Fae Games by Sofia Daniel

Author:Sofia Daniel [Daniel, Sofia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-03-12T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

I staggered back from the edge of the stage, my heart pounding so hard I thought it would burst. That couldn’t be Lady Gazania, that grotesque spider, its spindly legs broken and curled around its enormous, rounded body?

Nobody spoke. Not even the host. Everyone on stage stared at a point on the floor, close to Lady Gala’s foot. I inhaled huge gulps of air, not quite believing that a faerie had been so easily killed.

Lady Gala pressed her lips together but couldn’t hide the traces of her smile in the roundness of her cheeks. Next to her, Lady Salix swayed, her eyes rolling to the back of her head as though she would swoon. The host, whose blue suit had now turned as black as night, placed a steadying hand on her back.

My gaze swung to Lady Aster, who gaped at Lady Gala’s foot, her mouth opening and closing in a series of panting breaths. Tears spilled from her eyes and dripped down her face and onto the floor.

“What did you do?” screamed the Duchess of Southane from the stage’s second level. She scrambled out from her seat, picked up the skirts of her voluminous, magenta dress, and ran down a set of steps that led to the lower level. Her mate, a pale-skinned faerie with flame-colored hair looked on, still stupefied.

Lady Gala stepped back and plastered her face with wide-eyed innocence. “Oh, no!”

My eyes narrowed. That wasn’t how she talked moments ago. She’d sounded gleeful and borderline psychopathic.

The duchess knelt on the ground and sobbed.

“Arrest her,” growled the Duke of Southane, his body trembling with rage. “She killed my daughter.”

The Duke of Nevermore stood. “Now, see here—”

“Not that girl.” Lady Gazania’s father swung his finger at Lady Aster. “The one who cannot control her passions and turned my daughter into a spider.”

Lady Aster turned to me. “This is all your fault,” she shrieked, sounding as shrill as a calling bird. “If you hadn’t ducked, poor Gazania would still be alive.”

Tilting my head to the side, I folded my arms across my chest and shot her my hardest glare. “Take responsibility for your actions, you stupid cow! First, you and your friends stole Helen’s magic. Then you threw her into prison for making a truthful accusation. Between you and Lady Gala, a mutual friend is dead.”

Lady Aster walked backward, shaking her head as though it would negate having thrown magic across the stage in full view of the school.

My gaze flickered to her parents, the Duke and Duchess of Westerling. They sat stiffly in their seats, looking like none of the events were any of their concern. I gave my head a tiny shake. At least I knew where Lady Aster got her lousy attitude.

The Duke of Medietas rose from his seat and walked across his level of the stage down the steps. Everyone paused for his reaction, seeing as he was the head of the king’s guard.

“Fault lies with all three girls.” He smoothed down the front of his white uniform.

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