to watch Slate, but I did. I wanted to do more than watch.
I slipped out of bed and retrieved the silk robe I'd hung on one of the quartz points of the headboard. The entire bed had been carved from a single cluster of enormous clear quartz, scooped out in the center to contain the mattress. The sides had been smoothed and polished so that only the head and foot of the bed had those amazing points; the shards at the foot having half the height of those at the head. But I barely glanced at the gleaming quartz; I was focused on Slate.
I padded on bare feet across luxurious rugs that had been imported from Zuja, the Jinn planet. Slate had spared no expense when he'd built the palace for me. You might think that was obvious just from his choice of building materials, but he didn't have to pay for any of the crystal. The Gargoyles had discovered massive deposits of several types of precious stones surrounding an underground lake—even more underground than the zone. Slate had constructed our palace over that lake, using the bounty they'd found there to build it.
The entire thing wasn't crystal, there was stone beneath the jewels, but it appeared so from the outside. Even inside the gleaming edifice, the stone walls were accented by veins of crystals or studded by gems and several rooms featured individual jewels, showcasing them with complementary color and light. One of my favorites was the crimson dining room with its polished garnet walls. If I didn't know better, I'd think that Slate was trying to one-up the Shining Ones in the castle-building department.
I wasn't a Shining One by birth, but I have the reincarnated soul of their Goddess inside me and I ruled Kyanite, a Shining One kingdom. Tír na nÓg, the planet of the Shining Ones (humans call them Fairies), is divided into Jewel Kingdoms and a vast forest called Primeval. Each kingdom has a castle featuring the kingdom's jewel predominantly; usually built entirely of it. Slate's palace resembled those magical mansions in its use of precious stones if not in the actual construction.
But Slate didn't go to such lengths for petty reasons like jealousy or envy or even pride. He could feel all of those things, of course, but he generally didn't allow them to affect his behavior. He was a cool cat who ran his zone with a firm but fair hand... sometimes a stony fist. But he didn't look so calm at the moment.
As I joined my Gargoyle boyfriend on the balcony, I noticed how his hands laid upon the polished crystal railing as if bracing for impact. His shoulders tensed as I approached, making me frown. I had a feeling that I knew what had driven him out of bed so early in the morning, but I couldn't imagine why he wouldn't want me by his side.
“If you'd rather be alone—”
“No, of course not,” Slate murmured and turned to take my hand and draw me into his arms. “I'm just... unsettled.”
“The Zone looks even better than it did before the battle,” I noted, referring to the work that had been done to fix the damage Gargo, God of the
