Bloodcraft by Amalie Howard

Author:Amalie Howard [Howard, Amalie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: RAH Media LLC
Published: 2014-12-31T16:00:00+00:00

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A Web of Betrayal

Victoria paced the noisy halls of Belles Fontaines while she waited to see the headmistress. Madame Starke was not usually late, but today she was. Considering that it was the start of the fall term, Victoria wasn’t surprised. She glanced around at the bustling hallway filled with fresh new faces. Their ages spanned the gambit—the wide eyed ones were the newest while older students moved with quiet, poised confidence.

The energy was palpable and there was a lot of it. Victoria could feel the power pulsing in every waking heartbeat. She closed her eyes and let her body feel the crush of all the diverse energies until her skin tingled with it and pings of electricity crackled across her own flesh. Knowledge surged inside of her—she could control them all if she had to. She blinked, shocked at the random thought, and then steeled herself. Her blood was no doubt responding to all the magic. She quelled its impulses with a silent command.

“Enter,” Madame Starke called out.

“Bonjour, Madame,” Victoria said politely. “You wanted to see me?”

“Ah, Victoria, yes, I did,” she said. “Thank you for waiting. As you can see it’s quite busy. Today is your first official day of classes and I wanted to check in that you were feeling comfortable.”

Victoria’s eyes narrowed at the strange choice of words. Feeling comfortable? She stared at the woman, seeing nothing but concern reflected back toward her. Perhaps it was a genuine question. Or perhaps not, as she studied the diminutive but powerful woman sitting behind the desk. Madame Starke was ruthless when it came to protecting the students of her school. No, she was asking whether her trust had been well placed in allowing Victoria to attend the school when her magic was by all standards uncontrollable.

Victoria nodded and swallowed through the sawdust taking residence in her throat. “I am.”

“Good. If you feel out of sorts today, it is imperative that you see me or one of the other teachers at once.”

“I’m not sure what you think is going to happen.”

The headmistress eyed her, her eyes unreadable. “What I don’t want to happen is a repeat of what occurred in the examination room.”

“I won’t hurt anyone, if that is what you are implying.”

“I am not implying that you will,” she said smoothly, not responding to the anger in Victoria’s tone. “I’m asking that you try to stay calm and don’t make me regret allowing you to attend Belles Fontaines.”

Victoria drew her annoyance under control. She shouldn’t be surprised that they were still afraid of her. She had, after all, neutralized a team of advanced teachers during her assessment. “Understood.”

“Excellent. Panthèse will escort you to your classes for the rest of this week.”

Madame Starke pointed to the door, which opened as if on command, allowing a waiting person to enter. Pan grinned at her, his blue eyes glowing in his face. Victoria smiled in response. At least she had one friend who wasn’t terrified of her or what she could do.

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