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miserably as I watch Caroline and Ella make a big show of rubbing suntan lotion all over each other. Their motivation is clear. The volleyball game is over and the guys are making their way over to us.
“Hey girls!” Dylan stops in front of Caroline and Ella’s beach towels, four of his friends in tow.
Ella adjusts the strap on her bathing suit. She stares at him boldly, a slow smile spreading across her face. “Great game, Dylan. I’m impressed.”
“Thanks Ella.” He glances at the rest of us dismissively before moving his attention to Caroline. “How’s it going, Caroline?”
“Peachy.” She fixes him with her million-dollar smile. “Is it true you and Rachel are on the splits?”
Dylan chuckles. He shakes his head and flashes a killer smile. I wonder if he and Caroline go to the same orthodontist. “Damn, the rumor mill’s hard at work again. All I’m saying for now is we’ve hit a rough patch, but we’re trying to work it out.”
“Don’t work too hard,” Ella purrs.
Dylan and his friends laugh.
“Are you getting something to drink?” Ella stands with an exaggerated stretch that nearly causes her boobs to pop out of her top. “I’ll join you. I’m seriously dehydrated.”
“Yeah, me too.” Caroline rises to her feet. She bends over to grab her purse, deliberately giving the boys a grand view of her cheeks as her bikini bottom rides up her perfectly round butt.
As all seven of them walk away, Dylan throws an arm around each of the girls and they laugh at something he says. I know it shouldn’t matter. Who cares about Dylan Douglas anyway? But my eyes and cheeks burn as I look down at my pale, thin body and realize that leaving Lexington didn’t change anything. I wasn’t good enough there and I’m not good enough here.
Chapter Eleven
-Henry Klein-
I stop pacing and scoop up the phone on the first ring. I don’t have to check caller ID to know it’s Persephone.
“They’ve had contact,” I tell her. “Lucy’s vibrating.” Shoving the receiver between my ear and shoulder, I walk to the window, ignoring the straining phone cord. I find the perfect spot. Sunshine washes over me. “But she didn’t mention it to me. Why?”
“He bumped into her at the airport. She told me about it.” Persephone sighs. “That’s all he needed to confirm her identity.”
“It was low level…” I close my eyes, wishing I could enjoy the sun’s warmth. I can’t. Jude’s found her. “So…now what?”
“Lucy has to contact him.”
I pop my eyes open. “But—”
“If we don’t get Lola soon, she’ll be dead and Jude will have her powers. We need to get inside his house. Lucy is our only hope.”
“I’ll go with her. Shift and sneak in behind her.”
“You can’t go. Those blasted dogs will make you their next meal,” Persephone says. “I don’t want to send her in alone either, but it’s the only way. Lola has to be saved…for Lucy’s sake.”
“I thought they would’ve had more contact by now. I’m surprised by his restraint,” she adds.
Jude is exercising unbelievable restraint. It doesn’t make sense. Unless he has been visiting her under the cover of darkness.
I loosen the knot on my tie. I need to get outside, to breathe fresh air. “I don’t understand his point in killing the raven. Lucy will only hate him for it.”
“We need to keep a close eye on our girl, Henry. We’re going against everything Vera believed. Let’s hope we’re not making a horrible mistake.”
Chapter Twelve
I spin slowly, taking in the cascades of twirling purple, pink and white streamers decorating the living room. My uncles promised to make my sixteenth birthday special. The party hasn’t even started yet and already it ranks as one of the best. I can’t stop smiling. This is all for me. My nerves twitch and jump and I’m not sure if it’s the excitement of my first real birthday party or that Marcus is coming over soon.
So far I’ve resisted the
“Hey girls!” Dylan stops in front of Caroline and Ella’s beach towels, four of his friends in tow.
Ella adjusts the strap on her bathing suit. She stares at him boldly, a slow smile spreading across her face. “Great game, Dylan. I’m impressed.”
“Thanks Ella.” He glances at the rest of us dismissively before moving his attention to Caroline. “How’s it going, Caroline?”
“Peachy.” She fixes him with her million-dollar smile. “Is it true you and Rachel are on the splits?”
Dylan chuckles. He shakes his head and flashes a killer smile. I wonder if he and Caroline go to the same orthodontist. “Damn, the rumor mill’s hard at work again. All I’m saying for now is we’ve hit a rough patch, but we’re trying to work it out.”
“Don’t work too hard,” Ella purrs.
Dylan and his friends laugh.
“Are you getting something to drink?” Ella stands with an exaggerated stretch that nearly causes her boobs to pop out of her top. “I’ll join you. I’m seriously dehydrated.”
“Yeah, me too.” Caroline rises to her feet. She bends over to grab her purse, deliberately giving the boys a grand view of her cheeks as her bikini bottom rides up her perfectly round butt.
As all seven of them walk away, Dylan throws an arm around each of the girls and they laugh at something he says. I know it shouldn’t matter. Who cares about Dylan Douglas anyway? But my eyes and cheeks burn as I look down at my pale, thin body and realize that leaving Lexington didn’t change anything. I wasn’t good enough there and I’m not good enough here.
Chapter Eleven
-Henry Klein-
I stop pacing and scoop up the phone on the first ring. I don’t have to check caller ID to know it’s Persephone.
“They’ve had contact,” I tell her. “Lucy’s vibrating.” Shoving the receiver between my ear and shoulder, I walk to the window, ignoring the straining phone cord. I find the perfect spot. Sunshine washes over me. “But she didn’t mention it to me. Why?”
“He bumped into her at the airport. She told me about it.” Persephone sighs. “That’s all he needed to confirm her identity.”
“It was low level…” I close my eyes, wishing I could enjoy the sun’s warmth. I can’t. Jude’s found her. “So…now what?”
“Lucy has to contact him.”
I pop my eyes open. “But—”
“If we don’t get Lola soon, she’ll be dead and Jude will have her powers. We need to get inside his house. Lucy is our only hope.”
“I’ll go with her. Shift and sneak in behind her.”
“You can’t go. Those blasted dogs will make you their next meal,” Persephone says. “I don’t want to send her in alone either, but it’s the only way. Lola has to be saved…for Lucy’s sake.”
“I thought they would’ve had more contact by now. I’m surprised by his restraint,” she adds.
Jude is exercising unbelievable restraint. It doesn’t make sense. Unless he has been visiting her under the cover of darkness.
I loosen the knot on my tie. I need to get outside, to breathe fresh air. “I don’t understand his point in killing the raven. Lucy will only hate him for it.”
“We need to keep a close eye on our girl, Henry. We’re going against everything Vera believed. Let’s hope we’re not making a horrible mistake.”
Chapter Twelve
I spin slowly, taking in the cascades of twirling purple, pink and white streamers decorating the living room. My uncles promised to make my sixteenth birthday special. The party hasn’t even started yet and already it ranks as one of the best. I can’t stop smiling. This is all for me. My nerves twitch and jump and I’m not sure if it’s the excitement of my first real birthday party or that Marcus is coming over soon.
So far I’ve resisted the
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