'I think we need to have a little chat' I stated
'Katherine, it is very rude to interrupt a conversation' My grandmother hissed
'Not you. Her' I signalled to Megan her assistant. Before my grandmother could protest I grabbed Megan by the wrist and dragged her out of the room.
'What is the meaning of this Katherine?'
'Cut the bullshit Megan, or should I call you the former Lady Sarin of Lausanne' I snapped. Megan took off her glasses and smiled
'I'm surprised you worked that out Kitty Kat, your stupid grandmother hadn't a clue'
'So you've been working for the magicians this whole time? Deep undercover'
'That necklace does not belong to Elizabeth' She hissed
'It doesn't belong to you either' I snapped
'My employers are willing to pay big bucks to have that necklace, and I will have it'
'You want a piece of jewellery so much that you disappeared and got plastic surgery! How messed up are you?'
'I'm not messed up' She pouted 'I'm just happily insane. Your mother got everything, the magicians were putty in her hands. Even my husband had a very soft spot for your mother; the stupid bitch flirted with anything with a penis leaving the rest of us dried up on the sideline. Everyone was envious of her. Everyone wanted to be her and kill her at the same time. They would let her do anything, yet she wanted to leave. And if I didn't step in, they were going to let her go without any struggle'
'What did you do?' I whispered
'I convinced the magicians that your mother and my husband broke the most important vow. Keeping the secret. The magicians aren't meant to be known and so to deal with treason, is to dance with death'
'You killed your husband because you were jealous of my mom?'
'Not just her, he was having affairs left, right and bloody center. He couldn't keep it in his pants, much like Jamie turned out to be'
'So why send them after me?'
'Jamie was falling for you. And I made my own vow, none of my sons would fall for a Bishop woman again'
'Why send the magicians after Hale?'
'To get you angry, sad, alone. Pick which one, I knew you'd come crawling back here'
'And Romani? What has he in your scheme?'
'Romani? Ha! Romani is a joke, he truly cares for you and actually thinks that he can stop me, stop us. Come to your senses Kat, the villain always needs a sidekick'
'Not today' I grabbed a book from the sideboard and hurled it at Megan's face. She blocked it but it allowed me to run a little. But Megan was faster. She tackled me to the ground and began to claw at my legs.
'Help!' I screamed but realised i'd picked this secluded spot for a reason, we were far away from the party and very much alone.
'Shut up!' Megan slapped me. We began to fight in the middle of the corridor and I tried to grab anything I could to defend me. Megan slammed her stiletto's straight into my leg causing it to stay. I screamed in pain.
'Looks like I have to get rid of both Bishops' She snapped standing up. She hoisted up her dress revealing a concealed gun. She took it out and began to flip it. 'I was going to use this on your grandmother, but I guess your death will have the same satisfaction' She cocked her gun and aimed it at me 'Say hi to mommy for me'
'Kat!' Gabby's voice called from down the corridor, I glanced to see Gabby, Hale, my dad, Ben, Hamish, Angus and Simon coming down the corridor. Megan aimed the gun at them and fired, I watched them all duck for cover. She continued to fire. I mustered all the strength I could to stand up and tackle her, but because of the angle we were both at and the surprising speed I was travelling at, we didn't fall to the ground immediately but would have been slammed against the wall...if the wall in question was not an open window. Shit.
