Thrall (Supernaturals of Las Vegas Book 1) by Carina Cook

Author:Carina Cook [Cook, Carina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-01-22T22:00:00+00:00

In the wake of Gregor’s departure, Liss couldn’t sit still. Her mind raced, trying to untangle the web of the past few days. She didn’t know who to trust or what to think, whether her abilities to do blood magic were a blessing or a curse, or what to do next. She tried to distract herself with the spell book, but her brain was fried. All she could do was sit there and think about the things he’d said. Even when she tried to distract herself by tidying her room and putting away the rest of her things, she found herself standing over the open suitcases and stacks of boxes, running her fingers over the spot he’d kissed on her hand and trying to decide what he’d meant by it.

Clearly, she needed a distraction. She decided to head down the hallway to the exercise room. An hour spent with the music blaring and the treadmill cranked up would give her brain the rest it needed. Maybe everything would seem clearer afterwards. The technique had always worked when she’d been stuck on a particularly difficult math problem or essay question, and it was worth a try here.

It didn’t take long for her to find her exercise clothing and headphones. She let herself out of the apartment with only a minor pang of guilt. She’d promised Gregor that she wouldn’t leave the apartment without her mother, but she was quite literally only going next door. If she banged on the wall, Dagmar would come running.

In the meantime, Liss did the running. It worked just like she thought it would. For the first few minutes of her warmup, she kept on obsessing, but as soon as she got into the rhythm, her mind cleared and her heart raced. All that existed was the moment, her ponytail swinging behind her, the beat of her favorite song pounding in her ears. It felt heavenly.

Someone tapped her on the shoulder.

Her heart skipped a beat, and she imagined all of the terrible things that could happen to her without anyone knowing. She’d turned up the music too loud and lost her opportunity to be proactive. Now there would be no pounding on the wall. Whatever—whoever—had snuck up on her would have to be dealt with alone. She whirled around, stumbling on the speeding treadmill, and nearly fell off the machine.

Tait exclaimed something that she couldn’t hear over the music, then grabbed her arm. The grip steadied her just enough that she avoided face planting. She turned off the exercise machine and iPod in turn and then smacked him on the arm.

“You nearly killed me!” she said.

“I’m sorry,” he responded, rubbing the spot she’d hit like it had actually hurt. There was no way that it had. She hadn’t even put any effort into it. “I tried calling your name five times, but you didn’t hear me. You’re going to go deaf, playing your music that loud.”

She sighed, picking up her towel and wiping her sweaty forehead. “Yeah, well, I was trying to drown out my thoughts.

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