A Flare Of Hope (The Jaylior Series Book 1) by Elodie Colt

Author:Elodie Colt [Colt, Elodie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-09-17T16:00:00+00:00

It wasn’t surprising I couldn’t sleep after the events of the night. Tossing and turning in my bed, I was haunted by the hatred reflected in the eyes of the handsome stranger who first attacked and then protected me against whatever creatures wanted me out of the picture.

But they were beautiful eyes, deep and vivid, though full of remorse. A mix of gray and blue with a hint of mauve, a colorful silver almost—the same combination I’d glimpsed in the faces of the people who had come to my aid a few days ago.

Two things were certain. One, he was one of them. His eyes had lit up by a flash of silver as soon as they connected with mine, holding me immobile and letting me glimpse the rage making his hands shake around my throat. A rage born from what I’d done, from what happened to young Ricky because of me.

I sat up in bed and threw my head against the headboard in frustration. Not a good move, I realized too late. A nasty bruise had started to form from when he’d smashed my skull into the wall. Twice.

I heaved a desperate sigh, barely able to keep tears from spilling. I had no idea what happened the night of the first attack, as well as just hours before, but I was positive the events were connected. The dark-skinned man, aka Jimmy, had advised me to keep an eye open all the time, so I’d done everything I could think of to stay low for a while.

Changing my appearance by wearing a wig. Hiding my true eye color by wearing contacts as, apparently, my eyes were the reason I was suddenly on top of the wanted list—the same reason Shawna got killed, as ridiculous as it sounded. Only going out at night when I could stay invisible and have a good vantage point from the top of the buildings or trees. Hiding weapons in every corner of my apartment to defend myself if necessary. Giving Lauren a good excuse about my knee getting worse, and a doctor who ordered a three weeks’ rest, so I didn’t need to show up at Joey’s.

But everything had been in vain in the end. They had found me. He had found me, whoever he was. A strong man with short, dirty blond hair, masculine and hard features. Oh, and a scar crossing his right eyebrow, starting from his forehead and running all the way down over his eyelid to his cheekbone—a thin white line of dead skin in place of the hair that should have grown there, giving him a harsher appearance and probably being a reminder of a fight he’d nearly lost.

He resented me but didn’t want me dead. He’d told me to wait for Jimmy, and Jimmy was one of the good guys, right? But what was it with their talking about a ‘compound’ and ‘coming with us?’ Did they plan on kidnapping and hiding me in a cellar?

That was not going to happen.

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