Chapter 140 Glamour (2)
Alessia's POV
I face him wondering if I heard him correctly
“Frederick what did you-."
He reaches into his pocket and brings out a folded photograph.
“You heard me ,now you try turning into someone you don't know”
All in one day ?
Is that not a bit much
What if I fail
I stare at him as he walks towards me slowly and hands over the photo.
“This is a member of La Geneve.” he says “You don't need to know their name.This time you will rely solely on observation not memory”
I collect the photo and Study the image
Dark brown hair
Chisselled jaw
Eyes as cold as ice
“Start with the body structure” Frederic instructs “followed by height and weight”
“But she has no memory of the person?How is it possible?” Luca asks
“Of course she has never met him” frederick replies cooly “thats the whole idea.
I nod getting into position once more "I will give it a go"
This skill will be priceless when we leave here
Especially when we finally infiltrate le geneva
I shut my eyes and take a deep breath. I visualize the face in the photo once more.
The curve of his brow
The shape of his lips
His rigid jaw
My magic stirs spreading gently as my inner eye opens once more but this time there is no emotional connection since I do not know him. My skin starts to ripple and stretch , my shoulders broaden slightly as my height increases and my breath changes.
Once my transformation is complete I open my eyes
Angelica takes a deep breath
I raise my hands , but its not mine
Its a strangers
Long fingers , rougher and more calloused
A jolt of exhilaration passes through me
I did it!
Now I can get us into La Geneva
Frederick paces around me
“You did good ,next lesson is on detection”
He raises his hands and claps once ,the air around him seems to vibrate. Suddenly Alex is the one standing in front of me !
But when I examine him more closely , something is off
His eyes have a silver sheen to them Alex eyes don’t shine the same way and he is slightly shorter than Alex
“I want you to find all the differences.” Frederick says
I look closely again
I carefully observe
His stance
The way he stands
And his energy signature ! I see it a slight blue sheen on his fingers
“Frederic nice try” I say calmly
His face ripples and Frederic stands before me instead.
I turn to Alex to gauge his reaction ,He seems impressed even though he does not say a word.
“Lets try once more” frederic says
Snapping his fingers he turns into Angelica
Angelica snorts from her seat and I chuckle
Its Almost too perfect
Her voice
Her smile
But he is cold ,Angelica's sisterly warmth is missing.
“It is easy to detect once you figure out the most important thing.” Frederick explains “Glamour cannot replace real emotions.”
And that is just the plain truth.
Real emotions cannot be faked.
The only reason he was even able to fool me is because he had enough time to study Alex
I let that little nugget of information settle in my chest.
“Detection is not about what you can see , but what the eyes cannot easily decipher.”
Aura
Emotions
Energy
Frederic finally drops his illusion
"You did very well Princess , I am very impressed"
I let out a long sigh finally releasing my glamour as my face painfully recinstructs.
That's the part I don't like
It hits harder this time perhaps because he was a man and the changes were more obvious
Sweat rolls down my spine
“You learn things fast” Frederic grumbles begrudgingly
Heh I am sure he hates to admit that
He steps closer, his eyes beseeching , looking for something , oh not again ! Not after he had been so professional all day.
“From when you were born you have always excelled in every thing you did” he murmurs softly.
“If your mother was still here … in another life-“
I am dumbfounded by how quick his tone of voice changed.
I -
Alex steps quickly into view before I can react
In a blink of an eye he grabs frederick collar roughly and slams him hard against the stone wall. The chamber seems to shake with the force of it
“I dare you to finish the sentence” Alex says coldly
Luca moves towards Alex immediately holding on to his bicep. “Alex”
Frederic does not even struggle
He knows he crossed a line
He raises his hand lightly in mock surender
“I apologize I didn't mean any disrespect”
“You have no right to flirt with her” Alex growls
“Not after the trick you played on her”
Frederick looks at me, his eyes filling with something I don't want to face right now I quickly breeak eye contact not wanting to enable him .
“But All I did was compliment her skills”
“You don't have to go close to her to do it” Luca says coldly
Luca tugs on Alex’s bicep once more
After a tense second Alex frees him and Frederic adjusts his clothes calmly.
“I apologize” he says smoothly after ruffling everyone's feathers.
Strazza
“Your Lesson is over for today”
As he is about to leave he gives me a tense look that is anything but professional And that shakes my resolve more than his glamour trick ever did.
Alex turns to me “Alessia are you okay”
“Yes Alex I am fine”
But my pulse is still soaring ,not from fear . I don't fear Frederic anymore but because of one sinking realization .If Frederic is able to provoke such a violent outburst from Alex .When we go to la Geneva ,someone will try something and it will be worse when that happens because It won't be a lesson it will be a battle for survival.