Truths Unspoken by K.J. McPike

Author:K.J. McPike [McPike, K.J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Terracotta Rose Publishing
Published: 2017-12-30T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter 35

Coach

Lali sat bolt upright on the hotel sofa. “I almost had it.”

My heart skipped as I pushed off the wall to face her. “Really?”

She nodded, her ponytail wobbling so the hints of blue wove in and out of the dark locks. She almost looked like a different person with her hair pulled back and without all that crazy eyeliner. From what I could tell, she didn’t have any makeup on, and she looked radiant—if a little out of place with her long-sleeved shirt and jeans in a Hawaiian resort.

“Don’t get your hopes up.” Solstice slunk back into the white leather chair she’d claimed. “I’m sure it will be a while.”

I shot her a glare, and not for the first time since I brought her here. Though she’d explained the basics of permeating to Lali, she’d been discouraging the poor girl at every turn. As a result, the two of them had been bickering all morning.

“Thanks.” Lali gave Solstice a dirty look of her own. “That’s really encouraging.”

I shook my head. With all Solstice’s discouragement, it was a miracle that Lali had managed to make progress with permeating at all. She’d been trying to get through the glass coffee table in her astral form for the last twenty minutes, and from the sound of it, she was getting closer to pulling it off.

No thanks to the worst coach of all time.

Solstice at least went along with the story we made up about the Eyes and Ears stealing her ability—it was the best I could come up with to avoid explaining why a bunch of women trapped Cade’s astral energy—but she’d done everything else to make this experience as painful as possible. Lali held her own, though, for once making me glad she had a fiery side. Even so, it was all I could do not to tear my hair out listening to them argue.

I wondered if Solstice was being spiteful because I forced her to help us or if she made a point to argue with whoever was around. There was no reason she should still be angry with Lali after the whole lip incident. I’d already explained what happened, and Lali had apologized as soon as she saw the woman again.

“Look, I have to get going,” Solstice said suddenly. “I’ve done all I can do.”

Hardly. I shot her a questioning look. Why was she so eager to leave? Then again, it didn’t matter. I was happy to get rid of her. I walked over, holding in the less-than-friendly words I wanted to shout at her.

“Back home?” I asked, hoping my falsely pleasant tone would remind her that my letting her stay in her apartment was still a privilege I didn’t have to allow.

“Yes.” She scowled as I took her hand, and I knew she’d caught on to my message.

“Thank you for coming over to help,” Lali piped up. Her words took me by surprise. Why was she being nice after Solstice had done little more than shoot her down

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