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way he’s been acting…
No. Not possible. If they were involved in some way… it’s just. He can’t. He doesn’t. He told me he couldn’t.
Let it go. He probably just talked to her. Yeah, I’m sure Lizzy just needed someone to talk to. William is very good at that.
Melinda followed into the library.
“I’ve got coffee for anyone who wants it,” Lizzy was saying. “Sorry, William. I don’t keep spare blood on hand.” She sprung a playful grin his way.
“I’m not thirsty. I won’t be thirsty for a very long time.” His tone indicated irritation, but also a private meaning that only he and Lizzy understood. His glower returned to the book stack.
Melinda could not deny that there was something going on between Lizzy and William. But was angry with herself that it mattered.
Lucas already had a book open and flipped through some pages.
Melinda grabbed one and joined Riley on the couch he’d just sat down on. She sat with her back up against his side, with her legs crossing each other, but stretched out comfortably in front of her. She left her flip-flops on the floor.
Unconsciously, Riley turned and kissed her head, wrapping his arm around her chest, his hand resting on her shoulder. She let out a long sigh and gave his arm a soft peck. Such a simple act and yet when he did these simple acts they made her feel so very content, and safe. He always seemed to know when she needed it.
“Are you feeling better now?” he whispered in her ear.
She didn’t turn to look at him. “Yes. And no.”
“You want to talk about it?”
“Um. No.” Her eyes caught William. He pretended not to hear, but she knew he could. “It’s all good, Riley. Really.” She couldn’t talk about what upset her with a vampire who could hear everything… especially when it was William’s truth about the world speech which had upset her in the first place.
“Okay.” His voice sounded like he was frowning. She dropped her head, burying herself into the book in front of her. Riley must have caught her staring at William. Damn it. Stupid. Stupid. Stupid.
Riley exhaled. It sounded more like letting out a scowl. He returned to reading. The room was quiet but for the turning of pages, the sipping of coffee, followed by occasional clearing of throats, and more and more, frustrated breaths as none of the books were the least bit helpful. Minutes turned to hours, filled with nothing but dead ends and disappointment.
“We’re getting nowhere,” growled Melinda, leaning her head forward. Riley rubbed her shoulders and she moaned and pouted in reply.
“I’m sorry you’re not finding anything helpful,” said Lucas. He stretched back, leaning his chair onto its back legs.
Lizzy cleared her throat, her eyes sticking to the book in front of her.
“Sorry, right,” he said, planting the chair back on all four legs.
Melinda bit her lip, trying not to laugh at Lucas being scolded by Lizzy.
“If we could just try to treat the furniture with a little respect. Some of it has been around since before I was a ghast.”
“You’re right,” said Lucas. “Won’t happen again.”
“Anyway,” said Lizzy. “I actually have a thought. If I’m correct in my thinking, everything you guys have tried so far has included tracking the Hunter, correct?”
“Yes,” William replied.
She lifted her eyebrows and winked.
William frowned.
“I wasn’t flirting,” Lizzy retorted adding, “ This time .”
William’s nostrils flared and he slammed his book closed a little louder than he’d meant to.
“You really are so easy to rile,” she said with a grin. “But I was going to say, I’m pretty sure I’ve just outsmarted you.” She aimed her words at the vampire.
William returned with a look that said, prove it.
“We’re thinking about it backwards.”
“Backwards?” repeated Melinda.
Lizzy’s gaze stuck to William’s as she let the vampire work through it. She watched the realization hit him, his logical side
No. Not possible. If they were involved in some way… it’s just. He can’t. He doesn’t. He told me he couldn’t.
Let it go. He probably just talked to her. Yeah, I’m sure Lizzy just needed someone to talk to. William is very good at that.
Melinda followed into the library.
“I’ve got coffee for anyone who wants it,” Lizzy was saying. “Sorry, William. I don’t keep spare blood on hand.” She sprung a playful grin his way.
“I’m not thirsty. I won’t be thirsty for a very long time.” His tone indicated irritation, but also a private meaning that only he and Lizzy understood. His glower returned to the book stack.
Melinda could not deny that there was something going on between Lizzy and William. But was angry with herself that it mattered.
Lucas already had a book open and flipped through some pages.
Melinda grabbed one and joined Riley on the couch he’d just sat down on. She sat with her back up against his side, with her legs crossing each other, but stretched out comfortably in front of her. She left her flip-flops on the floor.
Unconsciously, Riley turned and kissed her head, wrapping his arm around her chest, his hand resting on her shoulder. She let out a long sigh and gave his arm a soft peck. Such a simple act and yet when he did these simple acts they made her feel so very content, and safe. He always seemed to know when she needed it.
“Are you feeling better now?” he whispered in her ear.
She didn’t turn to look at him. “Yes. And no.”
“You want to talk about it?”
“Um. No.” Her eyes caught William. He pretended not to hear, but she knew he could. “It’s all good, Riley. Really.” She couldn’t talk about what upset her with a vampire who could hear everything… especially when it was William’s truth about the world speech which had upset her in the first place.
“Okay.” His voice sounded like he was frowning. She dropped her head, burying herself into the book in front of her. Riley must have caught her staring at William. Damn it. Stupid. Stupid. Stupid.
Riley exhaled. It sounded more like letting out a scowl. He returned to reading. The room was quiet but for the turning of pages, the sipping of coffee, followed by occasional clearing of throats, and more and more, frustrated breaths as none of the books were the least bit helpful. Minutes turned to hours, filled with nothing but dead ends and disappointment.
“We’re getting nowhere,” growled Melinda, leaning her head forward. Riley rubbed her shoulders and she moaned and pouted in reply.
“I’m sorry you’re not finding anything helpful,” said Lucas. He stretched back, leaning his chair onto its back legs.
Lizzy cleared her throat, her eyes sticking to the book in front of her.
“Sorry, right,” he said, planting the chair back on all four legs.
Melinda bit her lip, trying not to laugh at Lucas being scolded by Lizzy.
“If we could just try to treat the furniture with a little respect. Some of it has been around since before I was a ghast.”
“You’re right,” said Lucas. “Won’t happen again.”
“Anyway,” said Lizzy. “I actually have a thought. If I’m correct in my thinking, everything you guys have tried so far has included tracking the Hunter, correct?”
“Yes,” William replied.
She lifted her eyebrows and winked.
William frowned.
“I wasn’t flirting,” Lizzy retorted adding, “ This time .”
William’s nostrils flared and he slammed his book closed a little louder than he’d meant to.
“You really are so easy to rile,” she said with a grin. “But I was going to say, I’m pretty sure I’ve just outsmarted you.” She aimed her words at the vampire.
William returned with a look that said, prove it.
“We’re thinking about it backwards.”
“Backwards?” repeated Melinda.
Lizzy’s gaze stuck to William’s as she let the vampire work through it. She watched the realization hit him, his logical side
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