Wolf Games: Island of Shade (The Vampire Games Book 5) by Caroline Peckham

Author:Caroline Peckham [Peckham, Caroline]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-09-11T23:00:00+00:00

Jameson

The night crept on at a snail's pace. We'd decided to spend a night in the treehouse to work out our next move. No one wanted to talk about Rockley Jones, or what we'd do when we reached the institute. Pathetically, all I kept thinking about was the way Cass had looked at Silas after he'd refused to make a deal with Rockely. Like he was some hero. Like he wasn't the guy who'd kidnapped her and stuffed a new heart in her chest without asking.

As the hours ticked by, tension grew between us all. I was sat with my back to one wall, balling and unballing my fists.

“Do you think it can hear us?” Rakefield whispered, gazing up at the metal roof.

Lorena was quiet, sitting in one corner, her eyes closed. Probably to block out the incessant questions spewing from Rakefield. It was at least the fifth time she'd asked a different version of the same question. “What if that Reaper is still out there? Do you think it could get in? How are we going to get out of here without it catching us? I'm not leaving this treehouse to get eaten.”

A small, irrational part of me wanted to pick up the nearest chair and hit her with it. But I held the urge at bay. It wasn't quite my style to slam-dunk a frightened woman with a piece of furniture. But for her I might have made an exception.

Her next question made me want to walk straight out of the treehouse and let the Reaper eat me just to get some peace and quiet in the afterlife. “What if it's out there picking the lock?”

I stood and walked out onto the metal balcony ringing the structure. Unsurprisingly, I did not find the Reaper picking the lock.

The warm night breeze enveloped me and I relaxed as the heat in my veins slowly cooled off. Didn't happen easily. My body was like a furnace with all the frustration coursing through me.

Cass had kissed me, which had potentially been the second best moment of my life. Then she'd told me we were never going to be together. Which I understood. But still. I was just a lock-lipped idiot, unable to tell her the truth. The plus side? She maybe still had feelings for me. Which was akin to winning the lottery after my fears about her and Silas. Didn't mean she wasn't keen on him. But she had history with me. And she'd slept with me. Which was ten reasons to pick me wrapped into one.

Optimism was definitely harder to come by these days, but I battled to hold onto it. Pros: Cass still cared about me, still found me attractive, and still wanted me (sans the 'me betraying her' part). I had also somehow overcome the inability to kiss her. But perhaps only when she kissed me first... Cons: I was stuck in a jungle full of man-eating creepazoids and the girl of my dreams was being wooed by someone else.

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