Cursed Superheroes (Books 1-3) by Jessica Sorensen

Author:Jessica Sorensen [Sorensen, Jessica]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-12-30T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

I stare at the agape door of my cage in shock. My heart is a flurry in my chest, sending doubt soaring through me. Is this really happening? Am I free? After all these years?

“Are you going to just sit there or actually get out?” He taps the thick, leather watch on his wrist. “The clock’s ticking.”

I inch closer to the door and stick my arm out through the opening. A smile lights up my face as I wiggle my fingers. “Freedom feels so good.”

He rolls his eyes. “That might be true if you were actually out of the cage.” He reaches in, grabs my arm, and gently pulls me out.

My heart leaps giddily at the feel of his fingers on my skin, and then nearly does five hundred kickflips as my feet touch the floor outside the cage. I wiggle my toes and take a deep breath of air, which somehow tastes fresher.

“There, now you can say it.” He starts to release my arm, but I latch on to his hand with my free one.

“Just one more second please.” I suck in a breath, and then another, letting the warmth of his contact glow across my skin. “You feel so good.”

He scowls at me, but then his eyes widen as I place my hand against his chest.

“You feel so solid.” I lightly pat his chest. “Like a rock or something.”

He gives me a condescending grin. “How did you expect me to feel? All squishy and soft?”

“Actually, yes. At least, that’s how I remember humans feeling.” I tap my palm against his chest. “But you definitely aren’t smooshy.”

He bites down on his bottom lip, either out of frustration or to stop himself from grinning—it’s really hard to tell since I haven’t been around people very much. “No, I’m not. But I’m also not human, either.”

I blink up at him. “What are you, then? You never said. And you also forgot to tell me your name.”

“Who said I forgot?”

I pout. “So, you’re not going to tell me, then?”

He rolls his eyes. “Will you stop doing that?”

“Doing what?”

“That pouting thing. I know you’re doing it on purpose.”

I stick my lip out farther.

He shakes his head. Then, with his fingertip, he pushes my lower lip back into place. Little does he know that the feel of his finger against my lip makes me feel all gooey and warm inside, which only makes me want to stick out my lip again. Which is exactly what I start to do.

“Stop,” he warns, holding his finger to my lip. “And I’ll tell you my name and what I am, but that’s it. Got it?”

I bob my head up and down. He sighs again, something I’ve noticed he’s done a lot. I don’t know why.

He waits for a few ticks of the clock. I guess it’s to make absolutely certain I’m going to keep my lip in place. Then he says, “My name is Caspian, and like you, I’m a Maddening.”

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