The Enemy's Son by James Kristen

Author:James, Kristen [James, Kristen]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2012-03-16T13:00:00+00:00

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Cora dreamed of Nick striding to her and kissing her, throwing her into the cold stream, flashing her that charming smile. Her mind was saturated with thoughts of his smile, his strong hands, his scent, his smooth voice talking in almost musical tones. Images and feelings mixed. Nick was looking into her eyes, making her feel like the universe centered around her. Then he was holding her, cradled back against him, while he nuzzled her neck and whispered in her ear. Sometime in all her dreaming, she forgot Nick wasn’t there.

She woke up looking for him, expecting to find his scent and launch into a new argument. Instead it was dark. And she was alone.

Oh. Alexander had found her.

Nick. Where was he right now? It must have hurt him when he realized she was gone. But she had to leave. Her dad needed her.

But where was Alexander? She had to concentrate to remember the night before. He had said something about where he would be, but she couldn’t remember. She wasn’t sure she even remembered going to bed.

A hot-cold chill simmered through her, followed by Nick’s warnings. Cora jerked upright in the bed and wrapped her arms around herself. She was still dressed and didn’t feel wrong. Now she felt reckless and foolish for trusting Alexander and staying here. Anything could have happened. He could have tried… something. But everything seemed okay.

It looked like it was still night because the room was dark, but once she got up, she realized the curtains were blocking the daylight.

The clock read 3:30. 3:30? In the afternoon?

She went into the bathroom, about blinding herself with the light. When she left the bathroom, she turned off that light and pulled back the curtains enough to see the hotel’s surroundings. She could see a part of the parking lot and the street it opened onto. Cars drove by. Life continued, not caring about her.

The door opened and Alexander took one look at her and yanked the curtains shut again.

“It’s so dark in here.” At first, she couldn’t see a thing. Then her eyes adjusted.

“Good, that way no one will see you.” He flicked on the lamp beside the bed. “I brought lunch.” He reached into a large paper bag and removed several boxes of Chinese takeout. Her traitorous stomach growled. It seemed like she’d just eaten, but that had been the evening before. It was well past lunchtime, even if she’d slept the day away.

“Are they still looking for me?”

“You’d better believe it.” With the boxes open and the hotel’s plates sitting next to them, he walked to the window and peeked out where she had stood. Dressed in slacks and a black polo shirt, he looked like he was on lunch break from the office. It was the way he scanned the parking lot outside that made her think he had experience hiding out. Sneaking around.

She wanted to know if Nick was looking for her, if he cared enough to look for her. Even if Nick found her, however, she couldn’t be sure if he would take her back to Keith or not.

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