𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗧𝗢𝗢 𝗪𝗘𝗟𝗟 [extras]

NEW BOOK

hey hey hey

i've been thinking lately and idk maybe ill do a insta au but for now ill just list my social media bcz i do update abt this ultimate on it!

also, for all this i've started a new book called INFINITY - infernal devices

how is it linked to this book? well wait and see, this just got a whole hecking lot interesting ;)

here's a snippet:

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𝗦𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗧𝗢𝗡, 𝗠𝗔𝗬

Elizabeth Gray found the old ladies in the carriage suspicious. They claimed to be here on her and Tessa's brother, Nate's call. To Elizabeth, Nate may be lazy but the least he could do was pick up his sisters. Especially when he made them travel across the globe.

Southampton wasn't exactly pleasant, rain drummed down onto the spires of a distant church, while black smoke rose from the chimneys of ships and stained the already dull-colored sky.

Tessa was determined Nate would be there, Elizabeth had her doubts but decided to cling to any hope she had. Of course that resulted in nothing.

The old women were like vultures more than actual human beings. They were an odd pair, the women. One was very tall and thin, with a bony, pinched face. Colorless hair was scraped back into a chignon at the back of her head. She wore a dress of brilliant violet silk, already spattered here and there with splotches of rain, and matching violet gloves. The other woman was short and plump, with small eyes sunk deep into her head; the bright pink gloves stretched over her large hands made them look like colorful paws.

They needed a tan. Elizabeth's hands tightened on her purse.

"Theresa Gray, Elizabeth Gray," said the shorter of the two. "What a delight to make your acquaintances at last. I am Mrs. Black, and this is my sister, Mrs. Dark. Your brother sent us to accompany you two to London."

"I don't understand. Where's Nate? Why didn't he come himself?" Tessa asked, pulling her shawl closer to her. Elizabeth linked her arm with her sister's. "Yes, where is our brother?"

"He was unavoidably detained by business in London. Mortmain's couldn't spare him. He sent ahead a note for you, however." Mrs. Black held out a rolled-up bit of paper, already dampened with rain.

Tessa took it pulled Elizabeth with her to read it. It was a short note from their brother apologizing for not being at the docks to meet them, and letting her know that he trusted Mrs. Black and Mrs. Dark—I call them the Dark Sisters, Tessie and Lizzie, for obvious reasons, and they seem to find the name agreeable! —to bring her safely to his house in London. They were, his note said, his landladies as well as trusted friends, and they had his highest recommendation.

The note seemed to decide Tessa, Elizabeth on the other hand was still skeptical, but she trusted her sister's intuition. She took the note form her sister and swallowed hard turning back to face the sisters. "Very well," she said, fighting down her lingering sense of unease. "Shall we call a porter to fetch our trunk?"

"No need, no need." Mrs. Dark's cheerful tone was at odds with her pinched gray features. "We've already arranged to have it sent on ahead." She snapped her fingers at the bulging-eyed man, who swung himself up into the driver's seat at the front of the carriage. She placed her hand on Tessa and Elizabeth's shoulder. "Come along, children; let's get you out of the rain."

As Elizabeth moved toward the carriage, propelled by Mrs. Dark's bony grip, the mist cleared, revealing the gleaming golden image painted on the side of the door. The words "The Pandemonium Club" curled intricately around two snakes biting each other's tails, forming a circle. She frowned. "What does that mean?"

"Nothing you need worry about," said Mrs. Black, who had already climbed inside and had her skirts spread out across one of the comfortable-looking seats. The inside of the carriage was richly decorated with plush purple velvet bench seats facing each other, and gold tasseled curtains hanging in the windows.

Mrs. Dark helped Tessa up into the carriage after Elizabeth, then clambered in behind her. As Elizabeth settled herself on the bench seat, Mrs. Black reached to shut the carriage door behind her sister, closing out the gray sky. When she smiled, her teeth gleamed in the dimness as if they were made out of metal. "Do settle in, girls. We've a long ride ahead of us."

Tessa put a hand to the clockwork angel at her throat, and Elizabeth's hand went to her ear, fiddling with the clockwork stars that had once belonged to her and Tessa's mom. The star's ticking calmed her unease a little more despite the tight knot forming in her stomach.

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