Fractured Truth by Rachel McClellan

Author:Rachel McClellan [McClellan, Rachel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-4621-0803-9
Published: 2014-04-06T07:00:00+00:00

No more. I stuffed the note into my back pocket, then walked to my small black garbage can. The only items in it were Christian’s crumpled up notes. I picked up the whole canister and carried it downstairs, straight to Dr. Han’s office. The door was open. I went inside but stopped when I saw that he was talking to Liam.

Liam stood up. “What’s wrong?”

I looked down at the garbage bin in my hand, almost changing my mind. But then I remembered the open window.

“This is wrong,” I said and shook the notes onto the desk.

“What is this?” Dr. Han asked.

“Just read them.”

One by one, they smoothed out the papers and read over them.

“They’re written in blood,” Liam whispered.

Dr. Han looked up at me. “I assume these are from Christian?”

“Of course they’re from him. Every day several of these annoying letters show up. This whole time I thought it was our pesky traitor, whom you still haven’t identified”—I stared hard at Dr. Han—“but this morning, after waking up from much needed sleep, I found my window wide open and this note.” I removed the letter and dropped it onto the desk.

Liam read it first. He stood up abruptly and left the room.

“Liam!” Dr. Han called. When Liam didn’t return, Dr. Han turned to me. “We’ll discuss this later. Go after him.”

I did as he asked, berating myself for exposing the letters the way that I did. I should’ve done it with Dr. Han in private and not in front of Liam. The halls were empty, but the remnants of a strong breeze stirred dust across the marbled floor. Now I was worried. He never used his abilities unless he was angry or absolutely had to. I sprinted down the hall and pressed open the door. Liam, his jacket pulled over his head on account of the morning sun, was just getting into his car.

“Liam!”

He slammed the door instead of answering me. I reached the passenger door just as he was pulling away. He pressed on the brakes when I jumped inside.

“Get out,” he said.

“Where are you going?” I admit I was a little freaked out seeing him this angry. Every part of him was tense; even the steering wheel was flexing beneath his tight grip.

He worked his jaw, clenching and unclenching it a few times, then said, “I’m done, Llona.”

“With what?”

He turned to me, his eyes no longer a vibrant green but more the color of a raging sea. “Christian. I’m going to kill him.”

I didn’t say anything. I should’ve realized those letters would upset him, but I would never have guessed this much. “We’ll get him when the time is right,” I said, my voice hard.

“I hate procrastinating. This has gone on too long, and I can’t stand to see what he’s doing to you.”

“But I’m okay. I promise.”

“No, you’re not. You’re deliberately embracing your Vyken half because you don’t think you’re strong enough to fight the man you love.”

“Loved,” I was quick to say.

Liam let go of the steering wheel.

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