The Devil's Due (The Earthwalker Trilogy Book 2) by Jennifer Siddoway

Author:Jennifer Siddoway [Siddoway, Jennifer]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Publisher: Duncurra LLC
Published: 2017-06-13T06:00:00+00:00

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“You didn’t tell her?” Ryan asked in disbelief.

“No, we didn’t have the heart to tell her. She’s so excited about this, Ryan, you should have seen her face.”

He leaned back against the counter and said, “But it’s a lie. I think Lacey is stronger than you give her credit for. She handled you being a demon, I think she can accept that Caleb is an angel.”

I exhaled a puff of air and sighed in agreement, “That’s not what I’m worried about, we don’t care if she finds out Caleb is an angel. We just can’t bear to tell her Alejandro’s dead. She spent all this time looking for someone that can’t be found and I just want to let her be happy. It would break her heart to know the truth — he died freezing, starving and alone. No one even knew or cared. It’s literally every family’s worst fear, and it happened to her brother.”

“And Caleb is okay with this?”

“Not really,” I admitted quietly, “but I think the affection goes both ways. He was raised a warrior, he never had a family either, for millennia. It’s a lie, but it’s a good lie. They found each other and are so happy pretending it’s true. I just don’t know what to do.”

Ryan didn’t say anything, mulling over what I had told him. “The longer you wait, the more betrayed Lacey is going to feel when she finds out.”

“I know, just don’t say anything until we figure out how to break the news, okay?”

He shrugged and repositioned the backpack on his shoulder. “Okay, just leave me out of it. What time are Nate and your dad supposed to get here?”

I smiled, checking the clock on the wall as I pushed away from the desk. “Right about now. Do you wanna get out of here? I just have to clock out first.”

Ryan shrugged. “Sure.”

As I was imputing my code into the computer, a chill ran down my spine with the same uncomfortable feeling that someone was watching me. The hairs on the back of my neck stood on end, and I grabbed my backpack from underneath the counter. When I pulled it out there was a black feather resting on top. I picked it up quickly looked around, but there was nothing out of place. “Is that a feather?” Ryan asked me curiously.

“Yeah, it was sitting on my bag.”

“Huh, weird,” he shrugged. “Let’s hurry up though, we don’t want to keep them waiting.”

I nodded, grabbing the rainbow scarf off of the chair behind me and wrapped it around my neck before logging out of the computer. Ryan followed me out the door as we made our way out of the Witt Rec Center and my phone started to buzz. Before I could answer it, Dad and Nate started waving to us in the distance, smiling to get my attention.

“Dad!” I cheered, running forward to greet them. “I’m so glad you came.”

“Hi, sweetie! Nice to see you too.”

He wrapped his arms around me in a hug, and I breathed in deeply the familiar loving scent of home.

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