Blaze of Secrets (Asylums for Magical Threats) by Donovan Jessie

Author:Donovan, Jessie [Donovan, Jessie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: FICTION/ Romance / Paranormal
Published: 2014-03-22T00:00:00+00:00

Kiarra was lucky that her new dress went to mid-ankle. Despite the handwritten advice Neena had left inside the duffel bag, Kiarra was unskilled at shaving and had more little cuts than she’d like to admit. The AMT had, for good reason, never handed out razors to its inhabitants.

The dark red dress had a high neckline that showed off her collarbones and hugged her upper body, but flared out from the waist into a swaying skirt. The looseness made her feel a little less exposed and naked. When Millie had walked out in a form-fitting, short dark-blue dress, Kiarra had wondered if she could ever be so bold; she still felt self-conscious about wearing tight-fitting jeans.

She walked out of the dressing room and Millie gave her an infectious grin and a thumbs-up. Despite barely knowing Millie a day, Kiarra already felt like they were becoming friends. She should be more cautious, but if Jaxton trusted Millie, Kiarra did too.

Millie paid for the dresses and handed Kiarra the shopping bags—filled with their old clothes and some new things for Kiarra—to carry. Millie winked and gestured toward the bags. “You can start paying off your tab with some manual labor.”

Kiarra smiled, wondering how much trouble this charming young lady had been as a teenager.

They eventually arrived at The Last Drop and Kiarra eyed the sign hanging overhead. “Why does it have a noose on it?”

Millie waved across the street. “This is Grassmarket, and they used to hold executions over there. A bit creepy, but at least it’s better than another boring pub named after an animal or two.” She took Kiarra’s hand. “Now, let’s see if we can find a table.”

Hanging lights and lanterns of yellow glass dotted the pub’s mostly brick and wooden beam interior, giving it a relaxed and calm atmosphere. Benches with tables and chairs lined the walls, with a few tables near the bar. Despite the number of people in the pub, a small table was open near the bar.

Millie guided her over to the open table and motioned for Kiarra to sit. “I’m going to get us some drinks. You stay and guard the table.”

She was gone before Kiarra could say anything, so she sat down and looked around some more until a picture on the far wall caught her attention.

The buildings in the painting looked like the ones she’d just passed on the street, with Edinburgh Castle looming large above, albeit with an old-timey feel. But it was the wooden gallows, complete with a black bird perched inside the noose, that made her uneasy. As a child she’d learned enough Feiru history to know that most of their ancestors who’d been caught using their elemental abilities by humans in Europe had died at the gallows. Only after the industrial revolution and the advancement of science had some Feiru migrated to big cities and successfully blended in.

Out of habit, Kiarra again tried reaching to the south, but she still felt nothing.

Millie came back with the drinks—one amber colored and one pink and yellowish-orange.

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