Butterfly Girl by Rona Jameson & Lexi Buchanan

Author:Rona Jameson & Lexi Buchanan [Jameson, Rona & Buchanan, Lexi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-04-12T22:00:00+00:00

29

RAFAEL

I WATCH the lights go out downstairs at Wren’s house and continue watching until a faint glow appears in her bedroom moments later. My view is clear from where I lounge on the back porch of my house.

The Reverend is still inside. Probably in his office on the other side of the house plotting what is to happen next in his grand plan. I should go with my dad to find out what was going on last night, but I can’t bring myself to leave Wren. I need to go and spend time with her. The ache I have in my chest hurts being so close yet so far.

My father comes outside, a beer in his hand as his gaze wanders over to the house across the way. “You’re going to tell her,” he states. “It’s been written all over your face since the moment you met her.”

“She’s innocent in all of this.” I sit forward and place my elbows on my knees, getting tired of repeating myself to him. “I don’t want her to get caught up in whatever happens. We have to keep her safe.” I glance again at the beer and he catches me.

“I’m not going anywhere. There’s a car hidden on the road, watching the front of our house.” He shrugs as though it’s no big deal. “Jeremiah and Ken are going to check out the schoolhouse.” He slugs the beer back. He focuses back on Wren’s house. “I still think the only way to keep her safe is to stay silent. If she’s clueless, then she won’t be curious. If she isn’t curious, then she won’t risk getting caught snooping.”

Moving forward, I pace along the porch full of energy. “I love her. I don’t want any lies between us.” I stand in front of him, holding his gaze. “I trust her.”

Dad blinks sharply and a slow smile spreads across his face. “Then tell her.” He hugs me close and goes back inside the house.

An urgency to get to Wren overwhelms me, but I pause as I jump from the porch. Movement to the side of Wren’s house draws my gaze. I recognize the figure—the Reverend. He gets in his car and drives away in the opposite direction of the church. At least the coast is clear for me to go to Wren. I quickly pull my phone from my back pocket and message Dad that the Reverend has left and which way he headed. The last thing I want is for him to stumble upon Dad’s friends moving around the old schoolhouse. Dad acknowledges my message, and I shove my phone away.

I can now focus on Wren. Her smile always makes my heart feel much lighter, and just the presence of her is enough to get rid of the darkness inside of me. She lights me from within and my first instinct is to take her back to the city so no one can find her. It’s only a dream because they’d find her in the end.

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