CITY OF WISHES: 1: The Memory Thief by Morgan Rachel

Author:Morgan, Rachel
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-04-19T16:00:00+00:00

A happy melody of tinkling bells sounded somewhere in the depths of Apollo’s Apothecary as Elle pushed the door open and stepped inside. A potent combination of scents greeted her, along with a warm glow from the dozens of candles floating near the ceiling. The shelves were packed with jars of potion ingredients and bottles of different sizes, shapes and colors. She walked around the center display table, where ice-blue smoke rose from a bowl, and stopped in front of the counter. Beneath its reinforced glass top lay rows and rows of colorful, glowing gems. Wishes, Elle thought with a shiver of awe.

She looked up at the woman behind the counter and met a flawlessly made-up face framed by sleek purple hair. Tiny sparkling stones ran all the way to the tips of her pointed ears, and gold bangles flashed on her arms, creating a striking contrast to her dark skin. The rectangular gold badge pinned to her chest announced her name was Cress.

“Can someone help me over here?” a man called from behind Elle.

“Just give me a minute, honey,” Cress said to Elle before bustling away. Elle crossed her arms and looked around, trying to push away the flutter of nervous anticipation that rose in her chest. Don’t be silly, she told herself. You’re just making an enquiry. Nothing to get excited about. But the possibility of her freedom being so near—that it might be just a few jobs away—was enough to send her heart racing.

Bells tinkled again, and Elle peered over her shoulder to see another man enter the apothecary. His eyes brushed over her, and his frown turned to a sneer of disgust. He’d probably noticed her ears—perfectly round and perfectly human. Elle lifted her chin a little higher and made a point of not looking away. She may be human and she may be dressed in clothes so old they resembled cleaning rags, but she had just as much right to be in here as anyone else. Certain parts of Vale City were off limits to everyone except the fae, but this wasn’t one of those places.

The man finally broke eye contact and stalked toward the shelf of chocolate bonbon charms. “Will that be all?” Cress asked, sashaying back toward the counter, and Elle realized she was talking to the customer she’d been assisting. Elle moved over to make space for him to finish his transaction.

“And a first-tier wish,” he added. “In a red gem. It’ll go well with the red glass.” He placed a red bottle on the counter and slid it toward Cress before Elle could read the label. “The perfect gift, I’d say.”

“Lovely,” Cress said, ringing up the purchase. From the corner of her eye, Elle watched the man pay with a combination of Essence—collected in multiple vials inside a clear box—and credit card. She tried to ignore the resentment that burned briefly through her veins. The fae’s magic gave them everything—longer life, good health, the ability to perform thousands of simple tasks

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