Of Humans and Monsters by Candace Blevins

Author:Candace Blevins [Blevins, Candace]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Fantasy, Urban
ISBN: 9781504503679
Google: Z5qcDgAAQBAJ
Amazon: B06Y39FHXY
Publisher: Excessica
Published: 2017-04-28T05:00:00+00:00

Several hours later, Kendra was putting makeup on me while someone else added extensions to my hair, giving me long luxurious tresses in five shades varying from strawberry blond to a deep burgundy, but it looked natural.

Cora sat in a chair beside me, applying her own makeup while someone worked on her hair. Kendra’s hair and makeup were already immaculate, and we all wore luxurious robes.

Once my hair, face and nails were done with an artistic flair I’d never pull off, I removed my robe so the guy who’d done my hair could rub shimmery lotion on my arms, legs, and the parts of my torso that would show while wearing the dress. I was worried it would come off on my clothes, but once it dried it seemed to be on without the threat of rubbing off. I double-checked my wrist to be sure it hadn’t messed with the makeup covering my demon marks, and was relieved it hadn’t.

I finally slid into the dress and looked at myself in the mirror. It wasn’t me, and yet — it was. The dress played up my good points, downplayed the parts of my body I’m not happy with, and made me look a lot better than I really look. I mean, I don’t look bad usually, but this dress made me look spectacular. It wasn’t me though. I couldn’t look like this every day. I wouldn’t want to look like this every day. Real people have flaws, and I didn’t look real.

Kendra stepped behind me and met my gaze in the mirror. “You’re going to have to fight them off tonight. They all drool over you when you’re wearing jeans and those horrible Crocs you like so much. When they see you in this we may see the first documented case of supernatural heart failure.”

I grinned at her. “You and your little team are miracle workers, but this doesn’t look like me. I don’t know who the person in the mirror is.”

“Tonight, the person in the mirror is you.” She shook her head. “It’s too bad you didn’t meet Adonis in your usual get-up, before he sees you like this.”

“Why?”

“Because he’s Adonis. No mortal woman can turn him down once he sets his sights on them. Or so the saying goes.”

“Seriously?”

“Yes. Seriously.”

Oh, fuck no. I looked around the room. “Everyone out but Kendra and Cora, please.”

Kendra would be answering the questions, but I needed moral support from Cora. I walked to the desk, pulled a piece of paper and a pen out of little cubbies, and wrote:

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