struggling to control her temper. ‘Is that all you’ve got to say? Miss Holden, I came here for advice. You’re supposed to have all this amazing knowledge to give me and you’re saying “Find that book”? At least tell me where it is!’
‘You know I can’t do that, April.’
April curled her hands into fists under the table. Is it okay to use my Fury powers to kill bloody Guardians? she wondered, gritting her teeth.
‘Let me guess, it’s against the rules?’ said April, her voice shaking.
‘April, you have to understand – I should never have even told you about the Albus Libre , I can’t help you find it too. Yes, there are rules …’
‘Well screw your rules and screw your war!’ shouted April, standing up again. ‘If you won’t help me, you’re not much use, are you?’
She picked up her bag and strode over to the door.
‘You know what? I’ll ask my friends. They’ll help me, however dangerous it is – because we look out for each other.’
‘April, please …’
‘I’ll see you in school,’ she said, closing the door behind her.
Chapter Six
April didn’t feel like going to school, but she knew she had to. She could probably get away with skipping a few days on compassionate grounds, but after her meeting with Miss Holden, she was filled with a new sense of purpose. The woman was maddening, with her riddles and her ridiculous rules, but she was right about one thing: April couldn’t waste time wishing this whole mess away, she had to roll up her sleeves and get to work. She needed to find the book, and then she would have the means to save Gabriel; she had to track down the Regent, somewhere in the shadows behind Ravenwood, and make him release Gabriel – then they could be together at last. And she needed to find out who had killed her dad, and then she would have peace of mind. She had spent far too long being a silly little girl. It was time to grow up and accept that none of this was going to go away. Yes, she wished her dad would come back, she wished she and Gabriel could run away and leave it all behind and, more than anything, she wished she didn’t have this bloody Fury thing hanging over her, making her even more unsure of herself. As she walked up the steps to the school’s main entrance, she decided she was going to do whatever was necessary to bring this to a conclusion. It was the helplessness, the sense of being overwhelmed that was crippling her. If she was honest with herself, she had wanted Miss Holden to just say, ‘Okay, April, I’ll make it all stop. No vampires, no Fury, just you and Gabriel – oh, and look – your father has come back.’ But she hadn’t – she couldn’t. April had to face up to the fact that she was a natural anomaly, like those kids who could play chess at three or who could do backflips. She was what she was, it was that simple. ‘Get on with it’, that’s what her dad would have said. ‘You don’t have to like it, but you do have to finish the job.’
Right then , thought April, let’s get this sorted . Infiltrate the Faces, see what I can learn about Ravenwood, and turn Gabriel back into a vamp. If I don’t start doing something, I’ll go mad.
She found Caro after her English lesson and pulled her into the girls’ toilets. After checking they were alone, she laid it out for her.
‘It’s time to get serious. I’m going to find that book and I’m going to find the Regent.’
‘Brilliant. I’m with you all the way.’
‘No you’re not. Not any more.’
Caro frowned.
‘Why not?’
‘Because we’re being naïve about this. We’re assuming the Suckers are stupid, but that’s the last thing they are. They’ve remained hidden for centuries, they’ve set up this school to recruit new vamps and heaven only knows what else they’re up to.’
‘Okay … so how are we being naïve?’
‘Because if Suckers are anything, they’re suspicious and paranoid. One of their own has been killed by a weird
‘You know I can’t do that, April.’
April curled her hands into fists under the table. Is it okay to use my Fury powers to kill bloody Guardians? she wondered, gritting her teeth.
‘Let me guess, it’s against the rules?’ said April, her voice shaking.
‘April, you have to understand – I should never have even told you about the Albus Libre , I can’t help you find it too. Yes, there are rules …’
‘Well screw your rules and screw your war!’ shouted April, standing up again. ‘If you won’t help me, you’re not much use, are you?’
She picked up her bag and strode over to the door.
‘You know what? I’ll ask my friends. They’ll help me, however dangerous it is – because we look out for each other.’
‘April, please …’
‘I’ll see you in school,’ she said, closing the door behind her.
Chapter Six
April didn’t feel like going to school, but she knew she had to. She could probably get away with skipping a few days on compassionate grounds, but after her meeting with Miss Holden, she was filled with a new sense of purpose. The woman was maddening, with her riddles and her ridiculous rules, but she was right about one thing: April couldn’t waste time wishing this whole mess away, she had to roll up her sleeves and get to work. She needed to find the book, and then she would have the means to save Gabriel; she had to track down the Regent, somewhere in the shadows behind Ravenwood, and make him release Gabriel – then they could be together at last. And she needed to find out who had killed her dad, and then she would have peace of mind. She had spent far too long being a silly little girl. It was time to grow up and accept that none of this was going to go away. Yes, she wished her dad would come back, she wished she and Gabriel could run away and leave it all behind and, more than anything, she wished she didn’t have this bloody Fury thing hanging over her, making her even more unsure of herself. As she walked up the steps to the school’s main entrance, she decided she was going to do whatever was necessary to bring this to a conclusion. It was the helplessness, the sense of being overwhelmed that was crippling her. If she was honest with herself, she had wanted Miss Holden to just say, ‘Okay, April, I’ll make it all stop. No vampires, no Fury, just you and Gabriel – oh, and look – your father has come back.’ But she hadn’t – she couldn’t. April had to face up to the fact that she was a natural anomaly, like those kids who could play chess at three or who could do backflips. She was what she was, it was that simple. ‘Get on with it’, that’s what her dad would have said. ‘You don’t have to like it, but you do have to finish the job.’
Right then , thought April, let’s get this sorted . Infiltrate the Faces, see what I can learn about Ravenwood, and turn Gabriel back into a vamp. If I don’t start doing something, I’ll go mad.
She found Caro after her English lesson and pulled her into the girls’ toilets. After checking they were alone, she laid it out for her.
‘It’s time to get serious. I’m going to find that book and I’m going to find the Regent.’
‘Brilliant. I’m with you all the way.’
‘No you’re not. Not any more.’
Caro frowned.
‘Why not?’
‘Because we’re being naïve about this. We’re assuming the Suckers are stupid, but that’s the last thing they are. They’ve remained hidden for centuries, they’ve set up this school to recruit new vamps and heaven only knows what else they’re up to.’
‘Okay … so how are we being naïve?’
‘Because if Suckers are anything, they’re suspicious and paranoid. One of their own has been killed by a weird
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