(eng) Liz Braswell - The Nine Lives of Chloe King 03 by The Chosen

Author:The Chosen [Chosen, The]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Things seemed to be finally getting back to normal that evening. After homework, Chloe treated herself to watching some dorky reality show and flipping through the latest Vogue. It was the first mindless, enjoyable downtime she’d had in weeks.

“Hey.” Her mom suddenly appeared next to her, kneeling by the couch with an expectant look on her face. For the second time that day Chloe was pretty sure she didn’t like where things were about to go.

“Yeah?” Chloe said suspiciously.

“I was just thinking about Paul and Amy, and you and all the stress you’re under, and your, uh, other friends … Alyec, and the one with the ears ….”

“Yes?” Chloe said, still suspicious.

“Well.” Her mother brushed a wispy lock of ash blond hair behind her ear, once again pixie perfect. Her earrings—replacements for the ones she’d dropped at the Order’s hideout when she was kidnapped—swung, hypnotic dark silver crescent pendulums. “Whatever happens, I really need to be more informed about your life and get to know your friends better.” While this was said lightly, there was a look in Anna King’s eyes that allowed no defiance. This was a Mother Decision.

Chloe braced herself.

“I was thinking about throwing a little pizza party for all of you,” her mom said with a brilliantly white grin.

The surprise party that she had thrown for Chloe’s sixteenth birthday was actually pretty swank and fun. But this …

“Awww, Mom! Come on,” Chloe said desperately. “That was cool when I was, like, ten ….”

“It’s still fun,” her mom insisted. “We can do make-your-own pizzas—maybe even get the dough from Carlucci’s. Different toppings—it will be totally retro. Like a little pre-Halloween party.”

“This is not a good idea,” Chloe pleaded.

“I’d really like to meet your friends,” her mom said through gritted teeth. “Since they came to help rescue you and me.”

“You know how, like, Angel and Buffy used to do crossovers? Like, Willow showing up on Angel and Angel appearing in the last episode of Buffy?” Chloe said, trying not to sound whiny. “Well, Smallville and The O.C. don’t—and this is like that. Paul and Amy are breaking up. Amy and Alyec … something weird is going on there. And Kim? Mom, you don’t even know her—she’s a freak. I love her, but she’s not exactly a party animal and she doesn’t like Alyec, either…. I just can’t really deal with this whole worlds-colliding idea.”

“I want. To meet. Your friends.”

The Mai had a thing or two to learn about intimidation from this woman who had normal, round pupils, Chloe decided.

She sank woefully back into the couch. No good could come of this.

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