Cursed by Sue Tingey

Author:Sue Tingey
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: FIC027120 Fiction / Romance / Paranormal
Publisher: Quercus

This time I didn’t change back, at least not right away. I shooed the boys out so I could take my bath and examine my new body. It actually didn’t look a lot different except my skin was a shimmering rose pink. My hair was no longer chestnut, but a glistening mahogany and aubergine. My nails were sharp, pointed and maroon and my eyes a kaleidoscope of glowing violet and garnet. I was still about five foot five; I had no horns, wings or a tail and, thank the lord, no third or fourth boob, though rather disappointingly they weren’t any bigger either.

I sank down into the bath to contemplate looking like this forever. It was a possibility; I certainly hadn’t felt any surge of power when I’d changed before. Last time I had felt stronger, faster, tougher and more powerful, but not like I’d been plugged into a mainframe.

My long, hot soak lasted little more than five minutes before there was a knock on the door and a message that Daddy Dearest wanted to see me. That I didn’t want to see him, and certainly not looking as I did, didn’t come into it. I had been summoned. I wrapped myself up in a towel and walked into the dressing room to find something to wear. I hoped that somewhere amongst the rails and racks of clothes I’d find another pair of trousers. The pretty frocks would no doubt look good on me in my demon form, but I was happiest in a pair of jeans. Leather trousers would do if there was nothing else.

Kayla came up trumps. Under another leather jacket, this time in a rather fetching oxblood red, was a pair of black leather trousers. They laced up at the front, but were actually quite comfortable.

Suited and booted I returned to my men. “How do I look?” I asked.

“Like a real demon princess,” Kerfuffle said and Shenanigans nodded enthusiastically.

Jinx licked his lips and winked, which made me laugh and Jamie mouthed “you look beautiful.” Why he couldn’t say it out loud I don’t know, but that’s men for you.

“Why does he want to see me now?” I grumbled with ill-disguised bad grace; I’d been looking forward to a long hot soak.

“He probably expects to hear about what happened yesterday as soon as possible,” Jamie said as we strode through the passageways leading down to the great hall.

“How does he know about that already?”

“I suppose the piles of dead Sicarii lining the streets may’ve been a bit of a giveaway,” Jinx said.

“Oh.” I’d never given them a thought. “Why do you think he wants us to meet him in the great hall?”

“Ego trip,” Jinx said.

“’Scuse me?”

Jamie made a huffing sound at Jinx. “He’s handing out sentencing this morning to convicted felons,” he said.

“As I say—ego trip,” Jinx said. “He loves his power over life and death.”

“And you don’t?” Jamie asked. I don’t think he was being mean, just curious.

“No, brother, I don’t. I have no choice, it’s my role in life.

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