Shifters Unleashed by Candace Ayers & Kym Dillon & Kathryn Kohler

Author:Candace Ayers & Kym Dillon & Kathryn Kohler [Ayers, Candace & Dillon, Kym & Kohler, Kathryn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lovestruck Romance
Published: 2019-03-15T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

I walked toward the bus, gasping for air. The idea of going home sent waves of panic through me, but I didn't know how to stop them. The sidewalk wavered, and for a second I thought I might faint; I regrouped somehow and felt my resolve steady. At least for now. For a moment last night, I'd been so certain that everything was going to work out. Brett loved me, too, I'd thought. It had seemed that way when our bodies were connected. I'd almost thought I could read his mind. Then he'd said it: This will never work.

Even after the incredible physical connection we'd shared, he still wanted me to leave. My heart had crumbled into a million pieces while he'd gone to sleep. I wondered if he had any idea how much those words had hurt me. If he knew, would he be sorry? Did he even have feelings? I was beginning to think he repressed everything about himself. Maybe he didn't even know what he wanted.

I'd written him a quick note and had left it on the pillow next to him. It was still early when I'd left. Brett had been snoring, but I had been certain he would wake up before nightfall. I'd stopped in to say goodbye to Jeremy and let him know he'd have to lock Brett up that night. He'd actually hugged me and told me he was sorry to see me go.

Now, I was waiting for the bus to open its doors so it could whisk me back to Bliss, Idaho, where my mother was waiting to berate me until I died. I was leaving Brett against my will, but at least I was leaving with my pride intact. No putting me up in an apartment or paying my bills like I was his painted doll.

Rejected, painted doll.

I pictured the small town I was from—its general store no bigger than a closet, one doctor for the whole town, the boys I'd either have to settle for or end up an old maid. My phone rang and I jumped, dropping it. I fumbled to pick it up, so certain it was Brett I didn't even check the caller ID.

"Hello," I said, breathless, my heart starting to race. My agent's voice crackled into my ear.

"Hey, kid, glad I caught you. I got you an audition for today. Get to Sunset and La Brea by noon."

"Er... that might be a little difficult," I said, disappointment rushing me.

"Don't give me that. You've been out of it for weeks now. If you don't go to this one, I gotta drop you." He wasn't mean exactly, just perfunctory. He was right, too. I don't know why I was clinging to the idea of keeping my agent when I was waiting for a bus to take me back to Idaho.

I thanked him and hung up. I had no intention of going. It was too late for me. The bus doors opened, and my heart seized. My head felt dizzy.

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