Two Kingdoms by C. M. Owens

Author:C. M. Owens [Owens, C. M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-06-27T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

I hit the ground roughly, grunting as I dart a look around and scramble to my feet, my eyes widening as I take in my new surroundings.

Lucifer is here. And…he is glaring at some unkempt, raggedy, dirty guy who is wearing clothes that have rips and stains all over them. Two rows of chairs are facing me, divided by a visible white line. Which is a little random.

Quickly, I take note of our surroundings, feeling like I’m in an ancient arena meant for gladiators, and they’re all sitting on the royal viewing platform.

The guy’s gladiator skirts spring to mind. I don’t like where this feels like it’s going.

All the heirs, with the obvious exception of myself, are sitting on one side. Five unknown guys are sitting on the other, all of them looking just as haggard as the one being glared at by the Devil.

A few grunts find my ears from behind me, and I dart a look over my shoulder, counting four important men who scramble to their feet with the same reaction time I did. Quickly, I return my attention to the freaky, unsettling scene at hand.

The haggard men look annoyed. Lucifer looks like a murderous psychopath. My siblings look bored or disinterested. I’m sure I look confused and ready to kill someone.

“Satisfied?” Lucifer growls.

Why does Lilith have my hair color?

I glance down, and I gasp in a little horror.

I have red hair.

With a red dress.

I know how I got the red dress—I leveled up. How the fucking hell did I get red hair?

Clashing shades of red is not the important thing right now, so I ignore that niggling little vanity impurity and focus on the real issue. Even though a purple dress would look so much better with red hair…

Four distinct presences draw close to my back.

Jude and Kai flank my sides. Ezekiel and Gage share space behind me, all of them touching me as we give the onlookers a collective glare. At least I assume they’re glaring. After all, it’s what they do best.

Hera narrows her eyes on Lilith, and then she glances over at me, arching an eyebrow.

I’m more interested in the haggardly men who are just staring at me like I’ve failed some test.

Something crashes in the far distance, but I’m too wary to turn my attention away, just in case someone strikes. I can feel the palpable tension electrifying the air around us.

“I hate to agree with Lucifer about anything, but clearly he’s right on this. She’d have never let Lilith save her,” one of them says, and I back into the guys a little more as Kai and Jude move in closer to my sides.

“They all play their games—the Devil and his twisted spawn. There’s no way to be certain they didn’t plan this,” the one Lucifer is still glaring at says.

“Her vanity wouldn’t allow it if she truly had all her memories, Rafael,” another haggard dude says.

My breath goes cold in my lungs, and the guys stiffen at my sides.

This

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