Forever Wicked (Castle of Dark Dreams) by Nina Bangs

Author:Nina Bangs [Bangs, Nina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-07-22T16:00:00+00:00

She spent the hour on her couch working out how she would tear the loving couple apart. Mistral had a history with women, and Sparkle knew people who knew people. She’d make some calls to see what she could dig up. Amaya was a blank slate. Other than her attempt to spy for Zendig, Sparkle knew nothing about her. She didn’t have time to do lots of snooping, but she could certainly hire someone. She’d get on that after she checked to see how things were going in the greenhouse.

As she rose to leave, she allowed a random thought to slip past her guard. Mistral considered her his sister, even if she didn’t agree. How betrayed would he feel if he discovered her plot? She tried to dismiss the thought. Mistral was a cosmic troublemaker. He had probably betrayed and been betrayed more times than he could count.

All the way down the winding stone steps to the great hall she hummed in her head to get rid of the thought. This wasn’t about individual emotions. This was about her career, her destiny. But somehow she couldn’t recapture the euphoria she’d felt when she’d left the greenhouse.

She passed Mede and the others still training in the courtyard. Mede broke off from the group to join her.

“Where you headed?”

“To the greenhouse. I have Mistral and Amaya working there.”

His smile was slow and filled with wicked amusement. “Did you warn them about the plants?”

Sparkle glanced away. “Sort of.”

“You’re a mean woman.” His smile widened. “But sexy. That counts for a lot.”

She couldn’t keep from returning his smile. “Mean? That’s the sweetest thing you’ve said today.”

Sparkle heard the shouting before they even got to the greenhouse. She frowned. She hoped they were yelling at the plants and not each other.

“This pairing might not be a slam-dunk, sweetheart.” Mede walked faster.

He’d called her sweetheart. This was the first endearment he’d used since he stormed from the Castle over a month ago. But Sparkle didn’t have a chance to savor her happiness because she’d reached the greenhouse. She stepped inside right after Mede.

Amaya crouched on the table that stood in the middle of the greenhouse. Her hand shook as she pointed at the giant Venus flytrap across the room. “That plant bit me when I tried to feed it.” She swung her hand to point at Mistral. “And he laughed. It’s not funny, jerk!”

Mede winced. “Doesn’t sound good.”

Mistral shrugged, but a smile still tugged at his lips. “Oh, come on, Amaya. It was just a nip. Hey, one of the plants mentally cursed at me when I accidentally flooded its pot with water. Doesn’t get weirder than hearing a plant in your head.”

Sparkle breathed deeply. Stay calm. Perhaps this hadn’t been her greatest idea. She’d just have to reintroduce them in a less volatile situation. She glared at the Venus flytrap.

Amaya hopped off the table and then stormed toward the door. “These plants are creepy.” She turned her head to scowl at Mistral. “It’ll serve you right if that…that man-eating plant picks your bones clean.

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