Touch of Death by Kelly Hashway

Author:Kelly Hashway [Hashway, Kelly]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Touch of Death
ISBN: 9781937053314
Publisher: Spencer Hill Press
Published: 2013-01-15T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17

I woke the next day, feeling pretty good. I’d slept well, snuggled up in Alex’s long sleeved gray t-shirt, breathing in his scent. Why did he have to smell so good? I felt guilty for sniffing the shirt first thing when I opened my eyes. Matt hadn’t even been in the ground for twenty-four hours and I was moving on? I wasn’t, really. The thing with Alex was more like me latching on to him because he was the only somewhat familiar face in my new life.

I had no idea what was in store for me today. Alex had said his family would teach me about my powers, so I figured I was in for boring information dumps. For some reason, I wasn’t all that eager to get started. I remembered the locket and reached for it, pulling it out from under my shirt—Alex’s shirt. Something about the locket screamed, I‘m yours! I really hoped Alex wouldn’t mention it to his parents. I didn’t want to find out that it belonged to someone else. It felt at home around my neck.

Someone knocked lightly on the door, and I stuffed the locket back under my shirt. “Who is it?”

“Alex.”

Oh no! I was sure I looked like a car wreck. “Just a second!” I scrambled out of bed, getting tangled in the sheets in the process. I fell to the floor with a loud thud.

Alex burst through the door. “Is everything—” When he saw me on the floor in a jumbled mess, he bit his lip. No doubt to keep from laughing. “I wanted to let you know, lunch is ready in the dining room.”

“Lunch?” I untangled myself and stood up, tossing the sheets back on the bed. “What time is it?”

“12:30. I take it you slept well.”

“Yeah, thanks.”

“Told you my t-shirt would keep you warm.” He winked at me, and I felt my cheeks blush. “Looks good on you, too.” He started to leave, but hesitated in the doorway. “The dining room is downstairs. Take the hallway on your left all the way to the end.”

I nodded, feeling rather naked in nothing but a long t-shirt and underwear. “Got it.”

“Oh, and don’t worry about making your bed. We have servants for that. So, hurry up and get dressed and head on down for lunch.” He closed the door, leaving me to wallow in my embarrassment.

Lunch turned out to be an elaborate affair. The dining room was the size of the school cafeteria. There were side tables filled with lavish displays of just about every kind of food. In the middle of the room was a long table. A table filled with people I didn’t know. I did a quick head count and realized there were twelve other people living here. I was lucky number thirteen.

Alex nodded to me with a mouthful of mac and cheese. I glanced around the table. Everyone else was eating big meals—rack of lamb, lobster, filet mignon. All but Alex. Victoria rose from the table and came to greet me.

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