Blood Rose: A Paranormal Women's Fiction Novel: (Blood Rose Academy) (Haven Hollow Book 26) by J.R. Rain & H.P. Mallory

Author:J.R. Rain & H.P. Mallory [Rain, J.R. & Mallory, H.P.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Rain Press
Published: 2023-01-26T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

The library was located at the end of a marble hallway, looking up at a ceiling that must have been several stories tall.

The ceiling was domed and painted with incredible murals, hosting an array of carved fantastical and mundane creatures: mermaids, fawns, wolves, and eagles. Doors, nearly as large as those at the entrance, lined either side of the hall.

At the very end, beneath an equally great stained-glass window, was a desk. My wonder quickly turned to dread when I realized who sat behind it, minding the visitor’s log. The light from the window enhanced the ineffable quality of her smooth, ivory skin. It was one of Vivian’s cronies, who only shared half her schedule with her idol. I was pretty sure her name was Reed. She looked up from a book casually, face creasing with dislike when she saw me.

“Ah, if it isn’t the little backwoods blood whore,” she said in an undertone, making sure only she and I could hear. “I didn’t realize you could read.”

“You know, I’m more offended by your lack of originality. I’ve met mundane high school bullies that can outdo you and your gymnastics coach on their worst day.”

“Gymnastics?” she repeated, frowning in confusion. “What kind of nonsense is that?”

“You’re part of the elite brown-nosing gymnastics team. Vivian says jump, you say how high, and on what pole? Honestly, I’d rather be a blood whore than a brainless sheep. At least I have a little more dignity.”

Reed half-rose from her seat, two fingers poised in a beckoning gesture. Power coalesced in the air between us, crackling with malice. I tensed, ready to defend myself against whatever hex she was about to throw at me, but it never came. The power died away when someone poked their head out of the library doors and cleared their throat. Reed’s spine went ramrod straight, and she turned her head to face the intruder.

It was the older, come-hither witch that Oleander had been meeting up with. Going to the library hadn’t been a lie, after all. He just hadn’t gone alone.

“Sign her in, Reed,” the woman said. Her voice was throaty and suggestive, even when addressing another woman. “I would hate to have to report you to my aunt for not doing your job.”

“Stay out of this, Morgana,” Reed hissed back. “This has nothing to do with you.”

I felt my heart speed up at the mention of the woman’s name.

“It has everything to do with me,” Morgana countered. “Auntie made it my business when she decided to scapegoat me, instead of one of her precious daughters. Sign Astrid in, or I will crack open your skull to see how empty it really is.” Then she blinked sweetly, and I almost laughed.

Reed lowered herself into her chair, face pale. I wasn’t sure what Morgana had done to Vivian and her crew to make them react this way, and I didn’t care. Watching them lose their bravado around this woman was worth every second of torment they’d put me through.

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