Keystone by Misty Provencher

Author:Misty Provencher
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

“We need pizza, if it’s going to be a party,” Zane says once we let ourselves into my little apartment.

“You can call the desk while I get drinks,” Garrett tells him. “But you know the best we’re going to get is multi-grain crust and veggies.”

“Pizza’s pizza.” Zane shrugs and he picks up the phone.

Robin goes to the glass door and runs her fingers over the glass.

“Solida Glass. Veeery nice. It’s bullet proof, shatterproof and impermeable. You can’t just buy this stuff. It’s made by the Veritas and it’s stronger than metal.” There is awe in her voice as she taps the glass door.

“Cool.” Zaneen rolls her eyes, unimpressed.

“You’d appreciate it a lot more if one of The Fury was standing outside with a gun pointed at your head,” Robin tells her.

“Like they’d ever make it into the Courtyard.”

“You never know where they could make it in,” Garrett jumps in, even though his voice is friendly instead of chastising. “You’ve got to be ready for anything.”

Zaneen tips her head to one side and beams at Garrett.

“Oh, come on,” Robin says, sliding the glass door open. She’s already stepped outside before she says, “You care if we go look around, Nali?”

“I don’t mind,” I say, as Zaneen follows her and Deeta bobs along behind them.

Zane and Garrett start up about my next training session and when they walk into the kitchen, I ditch them and trail after the girls. They’re standing near the tiny waterfall, each of them gazing in different directions. As I walk up beside Deeta, she grabs my arm and squeezes.

“This is incredible,” she says. “You’re so lucky.”

Robin grunts. “We’re in the upswing of a Cusp, Deets. Nobody’s lucky.”

“Oh, but she is lucky.” Zaneen shoots me a smile that glints like sharpened knives. “She’s Garrett’s Vieo. Who cares about any stupid ol’ Cusp when you’ve got Garrett, right, Nali?”

I push my shoulders back. “If Vieo means that I’m Garrett’s girlfriend, then yeah, I’m lucky, but it doesn’t change the fact that I’m Contego.”

“I don’t know what Vieo means…It doesn’t change the fact that I’m Contego,” Zaneen parrots, strutting back and forth in front of me like a bobble-eyed baby doll.

All that swirls in my mind is doubt and questions. Why can’t she just like me? Why doesn’t she blast Garrett for not liking her instead of me? Is Zaneen always going to be an extra battle I’ve got to fight?

Deeta jumps forward to cling on my arm.

“I am sooo excited!” she yelps. “All that time that you were in History with me and I had no idea you were one of us! Or that you would be Garrett’s Vieo! That’s so cool. It feels like we’re sisters!”

Her warmth feels like a barrier against Zaneen. I squeeze Deeta’s hand on my arm.

“Deeta,” I say, keeping my eyes carefully off of Zaneen. “Everyone says I’m Garrett’s Vieo and, uh, I don’t know what that is.”

Robin lets out a whoop and Zaneen’s gushes a laugh like I just kicked her in the stomach.

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