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“Whoa, head rush,” I mutter as he sets me down on my feet.
He chuckles as I regain my balance. “Such a fragile human.”
I glare at him, but it’s a playful move. “You’re cockier here.”
He smirks. “No, I’m cocky always. I’m simply more in my element here, so the cockiness comes out times ten.”
I cross my arms. “Are all night creatures as cocky as you?”
“Yes, we are, sweetheart,” someone purrs from right behind me.
I reel around, then shuffle back, my back bumping into Legend’s chest.
I’d been so caught up in his vampire super speed and the dizzy side effect that I didn’t notice we’d stopped in front of a mob lined up in front of a two-story building made of tinted glass that matches the starry night sky. Or, well, I guess people is the incorrect term since nearly every creature has either fangs or claws or wings.
The wings throw me off. I knew werewolves, vampires, and a few kinds of demons lived in the Midnight Realm, but not faeries.
One of the male faeries with golden hair and sparkling blue wings winks at me, and I wonder if he’s the one who purred in my ear. I’m not sure how I feel about having the attention of a faerie. I’ve heard they can be quite tricky and manipulative.
“The fey just visit here,” Legend whispers in my ear. “And they have to abide our laws while they’re here, which means no trickery.”
“What realm do they live in?” I try not to make eye contact with the faerie.
“The Willow Realm.” He lines the palm of his hand to my back and urges me toward the front of the line. “Come on; let’s go inside where you won’t be so …” he wavers, “on display.”
I become more than aware that approximately every creature in line is eyeballing me now.
“Haven’t they seen a human before?”
He nods, avoiding my gaze. “But you … have a way about you that draws attention from paranormals.”
He’s never mentioned that before.
“What do you mean bya way about me?”
“I’ll explain later.” He dismisses me with a flick of his wrist and strides up to a velvet rope at the front of the line. Beyond the rope is a pair of steel double doors. Music reverberates from inside, vibrating against the cobblestone ground.
“Is this place a club?” I ask, and he nods. “Why aren’t we standing in line like everyone else?”
Before Legend can respond, an extremely tall man with jet black hair and skin as pale as moonlight materializes out of nowhere. He gives a quick glance at Legend then a smile curls at his lips as he lifts the velvet rope.
“Nice to have you back, Legend.” He exchanges a fist bump with Legend then steps aside to let us through.
He notes me as I squeeze by him and curiosity flickers in his eyes, but he doesn’t utter a word, only opens the door for us.
I’m about to ask Legend how we bypassed the entire line, since you have to be a big deal to do such a thing back in the Common Realm, but then we step inside and all words are lost.
The place is magnificent, to say the least. Somehow, I’m guessing by magic, the ceiling is an exact mini replica of the night sky outside, and the fake stars and moon are twirling around, spilling violet and silver light across a packed dance floor and leather booths. A bar runs across the far back room, and a spiral staircase stretches to a balcony lined with leather booths and cages, each one displaying a gorgeous, winged creature dancing inside.
“This place is …” I can’t find the words to explain the scene before me, so I just end up just gawking in amazement. “You’re ruining everything in the Common Realm for me.”
A grin touches Legend’s lips as he steers me through the mob of creatures grinding against each other while drinking strange, colorful, sparkling beverages.
“I’m glad you like it here,” Legend says, elbowing a winged giant of a man out of his way. “Maybe you’ll never want to go back, then.”
Confusion cracks through me as he once again implies that maybe I don’t have to return to the Common Realm. But I soon become distracted as we start up the spiral staircase and near the caged, angelic-like creatures.
“What are they?” I whisper, my heels clanking against the grated stairs.
