Summons by Shona Husk

Author:Shona Husk [Husk, Shona]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca
Published: 2011-08-01T00:00:00+00:00

Eliza’s head jerked up as she woke, and her stomach rolled at the sudden motion. She closed her eyes again and took a slow, deep breath. Even with her eyes closed the room seemed to tilt and sway. How had she managed to nod off while sitting on the cold bathroom floor? With unsteady legs she eased herself up. Something fell out of her hand and bounced across the floor. Her heart gave a solid thump as if trying to leap out of her rib cage.

Her hand slid over the wall to the light switch, but she already knew what it was. A bead. An amber bead given to her by the Goblin King…who’d looked very human—and incredibly hot. He wasn’t like Matt’s friends…or any of the boys her age. Everything about him was sharp and hard, and yet the tenderness in his eyes spoke of a deep sadness and longing. The weapons he wore left no doubt he was a fearsome warrior. After all, he’d saved her. But who would save him?

The florescent light flickered and came on. She shielded her eyes from the glare as she cast her gaze across the floor looking for the bead. It glinted like a drop of sunshine on the white tiles next to the bath. She picked it up and held it to the light.

One amber bead delicately engraved with a Celtic knot. His hair had been full of them. But even as she tried to remember the details of his face they slid away. Until all she was left with was an impression of blue eyes like the sky above a desert, hungry and deadly, and dark hair full of gold and amber beads.

He wasn’t really a goblin. He was a cursed man with a heart of gold, just like her mother’s stories. She smiled and closed her hand. Her warrior.

“Eliza?” her brother called out. “Eliza, are you okay?” She wiped her cheeks with the back of her hand, removing the worst of the tearstains. Her hand went to the broken strap, but beneath her fingers it was whole. She turned and glanced in the mirror. Both straps were perfect. She frowned and touched her shoulder. He’d touched her shoulder, his fingers cool and firm. Had he fixed her top at the same time? Or had she imagined it was broken?

“Eliza!” Her brother began opening doors and slamming them closed.

She opened the bathroom door. “I’m here. I’m fine.”

“What the hell happened?”

Eliza shrugged.

“Are you okay?” Amanda, Matt’s girlfriend, leaned into his arm.

“Fine, I, um…didn’t feel very well so I came to the bathroom.”

“You’ll feel worse tomorrow,” Amanda said.

“Did you hear anything strange?” Matt pressed.

“I heard the music stop.” She raised her eyebrows and tried to look innocent.

Her brother and his girlfriend studied her.

“Really, I’m fine. I shouldn’t have had the second beer.” She shouldn’t have any. She wouldn’t get drunk ever again. And she would never let another guy talk her into anything she didn’t want. One kiss had rapidly become demands for more.

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