Atlantis Reborn by Gloria Craw

Author:Gloria Craw
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Entangled, Teen, Romance, YA, young adult, teen romance, young adult romance, fantasy, fantasy romance, Atlantis, high school, dark, angsty
Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC
Published: 2017-05-10T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

I was in my room hanging the dresses Katherine gave me when Ian knocked on my door. “Come in,” I said, peeking out of the closet to give him a welcoming smile.

He walked to my bed, sat down, and flopped back on the mattress with his arms spread above his head. “I just had an interesting conversation with Theron,” he remarked.

Knowing it had been about the Vasitass and potential hybrids, I closed the closet and went to sit by him. “How do you feel about it?” I asked.

“You mean how do I feel about some lunatic having the recipe to make more crazies like Sebastian and offering to sell it to the clan chiefs?” he asked with a frustrated expression. “Not so good. We just can’t catch a break. I’d hoped you’d get through your naming ceremony, move to Sweden, and attend twenty years of low-key roundtable meetings before destiny dropped another bomb in our laps.”

“No such luck,” I remarked, feeling equally cheated.

“You and Theron are right, though,” he added. “We have to know what’s on that video the Vasitass have.”

“So, you’ll get Rose out of the house tonight?” I asked.

His arm snaked around my waist, and he pulled me down next to him.

“I already called her on Theron’s fancy phone,” he said. “I’m taking her to dinner.”

Remembering how Rose had clung to him, I started to feel uncomfortable. I hadn’t been jealous before, but I was suddenly struck by the idea that the two of them could likeness. I shivered at the thought.

Knowing Ian wasn’t looking forward to his night out any more than I was, I tried to keep things light. “At least you’re cheating on me for a good cause,” I said.

“This will only encourage her,” he complained. “When you’re ready to make our relationship public, I’m going to kiss you in front of her at every opportunity. Maybe that will send a clear enough message, and she’ll leave me alone.”

I chuckled wryly. “Or she’ll try to kill me and make it look like an accident, so you’ll be all hers.”

The worry line near his eye deepened. It was the only imperfection on his face, and he had it because he’d killed another dewing to save my life. “Don’t say things like that,” he told me. “I’m a little sensitive about people trying to kill you. It almost happened twice.”

Snuggling closer to him, I listened to the steady beat of his heart. There had been a time when I thought Ian would be killed, too. I never wanted to feel that desperately lost again.

He brushed some stray hairs behind my ear and said, “You told me earlier you were shutting the door on your past, but there’s something I think you should know.”

I almost refused to hear it, but respect for Ian’s judgement won me over. “Okay,” I replied, “go ahead.”

“Alex has been sneaking out of the house” he said. “The past three nights, he crossed town and spent hours at a sketchy skate park. He sneaks back in through the laundry room window in the morning.

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