Wicked Ugly Bad (A Kinda Fairy Tale Book 1) by Cassandra Gannon

Author:Cassandra Gannon [Gannon, Cassandra]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Star Turtle Publishing
Published: 2013-03-11T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

Scarlett Riding should never be free.

Psychiatric case notes of Dr. Ramona Fae

“Are you sure it’s safe to stop here for the night?” Letty ducked under the grasping branches of an ancient tree and looked up at him. “Really, really sure?”

“I’m sure. The flying monkeys will be after us, but the forest will slow them down.” Marrok glanced back at her. “We’ll be okay for a while.”

Very few people ever ventured into the woods. The vegetation in the Enchanted Forest moved of its own accord, attracted to any passersby. The branches would grab victims and drag them towards the gnarled trunks, presumably to eat them.

Marrok wasn’t exactly sure about that last part, but he also wasn’t about to get close enough to test what the plants were up to. As far as he knew, no one else had survived an encounter with them. Better to just assume they were carnivorous and stay away.

The Enchanted Forest was an unsettling place, filled with all kinds of hiding criminals, killer plants, and unknown monsters. The law never penetrated the thick woods, so Badness flourished in the gloom. It was said that just stepping foot inside of it was a death sentence for anyone Good.

It was creepy as hell, but that was actually working in their favor. Not only did it mean no authorities were around to intercept them, but the endless canopy of leaves blocked views from above and the constant shifting of the trees helped to cover tracks on the ground. Wolves could navigate the woods much better than the monkeys could, so that cut way down on their chance of being followed.

Marrok found he liked the dense forest surrounding them. It felt… homey.

“We need to stop and figure out what we’re doing next.” Esmeralda agreed. She dropped her backpack onto the ground and sat down on a fallen log. “I mean, where are we going?”

“I’m going back to the Northlands to reclaim my crown.”

She flashed Avenant a glower. “And you think it’ll just be as easy as walking up to your ex-castle and knocking? If we show our faces in public, we’ll be arrested.”

“So what do you suggest? That we live here in the foliage like squirrels?”

“I suggest that we lay low and stay out of trouble until…”

“No.” Letty cut off the witch’s words with a shake of her head. “We’re not laying low.”

“Exactly.” Avenant made a “you see?” hand gesture. “We can’t usurp the usurper if we’re hiding.”

“We?” Marrok echoed. “We’re not trekking to the Northlands to get your ass back on that icy throne. We have better things to do with our time.”

Avenant looked affronted.

“Listen!” Scarlett held up her palms to forestall the argument. “We need to stop Cinderella. That’s our only chance. She’ll be the one sending an army after us. If she’s gone, we’ll be home free. We all have to focus on exposing her as a fraud.”

“Here we go with Cinderella, again.” Esmeralda rolled her eyes. “Did anybody ever tell you you’re kind of obsessed?”

“I’m not obsessed! I just know that bitch is dangerous.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.