Opulent (The Opalescent Collection Book 1) by Isabelle Gallo Read Free Book Online

the moons so clearly that you can even count the craters on their surface.” He stopped to look up at the tall building.
    “But we don’t have time . We need to find Princess Pearl.”
    “We will find her, I promise.” He looked at the building again. “Come, why don’t we go and see?”
    “But Minx, my poor Minx,” I said pulling him away from the building.
                  He tightened his grip on my arm. “You’re right. We should go and get him.”
                  If you made it out of the woods in one piece, a worn dirt path cut through the dense greenery heading north. The path, tediously long, exhausting, and occasionally covered in overgrowth, presented us to a pond. It was here where the Frozen Waterfalls existed as a natural monument. The water that seemed frozen in time hid a rock wall. The raging torrents and white, misty froth that licked the edge of the pond ceased to move, captured in space and time as though it was a simple scenic picture.
                  Fitzray’s eyes studied the ground while he stood beside me. We stood before the Princess who sat in the center of the pond. She was surrounded by three vampires all who sat by her on her rock, their eyes glassy and irresponsive. Pearls covered her neck and wrists and even a tiara with silver pearls rested on her head. Her delicate pixie-like nose turned up while she rested an icy stare on us. She was dangerously beautiful.
                  She was not a vampire, as I expected, but a mermaid. Her blonde hair hung down into the water, her turquoise eyes refusing to move from us.
    “What do you want? Can’t you see I’m busy,” she snapped.
                  Mermaids were selfish, haughty creatures who thought that those who walked on land should pity them. Mermaids, classified by their degree of conceit, made stumbling upon a good-natured mermaid unlikely. In fact, the majority of the species frowned upon it.
    “So you are the famous Princess Pearl? It’s a pleasure,” I said quietly.
                  Her lips remained neutral, though she eyed me suddenly, causing me to shrink back behind Fitzray. 
    “Who sent you here?”
    “Taj’, he sent us.”
    “Is she telling the truth?” She chimed, near mocking, in Fitzray’s direction.
                  His head jerked to the side to avoid her glance. “Yes, Taj’ sent us because he said you could help , not criticize. Tell us where our dragon is.”
    “My, my, isn’t someone a little demanding ?” Her pale pink lips turned up slightly. “But, since you seem so insisting, what’s in it for me ?”
    “What do you want?”
    “Nothing you can get me,” she said in defeat, “my powers are not as strong as they used to be. And that means Taj’ will never fall under my spell.”
    “Taj’ is a good friend of mine,” Fitzray said. “I’ll put in a few good words about you to him so that way you won’t even need a spell .” His mouth twitched as though he suppressed a laugh.
    “You would really do that for me?”
                  She touched the many pearls that hung from her neck and then her eyes became tearful. “You’re probably lying,” she accused with a scowl.
    “Oh no, once I tell Taj’ all about you and how truly wonderful you are, he will reconsider.”
                  This time Fitzray could not suppress a chuckle from escaping his throat. The Princess eyed him suspiciously, probably suspecting that he was mad.
    “You’re making mockery of me!”
                  Still amused, Fitzray turned to me. “Come on, she’s not going to help us.”
    “But what about my dragon?”
    “If she doesn’t trust my word now, then I don’t think she’ll trust us at all.”
    “No wait, don’t leave. I will help you.” Desperation filled every word she forcefully uttered.
    “Yeah, you help us first. Help us find our dragon.”
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