Obsidian Souls (Soul Series) by Donna Augustine

Author:Donna Augustine [Augustine, Donna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Strong Hold Publishing
Published: 2012-11-29T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Two

The morning sunshine bled through the draperies filling the room with light too cheerful for a morning like this. I missed waking to the morning sun. In my prior life, I had been a morning person. All I had needed was the bright sunshine to drive me from bed thinking of all the things I knew waited for me. Now, I wished for the night. It was getting harder to face the days and this one looked like it was going to be especially difficult to face. I closed my eyes, hoping sleep would take me again, so I wouldn’t have to face the reality of my life yet, but a knock sounded at the door and reminded me of how I couldn’t even plan something as simple as sleeping in anymore without it getting ruined.

“Yes?”

The door opened to Leroy bringing me a breakfast tray. He placed it on the table next to the bed.

“Rufus has asked me to tell you that he will be at the pool today if you care to join him.”

“The pool? It’s a bit cold, isn’t it?”

“It’s inside.”

“Got it. Thank you.”

He poured a coffee for me and left quietly. I looked at the tray and saw my favorite breakfast. Pancakes with hot apples, a side dish of home fries, and it looked like even an omelet with cheese and sour cream. Instead of pleasing me, it completely freaked me out. How could they know what I ate?

It didn’t matter if they knew what I ate, I had to focus my energy on a way out of this. My conversation with Rufus had been stupid on my part. I can’t show my hand like that again. I needed to play a part. I needed to be buying time in the hopes that Mike and Caden would come for me before it went too far, as in incubator for their little monsters too far.

But what if Caden and his guys never did show? Perhaps Mike had never made it out of the diner. No, I couldn’t rely on them. I needed to start being self-sufficient. I needed to learn how to navigate this world on my own. Until I did, I would be a perpetual victim.

I went through my new wardrobe and found a pair of slacks and a silk blouse. I fixed my hair and even applied some of the makeup that was in the vanity drawer and decided to go play the game. It started with going down to the pool and pretending I was considering his offer.

I tried the door and was surprised it opened. Of course, Leroy was standing at attention not five feet away. I guess that’s why they didn’t feel the need to lock it.

“You’re ready miss? Did you want to go to the pool?”

“Yes, I’m ready.” Or as ready as I could be.

We walked down the massive staircase, and through the foyer, down a hallway that could have served as a track it was so long.

The pool was in the center of a massive atrium.

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