Midnight Moon (The Unbidden Magic Series) by Marilee Brothers
Author:Marilee Brothers [Brothers, Marilee]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Bell Bridge Books
Published: 2012-12-13T14:00:00+00:00
Chapter Twenty-One
AFTER I HAD A QUICK shower and change of clothes, we piled into Beckâs Jeep Wrangler and headed west, toward the Cascade Mountains. I borrowed Beckâs phone and called Juniorâs hospital room. His older sister, Silvia, answered and told me Junior was sleeping.
âDonât wake him. Just tell him I called and Iâm thinking about him,â I said, clicking off. I couldnât shake the feeling of being responsible for Juniorâs injuries.
Beck glanced at me in the rearview mirror. âYou know what happened to Junior isnât your fault . . . right?â
I was always amazed at Beckâs ability to figure out what was bothering me.
âSure feels like it,â I said.
Nicole, riding shotgun because she claimed sheâd get carsick in the back, twisted around to face me. âThatâs crap, Allie. If they hadnât grabbed Junior, it might have been your mom or Kizzy. How long do you think Kizzy would have lasted with the Trimarks beating on her? You saved Juniorâs life and donât you forget it.â
Strangely, Nicoleâs lecture, delivered in her usual half-snotty, impatient tone, snapped me out of my pity party.
Faye reached over and took my hand. âNicoleâs right. Iâm so proud of you.â
My eyes filled with tears, not bitter tears this time, but tears of relief. Swear to God, Iâd become the human version of an automatic sprinkler system. Faye handed me a tissue. Nicole rolled her eyes. Beck made a face in the mirror, and I laughed through my tears.
Thirty minutes later, we veered off the main highway and started up the two-lane winding paved road that would lead us to the turnoff for Lake Simcoe. Thick dark clouds rolled in over the mountaintops. Sporadic wind gusts played hide and seek in the thick pine forest, occasionally touching down to swirl through the treetops like a giant invisible eggbeater. Beck jerked the steering wheel sharply to the left to avoid a tumbleweed rolling down the highway directly at us.
âLooks like rain,â Faye said, peering anxiously at the sky.
âCould be snow where weâre going,â Beck said.
âNo way,â Nicole said. âItâs June, and Iâm wearing cut-offs.â
âWeâre climbing to 5,000 feet,â Beck said. âThatâs why I made you bring a coat.â
Nicole ignored him and turned on her iPod. She popped her earbuds in and stared out the window.
The weather worsened as we climbed steadily upward. The only cars we saw were four-wheel rigs, and they were all heading back toward town. Gripped by an uneasy feeling, I leaned forward and whispered to Beck. âAre you sure we can make it?â
âDo you trust me?â
âWith other women? No. Driving a car? Yes.â
Beck laughed. âThen you have your answer.â
Iâd barely settled back in my seat before the storm hit. A flash of lightning lit up the inside of the Jeep, followed by a deafening crack of thunder. Startled, Faye and I screamed. Nicole ripped out her earbuds and yelled, âCrap! We should turn around.â
Beck just gripped the steering wheel tighter and leaned forward, peering through the slashing rain. He pointed up the road. âThe sky looks brighter ahead.
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