Insatiable - a Mermaid's Curse by Daniele Lanzarotta

Author:Daniele Lanzarotta [Lanzarotta, Daniele]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Rocket Science Productions, LLC
Published: 2013-03-07T13:00:00+00:00

The party was a joke. People talked and drank, and Brooke went around showing off her ring and talking about the wedding. Surprisingly, Blake was the only one not drinking tonight, well, besides me. There were several moments that night when I felt his gaze on me, and I did my best to not look in his direction, but it was tough.

I was glad when Molly’s bedtime finally came around. She said goodnight to her mom, and then I followed her as she went to say goodnight to Owen and Blake. She hugged them both, and Blake looked up at me as he hugged her back. Brooke seemed to be a little more pleasant this time so I figured that maybe Owen’s plan wasn’t that bad after all.

I turned around and took Molly to her room. She fell asleep in no time, and I stood by the window, watching the stars and just wondering how things were with my father, Bram, and everyone else who I had hurt.

When I heard the soft knock on the door, my heart skipped a beat, thinking that maybe it was Blake.

“Come in,” I said in a low tone, trying not to wake up Molly.

A man who Owen had earlier pointed out to be his father, walked in. He was tall, elegant, and very intimidating.

“Hi. Mr. Crawford.”

He nodded. “I just wanted to say goodnight to Molly, but I see I’m a little too late.”

I stood there silently.

“You’re Arianna, correct?”

I nodded.

“Well, Cindy is happy to have someone here to watch the house and help with Molly.”

“It’s my pleasure,” I said.

He nodded. His eyes and his words were so cold. He turned around and walked away. Cindy came in shortly after to check in on Molly. She seemed surprised that I was still there with Molly, but I guess she understood why I didn’t want to be at the party instead.

When the house was quiet and I knew Molly wouldn’t be woken up, I walked out to the back porch and headed toward the end of the trail hoping that I would still find him there.

It was getting cold outside and the fact that everything was so quiet was making me nervous. I started to doubt my decision to walk around alone at night, but I still kept going.

Everything was pitch black, so I didn’t see him until I was at the end of the trail. He looked up at me with a smile on his face. “I thought you weren’t coming,” he said. “Especially after the rumors I heard about you and Owen.”

“Did you believe them?” I asked.

He shook his head. “No. And Owen said he did it to get Brooke to back off.” He paused. “When Brooke first told me,” he shook his head, “It wasn’t easy.”

“It’s not easy seeing you with her,” I said, holding back the tears.

“I didn’t mean to hurt you,” he said as he approached me. He then wrapped his arms around me and I couldn’t hold it in anymore. I started to cry.

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