Entangled (Beauty Never Dies Chronicles Book 2) by J.L. Weil

Author:J.L. Weil [Weil, J.L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Dark Magick Publishing, LLC
Published: 2017-11-27T18:30:00+00:00

The following day we said our goodbyes to Orion and left Eberus. Dash was anxious to get back on the road, staying in one place too long made him agitated, and I understood this time around. That same sense of restlessness stirred inside me. It was a hot prickle at the back of my neck, urging me to get as far from Diamond Towers as I could manage on two legs.

I had hoped the tension between the three of us would have magically disappeared by now. With as much unexplained mystic energy as existed in the Heights, it didn’t seem implausible, and yet it lingered in the air.

“You and Orion seemed to hit it off,” Dash commented as we walked.

I shrugged. “I guess. He said I could stay if I wanted a place to settle.”

“Is that all he offered?”

My eyes narrowed. “What are you implying?”

“A guy like Orion doesn’t offer his protection freely.”

I shook my head, stepping up and over a larger rock. I wasn’t up for word battling with Dash. “You did,” I snappily reminded him. “What does it matter anyway? The entire Heights thinks I belong to you.”

Amusement crept into his eyes. “Good.”

I stopped dead in my tracks, grabbing his arm. “What do you mean good? It is a total lie.”

“Your name associated with mine will put fear in those who hear that you have my protection.”

“Keep using your ego steroids. You might want to think about selling them on the black market. I bet you could make a fortune.” I don’t know how it happened, but I had somehow ended up on slightly higher ground, putting Dash and me nose to nose.

His eyes pierced mine. We were both breathing heavily. “My ego is going to be what keeps us alive.”

“You must really like a challenge.”

“Are you guys going to bicker the entire time?” Star interrupted.

“Yes!” Dash and I both said in unison.

Things got pretty silent after that.

Our exit from Somber Mountain less adventurous than escaping the Institute had been. The days drifted by, but keeping Star safe wasn’t going to be so easy, not with the Institute gunning for us and more determined than ever in their pursuit. No doubt they were hoping to get a two-fer—both Dash and me in one swoop.

As the sun sank over the western horizon, a tortured howl arose, echoing from the woods directly in front of our path.

Fan-freaking-tastic.

A shudder passed through the trees, and a sudden sharp wind stole the late afternoon warmth, just as I was looking forward to the balmy air of the forsaken woods.

“I’m thinking we need to move faster,” Dash said, stepping over a wild shrub.

The breeze smelled of pine and water but tinted with something else, something harsh and metallic—like blood.

“If we move faster, isn’t that going to bring us closer to whatever that was?” Star asked.

“Probably. But I’d rather find it before it finds us,” Dash said.

“My hero,” I replied, batting my eyes and putting my hand over my chest.

He scowled. “Are we going to start this again?”

“Depends if you’re going to start the macho thing again.

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