Dead Men Walking (Dragonblood Trilogy Two) (Fosswell Chronicles Book 6) by Raquel Lyon

Author:Raquel Lyon [Lyon, Raquel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-04-03T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nineteen

THE FOLLOWING DAY, Piper and Lambert were heading down the stairs when they met Maddie on her way up. She was practically walking backwards as she looked over her shoulder.

Piper stopped short. “Maddie? What are you doing here?”

“Miss Morrison let me in on her way out,” she said, turning to follow them back down again. “Oh, and she said to tell you she couldn’t stay any longer, and something about you needing to sort out your own breakfast because Sophie wasn’t back from somewhere or other.”

“Oh. Okay. I’m not that hungry, anyway. Are you here to check up on me again?”

“That’s what friends do, isn’t it? And seeing as I have a free, I thought I’d ask if you fancied going bowling? We haven’t been out in ages.”

“Oh my god, yes. Something normal. I’d love to.”

“Great! Let’s go.”

Lambert cleared his throat. “I would not mind eating before departing—that is, if the invitation extends to me.”

“Of course it does,” Piper said. “Go grab something and wolf it. We’ll wait here.” She turned to find Maddie checking Lambert out on his way to the kitchen.

Maddie licked her lips and took a breath before she turned and they made eye contact. “So, how’s it going?” she said.

“It’s been… interesting,” Piper said. “I hardly know where to start.”

“How about with old sexy eyes?” She nodded her head in the direction of the kitchen. “Can’t be bad living with such a hottie like him?”

“That’s my brother you’re crushing on, and for your information, he can be a real pain in the backside.”

“Nobody’s perfect.”

“Maddie… Hands off!”

“Okay. I get the message. Change of subject. How weird is it being friends with Miss Morrison?”

“It isn’t, really. I never knew Beth when I was at college, so I don’t see her as a teacher, though she still likes to act like one sometimes.”

“She was acting stressed before.”

“She’s probably just worried about Sophie running off last night.”

“Running off? Does she do that often?”

“Um…” Piper considered the unexpected question. “Usually to her studio, but she’s had a tough week. First her husband lied to and deserted her, and then yesterday she found out that her long-lost love has become some kind of reaper for the underworld. I expect that might have something to do with her going further this time.”

“Ooo, yeah. Ouch,” Maddie said as Lambert walked back into view, wiping his hand across his mouth. Maddie stopped talking and plastered on a smile.

*****

The bowling alley was already busy by the time they got there. Piper couldn’t help feeling how strangely normal everything looked, and yet, at the same time, alien. It was as if she’d been transported back to a different time—a time of innocence when she’d thought she had her life all planned out.

The huge room was a riot of colours and flashing signs, and each side wall displayed a bright mural with a cartoon design. Music blasting through speakers mingled with the sound of clashing wood and excited shouts. Piper saw Lambert rub his ears a few

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