Starbeam by Adrienne Woods

Author:Adrienne Woods [Woods, Adrienne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Fire Quill Publishing

I didn’t see Al, Helmut or Caleb for the rest of the day, not even that night.

I helped with the dishes when Connie threw a little tantrum.

“Constance!” Issy said.

“For crying out loud, he only discovered her name today. He doesn’t even know what she looks like.”

“He shared a real connection with her, Connie.”

“He should’ve known better, she was a commoner.”

“Excuse me. It doesn’t make you better than her. You are just jealous, that is all. Is this girl really even dead?”

“Yes,” Connie yelled. “You think so little of me.”

She wasn’t dead, she was just not a girl at this moment.

“Then how did she die?”

“I can’t tell you that.”

“Constance!” Issy warned.

“There are too many ears here.”

“Oh please, Andrew has his own shit to worry about.”

“What shit?”

She sighed. “The bond we were told as kids, the myth,” Issy said.

I didn’t see what Constance did with her head.

“It’s real. Emanual’s grandfather saw it with his own eyes.”

“Bonds like that aren’t natural.”

“Oh, I agree,” I finally said, still pissed off with this Silver Annex for lying through her teeth.

“Emanual thinks Andrew is sharing one with Tanya.”

“The Green-Vapor?”

“She is hostile towards him without a reason.”

My eyes landed on Constance. “Anyone ask him?” She sounded hostile too.

“Ask me what,” I retaliated.

“You’ve never met her before. She is Chromatic. You might want to be a dragon slayer for all we know.”

“Constance, what has gotten into you?”

“If only it was that easy. No, I’ve never seen her before in my entire life, and for your information, I was keeping my distance as far from them as I could. I’m not like Albert, but I’m no monster either.”

“There could be other reasons,” Connie said.

“Like what?” Issy asked, clearly annoyed at her twin.

“I don’t know. Maybe she is attracted to him and that is pissing her off.”

“Or maybe she feels something she can’t explain with him. A dragon always knows.”

“What is that supposed to mean.”

“You know what that means, Issy.”

“Oh for crying out loud, it’s Bob. He actually is going to kill this one if he comes back and finds out this ludicrous tale you all are coming up with. He will not like it and he is never going to see you in that way Issy. Whatever you feel for Bob, it’s not mutual.”

Connie stormed out.

“And neither is Al’s feelings for you.” Issy yelled and my lips tugged softly as Issy growled.

“Sorry,” she said and grabbed another plate to dry. “She just infuriates me at times.”

“You really think your sister would tell Al that she was dead if she wasn’t?”

“No, she isn’t cruel. Jealous yes, but she would never say something like that just to get her way. There is something she isn’t telling us though. Sorry for what she implied.”

“Don’t worry, she wouldn’t be the first woman at this camp hating my guts.”

Issy laughed. “You know she doesn’t hate you Andrew. She just doesn’t want it.”

“And neither do I.”

“She is one lucky dragon but if that bond is real, something will happen. It’s not something you can run away from Andrew.

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