Under The Stars (Iron Orchids Book 6) by Danielle Norman

Author:Danielle Norman [Norman, Danielle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: F Squared LLP
Published: 2019-02-25T18:30:00+00:00

Christine

I wasn’t getting any sleep tonight, Papa and my brothers were shouting—some at me, some at the situation, and some at George, who wasn’t even there.

“Since I was the only one there, why don’t you listen to me?” I asked for what had to be the tenth time.

Mitera patted my shoulder. “Give them time to blow off some steam, their adrenaline is still running high.”

So, just because they were angry, it gave them a free pass to scream and ignore the facts? Unbelievable. I huffed and headed upstairs to put on my pajamas. “Whoa, where do you think you’re going, young lady?” Papa’s bark seemed much louder tonight.

“Upstairs to change. None of you are listening to me, so I figured you didn’t need me.” I knew that my flippant answer was the wrong thing to say when all of my brothers dropped into chairs. “I’m not trying to be disrespectful, but I was the only one there and no one has asked me what happened.”

“Fine, tell us what you think happened,” Papa said.

I took a deep breath and started at the beginning, taking them all the way through to the moment we shot the flare, leaving off a few of the more personal details, of course.

“If the rope was cut and only a few fibers remain, then it is only moments until it breaks. There are several possibilities,” Adrian said.

“Several possibilities, none of which are that George cut it. He’s just as innocent in all of this as I am. You should have seen him, Papa, he was so worried—not about the boat but about me. He was only worried for me. Mitera”—I glanced at my mother for help—“please, you’ve met him. Nicholas, tell them about Julian the other night. Michael, please.”

“I don’t think it was George,” Nicholas offered. “Christine’s right. He was quicker to defend her at the bonfire than even we were.” Nicholas pointed to himself and Michael. “Why would he turn around and put her in danger?”

“It could have been a show to impress us at the bonfire,” Michael said nonchalantly, and I stared at him.

“You are not permitted to go off with that boy alone, do you hear me?” My father waited for me to acknowledge him. “Until we get to the bottom of this, you may see him in public but not alone and not somewhere that he can carry you off.”

I wanted to roll my eyes but didn’t. Carry me off? To where? America?

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