Her Soul For Revenge by Harley LaRoux

Author:Harley LaRoux
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Love Story; Romance
Published: 2021-10-29T14:00:00+00:00

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Walking around downtown Abelaum felt like trying to move barefoot across a floor covered in thumbtacks, without making a sound. Every smiling face alarmed me. The laughter of passersby seemed sinister. Not even the most innocent actions were safe.

I could feel their eyes on me, prickling up my back, pressing against my skull. I was lucky the weather was rainy, because I could walk with my hood up. Hiding my face was the only way I could stay calm.

I would have preferred to have Zane with me, but he was off trying to track down the witches. I could reach him by cell — thank God demons accepted modern technology — but not having him immediately nearby felt as if I’d left my gun at home and gone out without a weapon.

I’d left this place for a reason. Abelaum wasn’t safe for me. At least, when I’d been out of Washington, I’d known the chances of me encountering a member of the Libiri were slim. Here, they were everywhere, hiding in plain sight.

And unless I could kill them, I didn’t want to encounter them.

But I still had work to do. Just as I’d suspected, Victoria was focusing most of her social time on that girl Zane had told me about, Raelynn.

There was no mistaking her; Zane’s description had been spot-on. A tiny woman, barely five foot, with big glasses and bobbed black hair. She made a strange companion for Victoria, who sat there with her Coach bag, sleek white raincoat, and perfectly manicured nails. Little miss Raelynn was wearing a denim jacket two sizes too big, the front lapels covered in band pins and the back covered in a massive Bad Religion patch.

She didn’t look familiar to me. I had to wonder how she’d ended up here, how the Hadleighs had managed to suck her in. Probably the same way they’d gotten me. Victoria would turn on her charm, make you feel special. She had a way of making you feel like the fortunate one for getting her attention. I’d considered myself lucky when I’d gained her friendship in high school. No one else had liked me but her.

The coffee I’d been drinking turned in my stomach. I was watching the two women from across the cafe, seated behind Victoria and in a corner so she couldn’t get an easy look at me. The woman who’d tried to kill me was only feet away. Her voice was all I could hear. There’d been a time when we’d been so close. Or at least…I’d felt close to her. I’d told her everything. I’d told her about my parents, about my dad leaving, and the pain of his death. I’d told her about my mother’s hatred of him, her boyfriends, her drinking — everything.

And she’d told me about her dad’s affair. How Everly had been born just a few months before she and Jeremiah were. How she’d seen her mother crying in the garden. How she felt like her dad was always

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