Lucky Charm by J. A. Armitage

Author:J. A. Armitage [Armitage, J. A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-12-10T16:00:00+00:00

The Revelation

I looked down at the photo again. I wanted to ask which one, but it didn’t really matter.

“Who is she?”

“As far as I can tell, she’s one of the daughters of the Countess Bloom. The other woman is her sister.”

I barely heard him. Cynder was married. He’d kept his involvement with the Freedom of Magic group from me, and I’d forgiven him for that, but this? Not once had he mentioned having a girlfriend, let alone a wife.

He looked so young in the picture; he couldn’t have been more than sixteen years old. Neither woman was holding his hand. They both pouted into the camera while he stood in the middle looking sullen. Nothing about the photo shouted out that he and one of them was a married couple. They looked quite a few years older than him for a start. It didn’t add up at all, and yet, when had Leo ever been wrong? He had friends in high places, and when they couldn’t help him, he used money to do the talking. Not once, had he steered me wrong, and what reason would he have to lie about it?

“Are you ok?” Leo asked in concern. “I thought that if you knew about him, it would make it easier for you. Both Elise and I thought having Cynder back was a mistake. Elise is really worried about you.”

“I’m fine,” I lied. I was anything but. Leo was right though. Knowing Cynder had lied to me, or at least not told me the truth about having a wife, would make this ridiculous competition a whole lot easier for me. I’d do what I had to do and when the time came to pick, I’d not have a problem choosing Luca again. Maybe I’d even show the photo of Cynder and his wife to the public. They’d understand then, why I couldn’t marry him. No one would blame me, and maybe the Magi would stay.

“What else do you know about her?” I asked, fingering the corner of the photo between my fingernails. I had to resist the urge to rip it into shreds.

“Not so much. The Countess Bloom is a very wealthy woman, and her two daughters have been trying to marry into royalty for years. I’m not sure what prompted Drusilla to end up with Cynder when her taste in men, much like her sister’s, is one of position, power, and money, of which, Cynder has none. Her sister, the one on the right is still unmarried as far as I’m aware.”

I looked down at the photo again, this time, focusing on the woman to Cynder’s left. She was so unattractive and overly made-up that I couldn’t see what Cynder saw in her. I knew I was being shallow, but I was feeling angry.

“Can I keep this?” I asked Leo.

“Sure. Listen, I’ll find out what I can for you. I’m sure this is all for the best in the circumstances.”

“Yes, you are probably right,” I sighed. I slipped the photo into my pocket and headed upstairs to get Cynder a suit.

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