Lost (Shifter Island Book 1) by Carol Davis

Author:Carol Davis [Davis, Carol]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Published: 2016-04-16T05:00:00+00:00

Seven

For a moment Abby was frozen in place, so stunned by the sudden appearance of this other man that she had no idea what to do. Then, because the stranger’s attention was on Aaron and not her, she scrunched down in the water so it would cover her breasts and crossed her arms over them.

Of course there were other people on the island. Aaron had told her there were, that he had family here. It was inevitable that someone would find them together sooner or later.

The water stopped feeling warm and soothing, in spite of the bright summer sunshine. Now it felt cold, something she longed to escape from.

The two men stood facing each other, fists clenched. The stranger was obviously angry—not to the point that he would attack Aaron, Abby hoped, but he practically had steam coming out of his ears.

“Who is this?” the stranger demanded, and jabbed a finger at Abby.

She sank a little lower into the water.

“I owe you no explanations,” Aaron said. “You aren’t in the circle of elders. If I owe answers to anyone at all—and I don’t believe I do—it’s to them. Don’t pretend you can bully me into anything. You’re no higher in the process than I am, not while Father is alive. You have no say.”

“She’s not one of the pack.”

“Go back to the settlement, Luca. Leave us alone.”

“So you can ignore the rules of the Separation? And—and–” The stranger, Luca, sputtered, so enraged he was nearly incoherent. Then he took a couple of breaths that made his chest heave and calmed down enough to go on talking. When he did, he spoke quietly, in a deep, earthy rumble. “How can you do this? Aaron, where is your common sense?”

“The same place Jonathan’s was.”

That made Luca’s eyes shoot open wide. “You’re going to use Jonathan as a touchstone?”

“Why shouldn’t I?”

“Because–” Again, Luca stopped talking. He stalked in a circle, pulling at his hair with both hands, head down, muttering to himself. He went on stomping across the dirt as he grumbled, “If Father were here right now–”

“He’s not,” Aaron said.

Luca’s head snapped up. This time he strode right up to Aaron. Abby expected Aaron to defend himself, or to back away, but he didn’t. He seemed very willing to stand there, not giving up an inch of ground, but not confronting his accuser, either.

Abby realized something suddenly. They’re brothers.

This was the brother Aaron had mentioned.

Their resemblance was strong: the same dark hair, the same eyes. Luca was a little taller than Aaron, but they had the same general build, slim and muscular. They spoke to each other in low tones, their voices dropping low enough that Abby couldn’t make out words at all. For the moment, they were entirely focused on each other.

She took advantage of that to scramble out of the water and grab the blanket Aaron had brought along. She wrapped it swiftly around herself like a sari, then moved away from the two men, wondering if she ought to go back to the cabin.

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