Descendants Academy: Young Adult Urban Fantasy by Belle Malory

Author:Belle Malory [Malory, Belle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-05-08T05:00:00+00:00

It was easy to understand why everyone liked Peter. He was handsome in a classic way. Strong jaw, sandy blonde hair, and engaging brown eyes. When he spoke to someone, he gave them his whole attention, making that person feel as if they were the most important person in the room. When Ione introduced us, he took all of me in, looking me over from head to toe. It made me feel like I was at a job interview, and the big boss was sizing me up. In a way, that’s exactly what was happening.

Once he was done, Peter nodded once to Ione, then she left us alone by the banquet tables. Everyone else was scattered throughout the room, socializing. And what a room it was, romantic and enchanting, like something out of a fairy tale castle. Tables were spread out, covered in intricately threaded pastel linens, each of them set with crystal glasses, dinnerware, and vases of white roses. The floor was a work of art too. A carpet of flower petals, spiraling in different colors and designs. Aphrodite descendants didn’t do anything subpar.

“Where did you get the bracelet?”

It was the first thing Peter said, and I froze, caught off guard by the question. I twisted the charms around my wrist, having forgotten putting it on.

“Ah, it was a gift.”

Odd. I prepared for a thousand different ways this meeting would go, but never once did I imagine we’d be discussing my jewelry of all things.

He reached for my hand, flipping it over to reveal the inside of my wrist. Angry red marks stretched around blue veins.

Whoa. How had I never noticed that before?

“It’s poisoned,” Peter said, unhooking the latch. “Whoever gifted it to you was no friend.”

I swallowed. Riley gave me the bracelet as a birthday present.

He dropped the chain into my hand. “Do yourself a favor and chuck it into the ocean.”

“How did you…” I was so dumbfounded, it was hard to find the words. “How could you possibly know…”

“I read emotional energy and auras. It’s why I’m skilled in love magic.” His eyes rounded on the top of my head. “Yours is beautiful, full of strength and wisdom, but the bracelet was manipulating you. I’ve seen this poison before. It’s called lethara. Whoever gave it to you wanted to make you angry, obsessive, and destructive. It toys with your dreams, turning them into nightmares, and puts the wearer on edge.”

I thought about the snake and the other nightmares. Everything he was saying was true. But that left one very big question. Riley wasn’t supposed to know about magic, but yet, here I was. With a poisonous charm bracelet. She knew, and that meant she tried to destroy me long before I tried to destroy her.

Oh man.

This shouldn’t bother me, but it did. When I acted, it was out of rage, not a pre-meditated attempt on her life. She obviously thought this out, planned it, wanting my destruction to be slow and painful.

Tears stung at my eyes. I spun away so Peter wouldn’t see, but that was pointless.

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