Shady Oaks Series: Out of Darkness by Michelle Areaux

Author:Michelle Areaux [Areaux, Michelle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kingston Publishing Company
Published: 2018-10-04T23:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 9

A full week had gone by since the murder and my enlightening conversation with Liam. We were allowed to return to school, however police officers were scattered throughout the school, always on high alert. I had found myself replaying Liam’s conversation in my mind like a song stuck on repeat. His words had shattered me. Breaking through my exterior walls, Liam had found a way to confide in me and get me to share a part of myself no one had ever witnessed before.

I met Liam after school on Monday. He had texted me on Thursday and demanded that I meet him on Monday after our first day back at school since the murder. To say I was thrilled and intrigued by his proposal was an understatement. Since our kiss and his confession to me, we hadn’t spoken or even texted one another. I wasn’t sure where we stood, but I hoped today I would find out. But first, I had one other important thing to do.

I had taken a quick detour to meet my probation officer to get my ankle bracelet removed. I had texted my dad in hopes that he would meet me there too, but in true fashion, he never showed. He did, however, send me a congratulations text.

Feeling relieved to have the bracelet gone, I almost skipped to the bench in the park where Liam and I had agreed to meet. Throughout the last week, our school had been on serious lock-down. Police officers and reporters were everywhere you turned and Liam and I had barely spoken to one another. I had tried to lay low, and from watching Liam, he had been too. He stayed close to the walls when walking down the halls, had made sure to sit in the back of each class, and ate alone at lunch outside behind one of the large oak trees in the courtyard. His behavior was strange, but not strange for Liam. I guess.

Wearing a short, black and white plaid skirt and a black tank top, I was finally happy to show off my legs again. I had selected a cute pair of black boots to wear too since I was tired of wearing running shoes and jeans to hide my bracelet. Sensing me, Liam turned as I walked up behind the bench.

“Hi,” I waved as I reached him. Sitting down next to him, the air around me grew heavy with the sparks flying between us.

Smiling at me, Liam caused my heart to race and he laughed a little to himself.

“What?” I asked, as he tried to hide his amusement.

“Nothing, I just can feel how happy you are to see me. It’s nice,” he finished as his eyes watched me carefully.

“What do you mean, you can feel how happy I am?” I asked, completely jumping over the fact that he knew that I was feeling something for him.

Looking down, Liam stared deeply at his hands folded in his lap. “I told you, I have powers, sort of like strong senses.

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