Elegy (A Watersong Novel) by Amanda Hocking Read Free Book Online Page A

didn’t think it was fair.”
    “Well, life isn’t fair.” Thea shrugged. “Get used to it.”
    “I don’t know how you can give me all this power and expect me to do nothing with it. I can change form, and I can control men with my voice.”
    Liv had been getting louder as she spoke, and by the time she stood, she was practically shouting at Thea. Her eyes had changed from their usual dark brown to golden-eagle eyes, and Thea could see the beginnings of her fangs protruding from her mouth.
    “I can kill at my discretion,” Liv said, her voice booming through the living room. All of its sugariness had dissolved. “I decide the fate of everyone I come in contact with. I’m practically a god, and you want me to sit on the couch while you read ?”
    Thea said nothing for a minute, almost in shock at the maniacal glint in Liv’s eyes, before finally whispering, “Penn made a terrible mistake with you.”
    With that, Liv dove at her. Thea leaned back, her head resting on the arm of the couch, and Liv hovered over her. She was still mostly human, aside from the many jagged rows of teeth in her mouth. Her face was mere inches above Thea’s, and her eyes were filled with contempt.
    “No, you’re the one who made a mistake,” Liv said, her voice mutated by the monster inside her, making her sound demonic. “I am not some little parakeet you can keep in a cage.”
    “Neither am I,” Thea growled.
    Her hand was around Liv’s throat in a second, her fingers elongating and tightening around Liv’s windpipe—not enough to kill her but enough that Liv could feel her power and strength.
    “You think you’re so powerful, little girl?” Thea asked, and leaned even closer to Liv as her eyes widened in surprise. “I’ve had this power a lot longer than you, and I actually know how to use it. I will not hesitate to rip off your head and spit down your throat if you do not calm the hell down.”
    The back door slammed shut, and Liv instantly retracted her teeth, and her eyes changed back to normal. Thea didn’t let go of her throat, though, so Liv remained hovering over her, even after Thea heard Penn’s wet footsteps on the floor as she walked into the living room.
    “What is going on here?” Penn asked, and Thea finally let go of Liv, allowing her to sit back down on the couch. “I leave for a few hours, and come home to this? I thought I told you girls to play nice.”
    “We were playing nice,” Liv said sunnily. “Thea and I were just getting to know each other.”
    “Yeah, we were having a real heart-to-heart,” Thea muttered, and sat up straighter on the couch.
    Penn stood to the side of the living room, eyeing the two of them, and said, “It looks like it.”
    “You’re all wet,” Liv said. “Were you out swimming?”
    “I was out taking care of something,” Penn replied, and sat down in a chair, seemingly not caring that her dress was soaking wet and would dampen the furniture.
    “Oh, I was wondering if we could go swimming. Thea said I had to wait until you got back,” Liv said.
    “Maybe later.” Penn smiled briefly at her, then turned her attention to Thea.
    “Because I’ve been sitting inside all afternoon without anything to do—” Liv began, but Penn held up her hand to cut her off.
    “Have you talked to Gemma today?” Penn asked Thea, completely ignoring Liv.
    Thea picked up her script from where she’d set it aside on an end table and pretended to be immersed in it. “She texted me to ask why I wasn’t at rehearsal.”
    “Do you know if she’s still searching for the scroll?” Penn asked as she combed her fingers through her long hair.
    Thea kept her eyes fixed on the page and her face as expressionless as possible when she said, “She hasn’t said anything lately.”
    “What scroll?” Liv asked.
    Penn glared at her. “The scroll you were supposed to be watching out for. Remember? Back when the plan was for you to stay with Harper and make sure she didn’t figure out