Dark Blood (Lethal Magic Book 1) by Nikki R. Hayes

Author:Nikki R. Hayes [Hayes, Nikki R.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Dreamweaver Press
Published: 2019-03-18T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 29

My well-laid plans of waking early and cooking pancakes for Max didn’t become a reality. Instead, I woke up to chatter outside my bedroom window and a loud rapping on my door. I stumbled out of bed and rushed to the door first, where I found a sleepy-eyed Max outside.

“You’re in trouble,” he announced, pointing at my window. He shuffled away right after pronouncing his dire verdict.

I parted the blinds a little to look outside. My heart skipped a few beats. Lara? Talking to DeeDee? What the hell? Max was right—I was in trouble. DeeDee had no business being outside her quarters and Lara shouldn’t have been home so early. Yet, here they were, talking. I grabbed a jacket and ran down the stairs.

“I only meant to help,” DeeDee was saying when I hurried up behind Lara.

“You put her up to this?” Lara demanded of me, a frown firmly etched on her forehead.

Up to what? Hell, I had no idea what she meant. How could I put anyone up to something I didn’t even know about?

“Well, I . . . no!” I shook my head with vehemence. “What in the world are you talking about anyway?”

“That!” Lara wagged a finger furiously at the side of the house. It still took me a few seconds to understand she was showing me the shrub border, in particular the section of it that was perfectly clean of weeds. I deduced that was DeeDee’s handiwork.

“Oh, that! Well, she did a good job,” I said, shrinking back as soon as Lara’s eyes turned dark with accusation. “But, no! I did not ask her to do that.”

“Miss Natasha didn’t tell me anything,” DeeDee piped up. “I-I was simply trying to pay you back for letting me stay here last night.” Lara frowned at DeeDee and stood with crossed arms while DeeDee continued. “I know you can’t like me being here and any other time I wouldn’t have stayed either. But . . . last night, I-I was a bit scared. And I’m grateful you let me stay. I wanted to thank you and it looked like this place needed some cleaning, so—”

Lara inhaled sharply. I could tell she was having a hard time being angry with DeeDee. We didn’t know the kid, but it was hard to ignore that she was just a child. I mean, how do you kick out a homeless kid knowing the world out there? It wasn’t like decades ago when the government would swoop in to protect minors. Those safety nets didn’t exist anymore. Now people died and no one cared. Not even if they were fourteen-year-olds.

“At least don’t do that bare-handed,” Lara said finally. She nodded at the large trunk where we stored the garden equipment. “There are gloves in there. Get a pair.”

I followed Lara back to the house. She barely even spared me a glance.

“I’m making pancakes,” I announced cheerily, hoping it would break the unbearable silence.

“Okay.”

Oh well. So much for breaking the silence. Lara threw her bag down and crashed on the couch, so I hovered.

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