Reflected by Majanka Verstraete
Author:Majanka Verstraete
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Ghost, YA Paranormal Romance, Otherworld, Heaven and Hell, High School, Revenge
Publisher: Inkspell Publishing
Published: 2015-08-24T00:00:00+00:00
Chapter Six
Two small, impish demons escorted Piper to a gigantic bedroom, about five times the size of her room at home. Although scarcely furnished, the furniture looked expensive. Then again, this was a castle, so they obviously werenât short on money. Even so, Piper felt uncomfortable in the room. Beautiful or not, she recognized a prison when she saw one, and the bars on the windows reminded her that she couldnât leave. So did the guard outside her doorâanother demon.
She wished she could see her dad again. Death had promised sheâd see him tonight, but could she trust Deathâs promise or not? For all the things sheâd heard about the Horsemen, trustworthiness wasnât among them.
Darkness fell in through the barred window. Outside, in the barren land overrun with demons, she wouldnât be safe, she knew that. But was she safe inside the castle walls? Dread settled in her stomach when her thoughts jumped from her safety to her dad. Heâd summoned a Horseman. Of course. That night, years ago, only a day before her dad became ill. Sheâd seen him perform a ritual and summon something. Sheâd never realized he had summoned a Horseman, of all things. Sheâd always suspected either the summoning ritual had made her father ill, or it was due to the presence of the thing heâd summoned. But that heâd gone so far as to summon a harbinger of death and doom... sheâd never suspected that. The notion tormented her. Why would he set such an atrocity loose?
Piper sighed and sat down on the bed. The soft mattress squeaked underneath her weight. When she lay back on it, she felt like she could fall asleep any moment. She had no idea she was so exhausted, but why shouldnât she be? Being chased by three-legged hellhounds would do that to a person.
A knock on the door startled her. She mustâve fallen asleep after all. The candles in the room had burned down to stubs, and darkness surrounded her.
âYes?â Piper responded hesitantly.
âI brought you a dress to wear during dinner, miss.â The door opened seconds later, revealing a girl of about Piperâs age. What the heck is she doing in this place? Then Piper spotted the black, feathery wings on her back.
âWhat are you?â Piper couldnât help but blurt out the question.
The girl smiled, not in an unpleasant way, although it seemed more like she mocked Piper for asking such a stupid question. âA fallen angel,â she said. âIâve come to help you get dressed.â
âDo I have to wear a dress?â Piper asked. She shot a curious glance at the garment the girl was holding. A simple, elegant black dress.
âWe do like formal attire, down here in the Mirrorland,â the girl said. âWeâre old-fashioned, I guess. Probably because weâre all so very old.â
âHow old are you?â
âYou should never ask a girl her age. But fine. Iâm well over three centuries old.â She chuckled when she saw Piperâs shocked reaction. âI told you, you shouldnât have asked. However, Iâd advise you to put this on.
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