Seraphim Academy 1: Wicked Wings by Elizabeth Briggs

Author:Elizabeth Briggs [Briggs, Elizabeth]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Elizabeth Briggs Books
Published: 2019-12-25T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Seven

Olivia

The meeting is in the same spot as last time, so I make it there with no problem, even in the dark. This time, my white mask and robes only match ten other people’s. We stand for some time in a line, waiting for the meeting to begin. Without warning, the golden-robed figures emerge from the trees and surround us.

“Your numbers are considerably lowered,” the leader says, standing in front with the crown on his or her head. “But it’s as we expected.”

Another robed figure steps forward, with a smaller build. Female, I think, though it’s hard to tell in the robes and with the voice-altering masks. She holds out her hand at the person on the far left. “One at a time, bring your stolen objects forward.”

The person walks forward and pulls a bracelet from under their white robes. “Professor Hilda’s bracelet.”

The leader nods and the mysterious voice speaks. “We accept your offering.”

The white-robed person moves to their spot again with a sigh of relief. The next person steps forward. “One of Professor Raziel’s bow ties.”

The smaller person in gold takes the bow tie. Another golden-robed figure steps up and shakes his or her head. “This does not belong to Raziel. There is none of his essence on this.” The masked figure tilts his or her head. “You bought this in a store and hoped to deceive us, didn’t you?”

“Um, no, never…” sputters the person in white.

“Your offering is unacceptable,” the leader says. “Leave this clearing and never speak of anything you’ve seen here.”

“What?” the initiate asks. “You’re wrong! I got it from his bedroom, I promise!”

“You think we can’t see through your lies?” asks the second robed figure. Something about the way he speaks and moves reminds me of Bastien. Could it be him? “Fool.”

People in golden robes suddenly surround the initiate, grabbing the person’s arms, and dragging him or her out of the clearing. There’s a lot of yelling, and then it goes eerily silent. After a few minutes, the masked figures return to their places among the trees. Everyone in white shifts nervously, now that we’ve seen what happens when we don’t have a good enough offering.

After he leaves, the next person steps forward with a pair of tight black briefs. “Professor Kassiel’s underwear.”

Oh, damn. The thought of Kassiel in those briefs sends a zing of lust through me, along with jealousy too. How did this person get his underwear? Is Kassiel getting involved with another student? I quickly dismiss the thought, since it doesn’t seem like something he would do, especially if he can resist me. This person must have snuck into his bedroom to get these.

“Are they clean?” the female in gold asks, sounding almost amused. I hear several snorts and coughs.

“Yes, they are. And it was fucking hard to get into the professor dorms without anyone noticing.”

There’s a long stretch of silence, and I worry we’ll have another person escorted out, but then the leader says, “We accept your offering.”

They continue moving through the group, until it’s my turn.

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