Dark Side of the Rainbow by Danielle Paige

Author:Danielle Paige [Paige, Danielle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2016-12-24T06:00:00+00:00

FIVE

“It’s you,” she said.

Bright was lounging on her bed, shirtless. He looked even tanner and more muscular than he had when he’d left her on the beach. His hair was longer, and the angles of his face were sharper.

“I let myself in,” he said. “I hope you don’t mind.”

Polly hid a smile. “I’m extremely upset,” she said solemnly. “You’re going to have to spend a long time apologizing.”

“Is that so,” he said with a grin.

“Mmm-hmm,” Polly said, throwing herself on him. “You are.”

He did. Quite extensively.

Afterward, Polly gave a deep sigh of contentment and nestled her head on Bright’s firm chest. “You should break in all the time,” she said with a yawn. “You’re good at saying you’re sorry.”

Bright laughed, tangling his fingers in her long hair. “Sounds good to me, babe. You’re a pretty special girl.”

“I know,” Polly said.

“Where were you, anyway? I looked all over the Falls for you. The Sprites wouldn’t tell me anything.”

“Went to the Fringe with Dorothy,” Polly said. “Not worth the trouble. I could have spent that time with you and your apologies. Especially if you’re going to leave again in the morning.”

But instead of laughing, Bright stiffened. “Dorothy?” He sat up, dislodging Polly’s head, and looked at her. “Not Dorothy the Witchslayer?”

“The one and only,” Polly confirmed. “She’s back. Did you know?”

“Yeah, I’ve been hearing some things,” Bright said. She didn’t know him all that well, but she’d never seen him like this before. All his laughing, sardonic manner had fallen away. He looked serious—and worried. Funny how that feeling seemed to be going around since Dorothy’s arrival at Rainbow Falls.

“Like what?”

“Like she’s bad news,” he said. “Like Queen Ozma is missing. Like Dorothy’s been killing people. Like the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman are doing some seriously disturbing shit.”

“Killing people?” Polly laughed out loud. “That’s ridiculous. This is Oz. People don’t kill people. Killing is for the Wicked.”

“She already killed a witch. Why do you think she is called the Witchslayer?”

“That was an accident. She can’t help where a tornado landed her house. Dorothy can be a little high maintenance, but she’s just a kid helping out while Ozma takes a break.”

“Is that what she told you?”

“It makes sense. Ozma’s been so busy lately, she must be exhausted.”

But he shook his head. “Pol, it’s more than that. It has to be. Think about it. Who brought her back? And why? Oz isn’t in any danger. At least, it wasn’t. But all the stories I’ve been hearing are really, really bad. That she’s completely power-hungry, that nobody really knows where Ozma is, that Dorothy is trying to take over Oz by force. While you were off seeing the sights—”

“What’s that supposed to mean?”

“I just think you should keep a better eye on your kingdom, is all.”

Now Polly was angry. “You’ve been in Rainbow Falls for all of a few weeks, you take off whenever you feel like it, and you want to try and tell me how to run my own kingdom?”

“No, babe, no,” he said, trying now to calm her down.

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