Only Pretty Betas: A Shifter Paranormal Romance Series (Rebel Werewolves Book 2) by Rosemary A Johns

Author:Rosemary A Johns [Johns, Rosemary A]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-12-18T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

When I burst through Stella’s wards into the Justice Chamber in the House of Seasons on a wave of crimson, at last I felt like a witch in charge of my own powers and fate. My pack stalked behind me — wolves, Addicts, and mages — who by the witches’ rules should’ve been my enemy.

But hey, I sucked at following rules.

Plus, I wasn’t simply a witch, I was the Wolf Charmer. What was the point of being the last in a magical line if you couldn’t screw with tradition?

Stella had always had a way, however, of making me feel less in control. Even now I stumbled, slipping on the bronze floor because Stella hadn’t even turned around, as if I was no more than a kid storming in to weep about the bully who’d pulled my hair. Of course, she hadn’t believed me when I’d been a real kid and had finally found the courage to tearfully accuse the Blood twins of bullying, and trust me, Lux had done a lot more than pull my hair.

I glanced around the room that was like the inside of a cauldron with shadowy arches, checking that the platform with raised furry thrones was empty, unlike last time when I’d been judged unworthy by masked witches to be a Charmer and offered poison to drink. Wolf pelts hung from the walls. It was so hot that sweat prickled my skin.

The seats all around the chamber were hidden in gloom, and just for a moment, I thought that I saw something shift in the shadows. Then I blinked, and it settled. I stepped towards the movement, but at last, Stella waved her hand at me.

“What sort of manners do they teach in America? If you’d called to tell me that you were dropping by, I could’ve had the Ambassador prepare your favorite strawberries and Champagne.” Still, Stella didn’t look at me.

Mischief nodded at Ramiel, and then the angels circled around Stella, whilst my Charms and Moth moved closer to my sides.

Stella lit a black candle, balancing it on the altar in front of her with a hundred other candles, whose lights connected together like complex threads.

I paled. Huh, she hadn’t been kidding about her whole threads of fate thing.

“Ivy smashed my phone, and I smashed mom’s evil ring.” I shrugged. “Sorry, I could’ve commanded a rat to drop by with a message. But seriously, I wouldn’t want to send them somewhere that stinks as much as your coven.”

When Amadeus snickered, Stella’s back stiffened.

Finally, she turned around to face me. To my surprise, she looked amused. “Well, so much with the pleasantries. Truly, what sort of manners…?”

“I was making a point about corruption…you know, because I’ve found out your plans and…” I scuffed my boot against the floor. How did I say you won’t get away with it without sounding like I was in a superhero movie? “I won’t let you hurt the wolves.”

“I believe I got that, thank you. Oh, and don’t worry, pretty peach.

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