Mob Sorcery by K.D. Robertson

Author:K.D. Robertson [Robertson, K.D.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-08-29T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 18

Alessia

The governor’s charity ball stretched out across both levels of the hall. Well over a hundred of Aulfair’s well-heeled elite dithered and dallied between the overflowing tables of extravagant food and magically animated décor. Police enforcers kept watch on the exits, while a couple hundred corporate enforcers of varying affiliations saw to the health of their charges.

Outside, a wall of vehicles and uniformed officers kept journalists and passersby clear. Enchantments in the windows prevented anyone from seeing inside, ensuring privacy.

Alessia ignored much of the extravagance, and especially the show of force outside. To her, this was normal. She’d grown up accompanied by multiple bodyguards at all times and events like this had required her to become accustomed to the threat of force.

To the average person, enforcers barely mattered. An occasional nuisance kept in check by the long and brutal arm of the law.

But to the CEO and head of the Lionetti Family, and with her extensive connections to the underworld, an assassination remained a reality at any moment. Both of her parents died that way and the turmoil of her father’s passing carried on to this day.

“I need to talk to Mayor Kochhar next,” Alessia told her bodyguards as she peeled away from some company executives.

Four wolfgirl bodyguards nodded in sync, led by Lucia. Today they all dressed immaculately in form-fitting suits, complete with blazers that flared out just below their waists. Their tails had been tied to the backs of their vests, underneath the blazers.

Etiquette demanded that demihumans either controlled their furry appendages or kept them hidden. Alessia had been trained for years to keep her tail and ears in check. Her enforcers had not.

Almost every other demihuman in the hall did something similar to keep their tail or wings from causing trouble. Corsets with wing braces for the eagles that couldn’t risk accidentally stretching out their wings and knocking over the governor. The catfolk of a massive restaurant chain wrapped their tails around their legs.

Alessia allowed her tail to poke out the back of her strapless blue gown, but kept it dead still. Her ears didn’t even twitch as she soaked in the many conversations around her.

“The mayor’s busy with Kaziern,” her chief bodyguard, Lucia, said to her, frustration marring her face.

“Where’s Pola? If she’s busy, we might be able to interrupt without causing a scene,” Alessia said.

All four enforcers looked over at a nearby table of food. Finding Pola proved easy, as one merely needed to look for the bubble of empty floor space around the wolfgirl filling her plate with fish and meat.

Alessia had forced her sister into a gorgeous dress for the event. A pretty dress with ruffles and plenty of room at the top to accentuate her sister’s impressive figure and short height. She’d even tacked on a silver flower to hide her missing ear.

Yet nobody came close. Partly because of Pola’s reputation, but also because she shot nasty looks at anyone who dared. Her tail lashed the ground wildly if she detected anyone getting close.

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