Power (The Keatyn Chronicles Book 9) by Jillian Dodd

Author:Jillian Dodd [Dodd, Jillian]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary Romance
Publisher: Jillian Dodd Inc.
Published: 2015-05-07T07:00:00+00:00

I pick her up, twirl her around, and kiss her.

When I set her down, she's crying.

All the girls have been super emotional today about leaving Eastbrooke and their friends, so I say, “Don't cry, Kitty. Just think, next week we'll be on the beach in California getting married.”

She grabs my face tightly in her hands and kisses me. “I love you, Riley. I always will. No matter what happens. Please, don’t ever forget that.”

“I love you too, the soon-to-be Mrs. Johnson.”

She holds her stomach like she might get sick.

“Are you okay?”

She just stares at me, tears flooding her eyes and mascara dripping down her face.

“I’m not going to California, Riley. I'm going to Princeton.”

“What?!” I smile and flip her hair. “You're messing with me, aren't you?”

“No, Riley, I'm not. I have to go. My parents are waiting for me.” She grabs my face and studies it like she’s never going to see it again. “Goodbye, Riley.”

She turns her back on me and walks away.

My feet stay planted in this spot for what feels like an eternity, waiting for her to turn around.

For her to run back to me and jump into my arms and tell me she’s just messing with me.

That it was some kind of silly graduation prank.

But she doesn’t. She walks directly to her parents’ car, gets in the backseat, and shuts the door as they pull away.

Not once does she look back.

I stand in stunned silence, trying to process the reality of it.

The finality of it.

Keatyn bounds toward me and wraps her arm around my neck. “Where's Ariela? You two ready to party? Can you believe next week you'll be getting married? My little Riley fell in lurve at Eastbrooke and now he's getting married.”

“Ariela left,” I say, barely able to string the words together. Barely able to comprehend the thought.

“Where'd she go?”

“Princeton.”

“Wait, what?”

“She’s not going to California.”

Keatyn's demeanor changes and she grabs my hand. “What happened?”

“I don't know. She said she’s going to Princeton. Told me goodbye. Then she got in her car and left.”

“Oh, Riley,” Keatyn says, tears filling her eyes. “I’m sorry.”

I nod, still in shock, not letting go of her hand as she drags me across campus to her car.

“Call her, please,” I beg.

She does.

“Voicemail.” Then she grabs my phone and tries. “She's not answering.”

“Her dad told me I'd never amount to anything. I laughed and said watch me. I think he got the last laugh.”

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