Cleo's Curse by Allie Burton

Author:Allie Burton
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Alice Fairbanks-Burton
Published: 2015-11-29T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

Cleo

I shared the information about the headmaster’s interest in ancient Egypt, and Antony decided it was worth investigating. Which was why we found ourselves heading back to Exeter Academy.

We were both invisible to other people. To each other we were not only visible, but spotlighted. Or at least he held a spotlight on my heart.

The earlier kiss we’d shared made me bold and invincible. We were on the right track—both in our search for the bad guys and in our relationship. Crossing campus, I took hold of Antony’s hand.

The sun shone between the thick trees. Birds tweeted a happy song. The sidewalks were dry and clear, and except for in-between classes, relatively deserted. No men in black lurked.

Swinging our arms back and forth, I soaked in my happiness. “This is going to be fun.”

“Fun?” Antony questioned my sanity. “What do you and your friends do for fun?”

My joy deflated a little, as if I’d discovered another girl in the same outfit at the same party. “I don’t have any real friends. Just people who want to use me for my money.”

I admitted the truth to him.

His free hand tweaked my nose. “Sounds as if you use your money as an excuse. Hiding behind the billions.”

The affectionate gesture inflated my spirit again. “Not billions.” Close enough.

“I’m guessing—” He pulled me to a stop and stepped in front facing me. The shadow of the building closed around us. His gaze penetrated, as if he could see my soul. “—these so-called friends don’t know the real CC.”

I loved that he called me CC. He cared about what I wanted. Maybe it was love on his part, too. Maybe we could find a way to make this strange relationship work if I stayed at Exeter Academy.

The hope had my throat closing up with emotion. “I might be invisible, but you’re the only one who ever really saw me.” My voice went low and husky.

He pushed me against the wall of a building and gripped my chin in his hand. “And because of our invisibility no one can see me do this.”

His lips brushed my forehead and trailed down to the tip of my nose. Gentle, delicate kisses. His eyes sharpened, ogling his target. My lips. His mouth took mine in a demanding kiss. A kiss hurting and pleasuring at the same time.

Kissing him back with equal fervor, I wrapped my arms around his waist and shoved my hand under the hem of his jacket and shirt needing to touch him. I’d never been this bold with a guy before. His muscles bunched beneath my palm. I wanted to take off his shirt and run my hands over his hard abs and chest. To feel every part of him.

And I could. Right here. Right now. Because no one could see us.

A thrill shot through me, springing across my abdomen and to my core. We could be making out or walking around naked and no one would know.

Something or someone bumped into us. I froze. What if we’d been caught?

Antony broke off the kiss but kept me protected in his arms.

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