All You Desire by Kirsten Miller

Author:Kirsten Miller
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Penguin Group USA, Inc.
Published: 2011-06-27T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX

Haven thought of the days when her world had been simple. Iain was her soul mate. Beau was her best friend. The Ouroboros Society was hopelessly corrupt. Adam was evil. Just a few weeks earlier, she’d been blissfully unaware that the Horae were watching her every move. And Mia Michalski had been nothing more than a name. In two short weeks, that world had been blown apart. Haven would have to piece the fragments together again. She’d start with one of the few things she still knew for certain. Beau was her best friend, and until she found him, nothing else mattered.

She fled City Hall Cinderella style, dashing down the stairs and heading toward the traffic circling the grounds. She never noticed the van parked on Broadway, and it wasn’t until she felt arms grab her from behind that Haven realized Chandra and Cleo had been waiting to ambush her. Cold and miserable, Haven was bounced around in the back of the Horae’s van long enough to build up a powerful rage. Finally the vehicle stopped, the doors opened, and Chandra hopped inside.

“Put this on,” she ordered, handing Haven a blindfold.

“Kiss my ass,” Haven snarled.

“Put it on,” Chandra repeated.

Haven complied, and her captors dragged her out of the van like a sack of groceries. Each woman grabbed an arm and guided her forward. Snow filled Haven’s shoes and brush slapped at her ankles. They were in the woods. Finally, her arms were released.

“Count to sixty before you take off the blindfold,” Chandra commanded.

Haven could hear them returning the way they’d come. When she removed her blindfold, she found herself in a dense forest. Between the trees, she could see a flickering blaze. She trudged through the woods and into a snowy opening in the middle of the wilderness. A campfire lit the center of the clearing. Seated on a log, a few feet from the flames, was Phoebe. She seemed perfectly at home, though her beige suit and overcoat were better suited for a boardroom than the boondocks.

“I can’t believe you just had me kidnapped! Where am I?” Haven demanded. All around her, a thick web of pine branches formed an impenetrable barrier.

“Try to remain calm, Haven,” Phoebe cooed as if pacifying an overwrought child. “You haven’t been abducted. This is merely a place where we can speak without interruption.”

“Speak about what? There’s no way I’m going to help you after what you’ve just done. We’ve got nothing to discuss.”

“I can’t force you to talk, but I wouldn’t recommend leaving here on your own.” Phoebe gestured to the forest that surrounded them. “I know for a fact that there are monsters in these woods.”

“Stop trying to scare me!” Haven snarled as she took a step toward the fire. She didn’t like feeling the darkness at her back.

“Chandra delivered your message. You’ve decided not to honor your deal with the Horae. Is that correct?”

“That’s right. I don’t want your help anymore. I can find Beau on my own.” Haven began to doubt her words the second they left her mouth.

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