Shifters and Glyphs by Christina Bauer

Author:Christina Bauer [Bauer, Christina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 5518806
Amazon: B06XF9R39D
Publisher: Monster House Books, LLC
Published: 2018-10-16T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 22

As Knox and I walk along the never-ending gravel road to his castle, I can’t help but notice how he glares at all the fish-shaped topiaries and fountains.

“Something wrong with the gardens?” I ask.

“This is all Ty’s doing. I told her not to change anything. And she knows I hate all this fish stuff.”

“So.” I try to process this bit of news. Nope, I can’t do it. “Let me get this straight. Your ex-girlfriend is living in your castle and redecorating.”

“We only dated for a few weeks. Before that, we were just friends, you know?”

I don’t really know because Knox is my first kiss and boyfriend, not counting how I fake-dated Jules when he was pretending to be that loser Philpot. Even so, I nod. Knox is trying to share here, and it seems like the right thing to do.

Knox continues. “Most of the time, Ty and I just killed Denarii together. That went on for years. It all changed after we caught Reggie, though. Once Reggie was in custody, Ty thought there could be more to us.” He sighs. “I gave it a try. From the get-go, it was clear things wouldn’t work out. Ty could never move on from that fact.”

Now, I have total faith in my relationship with Knox. But does it feel just a little bit awesome to know he only dated Ty for a short time and didn’t enjoy any of it?

Um, yes. Not sure what that says about me as a person.

Talking to Knox must help the time go faster, because before I know it, we’re stepping through the main gate and entering the castle proper. Inside, the place is all huge rooms with lots of heavy wooden furniture. Some threadbare tapestries of wolves hang on the walls. And there are indoor fountains everywhere. There are even ones set into the walls where stone fish heads spit water into a lower basin.

Knox is really a leather-chair-and-modern-furniture-kind of guy. All these fountains don’t match his style. They have to be Ty’s handiwork.

WaterGirl.

Sure, we’re here to get the Codex Mechanica and find the fountain, but I must admit, my curiosity is definitely piqued about Ty herself. She’s got to be some piece of work.

As we walk along, there’s no missing the tons of servants running around. All of them human and wide eyed. They hold the doors open for us as we make a lot of twists and turns inside the castle. At last, we pause in front of a heavy wooden door.

For the first time, this one is closed.

Louis—who’d been following us until now—suddenly steps up to the door and clears his throat. “Presenting Mademoiselle Ty.”

Louis pushes the door open. Inside, there’s another long stone room with fountains set into the walls. Only here, there’s also a hefty wooden dining room table and a lit fireplace.

And Knox’s ex.

It’s easy to pick her out. At the end of the table sits a beautiful young girl dressed in a yellow gown. She looks about eighteen, with pale skin and brown eyes the same shade as her long hair.

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