The Elemental Trial (The Faerie Race Book 2) by J.A. Armitage & Claire Luana

Author:J.A. Armitage & Claire Luana [Armitage, J.A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Live Edge Publishing
Published: 2019-07-14T16:00:00+00:00

17

I stood frozen to the spot, my feet glued to the ground in my sparkly shoes like they were stuck in cement. My eyes raked over the girl’s retreating form. Her blonde curls were pulled into a knot behind one ear, her lean body wrapped in a dress of cerulean silk.

“Jacq. Jacq?”

Orin gave me a little shake. His arms were still wrapped around me, his head tilted towards mine in an almost kiss. “Are you well?” Orin asked, straightening. “You just gasped and went all stiff. You look like you’ve seen a ghost.”

I looked back to the doorway where the girl had just disappeared into the hallway. “I’ve got to go.” I pulled my body from Orin’s grasp, hiked my miles of tulle up into my fists, and plunged into the crowd. It was as if the faeries formed a shield before me. Dancing bodies materialized in my way, spinning and smiling. I wanted to scream with frustration as I ducked and wove between them.

Finally, I broke free of the dance floor and had a clear line between me and the door. My heart was in my throat as I skidded into the bright hallway, squinting against the sunlight.

“Jacqueline!” Before me, in a skin-tight evening gown of scarlet fabric was Patricia, her blonde hair cascading around her bony shoulders. I sidestepped around her, peering down the hallway. It was empty. There was no way Cass could have made it out of sight in the few seconds lead she had on me. Right?

“Jacqueline.” Patricia gripped my arm with cold fingers, pulling my attention back to her botoxed countenance. “The king is about to make an announcement about the next leg of the trial. You need to come back in.”

“But…” I trailed off, the adrenaline draining from me like a deflated balloon. Had it been someone else? Had my mind filled in a vision of Cass because I longed to see her?

I looked down at my arm where Patricia’s perfectly lacquered fingernails bit into the flesh of my arm. A silver ring encircled her middle finger. A rose and thistle, studded with garnet and amethyst stones. That damn rose and thistle again. More Brotherhood jewelry? Just what was a celebrity’s connection to a group of stuffy old magicians who wanted a return to the glory days of faerie/human relations?

“You have to go back in Jacq,” Patricia repeated, and I didn’t have the energy to argue with her. I didn’t know why I would. Maybe I was chasing a ghost.

I turned back towards the ballroom, and Patricia let me go with a simpering smile. “I think you’re going to like this next leg,” she said as if she were my best friend sharing her secret crush. God, I hated her.

I stumbled back into the ballroom, my thoughts foggy and confused. Orin met me by the door, his expression concerned.

“You two don’t go anywhere,” Patricia said brightly as if we were little kids. I thought she might bop Orin on the nose. “The king

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