3 Conjuring by Amanda M. Lee

Author:Amanda M. Lee [Lee, Amanda M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: WinchesterShaw Publications
Published: 2014-06-01T04:00:00+00:00

Nineteen

After finishing my finals the next afternoon, I made a beeline for Aric’s place. I wasn’t returning home for the Christmas break until Monday and we had made plans to spend the weekend together before separating for the two weeks of vacation. I had invited him home, but he had declined. I had a feeling he wanted to be as far away as possible from my mother and her unending questions and my father and his gun.

He said he had to return home to spend Christmas with his family, but I had my doubts.

The induction ceremony the previous night had been beyond tedious. And, after our initial altercation, Jessica had given me a wide berth. I had no idea what game she was playing, but I sincerely wanted to opt out.

I had considered calling Aric after leaving the sorority house, but ultimately decided against it. I knew he would be infuriated about Kelsey and I going to the ceremony and I decided to postpone his rage for Sunday afternoon – when we were saying goodbye. A lack of sleep the previous night, though, was making that nearly impossible.

I needed answers and I had a feeling that Aric was going to balk when I started pressing him again. I was preparing for a big fight. Again.

I let myself into Aric’s apartment with the key he’d given me weeks before and found him sitting on the couch watching television. He looked up in surprise when he saw me cross the threshold into his inner sanctum.

“Hey, baby,” he greeted me warmly. “What are you doing here so early?”

“Maybe I just missed you?”

“Really?” Aric cocked an eyebrow and then patted the open space on the couch next to him. “If you come over here, you won’t miss me so much.”

I slipped onto the couch next to him, closing my eyes when his arm snaked around me and pulled me close. He was so warm. I wanted to sink into that warmth and live there the rest of the weekend. Maybe the fight could wait?

“So, what did you do last night?”

Maybe not. “What do you mean?”

“I called your phone but it was off. You usually only do that when you’re out and about and doing something you don’t want me to know about.”

Crap.

“So where were you?” Aric repeated. His eyes were trained on the television, but his body was rigid with anticipation.

Well, I might as well just tell him. “I went to the induction ceremony for the new pledges at Delta Omicron last night.”

I felt Aric’s body tighten, but he didn’t explode as I expected. “Huh. And why did you do that?”

“Because Laura and Matilda asked me to.”

“Hmm. And how was it?”

“The ceremony itself was wicked boring,” I admitted, “a bunch of pledges to honor their sisters and promises to serve the sorority and other crap.”

“That sounds normal,” Aric said. “A little too normal.”

“Well, that was after Jessica and I had a little talk,” I said carefully.

“What kind of talk?” Aric’s body was so coiled it felt like he was about to spring off the couch and kill something at any moment.

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