The Violet Awakening (The Elementum Trinity Book 2) by Lane Styna

Author:Lane, Styna [Lane, Styna]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2014-07-19T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

Trespassing

I stared at the eerily-green grass, holding Lakin’s hand as we sat on the steps outside Lily’s house. The ghost of morning light filtered down through the water overhead, washing everything out so that it looked like a photo, faded with age. Jackie was curled up next to me, her loud purrs providing a soothing soundtrack to the Eden. She had slept directly above my head the night before, and since I hadn’t died in my sleep of a freak blunderbuss accident, I decided she wasn’t so bad.

We’d told Bryant and Joseph that we would be coming to get them, today. Bryant first, since he lived the closest. We didn’t know where Nadia was, as she had no idea which hospital she was in, let alone which state, but Lily assured us that if we couldn’t find her, it was unlikely that William would be able to. At that moment, Nadia was safer than any of us. Lyla hadn’t shown up in the Room at all, no doubt still trying to avoid being dragged into ‘hippie-commune’ life, so we were left with only the knowledge that she was somewhere in New York City. Probably. Maybe.

Reagan and Nixon appeared at our feet, looking up at us with tired smiles. They were staying with Emmy and the girls while we were gone, partly so they didn’t have to be alone in a peculiar place all day, and partly because Lily didn’t quite trust the strangers. Judging by their expressions, and the quiet of the Eden, it was obvious that Elementums were not morning-people.

I turned as Lily pulled open the door, eyebrows creased with concern. Looking past her, I could see Emmy bustling about the kitchen.

“She just… started cooking…” she whispered, eyeing me nervously.

“Yeah, she does that.”

“Great, I am starving,” Nixon yawned, rubbing his stomach as he shuffled past us.

“Be safe,” Reagan whispered to me as she trailed after her brother.

“Oh my, aren’t you a large fellow.” I heard Emmy mutter from inside the house, followed by, “That’s a… very interesting color.”

“Are you ready?” Lily asked, not really waiting for a response from either of us.

Lakin and I followed her away from the Eden, and down the dark tunnel. I eyed her white cotton gloves curiously, as she removed one to open the stone doorway behind the waterfall. It was far too warm for winter-wear, but I figured she probably just had an odd sense of fashion.

I wasn’t quite familiar with our typical path through the woods, but I was aware that we were heading in a different direction than usual; instead of walking toward town, we were walking around the pond, keeping the water to our right. Before long, we came upon an old cabin that looked like it was about to fall in on itself. Shrubbery had all but overtaken the front porch, and the windows were so thick with dust, the dim glow of light from inside could barely be seen.

“What are we doing?” Lakin asked, hesitantly following Lily up the steps.

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