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Deal With The Fae
Chapter 5: Gone
I looked up at the sound of someone knocking on my door. I reached under my skirt and grasped the dagger’s handle while waiting to see who it was.
“Come in.” I said.
The door slid open silently, just wide enough for a form to slip through it. It was hard to make out who it was. The sun had long since set, and I hadn’t bothered turning up the lamps around the room.
Chapter 4: Attendant
Lysandra was gone when I woke up again. The light coming in around the curtains was brighter this time, but the pressure of her body against mine, the feeling of her arms around me, both were gone.
I rolled over, hoping she was just turned the other way. It was an enormous bed, but she wasn’t in it. It was hard not to be disappointed that she was gone.
“What have I gotten myself into?” I wondered aloud.
A part of me wanted to blame last night on Fae magic. That she used her power to seduce me, but deep down, I knew that wasn’t true. My intuition, which if she were to be believed, was a gift from my Fae ancestry, had yet to let me down.
Chapter 3: New Life
“Good evening.” Lysandra said as I sat down in the seat next to her. “I thought it was time we got out and had some fun.”
“Good evening Lysandra. I hope I don’t disappoint you.” I said as I looked her over.
If I looked beautiful, she looked ethereal by comparison. While my dress hugged my body, hers looked like it had been painted on her body. Hers was a white, backless dress with a low cut sweetheart neckline, accentuating her cleavage. Where my jewelry would pay for four years of college, hers, which looked to be mostly platinum and diamonds, would likely buy the college.
Chapter 2: Whisked Away
I only saw Lysandra once a day for the following week, usually at dinner. I learned real quick that she was an expert at changing the subject and deflecting when she didn’t want to answer a question.
Aside from the once a day meetings, they mostly left me to my own devices. I had pretty much free rein of the estate, and while there wasn’t much in the way of modern entertainment, I found plenty to keep myself occupied.
The first day, I only met two of the Fae, besides Lysandra, but in the week since I’d dined with a dozen others. Most were as curious about me as I was about them. Finding someone to talk with, or play cards with, was relatively easy, though few could give me any insight into why Lysandra saved me, and none knew what she wanted with me. Not that they would admit knowing, anyway.
Chapter 1: House Party
It took me a few minutes to admit I was awake. I thought of rolling over and going back to sleep, but something was off. I couldn’t quite place it.
I opened my eyes, expecting to see the wall of my room. Instead, I saw heavy velvet curtains.
"Where am I?" I asked, sitting up.
The bed I was in made mine look like a cot in comparison. As the blanket dropped into my lap, I looked down and was even more surprised to see I was wearing some kind of loose-fitting robe.
That I was wearing anything at all was strange. I hated the heat in Phoenix, and even with the air conditioning unit in my window going, wearing anything more than a sheet made me too hot to sleep well.