Til Death (Fractured Souls) by Kate Evangelista

Author:Kate Evangelista
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Entangled Publishing, TEEN, Kate Evangalista, science fiction, paranormal, psychic, high school
Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC (Teen)
Published: 2014-02-05T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Five

Dillan

Around Goes the Ferris Wheel

Since arriving at Newcastle, Dillan got good at spotting Selena in a crowd. For a whole week, he took it upon himself to avoid her. Still his eyes scanned the hallways. Only when he saw the bright mess of curls did he move. The crowd at the Fall Festival was no different. He’d seen her running through the mass of people. Every few steps, she’d look back over her shoulder. He sensed her panic from where he stood. The same jolt of electricity that went through him at Valley View zipped through his body now, prompting his feet to carry him toward her without hesitation.

She ran straight into his arms and yelped. He ignored the initial shock upon contact with her skin. It was easier now that he expected it. Not that it hurt less. Just like the last time, he heard a pop and the electricity was gone. Her second of surprise ended with fists pounding his chest. He braced himself against the blows. If she decided to start kicking, too, she’d have direct access to a spot he preferred to remain unmolested. Having no other choice, he let go of her for a split second so he could wrap his arms around her. This pinned her fists between them, holding her in place. She took a deep breath and looked up. Recognition formed in her eyes, followed closely by the flood.

Shit.

Like a band tightening around his chest, he found himself unable to breathe in the face of tears. Worse? They were her tears. A sudden urge to find what caused her distress and pound it to the ground washed over him. He bit the inside of his cheek. The resulting pain distracted him enough from his mounting anger to focus on her. If he wanted to find out what made her cry then subsequently kill it, he needed to calm her down enough to speak.

“Hey, hey,” he whispered, stroking the back of her head. “Shhh. You’re fine. It’s fine.”

She paused, holding her breath. A stray tear fell. Her bottom lip quivered. Then fatter tears rolled down her cheeks. He winced. Ah, shit. His attempt to comfort her only seemed to make things worse. He knew Selena to be stronger than this. She held her own against the puppets, so anything that got her this upset worried him. Without thinking, he pulled her closer until she buried her face in his chest. She grabbed onto his shirt and sobbed.

At a loss for words, he held on. The fabric of his shirt grew damp. She continued, alternating between keening cries and hiccupping sobs. Remembering the bandana in his back pocket, he reached behind him and pulled it out. He inched away only to have Selena pull him back. She shook her head against his chest.

“It’s okay,” he said.

Slowly, she let go of his shirt. He bent down and gently patted her face dry. She sniffed. Her aquamarine eyes grew big and round. He smiled. How

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