Criteria (YA Paranormal Romance) (Wisteria) by Leyton Bisi

Author:Leyton, Bisi [Leyton, Bisi]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2013-04-18T07:00:00+00:00

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“You were right. They’re going to kill you.” Fi sat across from Steven in the cellar, hours later. She’d volunteered to bring food to them again so she’d get a chance to see him.

“I doubt it.” Steven sipped his soup, and then licked his lips. “Thanks for the food.”

She wanted to kiss him again, but couldn’t because the rest of his group was standing around.

“You doubt it, Steven?” Wisteria grumbled. “You’re joking, right?”

“They seem like nice people. They’re just a little scared,” Steven explained.

“Scared?” Amanda trembled, moving behind Garfield to vanish into the darkness. “They’re going turn us into breeding stock, if we’re lucky.”

“Amanda.” Wisteria hurried after her.

“I’m sure they’ve never actually killed anyone.” Steven smiled at Fi. “They’re just confused.”

“You’re sweet, but you’re wrong. Jack means it. He spoke about protecting me and stuff. The last time he spoke like that, he almost killed someone.”

“Greg?” Garfield asked.

“How did you know about that?” Fi glanced over at the brown haired guy.

“We heard some of Jack’s friends talking about it,” Garfield added.

“He didn’t kill Greg, not really,” Fi explained.

“He just left him behind to be eaten by biters, so he could get away.” Garfield walked off. “Huge difference, right?”

“Greg ran off,” Fi defended.

Garfield didn’t answer.

All she heard was Amanda sobbing as Wisteria tried to comfort her.

“I know there’s a difference.” Steven massaged her neck. “It’s not like Jack pulled the trigger.”

She didn’t know if it was his tranquil voice or his tender touch, but the tension she’d felt over the last hours dissolved.

“We’ll be fine; don’t worry about me,” he told her.

“Why are you so calm?”

“Because he’s an idiot?” Garfield sneered.

“Because I know that we’re not in any danger and even if we are, I’m not going to give anyone the pleasure of watching me lose it.”

Steven’s inner strength amazed her and made her love him even more. “There is a chance they’ll change their minds, but the inner circle’s going to decide and tell us what to do.”

“Inner circle? They run things here, right? I’m guessing they’re all guys.” Wisteria emerged into the moonlight.

“Why do think that?” Steven seethed.

“Only the strong survive and the only way you get a community like yours standing strong is with a lot of brute force.” Wisteria turned to Fi. “The boys tell everyone what to do here.”

“Yumi’s part of the inner circle too,” Fi pointed out. “So the guys don’t run this group.”

“She’s the girl that came with you? The one who kicked Brian’s ass? I’m pretty sure she’s the only girl they listen to, because she can do that,” Wisteria remarked dryly.

“Wisteria, leave.” Steven pointed at her.

“Steven—?”

“Now.” He scowled at her.

She nodded and backed away.

“I guess you run things in your group,” Fi noted.

“You’re funny.” Letting out a deep chuckle, he slipped an arm around her.

Kneeling up to him, she kissed him gently on the lips.

“So, is it going to be like a vote when the inner circle meets?” he continued.

“I don’t know how they make their decisions, but when they’re done, they’ll tell the group what they decided.

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