Venom in the Veins by Jennifer Estep

Author:Jennifer Estep
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Jennifer Estep
Published: 2018-02-22T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

I stared at the doorway for several seconds, wondering if Alanna might linger outside in the corridor to spy on me, but she pulled her phone out of her pocket and started texting as she walked away. So I turned my attention back to the task at hand.

Under my watchful eye, the two giants carefully pulled the books, crystal paperweights, and other knickknacks off the shelves, covered them with padded plastic, and gently nestled them together in several cardboard boxes. The boxes were then placed on a large cart, along with the bookcase itself. The only thing that didn’t get packed up was the photo of my parents, which I was still holding. I wasn’t letting it out of my sight, not even to box it up for the drive home, and I cradled the silver frame up against my chest as I followed the movers out of the library.

Most folks were still eating, but Finn had already gone back to work, although he had his clipboard in one hand and a sourdough roll stuffed with barbecue chicken in the other. The two giants rolled the cart over to my brother, who ticked the lot off his list and directed them to the plastic-wrapping station so the bookcase could be cushioned for the ride to my house.

I glanced around the ballroom, but I didn’t see Alanna anywhere. Finn noticed my searching gaze. He downed the rest of his makeshift sandwich, licked the barbecue sauce off his fingers, and came over to me.

“She left,” he murmured. “I saw her follow you into the library, so I sent the movers back there to check on you. I don’t know what you said to her, but she looked pissed, and she stormed out of here without saying a word to anyone.”

“Are you sure she’s gone? Maybe it was just an act so she could sneak back and get close to Mosley.” I looked over at the dwarf, who was chowing down on cobbler and ice cream.

Finn shook his head. “Nope. I followed her outside. She got into her car and drove away. Trust me. She’s gone.”

I should have been relieved that Alanna had left, but cold worry trickled down my spine instead. If she had still been here, Finn could have kept an eye on her. Now I didn’t know where she had gone or what she might be up to.

Finn promised to update me if anything unusual or suspicious happened, as well as pack up any leftover food from lunch, which meant there was nothing more for me to do here. The giants had finished wrapping up my bookcase, so I said good-bye to my brother and followed the movers outside.

I pointed out my white van, and the giants carefully loaded the bookcase into the back and tied it down with bungee cords so it wouldn’t slide around. They stacked the boxes of books and knickknacks all around the case, then shut the back doors.

I tipped them both generously for helping me with the food and the bookcase, got into the driver’s seat, and locked the doors.

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