Tortured Souls (The Orion Circle) by Wheaton Kimber Leigh

Author:Wheaton, Kimber Leigh [Wheaton, Kimber Leigh]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: ghost, YA, paranormal romance, paranormal, romance, fantasy, fantasy romance, supernatural, suspense, urban fantasy
Publisher: Sea Dragon Press
Published: 2014-06-28T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

Faceless Phantom

Gavin places me on the giant chaise lounge at one end of the sofa in our home theater room. After wrapping a leopard print blanket over my legs, he kisses the top of my head. Warmth spreads through my chest. My brother hasn’t been this affectionate in a long time.

Dad enters the room carrying several bags full of two liter sodas and plastic cups. Taking his time, he sets everything up on the corner bar. The addicting smell of fresh popcorn fills the room, coming from the antique popper on the far wall. Dad and Gavin are really going all out for our guests. I wonder if it has anything to do with the fact that Dr. Hayes will be here.

“Thanks, Dad,” I say, grinning at my flustered father. “The Circle will really appreciate all the trouble you’re going through.”

“I ordered five pizzas,” Dad says, running his hand through his already disheveled hair. “Will that be enough? Maybe I should order a few more.”

“Wait,” I call out before he can rush from the room. “I’m sure it’ll be plenty. Did you find the DVD player?”

Mr. Kincaid is bringing a DVD he copied from old media footage. Unfortunately, we haven’t watched DVDs since Blu-Ray came out years ago. Leaning over, I grab the three remotes resting on a sofa cushion.

“Not yet,” Dad says with a loud sigh. “Perhaps someone can bring one? I think ours is long gone. Can’t we play DVDs on the Blu-Ray?”

“I don’t know… I never tried to. I’ll text Logan,” I reply.

A flush creeps across my face when I realize I smiled as I said his name. After shooting off a quick text, I fire up the Wii. A few Mario Kart races are just what the doctor ordered. My cell chimes as the game is loading. On it ♥ Logan. Hugging the phone to my chest, I take a deep breath to quiet my racing heart. Somehow I resist the urge to squeal. He texted a heart symbol! I want to tell Celia so bad, but it’ll have to wait until later tonight. With a happy sigh, I drop the phone to the sofa cushion just as Gavin reappears.

“Call Bowser,” he says, vaulting over the back of the sofa.

“You’re always Bowser,” I say, rolling my eyes. “He’s super slow.”

“Yeah, but he flattens your stupid Yoshi,” he fires back.

“True, but I’m playing Boo this time.”

“He’s a cheat character.”

“No Wario and Waluigi are cheat characters.”

“You’re going down, little sister!”

Game on!

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