Illuminate by C.L. Fennell

Author:C.L. Fennell [Fennell , C.L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-10-14T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter eighteen

Max

After we were able to see again and everyone snapped out of whatever trance they were in. We made it out of the building without any issues, walked straight out of the front gate without seeing a soul.

I didn’t like it.

Something about the entire situation was off, it felt wrong, and it was making me uneasy. There were not nearly enough guards for one thing, and then we were able to walk out without there being any at all. There were no alarms sounded, and the fact our family all had their weapons with them was a bit strange. Who captures people and lets them keep their swords?

Oh, and then there was the girl, let’s not forget about her.

Who in the hell was the person who appeared out of the darkness like the grim reaper? A girl with the same face as Misty, one I would recognize anywhere, despite the different hair color. She might not have had the same expressions Misty did, but even with her blank stare, the face was identical.

Something was definitely not right about any of it.

We walked to the truck silently, where Levi was waiting with a smile none of us shared. I was able to slip again, for reasons I didn’t understand and used it to take the adults home by pairs. Levi and Misty were both going to ride back with me, and once again I was sure something was wrong. Misty told Sebastian about it and he nodded, no response, no threat about keeping my hands to myself, just one simple nod.

It was like the invasion of the body snatchers, no joke.

After I took the last of them home, I came back and found Misty and Levi in the truck ready to go. We made it a few hours before any of us spoke, but eventually Levi broke the ice.

“So, what the hell was that about?” he asked and leaned between the seats, looking from me to Misty. “Seriously, your parents always scare the shit out of me, you know, with me being human and all. But that was something else. They didn’t say one word, not one single word. They didn’t even thank us for saving them.”

I glanced at Misty, who was staring out the window and waited for her response. She shrugged her shoulders, but nothing else. I raised my eyebrows in the mirror, meeting Levi’s stare from the back and shook my head.

I didn’t know what was going on either, but something else was bothering her. I saw the way she looked at the girl, the way her eyes widened and her face drained of color. She recognized her, which wasn’t surprising since it was the same face she saw on herself every day.

I wanted to push her for answers, but I kept my mouth shut. She’d tell me when she was ready, at least I hoped she would.

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