Forged in Ice by Alyssa Rose Ivy

Author:Alyssa Rose Ivy [Ivy, Alyssa Rose]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Tags: Romance, Fantasy, New Adult & College, Paranormal, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Coming of Age, Paranormal & Urban, Sword & Sorcery
Amazon: B01B05BPK2
Published: 2016-01-22T18:30:00+00:00

11

Ainsley

The morning wore on as we neared New Orleans. I was comfortable sitting next to James despite there being three of us in my tiny backseat. Although I appreciated Rachel driving, it felt funny to be sitting in the back seat of my own car. I’d never been particularly good at handing over control, and having someone else drive the one piece of property worth any value that I owned was harder than I expected.

To her credit, Rachel was a good driver. Still, I was tense, and I kept my eyes fixed on the road.

I jumped at the sensation of my phone vibrating in my pocket. I pulled it out and glanced at the screen. I groaned. “And here I thought he’d forgotten about me.”

“Is that the same Brad?” James leaned over.

“Yes.” I was sure he wasn’t thrilled to see that name show up on my phone either.

“And you are not going to answer it?” He pointed to the phone.

“What could I possibly say?”

James smiled. “I am sure I could come up with something creative.”

“He’s my best friend’s cousin.” Which meant I had to at least try to sound polite. And avoid making things more awkward for when I saw her again. Whenever that was. I still had no clue what was going to happen.

“And he was rude to you. That negates any protection he gets from his relation with your friend.” James put his arm around the back of the seat behind me.

“What’s this about?” Rachel asked.

“Just a guy I got set up with. It didn’t go well.” That was the simplest way to describe it.

“He was rude and a prick,” James added.

“A prick?” I raised an eyebrow. “I wasn’t aware that word existed in Energo.”

“I picked it up during my time in Charleston.”

“I am sure you picked up all sorts of words.” I still couldn’t imagine James trying to blend into a regular high school. Everything about him stood out from everyone else I knew. At least that’s how he seemed to me. And there I went losing it over James again. I dropped my phone into my lap without even listening to the message. There was nothing Brad could say that would be worth hearing. He’d only make me angry, and I had enough emotions to deal with already.

“Have you told your friend where you are?” Rachel adjusted the temperature. “From experience it really stinks when people just disappear from your life.”

Henry sighed. “I am sorry. I really am.”

“That statement wasn’t directed at you specifically. I was trying to save Ainsley’s friends the same grief I went through.”

“I guess I should check in with Grace.” I felt a twinge of guilt. I hadn’t even considered calling her before Rachel brought it up. What did that say about me? I complained about my fair-weather friends, yet here I was completely flaking on the one I had left.

“But what would you say?” James asked. “It is not as though you can explain your absence easily. Be careful not to make things worse.

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