Keystone by Chloe Adler

Author:Chloe Adler [Adler, Chloe]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781947156333
Publisher: Signum Publishing

Chapter Eighteen

By the time I get back to the house I’ve ramped myself up instead of calming myself down. I dance from the car to the front door, burst inside and start screaming. In less than a minute I’m surrounded by all the men, Candy and Sabin. Once they see me, they stop about a foot away—lest they get hit by my flailing arms.

“What’s wrong with her?” Candy asks.

“She’s excited about something,” Forrest says.

“What happened?” asks Bodhi.

“As if you didn’t know.” I meet his gaze, wearing a huge grin. “Thank you for staying in contact with Siobhan.”

“You’re welcome.” He hugs me and kisses my forehead.

The other four men line up to do the same and once I explain to everyone what happened, they lead me into the dining room and pull out a chair so I can sit and calm myself.

“I’ll go make you some tea.” Sabin disappears into the kitchen.

I’m buzzing and they listen, rapt, happy to see me bursting with excitement. After a cup of tea, I finally settle.

Cedar moves a chair next to me. “I need to talk to you.”

“Shoot.” I’m still sailing a thousand miles above Earth’s atmosphere, high on future possibilities.

“I think I found something.”

“Do you care to elaborate?”

He slides his chair closer and lowers his voice. “I’m sorry, that was cryptic. It’s just that I don’t want the others to know yet but . . .” He leans close to my ear and his vicinity triggers sparks up and down my spine. “I think I may have found a way for us to get our magic back.”

I rub my hands together. “Really? What is it?”

“I don’t want to tell anyone until you and I have tried it on our own.”

That sounds fun. “Wanna go now?”

“Yes.” He stands up and I follow suit. “Hey guys, Amaya and I will be back in a bit.”

“Sure thing,” says Bodhi, who exchanges a glance with Forrest and Arch. Forrest shrugs.

“Thanks.” I reach out to take Cedar’s hand and Bodhi’s concern grows into a smile.

“Have fun.” Forrest winks at me.

I stick out my tongue. Geez, it’s not what they think, but I can’t say that so I go along with the ruse.

“Don’t do anything I wouldn’t do,” adds Arch.

“There’s something you won’t do?” asks Bodhi as we leave the room.

Cedar is leading me up the stairs, still holding my hand, when the doorbell rings. We turn to descend the staircase but before we can answer the door, it slams open. On our threshold is the last person on Earth I ever wanted to see.

“You have to help me.” Betty rushes in at the same time the other three men, Candy and Sabin are coming out of the dining room.

On the tip of my tongue is—No bitch, we don’t, get the fuck out and leave us alone, but Cedar squeezes my hand and I swallow my anger, choking its ugly blackness back down.

“We know who you are,” Cedar growls next to me.

“So no,” says Arch, “we don’t have to do anything for you.

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