Raven Born: An Urban Fantasy Shifter Series (Lost Souls Series Book 1) by Bree Moore

Author:Bree Moore [Moore, Bree]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Innate Ink Publishing
Published: 2020-05-16T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Harper

Harper spread her wings, her movement making the tree dip beneath her. Thrusting into the air, she flapped hard to draw upward. Fletcher must have heard her panting as she caught up, because he turned his head. A friendly grin spread wide across his face as he slowed down, letting Harper fly alongside him.

“Harper! I didn’t expect to meet you up here. I mean, I hoped I might, but…” He ducked his head as if embarrassed. “Aren’t you supposed to be in class?”

Harper suddenly felt uncomfortable. All she could think about were those gorgeous blue wings. She pushed the thoughts away. “Aren’t you?”

He shakes his head. “I don’t have anything until this afternoon. It’s my free period right now.”

“Do you always spend it flying?” Harper squinted at him. The brightness of the sun glinting off his feathers made it hard to see.

“Usually.” He glanced at her. “How are classes going?”

The anger Harper felt before surged up to the surface. She clenched her fists and her wings flapped hard, pushing her forward. Fletcher adjusted his pace to keep up.

“Hey, you’re upset. Is it Zeke?”

“How did you know?” The hard, sarcastic edge of Harper’s tone blocked the emotion in her chest.

“Yeah, Zeke can be tough. He’s the kind of person who cares enough to be hard.”

“It’s not like it’s all him. He’s part of it, but…” Harper trailed off, at a loss for words.

“Not everything,” Fletcher guessed. “Do you want to talk about it?”

The wind rushed into her face. The ground was covered with trees, but the cabin was in sight and they would be there in moments. She shook her head in response to Fletcher, then ran a hand through her short hair. Time for another shower. It was amazing how just a few days in a place with free access to warm, running water made her want to be clean all the time. Before, she could go a week or more without showering.

“I can respect that you don’t want to talk, but I think it will make you feel better. How about if I guess what you’re so hung up about, we’ll talk? If not, we’ll keep flying.” Fletcher watched her with those icy blue eyes.

Harper avoided looking at him. “Shoot,” she said, as if she were entirely disinterested. “You only get one shot, though.”

Fletcher paused, thinking. His eyes lingered on her. She kept her head down, determined not to let him see her smile. Why did this feel like a game? He was prying into her emotions, her deepest thoughts. With Tyson, it felt like an intrusion. Somehow, with Fletcher, it felt like the kind of attention she’d craved her whole life.

Silence stretched out. Zeke’s distant howl marked the beginning of another dueling round. The arenas and their duelists were visible now, each one fighting for survival in more ways than one.

When he finally spoke, his words took Harper completely off-guard.

“You’re afraid. The more you participate in these classes, the more you get to know the residents of

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