Enchanted Summer by Samantha Rose

Author:Samantha Rose [Rose, Samantha]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-04-06T16:00:00+00:00

Fifteen

Hanna’s house was much more spacious on the inside compared to her boyfriend’s. It occurred to Ariadne that her family was a bit wealthier, judging by the marble countertops of the kitchen tables she’d glimpsed from the hallway, the various artwork and décor adorning the walls, and the giant white piano serving as a centerpiece to the high-ceilinged living room in the back. Glossy and marvelous, it looked like a twin to the one inhabiting Nate’s house, and even though she didn’t possess the ability to read the feelings of inanimate objects, Ariadne couldn’t help but think of it as lonely and ghostlike. Like a piece of carved ice, it matched the rest of the furniture and contrasted beautifully with the gray stone fireplace, but, unlike Nate’s beloved instrument, it reminded her an iceberg drifting alone in the ocean.

Nate’s eyes pinned right to it as soon as they walked in.

“Is that the infamous piano?” he asked.

Hanna chuckled. “Yep. That’s the one.”

A floor-to-ceiling window overlooking a pond and a well-tended garden triggered a memory inside Ariadne’s mind. For a moment, she was back in the castle throne room. Crystal glass reflected the glimmer of a waterfall rushing beyond the walls, painting rainbows on every surface. Everything shimmered—from the marble floor to the crystal mosaic walls and ceiling, and the ethereal fabrics of the dresses, hushed laughter of nobles in the background, made the reality seem like an enchanted dream. Somebody took her hand, then kneeled before her, and Ariadne shivered, dispelling the flashback. Her fingers instantly found Nate’s wrist and fastened around it.

“What is it?” He whirled to look at her.

Ariadne shook her head, pulling her hand back to grasp her elbow instead.

“Nothing,” she replied. “I just stumbled and reached to steady myself.”

He examined her face for a couple of moments, his eyebrows drawing slightly closer to each other, before looking back to the rest of the group.

Hanna offered them drinks and snacks, then retreated to the kitchen to get them.

“I texted Mimi,” she said, exiting the living room. “She’ll join us in a few minutes.”

Nate seemed to be gravitating toward the piano as much as Ariadne was to the plants. A moment later he was standing next to it, brushing the lid with his fingers.

“This living room looks big enough for me to fly in,” Ariadne commented as Ryan approached her—drawn like a bee to honey, no less, “even in this form.”

“Really?” The boy’s eyebrows shot up. “Would you do that? I wonder, could you fly while carrying somebody?”

She laughed. “No, of course not. I’m a fairy—not a dragon.”

Ryan’s eyes glimmered with fascination. “Are there dragons in your world?”

Ariadne considered for a moment before replying. “Oh, yes, there are. A few types of them. Though none of them live in the forest—but I came across one or two outside of it.”

“Really?” He seemed like he was about to jump out of his skin from excitement. “How do they look like?”

She instantly regretted starting the topic. She should have compared herself to a pterodactyl.

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