Sample Chapter - PORTIA
I am so late.
My heart beats at double speed while I rush down a marble staircase in the Ryder Mansion. If I were a doll, I’d be Action Librarian Barbie, The Super-Late And Extraordinarily Stressed-Out Edition. I glance at my watch and cringe. My lecture on Magic Across The After-Realms should’ve started twenty minutes ago.
The President of Purgatory waits for me at the bottom of the stairs. Her mouth presses into a thin frown.
“Portia, you’re finally here,” she says. “We were getting frantic.”
The President’s known for being tough on crime, corruption, and well, everything really. But she’s also my grandmother. When it comes to family, Gram’s a softie who worries like crazy.
“So sorry, Gram. I got caught up.”
Her eyes widen with alarm. “It’s your Firmament s
