Reign (An Unfortunate Fairy Tale Book 4) Read Free Page B

could no longer read the words written across the plain
notebook paper. They were simple bullet points, and facts about the brothers,
but the script staring back at her wasn’t her own.
    Careful
what words you utter. For they may be your last.
    Mina was careful to keep a neutral face
as she read the threat. Instead of causing her to become scared, the words ignited
a fire within her. Schools should be a safe zone, free from Fae
influence—at least from the bad kind. There were too many innocents at
risk: Nan, Brody, and Nix to name a few. And here Teague shows up and tries to
intimidate her.
    Nan noticed Mina staring and turned to
follow her friend’s line of sight, but it was obvious from her confused looks
at the brick wall that she couldn’t see Teague. Even though Nix could.
    In fact, it seemed that most of the room
couldn’t see Teague, so that eased her fears. But only a little.
    “Mina, do you need a minute to regain
your thoughts?” her teacher interjected.
    Mina’s eyes never left Teague. He was now
giving her his full, undivided devilish focus. Those blue eyes bored into hers
with a clear challenge. Everything about him screamed Jared except for those
blue eyes.
    “No, I don’t need another minute. I’m
fine,” she answered. “I’m almost done.”
    “Okay then. When you’re ready to proceed.”
    She nodded her head, crumpled up the
paper into a small ball, and tossed it in the trash can. A smile crept up her
face and she raised an eyebrow in challenge. The smirk dropped from his haughty
face and he moved away from the wall.
    “An interesting fact that is not well known
is that the Grimm Brothers were inter-dimensional travelers who captured and
sent evil Fae back to their world, which exists on another plane.” The words
were clear and crisp, and she didn’t stutter. “Although tasked with an impossible
quest, they never gave up in their mission. And to this day their descendants
carry on the same assignment. I once said that Joseph and Wilhelm were cursed,
because it seemed like the odds were stacked against them. But I was wrong.
They’re not the ones cursed. They’re the ones who live free. It’s the Fae that
are cursed, and all the ones who must live in fear of tyranny. It is those on
the Fae plane I pity, for their time here is short. The Grimm grace period is
over. I will not fail to end the tyranny where others have. So run. Run while
you can,” she threatened.
    Silence filled the room as the tension
tried to find a way out. Mina knew what her classmates were probably thinking,
although no one said a word. It was uncomfortable and awkward.
    Teague looked angry enough to spit acid.
“I warned you, Grimm. I warned you, but you didn’t listen,” he spoke out.
    Not a single head turned his direction.
They were all focused on her. She could see the odd shoulder shrug, the pairs
of rolled eyes as some tried to process what she’d said. Only Nix heard Teague,
and when Teague’s threat reached his ears, he started to tremble and slid lower
in his chair. Any lower and he would be sitting on the floor.
    Mina didn’t back down from Teague. She
knew never to back down from a rabid dog, and this was the same. This was an
intimidation game, and she could not show any sign of weakness.
    She managed to cross the short distance
without her legs crumbling under her. Now for the icing on the cake. When she
reached her desk, she turned her back on Teague, sat in her chair, and
pretended to inspect the non-existent nail polish on her fingers.
    She could feel the crackle of energy
building behind her. It was almost impossible to ignore. The room dropped in
temperature, and goose bumps ran up and down her arms. Without looking, she
knew Teague was doing what he could to draw her attention, but she turned to
Brody and gave him her most dazzling smile.
    Or what she hoped was a dazzling smile. It
probably looked a bit pained and constipated. “How’d I do?” she asked.
    “That was intense,” he