What Lies Beyond by B.B. Palomo

Author:B.B. Palomo [Palomo, B.B.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781735066639
Publisher: Ember Sky Publishing
Published: 2021-06-21T16:00:00+00:00

I peeled my eyes open one by one, awoken by the soft snores of the warm body lying next to me. I turned and snuggled in closer, Noah’s arms instinctively squeezing me as I moved. I placed subtle kisses on his cheeks, trailing my way to the tip of his nose as he suspired and curled his lips upward.

“We’ve overslept,” I said, voice thick. I didn’t need to look at the clock to know what should have been a thirty-minute nap had stolen most of the day away.

“Five more minutes,” he whined, burying his head into me and making me laugh as his nose tickled my neck.

“Five more minutes and we’ll be doomed to pull an all-nighter to get back onto schedule,” I reminded him.

The groan that rumbled from his core confirmed that he was not a fan of the idea, and with reluctance, he rolled off the bed and got dressed. I watched as he moved from his dresser to the closet, admiring the man that was in front of me. He turned and caught me staring, flashing me a shameless grin as he shimmied into a pair of worn jeans.

I quickly followed suit, heading to the restroom to pull on some jeans and a retro T-shirt with the Bee Gee’s logo in faded print that spread across the length of my chest. I didn’t dare try to brush out my hair, knowing the moment I did, the waves would turn into a frizzy mess. Instead, I just ran my fingers loosely through the locks to try and untangle the matting from our nap. I gave my teeth a quick scrub and washed my hands before leaving.

Both of our phones went off, the chiming indicative of the group chat being messaged. Noah was reading his phone before I had gotten through the door. I opened mine to see what he was looking at.

I had missed a dozen texts and a few phone calls from my mom. I shot off a quick sorry and that I’d be staying with Noah tonight, avoiding all of her questions about the car and what was going on with me. It wouldn’t make her less worried, but at least she wouldn’t put out an Amber alert on me when I was fine—mostly.

Next, I checked the chat, reading the text from Adira surrounded by more emojis than one could believe.

There was supposedly a bonfire tonight that we had to be at. In all caps, she’d written it was non-negotiable.

The introvert in me convulsed at the thought of having to go out, let alone to hang out alongside a bunch of people who had made my childhood hell. The old lady in my complained about how it was a school night and far away, and the sudden rebel I didn’t know existed in me thought it would be hilarious for the town witch to show up and crash one of their sacred parties. Noah must have been studying my face as it changed with my range of emotions.

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