Kill Me Softly by Sarah Cross

Author:Sarah Cross [Sarah Cross]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, pdf
Tags: David_James Mobilism.org
ISBN: 9781606843246
Publisher: EgmontUSA
Published: 2012-04-10T05:00:00+00:00

By the time they got back to the Wilder mansion, Rafe was awake. Practice began in violent, cacophonous earnest, and after an hour of playing audience, Mira left to sit in the rose garden outside. Curses & Kisses was half good (Jewel and Freddie), one-quarter okay but too full of pelvic thrusts to be enjoyable (Rafe), and one-quarter intentionally offbeat and horrible (Blue).

In the garden, the atmosphere was different—serene and romantic. It was the perfect place to get lost or hold a secret rendezvous. Roses bloomed everywhere, in nearly every color: red for love, pink for romance, white for innocence, lavender for enchantment.

If the tales were true, one day, a single stolen rose would seal Layla’s fate. Too noble for her own good, the girl would trade her freedom for her father’s and agree to live with the wretched Beast. And if Mira’s curse took hold, one day, a bower of roses would form her prison—a coffin of thorns instead of glass. And yet the associations didn’t frighten her. She felt at peace sitting on the stone path that wound through the garden, inhaling the heady blend of perfumes.

By sunset, Mira was propped against the base of a Greek goddess statue, deep inside the garden. She was reading one of the skinny paperbacks she always had in her purse, barely aware of the fading light, when Blue dropped a ruby into her lap.

She closed her book, startled.

Seeing him—the blue hair, the violent jewelry, the sharp expression—was more of a shock than it usually was. Because now when she looked at him, she could see inside him, too. Deep into the secrets he didn’t want anyone to know.

For the past few hours, Mira had done her best to put the word Romantic out of her mind. But she couldn’t ignore it when he was right in front of her.

“Technically, that’s yours. Jewel dropped it when she was talking about you. It’s kind of our rule.” Blue sat down across from her, flipping her book up so he could see the cover.

Mira tried to play along. “What was she saying about me?”

“None of your business, nosy. Nah, actually, she was counseling Freddie.”

She sighed. “Oh … Freddie drove me to Layla’s, and we … we didn’t get along like he’d hoped we would.”

“Yeah, I was there for that part of the counseling session.”

They fell silent. It was useless to pretend they could make small talk while the weight of Blue’s confession hung between them. A hush fell over the garden. Even the birds had ceased their evening song. Not a sound reached them from the street; no voices carried from the house. It was as if the whole world was waiting for him to speak.

Blue drew his knees up. He reached back to mess with the spikes on his head. “So … you talked to Layla?”

Mira nodded, heart in her throat. “She told me about Romantics. The reason you think I’m in love with Felix—”

“Is because you wouldn’t have been that weak if you weren’t in love with him.

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