Tainted Legacy (YA Paranormal Romance) by Hope Amity

Author:Hope, Amity [Hope, Amity]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2012-05-20T07:00:00+00:00

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Chapter 14

“They didn’t suspect anything?” Molly asked.

“No,” Ava answered.

She explained to Molly that, miraculously, the house had been empty when she had walked in. She’d planned on telling her parents that Molly had been running late for an errand and that she had been dropped off downtown, just a few blocks away, therefore explaining why she had walked home.

She had been saved from the dreaded fib by coming home to a note on the kitchen counter stating that they had all gone out to breakfast and that they would be back soon.

Once they’d returned, they’d been so busy with their guest that other than a perfunctory question of how her night had gone, nothing more had been said. The potential crisis had been very successfully averted.

“Okay, so next question,” Molly asked as she slid into a chair. “Are you sure Gabe behaved himself?”

“Yes, I swear, nothing happened,” Ava told Molly.

“Then I ask again, why do you look so freaked out?” her friend demanded.

Ava pushed her textbook aside so she could lean her elbows on the kitchen table. Finals were coming up soon and she was supposed to be helping Molly get a better grasp on calculus. Her family was at the church, preparing for the special luncheon the following day to honor their guest, Pastor Mitchell. She had been excused to help Molly study.

She let out a frustrated sigh. “Because this morning he was acting so distant, like he couldn’t get rid of me fast enough,” Ava explained. “I tried to talk to him on the way home and he gave me the shortest answers possible, which is so unlike him. He dropped me off a block from my house and if I hadn’t asked, I don’t think he would’ve even kissed me goodbye. When I asked him if we could get together later today, he told me he was busy.”

“Did he say with what?” Molly asked.

Ava shook her head. “He just said he fNew Nlly asked had some things to take care of. He’s never been unwilling to get together before. Well, except for tomorrow, when I have my solo. So I asked him if he was going out of town or something since he said he was busy tonight and couldn’t come tomorrow. Do you know what he said?” Ava asked in disbelief. Molly shook her head. “He told me to stop talking because I ask too many questions. He’s never talked to me like that before.”

Molly looked affronted. “Is he mad because you didn’t—”

“No,” Ava quickly cut her off. “He’s the one that completely put the brakes on. Even last night, one minute he was all…you know…and then the next he literally jumped off the bed and slammed the door in my face.”

Ava could see Molly’s concern. Maybe going to Gabe’s had been a terrible idea after all. Maybe he felt it was too invasive. Or maybe he didn’t like that she had essentially invited herself over. But he could’ve told her no. And he’d seemed fine at first.

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