The Breaker's Promise (YA Urban Fantasy) (Fixed Points Book 2) by Conner Kressley

Author:Conner Kressley [Kressley, Conner]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Published: 2014-08-02T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

A lot Like the Beginning

Well, that was unexpected. The world’s most uncronelike crone hopped down from her golden throne with the smiling grace of a manic pixie.

There’s thought I never figured I’d have.

The old women on either side of her were much more fitting to the title of crones, if you ask me, seemed unaffected by her liveliness. They stood, unmoving, seemingly unblinking, as the crone made her way to me.

“Cresta Karr. It is such a pleasure to finally meet you. I probably don’t have to tell you this, but you’re sorta trending number one around here lately.” She tilted her head to the right, her eyes scanning me up and down. “You’re a pretty little thing, aren’t you? Just cute enough not to be threatening. I bet the boys just lose their minds whenever you come around.” She gave me a grin. “And if they don’t, they’re about to.”

Instinctively, my walls went up. I had been around enough Breakers at this point to know that most of them have their own motives. Sure, this place was supposedly private, and the things I said to the crone and (probably more importantly) the things she said to me were off limits to everyone, even the Council. But I had secrets; real secrets that no one could know about, and her hinting about my future put this crone smack in the middle of ‘bitch knows my secrets’ territory.

“Can we just get this over with?” I murmured, folding my arms over my chest.

“Figures you’d be icy. Your aura’s practically screaming. But rest assured Cresta, whatever you tell me stays between me and you. And Cresta, you can tell me anything. I’m here to help you. Think of me as a stylish older sister.”

I shuddered. I would definitely not be thinking of her as any kind of sister. “What about those two?” I asked, motioning to the old women by the throne. “Doesn’t look very private.”

She laughed so hard that her entire body shook. Slapping her hand against her mouth, she bent over happily. “I forget how new you are. They’re not real.” Snapping her fingers, both of the old women shimmered and vanished before my eyes. They were nothing. They were shade; an expression of the crone’s power and imagination. And the worst part was, I hadn’t even sensed it. She tilted her head again. “Like I said; it’s just you and me.”

“Why can’t I feel any of this shade?” I asked, keeping my eyes pinned to hers. Dr. Static had taught me a little about battling this sort of thing. If the crone could cause the rest of the world to spin and change around me without me being aware of it, I’d need something to focus on so that I could try to ground myself. Her eyes, pale like Wendy’s were, save for the smallest hint of blue, seemed like as good a thing as any.

“Aww Darling, I know you think you’re a big gun with your shade shaping whatever and your Bloodmoon lineage, but seers are the most powerful of all Breakers.

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