Soulmates by Elizabeth Chandler

Author:Elizabeth Chandler [Chandler, Elizabeth]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: cookie429, Kat, Extratorrents
ISBN: 9780671891473
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Published: 1995-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

11

Ivy didn’t think about how she was getting home. She ducked into a bathroom farther down the hall and washed her mouth out with toothpaste. After buttoning and tucking in the blouse, she raced downstairs, snatched up her purse, and hurried out of the house.

She struggled to hold back the tears. She didn’t want Gregory to hear stories later on about how upset she was. Philip’s words came back to her once more. “He can smell it if you’re afraid.”

Now Ivy was terrified—for both herself and her friends. At any point they could stumble upon one of Gregory’s secrets. And his ego was big enough, he was crazy enough to assume that he could get away with silencing not just her, but Suzanne, Will, and Beth, too.

Ivy walked briskly along the side of Lantern Road. The houses in Suzanne’s neighborhood were far apart, and there were no sidewalks. It was another dark mile to the intersection and two more miles into the town itself. The only light was a soft yellow moon.

“Angels, stay with me,” Ivy prayed.

She had walked about a third of a mile when the headlights of a car bore down on her. She stepped quickly off the road and ducked into some bushes. The car drove ten feet more, then screeched to a halt. Ivy scrambled to get deeper into the brush. The driver suddenly extinguished his bright lights, and she could see the shape of the car in the moonlight: a Honda. Will’s car.

He climbed out and looked around. “Ivy?”

She wanted to rush out of the bushes and into his arms, but she held back.

“ivy, if you’re here, tell me. Tell me you’re okay.”

Her mind raced, trying to think what she could tell him without spilling the whole and dangerous truth.

“Answer me. Are you okay? Lacey said you were in trouble. Tell me if there is some way I can help.”

Even in the pale light, the look of worry on his face was visible. She longed to reach out to him and tell him everything. She wanted to run to him and feel his arms wrap around her, keeping her safe for a moment. But for his sake she couldn’t—she knew that. Her eyes burned. She blinked several times to clear them, then emerged onto the road.

“Ivy.” He breathed her name.

“I—I was going home,” she said.

His glance flicked to the bushes behind her. “Taking a shortcut?”

“Maybe you could give me a ride,” she said softly.

He studied her face a moment, then silendy opened the door for her. When he had locked and dosed it again, Ivy leaned against the door, feeling safe. She would be safe till she got to the house on the ridge.

Will got in on the driver’s side. “Do you really want to go home?” he asked.

In the end, she’d have to. She nodded, but he didn’t start the car.

“Ivy, who are you afraid of?”

She shrugged and looked down at her hands. “I don’t know.”

Will reached over and laid his hand on top of hers.

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