Seeking Fate (Fated series) by Drake Brenda

Author:Drake, Brenda
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Entangled; Crave; YA; YA romance; Teen; Teen romance, paranormal, travel, Europe, tarot cards, fantasy, pnr, friends to lovers, overcoming odds, road trip romance, sweet romance
Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC
Published: 2018-09-02T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Daisy

The Grand Hotel in Zermatt had to be expensive. Everything in the lobby was polished. The light coming from the massive chandeliers glistened over the large floor tiles and the marble and wooden furniture. Daisy straightened, trying to look classier than her clothes and backpack suggested.

Andrei placed his open hand on the small of her back causing her already shaky nerves to spike. “Go ahead. You can do it.”

She glanced at him. “Yeah, you could, too.”

“You’re his girlfriend,” he said, smiling as he coached her for the zillionth time. “Stopped by to see him while on your hiking trip. Simple.”

“How do we know you aren’t his type?”

His smile slipped. “I hadn’t thought of that. Okay, new plan. You’re his friend. Classmate.”

An older couple, meticulously dressed, walked by and gave Daisy and Andrei a once-over with disapproving looks on their faces.

Daisy straightened her shirt. It was wrinkled and looked slept in it, which it was since they’d been on a train for ten hours. “You could be his classmate.”

“We’re at a stalemate,” he said.

Daisy shook her head and sighed. “Okay, I give.”

She crossed the lobby to the reception counter. A girl with sandy-blond hair pulled back in a tight bun forced a smile.

“Hello,” Daisy said, assuming the girl would understand English since this was a resort that received people from all over the world.

“Good afternoon.” Either it was her accent, or the girl wasn’t thrilled to talk to Daisy.

“I, um, I wanted to ring the Van Burens’ room.”

“The Van Burens?” Her eyes felt icy on Daisy. “And you are?”

“Uh, a classmate of Joost’s. You see, I was just passing by and thought I’d stop in and say hello. Maybe have a cocoa with him.”

Ah! Stop. Just Stop. That is way too much information. She’s going to suspect something’s up.

Andrei stepped over and rested his elbow on the counter. The girl sat up, her icy stare melting. “Hello”—he glanced at her name tag—“Agnes. My sister here is a little tired. We’ve been hiking. Can you ring for Joost Van Buren?”

Her eyes shifted from Andrei to Daisy. “Your sister?”

“Yeah, hardly any resemblance, right?” he said. Oh, he was smooth. Daisy would give him that. “We have different fathers.”

“Oh.” She smiled at Andrei. “I’d ring them, but they’re out on the slopes. They should be back soon. Mrs. Van Buren has a scheduled spa treatment in a few hours. There’s a cheese restaurant in that direction. You could wait there. They have wonderful fondue.”

“Thank you,” he said and winked at Agnes, which made her cheeks flush a little. “Come on, sis.”

When her back was to Agnes, Daisy rolled her eyes at Andrei. “Seriously. I have no words.”

He laughed, following her across the lobby. “What?”

“I bet you she’d give you their key if you asked.” Daisy adjusted her backpack. “Disclosing Mrs. Van Buren’s schedule has to be against policy.”

“Maybe things are different in the Alps?”

“Sure. Lack of oxygen.” They found the restaurant and browsed the menu posted by the door. “We can’t eat here. It looks expensive.

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