Dreams and Echoes (The Hayle Coven Novels: Prequel Novella) by Larsen Patti

Author:Larsen, Patti [Larsen, Patti]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Purely Paranormal Press
Published: 2013-12-03T04:00:00+00:00

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Chapter Six

I managed a fast, hot shower which did little to dull my mood. In fact, I spent the entire time scrubbing my skin raw while I argued with Mom in my head.

Productive? Totally.

By the time I snuck across the hall and back into my room, I felt even worse than before, a sullen and bitter cloud hanging over my head. It really bothered me when I slipped into petulant whiner mode, but there were times when I just couldn't help feeling sorry for myself.

I figured this one was bad enough I should cut myself about a hundred years of slack.

I paced my room for a while, wet hair soaking the back of my t-shirt as I struggled with what to do about the echo. No way was I going to be able to sleep up here if he repeated his popping out of nowhere performance and went all pissy on me.

My stomach growled about an hour into my pity fest, but I refused to go downstairs and join Mom and Meira for dinner, even when my little sister came to my locked door and begged.

“Syd, it's okay,” she said through the door. “I love you. Please come down.”

Nope. Not even for Meems.

I had enough experience with fighting with my mother I was used to skipping dinner in favor of sneaking downstairs after everyone was asleep. Usually to a plate of whatever they'd had wrapped carefully and left for me in the fridge. Made me even more irritated Mom always took the time to make sure I had dinner waiting for me when I was ready.

Like she really cared or something.

Right.

Darkness fell, finding me sitting on the floor in my closet, a blanket wrapped around me, trying to focus on my latest book. I reread the same paragraph at least six times while trying to calm my whirling thoughts, but finally tossed the paperback aside and thumped my head against the wall behind me.

Almost missing the soft knock at my bedroom door.

Just go away already.

“Syd?” Uncle Frank's soft voice made me cringe. “Can we come in?”

Naturally, Mom would have to drag my vampire uncle and his undead girlfriend into the mess, wouldn't she? Then again, he and Sunny were always on my side, my biggest defenders against the coven. And I needed a little Uncle Frank rah-rah right about then.

I scuffed my feet on the way to the door, turning the lock. The knob. Looked up at my handsome uncle through my lashes, knowing my cranky-pants face was firmly in place. He didn't say a word, just walked in and wrapped me up in his arms.

His body was warm, which meant he'd helped himself to some of the blood he and his girlfriend kept in a special freezer in our basement. Sometimes it creeped me out thinking how they slept in their cupboards all day down there, silent, dead to the world, only to wake and be normal again after dark.

Sunny's hands slid up my back, her lips pressing to my cheek as I let Uncle Frank go and turned to hug her, too.

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