Lightning Sealed by Lila Felix

Author:Lila Felix [Felix, Lila]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: urban fantasy, Adventure, paranormal romance, love story, Time Travel, new adult
Publisher: Clean Teen Publishing, Inc.
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Pissed off didn’t even cover the image staring back at me. And it didn’t cover her love handles either.

Okay, so they weren’t much of love handles, but it was a cushion I’d never had before.

I kind of liked it.

I didn’t plan for this. Ari, my mother, and I all gasped at the same time as I tugged at the dress that was adamant not to move past my hips. It was totally unexpected and yet, I should’ve seen it coming.

The dress no longer fit.

Because I was eating again—more like a human and less like a bird.

“You’ve gotten fat, you big, macaroni-and-cheese eater! Almighty above, you’re going to have to wear a sheet as a toga. That thing isn’t budging another inch.”

Ari and her big mouth. It wasn’t that bad. It was tight around the middle, but that was all. I needed some Spanx and not to breathe again—ever.

Oh, who was I kidding?

“Shut up. I can suck it in.”

“Yeah, you can try. But I hate to tell you that you can’t suck in whatever has made your hips that—hippy.”

The blood rushed from my face leaving me a blasé color of ghost. Another pitfall. This sealing was never going to happen.

Theo’s mom started wrangling through the things in her purse. Tampons and lipstick went flying until she finally came out with a scream and a tiny black bag. “I’ve got it.”

“A fat vacuum?”

In about five seconds, Ari would be physically unable to attend said wedding.

“No, a sewing kit. It will take me a few minutes, but I’m sure if I let out some of these seams, it will do.”

I’d never had anything let out in my life.

The women in Italy who made this beautiful work of art were probably groaning into their mozzarella.

“Get out of it and let me get to work.”

“You mean, if she can?”

Three seconds and Ari was going down—Lucent style.

I did as I was told, wiggling out of the dress and handing it over to the master. I was left sitting around in my white robe, useless as a tit on a boar hog. We were all at a loss for words. My nervousness had robbed my voice and Ari was staring out the window at something far more interesting.

My mom was chewing her fingernails.

“Did he tell you about it?” Theo’s mom asked, never looking up from her stitching and ripping. She’d always been perfectly calm in all situations except for when she thought Theo hadn’t been eating well. When she’d arrived, Theo had to walk her down from the mountain. He’d been so sincere and sensitive to her worry. After a few tears, she pulled me aside and made me vow to do what I could.

I took the vow just like I would take many more today.

Theo already had my life. This was all simply for show.

“He did. I would tell you, but I don’t know that it’s my story to tell.”

“It’s okay, dear girl. In a couple of hours, you will be my daughter-in-law. Then I can formally demand it of you.

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