Vicious Royals by Margo Ryerkerk & Holly Hook

Author:Margo Ryerkerk & Holly Hook [Ryerkerk, Margo & Hook, Holly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-12-17T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

“Okay, Onyx.” I took a deep breath, staring at myself in the tiny mirror above the single dresser in the room I shared with Lily.

My roots were growing out. I had half a pack of purple dye left. But I'd worry about that tomorrow. I had more important things to worry about right now.

Lily was at the library, studying hard for one of Lord Sullivan’s tests. That left me alone for the next couple of hours to practice this glamour thing. I wasn’t sure yet how I’d use it if I did manage to master it, but one thing was clear: I couldn’t rely on ice alone to get me out of this jam. Sure, I could try to kill Gregory Vulthus as soon as I was alone with him, but then I’d have the other Elites, whoever they all were, to deal with. And it would take a single blood crystal to get me in line long enough to ensure I wouldn’t be a danger to them ever again.

I shuddered. “Focus.” My pale reflection in the mirror stared back at me. Bags hung under my eyes, and my purple strands were all tangled. I hadn’t bothered to comb them today. Maybe hating my real appearance would help me take on another. But who? I hadn’t decided yet, and I had no instructions.

I considered hitting the library, but all the books there were filtered by the vamps. Any fae books that had made it into the human world during the plague probably had been long burned. I was on my own.

What if I could make myself look like Peony or one of the vamps? Or Kristen? Kristen was close to Mei and it might be advantageous to hear some inner workings of the Elites since the Wus were taking the Steinbergs’s place until whatever investigation into them was over. Or until they outed the Steinbergs for something. As Kristen or Peony, could I convince Mei to have her family buy the infamous Onyx? The idea was farfetched and risky since the real Kristen or Peony could contradict me the moment I was back to looking like myself, but it was better than me going to Mei and begging on my knees.

With my mind made up, I willed my body to shift. I took cleansing breaths and focused, imagining my hair becoming dark brown with blonde highlights.

“Come on.” I grasped the edge of the dresser. “Kristen. Kristen.” I imagined her dark brown eyes and plucked eyebrows, her slightly hooked nose. My lips turned a pinkish lip gloss color. Was it happening? I blinked, but all the mirror revealed was the same Onyx I’d been an hour ago, confirming I’d only imagined my lips changing.

What if no earthbound fae could use glamour or one had to be from the Summer Court? Candice might’ve had it wrong. She didn’t seem knowledgeable.

Was I wasting my time?

With a sigh, I shoved myself away from the dresser and headed to the library. Ice pooled in my chest, but I breathed it away as I half-ran down the steps and down the corridor to the library.

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