Set the Dark on Fire by Sorenson Jill

Author:Sorenson, Jill [Sorenson, Jill]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 0553592025
Publisher: Bantam Books
Published: 2009-12-11T22:00:00+00:00

Shay dropped by her house before heading out to Dark Canyon, deciding a meal and a hot shower were imperative. There was a message on her answering machine from Mike Shepherd, telling her not to worry about coming in to work.

He must have heard about her knee.

Feeling anxious, she called to leave Luke a message of her own, knowing Dylan would hate her for ratting him out. She’d promised not to ground him, but she’d never said she wouldn’t tell anyone.

For once, Shay wasn’t hungry, and the shower that should have relaxed her sore muscles only left her tied up in knots. Dry-eyed and damp-haired, she collapsed on top of her unmade bed and buried her head in the pillows, struck by the overwhelming urge to cry. Her relationship with Dylan was in shambles. She missed Jesse, although their “friends with benefits” arrangement had been sporadic and unsatisfying. Her connection to her father was tenuous, worn as thin as the postcards he’d sent.

Getting involved with Luke was just another recipe for heartache.

When the phone rang several hours later, she came awake with a start, surprised she’d drifted off. “Hello?” she mumbled into the receiver.

“Mrs. Phillips? This is Rose from Palomar High School.”

Shay sat up in bed. What had Dylan done now?

“Sheriff Meza has asked to speak with your son—”

“My brother,” she corrected. As many times as she’d been in there, the staff should have been able to remember their relationship correctly.

“Yes, of course, your brother. As his legal guardian, we need you to sign a release.”

Shay blinked at the clock. It was afternoon already. “I’ll be right there,” she said, hanging up and swinging her legs over the edge of the bed.

Twenty minutes later, she was in the front office. Dylan, Travis, and Chad were sitting on a wooden bench in the waiting room, wearing identical expressions of affected discontent. Chad was also sporting a dark bruise under his left eye. When he saw her, he gave her a disgustingly thorough once-over. “Hey, Mrs. Phillips.”

Shay wanted to sock him in the other eye. Unlike Rose, Chad knew damned well she wasn’t married, and he liked to annoy her by pretending he thought she was Dylan’s mom. Once she’d overheard him referring to her as a MILF. Needless to say, she wasn’t flattered.

Rose, the receptionist, craned her neck to look over the top of the counter. “If you could just sign here,” she said, tapping the sheet of paper with her fingernail.

From her vantage point, Shay could see Luke and Garrett standing with Principal Fischer in his office. She forced her gaze down to the form in front of her. “Can I be with him during questioning?”

“If you insist. The other parents didn’t.”

Shay signed it and turned to Dylan. “Do you want me to stay?”

He scowled. “Hell, no.”

It was the answer she’d expected, but it still hurt. From Principal Fischer’s office, a rumble of male laughter caught her attention. Logically, she knew the men hadn’t been discussing her, but when she glanced their way, Garrett’s deep-set eyes met hers.

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