"Mary Janice Davidson - Betsy 01 - Undead And Unwed" - читать интересную книгу автора (Davidson Mary Janice)

тАЬWell, thatтАЩs a helluva note.тАЭ I was a little nervous, but not out-and-out terrified. Not yet. I found the
cheerleader extremely interesting. Why did she jump in with me? And why did she have the idea in her
head that I was a queen? I wasnтАЩt even a Leo. тАЬThe walls are pretty steep in hereтАжIтАЩm betting this is so
we donтАЩt have time to climb out. Any suggestions?тАЭ

тАЬYes.тАЭ The cheerleader was digging in her jeans pocket and came up with a small, thickly padded
envelope, the kind you mail discs in. She practically threw it at me, so anxious was she to get rid of it.
тАЬFor you. Only you can wield this.тАЭ

тАЬUhтАжthanks. Gee, I donтАЩt have anything for you.тАЭ I opened the envelope and peeped inside. And
smiled. I upended the envelope and felt the cool gold chain slide into my hand. It was a beautiful gold
cross on a chain so fine even I, with my super orbs, had trouble seeing it. I put it on, feeling the teensy
clasp with my fingers and getting it hooked around my neck after a few seconds of fumbling. тАЬThanks a
lot. I left mine at home.тАЭ
 тАЬThis is why youтАЩre the queen. Or you will be. You were foretold, you know.тАЭ

тАЬNo I donтАЩt knowтАжand who are you, anyway?тАЭ

тАЬIтАЩm Tina.тАЭ

тАЬThank goodness!тАЭ I said so loudly she stepped back. тАЬNo silly-ass overdone names for you, mтАЩgirl.тАЭ

тАЬItтАЩs short for Christina Caresse Chavelle.тАЭ

тАЬWell, you did the best you could.тАЭ

I heard a creaking noise just then, a really obnoxious one; it was like hinges clotted with dirt were
turning in torturous slowness. The sound made me want to clap both hands over my ears. I didnтАЩt,
though. No need to start losing coolness points with Tina who had, after all, jumped into a pitch-dark pit
with me and brought me a present. тАЬWhat the heck is that?тАЭ

тАЬThe gate is going up. The Fiends are out.тАЭ Tina said this in a perfectly placid tone, but she was nibbling
at her lower lip. тАЬDonтАЩt be afraid.тАЭ

тАЬAre you talking to me, or yourself?тАЭ

тАЬBoth,тАЭ she admitted. She glanced up at meтАФboy, she was tiny. Barely up to my shoulder, and just as
cute as a bug. тАЬThey will come at you but over my body, Majesty.тАЭ

I tried not to laugh. тАЬThank you, Tina, but thatтАЩs not very Queen-ey, is it? Cowering behind someone
smaller?тАЭ

There was a rushing noise, like wind through capes, and I saw their eyes in the dark, little sullen coals. I
counted ten coals. Clearly the pit had an entrance, other than the top. But the other end was blocked, or
the Fiends would be gamboling out in the moonlight like big evil puppies. If we dealt with them (big
freaking if), weтАЩd have time to climb out, but what then?

Tina stepped in front of me just as the first fiend reached us. For once I was sorry I could see so well in
the dark. They were vaguely humanтАФlike the devil is vaguely human. Although they had two legs, they
scrabbled about on all fours. Their hair was, to a man (or a womanтАжtheir sex was indistinguishable),