Ethereal: An Illumine Series Novella (The Illumine Series) by Anders Alivia

Author:Anders, Alivia [Anders, Alivia]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Red Alice Press
Published: 2013-02-28T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER THREE

JUST GETTING BY

“Delphine, you’ve got to sit down.”

“No, Loyal, I’ve got to go back out and find him. He’s waiting for me-”

“The baby-”

“To hell with the baby!”

The argument was starting, again, just as it had been for the last several weeks. Delphine was growing restless at home, sneaking in and out of the underground to go on what she called a ‘search’ for the man of her dreams, the one who fathered her child. Like always, Loyal had stayed glued to her side, insisting she keep calm for the child.

Because that was working so well.

Rolling back on her side, Rinae winced and sucked in a painful, sharp breath. It had been days since Rinae’s nighttime attack, and since she had refused to leave their underground home. Scratches and scrapes of raw skin covered patches of her body, and her ribs had been brutally bruised. When she returned home that night, Rinae had made it just in time to a nearby corner and barfed the orange juice she had downed. By the concern of Jake, she had been keeping quiet in his bed, wrapped in various blankets and shrouded in a corner of darkness.

And yet, all she could think about was Tegen, the boy who had said words that could free her soul, free her spirit, and free the power that tied up her insides.

A sigh escaped her lips, and Rinae forced herself to sit up. She shuffled out of bed, grateful Jake was not here to enforce her to get rest, and peered around the curtain hiding her from the commotion in the main room.

It was something straight out of a war movie. Bits of broken wood and cloth covered the floor, mixing with bits of candy wrappers and plastic bags. A shock of bubblegum pink hair flashed further across the room. Rinae looked up to see Delphine wielding a blade, one of hers, inching her way closer to the door leading outside.

Loyal had his hands out, pleading with the wild pregnant teen. “Del, come on, you know what happens when you get stressed like this.”

A raw, angry scream tore from her throat, hands flinging through her hair and running down her face. Her eyes were wild, wide-eyed and flickering back and forth across the room like ping-pong balls.

“I can’t wait any more, not one more day. He’s looking for me, I know it!” Delphine’s entire body shook. Her free hand hovered over her stomach, then jerked away in fear. “He promised he would come back for me, for our baby. I can’t wait for him, I need him now!”

Across the room, Loyal met Rinae’s silent stare. He shifted his chin ever so slightly, hinting at the door. Rinae didn’t need to be told twice.

“Hey Del,” Rinae called out, forcing the tone to radiate cheerfulness. Sleeves tugged over her arms, cautiously stepped closer to the pair. “Loyal giving you trouble?”

Loyal opened his mouth to yell, but Rinae silenced him with a dark glare. The terror in Delphine’s eyes dimmed. She seemed to hesitate between pointing the blade at Loyal, and pointing it at Rinae.

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