Hidden Monster (The Monsters Among Us Book 1) by Amanda Strong

Author:Amanda Strong [Strong, Amanda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Clean Teen Publishing
Published: 2014-11-03T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 24

“No way!” I blurted, not wanting it to be true. I should have known. It was sort of staring me in the face with Kory showing up at Mack’s to warn Blake about the bug, and Mack and Blake’s friendship that seemed to come out of nowhere. It all made sense and yet, shock still left me speechless. Why didn’t Mack say something to me either? He saw me at the dance with my wings.

Blake nodded. “Mack and I go way back. I met him not long after I’d saved you.”

I held my hand up. “Wait, wait… I can’t… I need… give me a second.” I knew I was stuttering, but my brain felt overloaded. This was just too much information at once for me to process.

Blake cocked his head to the side and then pulled out his cell phone. He didn’t say anything as he sent off a text. When he’d finished, he turned to face me.

“Want me to take you home?” he asked.

“What? No… I just can’t believe all this, that’s all. You just told me one of my best friends is like us. When did that happen? And I don’t understand why he didn’t say anything to me. He could have told me too, you know.”

“Yeah, well, he wanted to. But we both agreed we would wait—”

“Wait?” I interrupted, “Wait for what? For me to get killed? To fly around like an idiot, not knowing how to do the camo even? What the heck, Blake!” It infuriated me that the two boys I trusted most in my life had both lied to me. My hands curled into balls, the sting from my nails piercing my palms empowering. I’d felt this feeling before, when my mom had been upset with me for keeping information from her. It felt like something had taken over. Is it the damsel in me? At the moment, I didn’t care either way. I wanted to revel in the fury. I wanted to hurl myself against the boy who sat next to me. So calm. So sure of himself. Lying to me. Keeping things from me. Saying it was for my own good. Like I needed to be handled with kid gloves.

I glared at Blake, his eyes searching mine.

“Sammy?” he said slowly, it coming out like a question.

My rage was momentarily derailed by him not calling me Sam. Not that any of that mattered right now. Still, it was enough for me to take a deep breath.

“I’m just frustrated right now. I don’t understand why you and Mack waited,” I grumbled.

Blake reached over and gingerly touched my hand. When I didn’t resist or move away, he took my hand in his, his warm fingers sending a shock through me, like an electric jolt. My breathing became deeper, faster, and my heart began throbbing. It was like the tide had come in and sucked my anger away from me, leaving me exposed, like a naked crab clawing at the wet sand for comfort and safety.

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