Dead and Breakfast by Lily Webb

Author:Lily Webb [Webb, Lily]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lily Webb

Chapter Nine

A knock on the door sent Jadis and me into the stratosphere.

“Selena? Jadis? It’s us, Blair and Kiki. The coast is clear; you can come out now,” Blair’s voice cooed, though based on what we’d just seen, I had no reason to believe it was actually her on the other side.

If who or whatever the imposter really was could believably pass themselves off as a vampire — complete with the same superhuman speed — then it was reasonable to think they could disguise themselves as just about anyone.

“Prove it,” I shouted without moving; though I realized the door separating us was little more than an illusion of safety, it was still better than nothing.

Silence settled over everything for an extended period, until finally, Blair started singing the chorus to Fleetwood Mac’s “Dreams,” taking me back to when I’d first learned about all her magical secrets.

I didn’t know what the limits of the imposter’s powers were, but I didn’t think it was likely they could’ve conjured up such a specific memory, so I climbed off the bed and gazed through the peephole built into the door. Blair and Kiki stood outside, looks of concern contorting their faces. Immediately, I knew something was wrong — very wrong — so I hurried to open the door.

“What happened?” I demanded as soon as we made eye contact. “Whatever it is, just tell me.”

Blair crossed her arms over her chest and sighed. “It’s Emile. The real one. He’s missing.”

“Well, technically, both of them are,” Kiki corrected, and my heart dropped into my stomach.

“What? Where did they go?”

“We don’t know,” Blair admitted. “The kitchen is absolutely wrecked; broken glass and overturned tables everywhere. We were more concerned with getting you out of harm’s way, so we missed the fight. By the time we got back to the kitchen, they were both gone.”

“But they had to have gone somewhere, right? They couldn’t have just disappeared.”

“Presumably, but we don’t know where.”

“Then it isn’t safe to be wandering around here alone anymore, is it?”

“Well, we may not know where the two of them went, but we’re reasonably sure they’re no longer in the inn, and we’ve performed a series of protective spells to make sure no one gets in or out until we know what’s going on here.”

“But what if they never left?” Jadis asked over my shoulder, and frigid dread filled my stomach like a deep gulp of water. I hadn’t heard Jadis come to the door behind me, but I was glad she had. I’d wondered the same thing, but feared I was already asking too many questions that might make me seem paranoid.

Blair and Kiki exchanged uncertain looks, and though I knew neither of them wanted to admit it, they couldn’t guarantee us that Emile and his imposter weren’t still somewhere in the inn — which meant they might have trapped us inside with the copycat.

“Take me to the kitchen,” I ordered, and Blair blanched.

“Selena, I really don’t think that’s such a good idea right—”

“I

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