Evening Storm (Midnight Chronicles Book 2) by Andrea Pearson & Nolan James

Author:Andrea Pearson & Nolan James [Pearson, Andrea & James, Nolan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fantasy
Publisher: Andrea Pearson
Published: 2019-12-03T05:00:00+00:00

26

She wasn’t home yet when I got there, so I hopped on her porch, sat in one of the wicker rocking chairs, and settled in to wait.

I was just debating having my nightshade tattoo let me nap and wake me when a car pulled up.

Drop her off and go, dude. Drop her off and go.

Either he sucked at telepathy or I did because they got out of the car, linking hands as they walked up the sidewalk.

My stomach curled and my mouth went dry when he stopped several feet from the door. He was going to kiss her again.

The man trailed his hands up her arms and pulled her close, enveloping her in a passionate kiss.

I practically stopped breathing. I couldn’t move, couldn’t react, couldn’t even look away.

It should be me!

Why wasn’t it me?

Why wasn’t I pummeling him to death? Shooting him through the skull? Stabbing him in the heart?

Because I cared for Lizzie. I didn’t want to hurt her. And it was obvious she liked the man.

My eyes smarted. My heartbeat slowed so much, I could barely feel it. My throat closed up, and I couldn’t swallow.

Lizzie threaded her arms around his neck, pulling him down and closer to her, rising up to meet him as best she could.

The man chuckled against her mouth and glanced sideways, toward me.

He knew I was there.

The disgusting pervert was doing this for me. He obviously wasn’t doing it because he genuinely liked her.

That cemented it for me. He had to die.

Thoughts and ideas and plans for how to take him out flooded my mind, and for once, I welcomed them. They weren’t about murdering Lizzie.

I tried to look away, tried to focus instead on my murderous intentions, but I couldn’t. Couldn’t even distract myself with thoughts of his blood all over the cement.

He grabbed her by the waist, turned her around, and pushed her against her door, his kiss increasing in urgency.

I was finally able to tear my eyes away at that point, completely embarrassed at my behavior, at the fact that he’d been able to goad me so well.

And then I realized I didn’t need to sit there and take it. As much as I knew it would embarrass Lizzie, I had to alert her to my presence.

I cleared my throat.

The man glared at me, but Lizzie gasped in shock, jumping away from him and turning toward me.

Her hand shook as she raised it to tuck hair behind her ear. Even in the darkness of her porch, I could tell she was blushing.

She turned to her date, and I saw anger register in her eyes as she realized he’d known I was there.

“Ready, Lizzie?” I asked, annoyed that my voice didn’t come out sounding normal.

I pushed my emotions aside, forcing a mask of indifference onto my face. I couldn’t deal with what I’d just witnessed now. I couldn’t.

“Uh . . . give me a moment.” She dug her keys from her purse, unlocked her door, and went in, shutting the door quickly behind her.

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