The Hex Files: Wicked State of Mind by Gina LaManna

Author:Gina LaManna [LaManna, Gina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: vampire, JD Robb, urban fantasy, humorous mystery, cozy mystery
Publisher: LaManna Books
Published: 2018-08-31T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15

I took the trolley through the borough and reached the far corner of the Golden District in under five minutes. I found Silver Street sparkling a few blocks further down—a cheap, tarnished sparkle compared to the rest of the district.

The change in scenery couldn’t have been more abrupt. Silver Street was located in the northeast corner of the Golden District, just west of the Goblin Grid. Where the Golden District was all opulence and shiny, sleek streets and modern home fronts, Silver Street was the shady underbelly, it’s ugly step-sister. Abandoned buildings sat boarded up, while hooded street merchants pushed carts in and out of the shadows.

I forced myself to keep on high alert as I marched through the streets. I caught glimpses of Residuals from spells that could only have been purchased from The Void and ignored an herbals deal going down in a dark corner. While I itched to do something about each infraction, I had to focus on the reason I’d come to Silver Street in the first place.

A glimmer of light in the distance held my attention: a small neon sign blinking with the word Dust. As I neared, I realized that the sign wasn’t neon at all but an enchanted hex that caused the letters to pulse and shiver with a sparkly-like substance.

When I neared the entrance and the quivering letters, I hesitated, scanning the jewel-adorned crowd for a glimpse of Matthew. He was supposed to have waited outside for my arrival, but something urgent must have called him away. He was nowhere to be found.

With a sinking sensation in the pit of my stomach, I glanced back and took in the sight of a long line snaking through the back alley. With a groan, I set off to find the end.

As I moved, I noted the various species waiting to enter the disco. A group of Goblin Girls, their skin a pale green, giggled with delight as they waited near the front. Two ogres in the back wore inexpensive suits that did nothing to cover the sneaky smiles curling up their misshapen faces. A tittering bachelorette party of pixies waited near the back, hiccupping and passing a champagne bottle between them.

“Congratulations,” I said to the pixie dressed in white. She wore a cheap veil that glittered and snapped with a firecracker enchantment. “Anyone know how long the wait is to get inside?”

The bride-to-be hiccupped. “We’re VIP, and we’ll be waiting for an hour, so get in line.”

I muttered some nasty words to Matthew for ditching me in a dimly lit alley, surrounded by hiccupping pixies and grinning goblins, and stepped behind the women dressed in frills. Even in my red gown, I wasn’t exactly dressed for a nightclub, and I most certainly didn’t look like I belonged in this crowd of scantily clad women and sleazy, grinning males.

I raised my wrist to my mouth and Commed Matthew, but there was no answer. He probably couldn’t hear inside the club, seeing as I could barely hear myself think outside of it.

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