Twisted Sister of Mine (Overworld Chronicles) by Corwin John

Author:Corwin, John [Corwin, John]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Raven House
Published: 2013-10-09T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 27

"What—how did you get—never mind. Stupid question."

"I'm not really here," Ivy said, flashing another grin. "I'm projecting." She looked at Bella. "Who's that?"

"I'm Bella," the dhampyr said. "You must be Ivy. I've heard so much about you."

"Has Justin been talking about me?" my sister replied, a mischievous smirk playing on her lips.

"Only the good stuff," I said. "Why haven't I seen you at lunch again?"

She made duck lips. "They've been keeping a close eye on me, so it's harder to sneak away. Bigmomma figured out I went to the dining hall the other day."

"How?" I asked.

"People were talking about it." She sighed. "Now Mr. Bigglesworth won't let me go anywhere alone."

"I guess that means we can't get together for ice cream again?"

Her forehead pinched into a sad expression. "I want to, Justin. I'll try. I just wanted to say hi, and tell you—well, tell you that I missed seeing you."

"I miss seeing you, too," I said, holding out a hand.

She reached for mine, but the projection passed through me.

Should I ask her about Mom, or would that be pushing it? "Maybe Mom can help you sneak out." It felt like a thinly veiled ploy, but somehow I had to get in touch with Mom.

"They put her in an astral prison," she said. A tear trickled down her cheek.

A lump of ice slid down my throat and into my chest where it played pinball with my heart and stomach. "What do you mean, astral prison?"

"Daelissa told me Mom did something bad, so she imprisoned her until they can have a talk." Her eyes looked downcast. "I don't understand how Mom could betray us."

The news of Mom's imprisonment sent a double shock of pain to me. The Conroys evidently knew about her extracurricular activities. She might be in mortal danger, or they might simply think they could change her mind somehow. But the second part meant I had no hope of helping Nightliss unless I could free Mom. I forced my face to remain neutral while my insides churned.

What am I going to do?

Ivy's head jerked to the side as if she'd just seen or heard something. "Someone's coming. I've gotta go," she whispered and blew me a kiss as her image puffed into a girl-shaped cloud of pink vapor.

"Am I mistaken, or does it sound like your sister actually likes you now?" Bella asked, a bemused expression on her face.

I shrugged. "Maybe. We had time to connect." I told her about the gelato and lunch.

"You don't think she's trying to trick you again, do you? Remember when she faked her kidnapping so you'd rescue her from Maximus, but it turned out to be a lie?"

Pain clenched my heart at the memory of that betrayal. "I don't know," I admitted. "Maybe she is, or maybe she's really coming around." I threw up my hands and huffed out an exasperated breath. "Why can't something be simple for once?"

Bella touched my shoulder. "I hope you're reaching her, Justin, I really do." She pulled a bottle of red wine from her suitcase along with two glasses, and set them on the table.

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