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him apart?”
Dylan crosses his arms over his chest. He’s silent for a moment, and I wonder if he’ll tell me.
“He warned me to keep things platonic with you, that he has Marcus’s back. Essentially, he told me to stay away from you or else.” He glances at me. “And for the record, it wasn’t my intention to try and rip his arm off. Things just…escalated.”
My mouth falls open. I can’t believe Aiden would stick his nose into my relationship with Marcus. Part of me is glad to see him acting like a real brother to Marcus, but another part of me is pissed. Who does Aiden think he is, doubting my loyalty?
Is it possible Aiden caught Dylan watching me? Dylan does that sometimes. I ignore it. Dylan understands I’m in love with Marcus. Problem is Aiden won’t ignore that.
“I should get inside.” I push off his car.
Dylan pulls me into a hug, his hands rubbing my back. Just as I’m about to pull away, my arms and legs start to tingle. I pull away.
“Did you feel that?” I ask.
Dylan nods. “Probably just a weird hiccup from earlier.”
All those swirling emotions while Dylan and I connected at Jude’s house. Was it simply a matter of our demon powers merging? Or was it something else? “Yeah, probably.”
“Take it easy, and I’ll see you at school on Monday.” He walks around the car and pauses. “And think about what I said earlier. If you and Katie need a ride to school, call me.”
“I’ll get back to you on that. Thanks.”
Dylan salutes me before ducking into his car. I wave, then make my way up the sidewalk, not sure what to make of that strange energy exchange. Is it possible it’s some kind of demon thing, similar to Jude and me zapping each other?
A figure emerges from the shadows. I jump backward and swear under my breath before I realize it’s Marcus.
“You really need to announce yourself or something.” I press my hand against my pounding heart, willing it to slow down. I haven’t seen or talked to Marcus since we argued. Not even a text.
Marcus glances down the street, in the direction of Dylan’s departing car. His arms remain slack at his sides.
“Were you at Jude’s this whole time?”
I nod. “It was exhausting and annoying.” I decide not to tell him about the deer Jude wanted me to kill.
Marcus grimaces. “I’ll bet.”
My blood pressure rises. “Hey, Aiden was there, too. You can check with him if you don’t believe me.”
His lips press into a tight smile. “I believe you. I just don’t like it.”
I tuck my hairless arm behind my back. “There’s lot of things I don’t like. Trust me.”
“Like when your boyfriend acts like a jerk?”
I take a step backward, shocked. “Yes, that.”
“I’m sorry. I’d tell you I’m struggling with a whole bunch of stuff right now, that I feel like I’m sinking, but I don’t want to give you any excuses.”
“I want to help, Marcus. Let me be there for you.”
He pulls me into his embrace, and his lips brush against my forehead. I wrap my arms around him and sigh.
“I’ve missed you.” I snuggle against him, my face finding that warm spot by his throat. I sniff his neck in three places. He’s not wearing cologne.
Marcus pulls away and takes a seat on the porch. I sit next to him.
“I met with Camille again today. We had lunch and then went for a walk along the lakefront.”
“Were you off work today?”
“Yes, but I went to St. Pat’s anyway. I took Camille to meet Father Bill.”
My whole body stiffens. It took months before I got to meet Father Bill. His mom comes to town and she meets him within a week?
“Does Camille know your history with Father Bill?” I try hard not to sound jealous, but I’m not sure I’m successful.
“I told her.” Marcus doesn’t take my hand. I consider taking his, but then I notice the two inches of space between our bodies. Marcus normally presses his body to mine whenever we’re near each other. Is he angry about my long day with Dylan? Or
Dylan crosses his arms over his chest. He’s silent for a moment, and I wonder if he’ll tell me.
“He warned me to keep things platonic with you, that he has Marcus’s back. Essentially, he told me to stay away from you or else.” He glances at me. “And for the record, it wasn’t my intention to try and rip his arm off. Things just…escalated.”
My mouth falls open. I can’t believe Aiden would stick his nose into my relationship with Marcus. Part of me is glad to see him acting like a real brother to Marcus, but another part of me is pissed. Who does Aiden think he is, doubting my loyalty?
Is it possible Aiden caught Dylan watching me? Dylan does that sometimes. I ignore it. Dylan understands I’m in love with Marcus. Problem is Aiden won’t ignore that.
“I should get inside.” I push off his car.
Dylan pulls me into a hug, his hands rubbing my back. Just as I’m about to pull away, my arms and legs start to tingle. I pull away.
“Did you feel that?” I ask.
Dylan nods. “Probably just a weird hiccup from earlier.”
All those swirling emotions while Dylan and I connected at Jude’s house. Was it simply a matter of our demon powers merging? Or was it something else? “Yeah, probably.”
“Take it easy, and I’ll see you at school on Monday.” He walks around the car and pauses. “And think about what I said earlier. If you and Katie need a ride to school, call me.”
“I’ll get back to you on that. Thanks.”
Dylan salutes me before ducking into his car. I wave, then make my way up the sidewalk, not sure what to make of that strange energy exchange. Is it possible it’s some kind of demon thing, similar to Jude and me zapping each other?
A figure emerges from the shadows. I jump backward and swear under my breath before I realize it’s Marcus.
“You really need to announce yourself or something.” I press my hand against my pounding heart, willing it to slow down. I haven’t seen or talked to Marcus since we argued. Not even a text.
Marcus glances down the street, in the direction of Dylan’s departing car. His arms remain slack at his sides.
“Were you at Jude’s this whole time?”
I nod. “It was exhausting and annoying.” I decide not to tell him about the deer Jude wanted me to kill.
Marcus grimaces. “I’ll bet.”
My blood pressure rises. “Hey, Aiden was there, too. You can check with him if you don’t believe me.”
His lips press into a tight smile. “I believe you. I just don’t like it.”
I tuck my hairless arm behind my back. “There’s lot of things I don’t like. Trust me.”
“Like when your boyfriend acts like a jerk?”
I take a step backward, shocked. “Yes, that.”
“I’m sorry. I’d tell you I’m struggling with a whole bunch of stuff right now, that I feel like I’m sinking, but I don’t want to give you any excuses.”
“I want to help, Marcus. Let me be there for you.”
He pulls me into his embrace, and his lips brush against my forehead. I wrap my arms around him and sigh.
“I’ve missed you.” I snuggle against him, my face finding that warm spot by his throat. I sniff his neck in three places. He’s not wearing cologne.
Marcus pulls away and takes a seat on the porch. I sit next to him.
“I met with Camille again today. We had lunch and then went for a walk along the lakefront.”
“Were you off work today?”
“Yes, but I went to St. Pat’s anyway. I took Camille to meet Father Bill.”
My whole body stiffens. It took months before I got to meet Father Bill. His mom comes to town and she meets him within a week?
“Does Camille know your history with Father Bill?” I try hard not to sound jealous, but I’m not sure I’m successful.
“I told her.” Marcus doesn’t take my hand. I consider taking his, but then I notice the two inches of space between our bodies. Marcus normally presses his body to mine whenever we’re near each other. Is he angry about my long day with Dylan? Or
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