Wolf Bound by Holly Hook

Author:Holly Hook [Hook, Holly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Juvenile Fiction, Occult & Supernatural, Paranormal
ISBN: 9781720127048
Google: C9TyuwEACAAJ
Publisher: Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp Print Us
Published: 2018-09-10T23:00:00+00:00

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I don't even have the energy to do so much as mouth 'what a brat' when I'm supposed to be singing other lines. Rehearsal goes fast, and at least Olivia doesn't trip me and then fake sweetness. At least dancing helps me to cool down and burn off useless anger. I feel bad about snubbing Cayden earlier, but it's only fair that if he wants to keep the truth from me, I can do the same to him. Maybe it will make him realize what he's been putting me through for the past two weeks.

Overall, rehearsal goes better than yesterday, though the circular dance around Olivia and Cayden gets me every time. I keep stepping on Ryan's feet and apologizing, and Mr. Saffron shakes his head each time it happens. If I don't get this down, I might get demoted to an extra to mill around town. Noah has a good point. My parts aren't terrible. Some people don't have singing or dancing roles at all.

"Much better today, ladies and gentlemen," Mr. Saffron says. "There are still rough patches, but I'm sure we'll iron those out."

Olivia gives a bow. I look away before the toxic green cloud returns.

"Is it okay if I stay and practice a little more?" I ask.

Mr. Saffron eyes me. "Sure. I'll lock up, so when you're ready to leave, make sure you don't leave your car keys."

Olivia sends me a smirk. "Try not to be clumsy."

Not wanting to look stupid in front of Cayden, I avert my gaze from her.

And at least she's not holding onto Cayden anymore. He seems to have vanished.

"I'd stay," Ryan says, "but I have to meet my brother for something."

"I want to stop stepping on your toes," I tell him.

"Hey. I appreciate it," Ryan says with a grin, taking off.

The hope butterfly, I find, still lives inside me. There's always the off chance Olivia will get sick or break a leg, and I'll get promoted. That's not bad.

Being alone on stage will give me the chance to sing some of Belle's lines without her watching and waiting to make fun of me. Her presence is toxic and needs to go.

I linger and head to the bathroom while Mr. Saffron and everyone else clear the stage. As I return to the empty stage, I hear the auditorium door closing. Silence falls over the school. There might be a janitor or two somewhere, but I hear nothing here. A single light shines on the stage, and in the dark, I can imagine an audience sitting out there, watching me.

I should practice the dance. Once I'm sure I'm alone, I step into the single light, crack out my practice book, and suck in a breath. Turning to one of Belle's scenes, a duet, I raise the book and sing.

My voice projects over the empty auditorium, flawless to my ears, as I sing about the terrible beast who's brought me in and turned out to be a kind soul. I don't care about singing to an empty auditorium.

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