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kill him, I will.”
Chapter 9
I had to tell Lucas about Senara. But I hadn’t quite figured out what I
was going to say. It was too embarrassing to admit the truth, and even worse,
I’d let her get inside my head. I was having doubts about Lucas’ character.
She’d known him a lot longer than me. And by his own admission he’d done some
terrible things in the past. Did that involve using women for sex and tossing
them to the curb?
But I couldn’t put off warning him. Senara was obviously making the
rounds. First Jet, then me. She’d be visiting Lucas soon; I was sure of it.
He picked up on the first ring when I finally forced myself to call him
that evening.
“Rory,” he said, sounding genuinely glad to hear from me.
“Hey,” I replied, hoping my voice was normal. “I was at the library after
school today, and Senara showed up,” I said, getting right to the point.
“What? Are you okay?” Lucas demanded.
“I’m fine,” I assured him. “She was just trying to intimidate me. Said
she was checking out the competition. Sounds like she’s heard the same prophecy
as Leon.” I paused. “But I’m afraid you could be in danger, Lucas. She said if
I didn’t stay away from you that she’d kill you.”
Lucas sighed. “So she knows that I was supposed to hunt you and didn’t go
through with it.”
“She mentioned that,” I said vaguely. “Lucas, I think you should leave
your apartment, go into hiding.”
“No,” he said.
“Why?” I asked. “You’re always telling me to be careful, not take risks.
If you stay in your apartment you’re a sitting duck!”
“If Senara wanted to kill me, she’d have done it already,” Lucas argued.
“I’m not going to be threatened by her. Besides, you think she doesn’t know
where you live, too? Let’s face it, she can find any one of us if she
really wants to.”
“What are you going to do if she shows up?” I asked.
“I won’t antagonize her,” Lucas assured me. “We just need to get through
this weekend. Once we have Leon, Magnus and Tobias locked in Hell we can
formulate a plan to get rid of her, too.”
“Okay,” I whispered.
“Did Senara say anything else?” Lucas asked.
“No,” I said hastily. “I’ve got a lot of homework to do. I’d better get
back to it.” I hung up the phone before Lucas could answer.
My head was screwed. I didn’t know who to trust, who to believe. I felt
like I was losing my mind. How had I come so close, again , to killing
Benji? And why hadn’t I been able to unleash that power on Senara?
I flopped back down onto my bed and closed my eyes. I stayed there, lost
in thought, until I heard the doorbell ring, and then I sat up abruptly.
Surely Senara hadn’t come to my house to threaten me again . I
couldn’t take another surprise.
“Aurora?” Mom called up the stairs a minute later. “Lucas is here to see
you.”
Lucas! “Um, okay,” I said nervously. “Tell him to come on up.”
I took a quick glance in my mirror, trying to smooth my hair, wishing I’d
had warning that he was coming over. And then there was Lucas, standing
awkwardly in the doorframe of my bedroom.
“What are you doing here?” I asked in a low voice, motioning for him to
come inside.
“Door open or closed?” he asked.
“Uh, I guess closed,” I said. I didn’t know the rules about boys in my
bedroom with the door closed, mostly because it had never happened before.
Lucas sat down next to me on the edge of the bed. “I just had to see you.
You didn’t sound like yourself on the phone.”
I wouldn’t meet his gaze. “I’m fine. It’s just been a long day.”
“I don’t believe you. What else did she say to you? I know how Senara
works. I’m sure, if she had any clue how close we’d become, that she’d try to
poison you against me.” Lucas gently touched my face, tilting it towards him.
“Come on, look at me,” he said.
I leaned forward and buried my face in his chest, wrapping my arms around
his
Chapter 9
I had to tell Lucas about Senara. But I hadn’t quite figured out what I
was going to say. It was too embarrassing to admit the truth, and even worse,
I’d let her get inside my head. I was having doubts about Lucas’ character.
She’d known him a lot longer than me. And by his own admission he’d done some
terrible things in the past. Did that involve using women for sex and tossing
them to the curb?
But I couldn’t put off warning him. Senara was obviously making the
rounds. First Jet, then me. She’d be visiting Lucas soon; I was sure of it.
He picked up on the first ring when I finally forced myself to call him
that evening.
“Rory,” he said, sounding genuinely glad to hear from me.
“Hey,” I replied, hoping my voice was normal. “I was at the library after
school today, and Senara showed up,” I said, getting right to the point.
“What? Are you okay?” Lucas demanded.
“I’m fine,” I assured him. “She was just trying to intimidate me. Said
she was checking out the competition. Sounds like she’s heard the same prophecy
as Leon.” I paused. “But I’m afraid you could be in danger, Lucas. She said if
I didn’t stay away from you that she’d kill you.”
Lucas sighed. “So she knows that I was supposed to hunt you and didn’t go
through with it.”
“She mentioned that,” I said vaguely. “Lucas, I think you should leave
your apartment, go into hiding.”
“No,” he said.
“Why?” I asked. “You’re always telling me to be careful, not take risks.
If you stay in your apartment you’re a sitting duck!”
“If Senara wanted to kill me, she’d have done it already,” Lucas argued.
“I’m not going to be threatened by her. Besides, you think she doesn’t know
where you live, too? Let’s face it, she can find any one of us if she
really wants to.”
“What are you going to do if she shows up?” I asked.
“I won’t antagonize her,” Lucas assured me. “We just need to get through
this weekend. Once we have Leon, Magnus and Tobias locked in Hell we can
formulate a plan to get rid of her, too.”
“Okay,” I whispered.
“Did Senara say anything else?” Lucas asked.
“No,” I said hastily. “I’ve got a lot of homework to do. I’d better get
back to it.” I hung up the phone before Lucas could answer.
My head was screwed. I didn’t know who to trust, who to believe. I felt
like I was losing my mind. How had I come so close, again , to killing
Benji? And why hadn’t I been able to unleash that power on Senara?
I flopped back down onto my bed and closed my eyes. I stayed there, lost
in thought, until I heard the doorbell ring, and then I sat up abruptly.
Surely Senara hadn’t come to my house to threaten me again . I
couldn’t take another surprise.
“Aurora?” Mom called up the stairs a minute later. “Lucas is here to see
you.”
Lucas! “Um, okay,” I said nervously. “Tell him to come on up.”
I took a quick glance in my mirror, trying to smooth my hair, wishing I’d
had warning that he was coming over. And then there was Lucas, standing
awkwardly in the doorframe of my bedroom.
“What are you doing here?” I asked in a low voice, motioning for him to
come inside.
“Door open or closed?” he asked.
“Uh, I guess closed,” I said. I didn’t know the rules about boys in my
bedroom with the door closed, mostly because it had never happened before.
Lucas sat down next to me on the edge of the bed. “I just had to see you.
You didn’t sound like yourself on the phone.”
I wouldn’t meet his gaze. “I’m fine. It’s just been a long day.”
“I don’t believe you. What else did she say to you? I know how Senara
works. I’m sure, if she had any clue how close we’d become, that she’d try to
poison you against me.” Lucas gently touched my face, tilting it towards him.
“Come on, look at me,” he said.
I leaned forward and buried my face in his chest, wrapping my arms around
his
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