Taken: The Pteron Chronicles by Alyssa Rose Ivy

Author:Alyssa Rose Ivy
Language: eng
Format: epub

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Glendale

There is nothing redeemable about the realm of the dead. I have heard that it beats other places for the non-living, but it is so grey and bleak I find it hard to justify any positive words about it. I have also heard the experience is different if you are truly supposed to be there. But I wasn’t. At least not yet. And if I was careful not anytime soon.

Georgina seemed unperturbed by the bleak locale at first. She’d dusted off her shirt—even though there was no dust on it—and looked around the dark forest fairly contentedly. “Thank you for the transportation.”

“You are welcome. I still can’t imagine why you wanted to come here. You were living a rather nice life.” I stepped to the side as I noticed a few bugs crawling among the leaves. I didn’t realize anything living resided in this realm. Or maybe they weren’t living, but I’d never seen a non-living yet animated bug before.

“I am looking for someone. And you know as well as I do that my life was going to change even if I didn’t take this journey.” She looked down at her arms, and her expression turned to one of mild alarm. “I do believe I am turning grey.”

“Side effect of being here. It is the first of many I assume you will be experiencing.” It wasn’t exactly pleasant for me, but being a demon it didn’t change much about my appearance. For a human, the realm was debilitating to say the least.

“Well, I’ve had grey hair for years already. What’s grey skin matter?” She looked all around. “Okay. I believe I have my bearings now.”

“Just so we are clear, my part of this is over.” I was ready to get out of there and find Hailey.

“As I said I have my bearings now. Thank you again for the transportation. You may leave.”

“I cannot take you back anyway,” I rationalized. There was really no reason to stick around.

“We have been over this.” She started to walk.

“And it is okay if I leave?” I padded after her.

She stopped in her tracks. “Would it matter if I told you it wasn’t? You are a demon. Since when have you cared about others?”

“It’s all Daisy’s fault.” The words flew out of my mouth. Maybe it was a strange side effect of the realm. Honesty. “She’s ruined me.” I still remembered meeting that Allure. She’d been so sweet and innocent—so perfectly wrong for the life she’d been cast into. In some ways she was my exact opposite. Hailey wasn’t like Daisy, but they were more similar than either girl could imagine. And there was just something about the Pteron that drew me in. A power one could not deny.

“You aren’t ruined. You are more complex. That is not a bad thing at all as long as you never let it get in the way.” She had a far-off look in her eyes. I imagined she was examining her own life and decisions. But maybe that was just me romanticizing the situation.

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