The Red Wing Mansion

The Pearl Wing Mansion : Chapter Twenty-One

Alix's POV

Isela, Pearly and I spy from a distance. When I see Aelia arrive with my best friend, adrenaline fills my veins, along with hatred. Pamela must have come back to visit me again in Clue after her family emergency was over, and instead she's come right into trouble.

Aelia cursed her and now Pam was her puppet and her sacrifice, none the wiser.

We had to step in to save her.

"Aelia has my best friend, I wonder if she knows who Pam is to me," I turn to Pearly and Isela as we wait in an empty cabin opposite Claudius' cabin. I stole a spare key from reception and got us access. We were waiting for the meeting to begin.

"She probably does realise who Pam is and chose her to level the playing field. After I stole Aelia's diary, she may have realised she was duped at some point, she's a stronger witch than I am," Pearly frowns, "I'm sorry, Alix, I didn't know a friend of yours would be roped in tonight. But it's good we're here to intervene. It's even more reason to take Aelia down."

"Just run me through the plan again," I ask, so nervous I'm freaking out about the details and how our own plan might risk Pamela's safety now.

"The plan is the same. You will sneak in through the window of the guest room Claudius designated for the ritual, I left the window open," Pearly explains to me calmly and clearly, "While you free the sacrifice – sorry – I mean Pam... Isela and I will enter the meeting last. Isela will make small talk. I will take a piece of Aelia's hair off her head and stuff it inside this doll I made," she shows me the creepy little thing she stitched together, the arms and legs are bent at funny angles, "Her limbs will break... and you will come out to kill her," Pearly smiles, "Everyone in the club knows Isela and I, and they love us. But they also know Claudius will kill them all if they try to intervene. So, rest assured, the takeover will be swift. You will be Turning Witch. And Dagger will not touch Pamela. That part is your responsibility."

"Okay, so nothing changes," I try to steady my breaths, "The plan remains exactly the same."

"I am nervous, too, Alix," Isela admits while looking at her reflection with a pocket mirror, "I've done a lot of things but nothing... evil... such as murder."

"You won't have to do anything but be witness, sister," Pearly reassures Isela, "And maybe find inspiration for your next design? A funeral dress?"

"Oh, Pearly, you worry me sometimes," Isela laughs, "Now let's execute this plan perfectly, we must be brave together."

"We will," Pearly grins at me, "Alix, smile!"

"I just hope they're not hurting Pamela right now," I wring my hands together, wondering what Aelia could be planning.

"One last thing," Pearly touches my shoulder, sounding sly as she smirks, "...I must tell my big brother of the plan... just so he knows... okay? In case something goes wrong."

"I don't think that's a good idea, it will ruin the surprise," I whisper back.

"I won't text Claudius the details until the last moment when Dagger is separate from the group, in the room with Pam," Pearly goes on and convinces me to agree to letting Claudius in on the plan.

I think about my husband being very mad that I disobeyed him again. That's my only concern.

But I also think about Pamela dying under Dagger Spellman's body, and I know either way, I'm going to save her.

Claudius would understand that, he did meet Pamela briefly, so he knew her.

Hmm.

"There's one more problem," I turn to Pearly, "Dagger still needs to do the ritual or you'll be in danger of his empowered sex drive. He needs to experience sexual gratification for the first time as an incubus without risking your own safety. How do we remedy that without a sacrifice?"