Faerie Marked (Fae Academy for Halflings Book 1) by Brea Viragh

Author:Brea Viragh [Viragh, Brea]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-10-26T05:00:00+00:00

15

I didn’t remember which of the girls screamed. Might even have been me.

I didn’t remember anyone going to fetch Headmaster Leaves, bringing him out along with some of the other professors. I didn’t remember being instructed not to touch anything, although that wouldn’t have been my first inclination, I was sure.

I also didn’t remember being shuffled back to the dorm along with the rest of the girls and changing out of my drenched clothing, unable to stop shivering, the whole of me filled with the heavy lead weight of dread. The rest of the night was a blur until the sun rose, the headmaster making sure the rest of the class kept a healthy distance from us until we could be questioned by the authorities.

The rain had stopped finally. I realized when I followed the rest of the girls into the auditorium for the second time in as many weeks to speak to the headmaster, who demanded an explanation though I knew the detectives who were still on the scene hadn’t found much beyond the identity of the body.

The boy we’d found in the tree last night turned out to be the top candidate for the first-year class, or so rumor had it. From the tone of his voice, even Headmaster Leaves had expected the deceased boy to be the top of our class by the first elimination, with a clear path to earning his place not only at the academy but in Faerie.

Those dreams were stolen from him and yet no one could figure out a motive. It was a waste of life. A waste of talent.

I didn’t understand why either, and it scared me.

Wasn’t it supposed to be safe here? Wasn’t this place my escape from my one true danger in this world: the ceremonial binding to a man who would torment me for his own amusement?

I tried not to think about those things as I sat down next to Melia in the cafeteria afterward. She saw them on my face anyway.

“You look like you’ve seen better days,” she said at once, raising her gaze and chewing as she stared at me. “Did you get any sleep last night?”

“Not much,” I admitted. Rubbing the side of my head, I went on to say, “I’m the one who first saw the guy, Mel. Sweet dreams aren’t exactly on the menu tonight.”

“Yeah, I understand, but you’re going to have a hard time getting through your classes if you don’t sleep.” She watched me shuffle in my seat, uneasy.

I scratched my head. “I’m sorry. I’m a little bit preoccupied with things lately.”

“No one blames you.”

I glanced up at the familiar voice. Mike and Roman stood there for a moment before settling into the empty seats across from us.

“It was a wild night,” Roman agreed. “The police came to our dorm room and went through Loudon’s things. Took most of them away as evidence.”

“You…you…” Melia snapped her jaw open and shut. They’d never sat with us before. It left her visibly surprised and tongue-tied for the first time since I’d met her.

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