Personal Demons 2 - Original Sin by Desrochers Lisa

Author:Desrochers, Lisa [Desrochers, Lisa]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Macmillan
Published: 2011-07-31T05:00:00+00:00

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We get Taylor up to Luc’s and he pulls me aside. “She can’t know about Taylor,” he says to me with a warning glare, then glances at Frannie as she guides Taylor into the bathroom.

“She has to know. If she insists on trying to save her, she’s only going to put herself in danger.”

“And you don’t think she’s going to try to ‘save’ her if she knows Taylor’s tagged? It’ll be worse. She’ll blame herself.”

“You have to tell her,” I say as Taylor retches over the toilet.

“Not yet.”

“Soon,” I say.

Lili comes up behind Luc. “Frannie’s got Taylor.” She waves her hand in the direction of the bathroom, and her face scrunches. “And I don’t do puke, so I’m outta here.”

“I’ll walk you back,” I say.

She looks at me. “It’s, like, thirty feet. I think I can make it.”

“I’m coming with you,” I insist as she turns for the door.

Luc scowls after me and heads for the bathroom.

I walk up the hall with Lili. “Did you see the guy? Was he there?”

She shakes her head as she turns her keys in the locks. “I wasn’t really looking.”

“I want you to stay away from those guys. Give me your cell number.”

She looks down at her foot and scuffs her toe at a piece of gum stuck to linoleum. “Can’t afford one.”

Tendrils of panic snake through me. They’re not going to be happy about what happened tonight, and they’re already stalking Lili. She’s the weak link in the raiding party. A mortal already tagged for Hell. They’ll come after her. “I want to know if they come anywhere near you—at work—anywhere.”

She glances down the hall before pushing through the door.

I follow. “This isn’t the safest place you could live, you know.”

She spins around and looks at me. “It’s all I can afford.”

“No one’s helping you out?”

“I’ve been on my own for a while. And I’ve got to swing this college thing on my own. I’ve got some scholarships and financial aid to pay tuition, but my job at the KwikMart doesn’t pay much, and that goes for rent and everything.”

I watch as she carefully twists all the deadbolts back into place and heads for the kitchen. She reaches into the fridge and comes out with two Cokes. I pop the top and settle into the couch. “What about your family?” I say.

She slides onto the couch and I feel hot electricity course through me when she curls in next to me. “There’s no one I care about. I never knew my mom, and my father…” Her whole body clenches into a hard ball.

There’s a tug at my core, like my insides are being ripped out. I want so much to help her, but I don’t know what to do. I drape my arm around her shoulders and pull her tight to my side, stroking her hair.

When her tears start, I find myself wanting to kiss them away. But I don’t. She buries her face in my shoulder and I let her cry. When her tears slow, I ask, “Would it help to talk about it?”

She pulls her head from my shoulder.

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