Crown of Thorns: a Fae Urban Fantasy (Dark Fae Assassins Academy Book 1) by Melle Amade

Author:Melle Amade [Amade, Melle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-12-04T16:00:00+00:00

8

I’d have sunk to a squatting position to catch my breath, but my legs were frozen stiff. There was a freaking demon in my room. I reached for the dagger that rested in the scabbared on my hip.

“I’m not a freaking demon,” she said, raising her perfectly arched eyebrows. Her shoulder length brown hair fell flat against her shoulders, but even though she sprawled across the couch in a tight corset, her lengthy body and lithe muscles don’t hide the demon wings folded behind her.

And apparently, she can read minds.

I reach behind me and grasp the doorknob. I’m exhausted, have no magic powers, and only brought a dagger with me. Campus rules require no weapons larger than six inches outside of the classroom. It made for some petty jokes when we were kids. Now I just wish I had a sword. There was no way I’m facing this thing alone. I turned the doorknob as the creature stood up and its wings outstretched like a giant bat in the cramped space, its claws nearly scraping the ceiling.

“Relax,” she said, her voice decidedly casual. “I’m your new roommate.”

“Those look like demon wings to me,” I said, staring at them rather than taking her outstretched hand.

“Onyx Nighshade.” She dropped her hand, her head cocking to the side.

“That’s a pretty dark name.” I was still trying to gauge her. She actually didn’t seem that dangerous.

She smirked. “I’m a Reaper from Hell.” Her shoulders rise and fall in a careless shrug. “We aren’t known for being light. Those are the other reapers.”

We stare at each other for a good solid minute.

“And you’re my roommate?” I asked.

Onyx nodded. “Exchange student. Apparently, I suck at Reaper Academy so they thought I should come here for a year and quit being an embarrassment to the Hellions.”

She was new here. So, she had no idea who I was either. Suddenly I felt a little safer with her in my frost fae disguise. Like I wouldn’t have to be on my guard and remember shit I never knew in the first place.

I grabbed her hand in a firm shake, unable to stop the smile forming on my lips. This could work out quite well in my favor.

Except, she was suddenly frowning at me. And, as beautiful as she was with her angular features and high forehead, a frown on a reaper just looks fucking scary.

“Your skin is pretty warm for a Frost Fae.” She raised her chin at me. “What’s your name?”

“G-.” I’m caught off guard and cut my words short. I’m not Gaia. I’m definitely not allowed to be Gaia right now. “Eyla,” I said.

“Mmhmm,” Onyx nods without a single look of belief. Her hands crossed over her chest as her wings folded at her back. “Your last name?”

For fuck’s sake. I actually didn’t know that yet. Where the hell was that welcome packet Oison promised me?

“Didn’t you see it when you checked in?” I countered. Stalling.

“Why yes I did,” she said. “It’s just interesting that you don’t seem to know what it is.

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