Fallen Royals

Chapter 11

The weeks have passed by and Petra would make sure to get up before Marina and Karlo were awake and to get home after they've gone to bed. She once thought they were like peas in a pod but now she was having second thoughts. They were frustrating and their talks often turned into fights. The good thing in recent weeks was that now she knew her mother's name and Karlo agreed to further investigate her whereabouts. Her mother was Ivana Odak and she grew up in the town of Opuzen which was in the kingdom south of Dalma. Petra still didn't know if she was alive or not. She hoped she could meet her one day.

Petra was finishing her last class and couldn't wait to go to the troupe. They have postponed the play several times because of different reasons. The premier was scheduled for tonight and they didn't expect any obstacles. The troupe hoped it would be a success which would help them a lot with paying their bills. It was always the toughest before the premiere. Their savings would usually dry as they'd spend their days rehearsing and not earning money.

As Petra left the classroom, she was met with the school's dean.

"Miss Prevo, can I have a word with you?"

"Right now?"

"Right now."

The dean pointed with his hand to go to his office.

"I want to talk about your position in this school. I have recently warned you that being late isn't acceptable and that appearance should be upheld in the school and outside of it."

"Yes, I haven't been late since your warning."

"No, you seem to improve but you don't look so well and there are rumors you're taking drugs."

"What!? Who dares to accuse me?" - She didn't expect anyone to notice. She was always wearing long sleeves and her neck was off the limits. But she did lose weight as Toma's blood sustained her and she didn't eat as much as before. There were also discernible changes in her face but she didn't notice them. Her bloodshot eyes and red tips of her ears.

"Who doesn't matter. Would you be willing to take the test?"

"What kind of test is it?"

"Human drugs, vampiric blood, fae dust and several more supernatural drugs."

"No, I decline."

"Then it's true. I'm sorry, Ms. Prevo. You were our rising star but we can't continue to have you in our school. We need to think of the children."

"It's bull. I have no problem with the children."

"Please clean your desk today. Your paycheck will be sent to you on Monday."

"This is wrong and the karma will get you."

Dean chuckled. - "As you say, Ms. Prevo. Good day."

Such a shame, one more life ruined due to that vampire. If she was underage, I could have helped her, but now it's all up to her, to get out of his grasp...

Petra left the dean's office to pack her things.

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Petra went straight to Toma's office. She didn't find him there so she went to look around. The troupe was in motion, a lot of them were running through the backstage, hurrying to get things ready. It was several hours before the start but some preparations took hours such as putting the makeup on so they were already in a preparation frenzy.

Toma was in the room with dresses, checking if everything was ready.

"You don't look so good. What is it, Snow?"