Flight by Alyssa Rose Ivy

Author:Alyssa Rose Ivy
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub, pdf
Published: 2012-08-17T10:39:53+00:00

Chapter Twelve

“What kind of party are we going to?” I asked while slipping into the passenger seat of Hailey’s jeep. When she called me during work to see if I was free, I thought it was to hang out like usual. I wasn’t expecting a party, especially not one that came with warnings.

“Well, you might be the only human there, but I guess there could be a few others.”

“Lovely. You do realize how weird it is when you say things like that, right?”

She laughed. “Uh-huh, but you’ll get used to it. Just be careful who you talk to, and don’t go off alone with anyone, okay?”

“Really? Because I was planning on going home with some random guy tonight.”

“Seriously, Allie, these guys aren’t the type to mess around with. Not to mention I’d have my head served up on a platter if you did that.”

“You do realize I was joking, right?”

“Yeah, but I just wanted to emphasize how important it is that you’re careful.”

“If it’s so dangerous, then why are we going?”

“Because it’s going to be a good party, and I know for a fact my brother and his friends won’t be there.”

“Okay, good enough reasons.”

“I’m glad, because I wasn’t going to turn around even if you didn’t like them.” She gave me a cheeky grin.

Something about Hailey’s expression reminded me of Owen, so I decided to ask a question that I’d been mulling over for a while. “Can I ask you something about your brother?”

“My brother? Sure…”

“Why is he single? I mean I haven’t seen him even flirt with anyone.”

“So you noticed? Yeah, he got hurt pretty badly and hasn’t dated since. I think he’s too scared of being that vulnerable again.”

“Why, what happened?” I asked, my curiosity getting the better of me.

“He met a girl freshman year, Chloe. They got pretty serious, and he planned to propose to her.”

“He wanted to get engaged at what, 19 years old?”

“Yeah, I know, pretty young. But anyway, he knew before he could ask her he had to tell her the truth about who we are, and well, let’s just say she didn’t take things as well as you did.”

“She broke up with him when she found out he was a Pteron?” It’s not that I could blame her, it was shocking, but at least for me it was also incredibly cool.

“She did more than that. She transferred schools, changed her number and everything.”

“Oh, geez.”

“Yeah, he was crushed and never really got over it. I think he was worried you would do the same thing to Levi.”

“Oh… So I understand him not wanting to be with another human, but why not date a Pteron? Wouldn’t that solve the problem?”

“Uh, we’re not exactly encouraged to date our own. Plus, there aren’t too many girls.”

“Why aren’t you supposed to date each other?”

She peeked over hesitantly. “Well, dating would be fine, but we aren’t supposed to get serious and Owen wants serious. But anyway, it’s about keeping some variation in the gene pool. It’s supposed to keep us stronger.

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