Ravenite by Rades Alicia

Author:Rades, Alicia [Rades, Alicia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Crystallite Publishing
Published: 2018-09-24T16:00:00+00:00

13

Genevieve wasn’t just into dark magic. She was into dark everything.

The next morning, Venn, Fiona, and I walked up the steps to a large house with dark stone and a black roof. Teagan was feeling better but still not back to normal. Ryland had insisted on staying back at the house with her, so it was just the three of us.

A tall, thin woman answered the door. She looked old enough to be my mother, but her skin was smoother than Fiona’s. I was willing to bet she had an anti-aging spell up her sleeve. Her hair was jet-black, in stark contrast to her pale skin. It was short and stuck up at every angle, but in a way that looked like it belonged in a fashion magazine. Her brown eyes were outlined in a dark layer of makeup, and her black dress was made almost entirely of lace.

Genevieve, I presume.

“Come in,” she offered in a cold tone. She turned on her heel and started down the hall, leaving the door open behind her.

I warily stepped through the door behind Venn. Inside, the lights were dim. The dark gray walls housed black and white images of random landscapes. At the end of the hall sat a Victorian-style chaise covered in black fabric. The only pop of color was a deep red throw pillow on top of it.

Genevieve led us into a room at the end of the hall. The room was dark, like the rest of the house, but was small and cluttered. Black curtains covered the window. They let in only enough light to make out the shadows in the room. A bookcase spanned one wall. Books without names on their spines lined the bottom shelves, looking old and tattered. On the upper shelves were hundreds of jars of all different sizes. Some held various colors of liquid, while others looked to house different types of herbs and spices. Against the other wall, unlit candles lined the top of a long dresser, surrounding an open book that looked centuries old. I figured it was just for show, but it intrigued me nonetheless.

In the center of the room sat a round table with four chairs and a crystal ball in the center. That had to be for show, because as far as I knew, crystal balls didn’t actually work. All the room needed was a skull and a cauldron for decoration and you’d be ready for Halloween—not that anyone celebrated Halloween anymore. It’d become far too real and horrifying.

Genevieve raised a thin, dark eyebrow at Venn. “I understand that you’d like me to perform a tracking spell.”

“Yes,” Venn said with a nod.

Genevieve pursed her lips. “You’re well aware that I require payment up front.”

The way she said that… it was like they had history together, like she’d given him chances before and wasn’t about to put up with any more crap. Not that I could picture Venn giving anyone crap—unless for a good reason.

“Of course.” Venn didn’t look Genevieve in the eye.

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