B & E Ever After: A Hansel and Gretel Story (Fairy Tale Quartet Book 3) by Linda Kage

Author:Linda Kage [Kage, Linda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Linda Kage
Published: 2019-09-09T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 16

Hayden

“You’re early,” Lana accused harshly as she opened the door to us with an unwelcome frown.

So I smiled and shot back, “That’s because we just couldn’t wait for the pleasure of your company.”

While my mother scowled over my obvious sarcasm, I grasped Gabby’s hand in a show of solidarity with her, ignoring the twitch of surprise in her fingers over the contact, and smiled even more tightly to our host as I stepped into her apartment.

She wore all white and nearly blended into the room around her. If it weren’t for the aura of evil emanating off her, I might’ve missed her completely.

Next to me, Gabby shifted uneasily closer, saying nothing.

I gripped her fingers more firmly, hoping to reassure her.

“Well, dinner isn’t ready yet,” Lana announced irritably. “We’re going to have to wait.”

I shrugged. “That’s fine. It’ll give us plenty of opportunity for you to tell us why we were blackmailed into coming tonight.”

Choking out a sound of surprise, Gabby glanced up at me as if I’d lost my mind.

“What?” I asked, completely confused while Lana sniffed and rolled her eyes.

“You are such an insufferable ass,” she grumbled, shaking her head. “And here I am, making you such a lovely dinner. You could at least act—”

“Really?” I quipped back. “You’re making dinner? Since when did you learn to cook?”

“You know what I mean, dammit.” Impatience wrinkled the skin between her eyebrows. “I’m being a perfectly solicitous host, and you’re acting like a spoiled brat.”

I smirked. “Then maybe you shouldn’t have raised me with so much love and attention, and I wouldn’t have turned out so spoiled.”

“Enough!” Lana stomped her shoe on the floor, which didn’t actually make much of an impact since the floor was a thick, fluffy carpet.

“Or maybe being blackmailed into coming tonight put me in a mood,” I went on. Losing the pleasantry from my voice, I glowered. “What do you want from us?”

Instead of answering, she turned her attention to the woman at my side. “Why is this one being so quiet?” She skimmed her gaze degradingly down Gabby’s outfit but couldn’t seem to come up with an insult so she glanced at me, waiting for an answer.

I shrugged. “I guess she’s waiting until you say something worthy of replying to.”

Narrowing her eyes, Lana turned back to study Gabby. “What did you tell her about me?”

“Only the truth.” Keeping my eyes on my mother, I kissed the side of Gabby’s head and stroked her arm, which caused her to send me a suspicious glance. “I still don’t see the point of this summons.”

“She cleaned my floor,” Lana finally answered.

What?

I exchanged a confused glance with Gabby, who looked just as bewildered by my mother’s announcement as I was.

So I turned back to Lana. “So?”

“So…” she drew out, scowling at me impatiently. “She cleaned it rather well.” Eyeing Gabby suspiciously, she added, “I still haven’t discerned why she did it in the first place, or why she didn’t take anything of value when she left.” Gabby and I shared a quick, uncomfortable look.

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