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I lifted my head.
Baba and Delphine stood over me as I lay on the ground inside of a circle. Baba wore a pink robe with some frilly collar peeking out the top. Meanwhile, Delphine had a purple bonnet over her head and a long black jacket over what appeared to be gray pajamas.
Both women had on slippers.
I gazed down at my body.
Oh no.
Snakes crawled over me.
The snakes slithered over my legs, arms, and chest, their scales glistening in the light with a range of colors from emerald green to deep black, gold to ruby red. Some had intricate patterns, while others were a solid color.
Still, the snakes moved like rippling waves across my body.
I gritted my teeth. “Get me out of here.”
Delphine turned to me and sneered on the other side of the circle. “What did you do lion?”
Epilogue
The Dark Revelation
I pushed black snakes off me, and they hissed.
Delphine yelled, “I told you not to drink her milk!”
I took in my surroundings.
We were in our bedroom, and Emily still slept on the bed, but they had me on the floor.
Boris, Wassily, and the rest of my men were no longer in the room.
Instead, Tisha stood with some of his men and several of Delphine’s men.
Pushing away other snakes, I rose to a sitting position and looked at my cousin. “W-what happened?”
“No.” Delphine waved him away. “You get to talking.”
Baba stepped closer to the circle, but didn’t enter it. “Did you find the original, Kazimir?”
“Yes.”
Gasping, Delphine edged back. “Y-you found her?”
“Well, I found her apartment.” I shoved away more hissing snakes and sat up. That was when I realized I wore no clothes. I slowly stood. “What happened to make all of you come in here?”
Baba tilted her head to the side. “And when you found the original’s apartment, did you go inside?”
Guilt filled me as I stepped over snakes and left the circle. “No. Pavel convinced me that it was my mouse’s journey.”
Tisha widened his eyes. “Pavel?”
Yes, Tisha. Things are about to get way more odd the longer we stay in New Orleans.
To my shock, Baba held a large white robe in her hand. “So, you did not open the door or go inside of the original’s apartment?”
“I did not.” I went to her, took the robe, and put it on.
