Into Their Woods (The Eerie Book 1) by Ivy Asher & Ann Denton

Author:Ivy Asher & Ann Denton [Asher, Ivy & Denton, Ann]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-10-19T16:00:00+00:00

20

NOAH

Perth, Karen, and I crowd into the hotel elevator, my arms weighed down by bags that Astrid and Trista insisted are essentials for my new life. I insisted that I have clothes and shoes that I’ll hopefully recover when we find my car, but the witches weren’t hearing it. Which is why Perth’s carrying a stack of boxes with shoes and boots, and Karen has several garment bags slung over her shoulder.

Meanwhile, I’m wearing a black long-sleeved thermal top and charcoal-colored jeans. It’s a Trista-inspired outfit completed by a pair of burgundy combat boots that Astrid contributed.

My hands tingle, and I try to convince myself that it’s from carrying the overstuffed bags, but it’s not. The memory of Perth’s touch still whispers across my senses. Our dance flickers through my head in an endless loop. And his words…I know I’ll be holding those words close for the rest of my life.

I’ve always been a loner, a wanderer. A free spirit. Maybe I didn’t start that way, but it’s how I’ve defined myself for years—it was my best line of defense against the constant rejection and moving. If you can’t beat ’em, make it your whole personality.

Or so I thought, until I tumbled into this world where instincts hold a mirror in front of your face and force you to take a long hard look at everything you’ve been avoiding.

What do they want?

Deep down, what do I want?

I close my eyes as the elevator starts to rise, leaning back against the wall, and just feel the steady thud of my pulse.

Emotion streaks through me like a meteor shower. The first flash of feelings are quick pulses, too quick for me to catch what they mean. They warm my chest and are gone a split-second later. But then more appear. Bright, golden slashes dash behind my eyelids, strobing with desire and leaving sparkling trails of hope lingering behind them.

Shit.

He’s got me hoping again, craving the taste of something I thought I’d gotten over.

Startled, my eyes pop open, and I look down at my chest incredulously. I thought we had an understanding, and yet here my heart goes beating a little faster, scrambling my butterflies until they’re a fluttering frenzy, and making me feel all light and buoyant.

I think I want these men.

Part of me would like to keep pretending that’s not true, but what’s the point?

It would be so easy to fall into this den and let them catch me.

Maybe, just this once, I could try.

Swept up in my thoughts, I’m caught off guard by the ding of the elevator. I follow Karen and Perth out into the hall and then slam into a hard back. I open my mouth to apologize, but I quickly register that both Perth and Karen have become tense statues in the hallway, and instantly an alarm starts blaring in my head.

“What is it?” Karen asks in a low tone. She must have stopped because Perth did, and her eyes scan the hallway as though she expects something to come charging down it at any moment.

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