Homecoming Masquerade, The by Baum Spencer

Author:Baum, Spencer [Baum, Spencer]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Literature & Fiction, Romance, Paranormal, Vampires, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy, Paranormal & Urban, Teen & Young Adult, Paranormal suspense, teen suspense, vampire suspense, new adult paranormal, teen vampire, ya vampire, new adult vampire, vampire romance, Vampire, Paranormal Romance, New Adult
ISBN: 9781469916484
Google: 2l3auQAACAAJ
Amazon: B0072X4ATA
Goodreads: 13448095
Publisher: Amazon Digital Services
Published: 2012-01-28T05:00:00+00:00

18

“Yes, Nicky Bloom. The one who got Shannon’s spot. The girl we worked so hard to get in here. We totally screwed up on that one. We practically handed her the opening on a silver platter, and this is how she repays us.”

Kim was half-way down the drive in front of the mansion, holding a phone to her ear, weaving in between the array of stretch limousines parked all around.

“You’re saying the new girl wore black to Homecoming?”

“Yes, Daddy. The new girl. The one you and all your investigators thought was the safest bet. The only girl from all the applicants that you were certain would have no interest in Coronation. How much money have you thrown around to make sure you knew who was entering? How could you miss this?”

“Interesting.”

Interesting? What the fuck was wrong with him? This wasn’t interesting. This was disastrous.

As a girl wearing black, Kim’s limo was parked close to the mansion. She opened the back door and stepped inside. Her driver turned back to see if she needed anything. She slammed the privacy screen closed.

Rockwell Transport had a fleet of stretch limos they kept on reserve just for Thorndike events. Fifty of them in all, custom made to cater to the unique needs of the girls in Thorndike’s senior class.

While the guys could come to Homecoming in whatever transportation they desired (and most of them selected more flashy ways to drive about than stretch limos – it was not uncommon for their parking area to be full of Italian sports cars) it had become tradition for the girls to arrive in limousines. A single limo for every one of them. The backs of those limos were designed to serve as mobile dressing and storage rooms between Homecoming and the after parties. There was a rack on which to hang their clothes, automatic blinds to cover up the windows, a vanity area with a large mirror and a complete supply of makeup, a locking jewelry chest, and, most importantly, a combination safe where the girls could put their masks during the after-parties. In addition to all this, the drivers of the limos were professional security and ex-cops. They were armed and ready to defend the property inside, a necessity since the value of the gold and diamonds in some of the masks exceeded a hundred grand.

“How does this girl seem?” Kim’s father asked.

“Like a total bitch,” Kim said.

Her father laughed.

“I don’t know what you think is so funny.”

“Kim, you’re telling me that a new girl who isn’t even from town has just waltzed into the Homecoming masquerade wearing a black dress and is acting like a total bitch. I don’t understand why you’re even upset. This might be a good thing. Clearly, this girl doesn’t know what she’s doing.”

“That’s where you’re wrong. She does know what she’s doing. They’re all talking about her. She’s messed up everything. Don’t you get it? Nobody wants me to win. They’re only supporting me because they think I’ve already won and are scared of what I might do to them once I’m immortal.

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