[Circus of the Dead 01] • Circus of the Dead · Book 1 by Loth Kimberly

Author:Loth, Kimberly [Loth, Kimberly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fantasy, Young Adult
Goodreads: 50388082
Publisher: Amazon Digital Services
Published: 2019-12-18T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

I go back inside and sink down onto my couch. It’s too late to have breakfast with Samuel. Maybe he thinks I got out of here. I grab a bottle of water out of my fridge and welcome the cool liquid. The air conditioner has sucked all the humidity out of my boat, leaving it freezing like the early dawn hours.

I have zero answers.

But before I can even catch my breath, Juliette barges in and flings herself down onto my couch, getting water everywhere. She shakes her head, sending more droplets flying. She stares up at me with puppy dog eyes, and I remember the deal we made last night. That seems so long ago.

Juliette wouldn’t be here if she needed a throat punch, so she must’ve talked to her vampire. I shiver, imagining Juliette getting her blood sucked out of her. Are they real? That’s actually possible. Not vampires, but a bunch of psychopaths biting each other and drinking blood. Ew.

“What’s up?” I start my coffee maker, figuring we’ll be here for a while. Juliette could spin tales better than Maddie. It would be better than dwelling on what Luke just told me.

She slumps farther into the seat. “It’s awful.”

I chuckle, grateful for the distraction, and sink down next to her, avoiding the water. “Does he know your name now?”

“Yes, but I made such a fool of myself. He’s got a ghost girlfriend. As I was fumbling with my introduction, she slithered over and snaked her arm right around him. Looked down her nose at me like I was scum.”

I pat her arm. “Guess you’ll have to find another vampire to love.” Everyone here seems to believe it. Maybe everyone here should be locked up in a mental institution. Shame because I like Juliette. Samuel, too, for that matter.

She shakes her head vigorously. “I just need to figure out how to break them up.”

I dig out a blanket from my closet and hand it to her. “I don’t know if that’s a good idea. I mean, aren’t the ghosts murderous?” I didn’t do a great job pretending with Luke, but I’m going to start now.

“Yeah, but they can’t kill us.”

This is good to know. She believes she can’t die. “Why?”

“I don’t know. Mama just said her kids are safe. I asked, but she told me it was none of my business.”

Looks like Amy is the next person I have to talk to about the supposed ghosts. This is like a puzzle or mystery, and when I solve it, I’ll be off this island.

Juliette and I drink coffee, and I tell her about my night. She sighs and gasps in all the right places, but then she chatters about Victor again, and I let my mind wander.

I pretend for a moment that it’s all true. Ghosts. Magic. Everything. The only thing that ties all of this together is that I’m stuck here because of that fortune Lorena read.

If it’s true, and if Lorena “undoes” my fortune, then theoretically, I

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