Daybreak in Green & Gold: YA contemporary fantasy (The Immortal Voices: Green & Gold, book 4) by Jo Holloway

Author:Jo Holloway [Holloway, Jo]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: YA Fantasy
Publisher: Jo Holloway Books
Published: 2020-12-25T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 21

CARA SET THOMAS DOWN, sending a dirty look his way for Tomyx, who felt far too amused by this turn of events, and then she followed Emma out the door to the hallway. They stopped at a luxurious office. No dust covered the leather-topped desk or the shelves lined in old clothbound books, but the space felt distinctly unused, more decorative than functional. The idea of neglected books gave Cara the shivers. Or maybe that was the hard look on Emma’s face. The willowy girl gestured to the leather sofa against one wall, and Cara reluctantly perched beside her.

“Um, what was that about?” She gestured in the direction of the kitchen.

“Rhys? Nothing. He just threatened to tell Mak something I told him totally in confidence.”

“Oh. That’s, um . . . How is Mak? How’s college?”

“College is good. Mak’s good. Great, actually. But his family thing tonight was too much pressure, and my parents are out of town, so Rhys invited me to come along here. And no changing the subject.”

“But Rhys—”

“Is totally bluffing. Besides, this is important.”

“O-kay.”

“Now what the heck is going on with you?”

“Going on?”

“Come on. When we talked in August, I thought everything was sorted out. I expected my best friend to be as happy as I am by now, and I do not appreciate the fact that I can’t be all sappy around him without him going quiet on me. What’s your problem?”

Cara flinched. “Nothing. He’s great. It just didn’t work out, that’s all.”

“Please.” Emma folded her arms. “I’ve already got him trying to tell me he’s too busy to date now because of basketball starting up and a bunch of other garbage. I know him. I can see the strain of it on his face even over video chat. Then we get here and he’s falling over himself, and I’m scared to walk between the two of you in case the heat burns me. Don’t tell me there’s nothing going on. So why aren’t you together? What’s the issue?”

“It’s not—Emma, I don’t know what to tell you.”

“Well, tell me something, because he won’t. And I’m sick of seeing him all heartbroken while he tells me he’s fine. It’s pissing me off.”

Emma’s accusation hit her hard, but it didn’t make sense. He never seemed upset. He was always joking and lighthearted, supporting her as much as he could without getting too close. It startled her to realize how much she’d been clinging to his assurance that they would find a way to be together eventually. Sure, it wasn’t ideal to hide a relationship from everyone they knew, or not to let it grow into anything more for now, but they’d agreed it was for the best.

Then she thought of the mask he pulled up so easily. It had snapped into place after Jory’s parents had brought up his mom. At Halloween, it had covered his expression without trouble when she declined to dance with him. He put it on effortlessly whenever he joined their group at breakfast, or during training, when he couldn’t let his feelings show.

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