Chapter Eight
Trust issues and more bad news
I was back in the alley and the strange darkness faded away. I blinked a few times, thinking she must have used an illusion to scare me, making me more obedient. The beautiful fairy was staring at me with her wide blue eyes. My head hurt, and my vision was blurry. It felt like her magic was bouncing off my skin and there was still no sign of my dragon. Seconds later she grabbed my neck and pushed me against the brick wall. Suddenly, her face changed, her skin looked more sullen and she lost her beauty. Her eyes were bloodshot, and lips cracked.
“I don’t like being followed, little girl. Idris swore to me that he had everything under control,” she snarled at me, and her pupils dilated. She gripped her fingers tighter around my neck. I struggle
