Midnight Sun by Lindsey Pogue

Author:Lindsey Pogue [Pogue, Lindsey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: An Ending World Novel
Published: 2020-01-21T16:00:00+00:00

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Sophie

Elle allowed Kat to shower and change in the bathroom downstairs, insisting that the four of us stay close and be watchful, the wolves included, in case Nightingale had ulterior motives.

“Thank you for allowing my horse to rest,” Kat said as she set her chili spoon into her bowl. “And for the food. It’s been a long week on the road.”

Though Kat was polite enough, she was guarded. Every look was sharp and calculating. Every word was thoughtful and measured. But if she was Nightingale, and had been on the run or in hiding over the past couple years, it seemed natural that it was second nature for her to be so careful.

She sat across from Elle at the dining room table, dressed in a pair of Elle’s clean cargo pants and a white tank top. The days of dust were washed from her face; the dirt under her trimmed fingernails was gone; her darker blonde hair was more golden than brown now as it dried in waves around her face. But even clean, she had an edge to her that was both admirable and a little frightening, and I couldn’t for the life of me think of how I knew her.

I’m not sure what I expected Nightingale to look like, but this woman was pretty, yet hardened by the world. I could see it in the slight crease around her eyes, and the scar on her left cheek. Without baggy, unwashed clothes, Kat looked stronger than I’d initially given her credit for, and definitely more capable. Her arms were well honed, and there wasn’t an ounce of fat around her midsection. Her pretty, dark blue eyes were so striking that I had a difficult time looking away from them. They held secrets and pain, or maybe that’s what I noticed because of what I saw when I’d touched her.

Kat took another bite of chili and ate awkwardly in silence as we all watched her; Beau, Thea, and the three wolves included.

Elle needed to know that this woman knew her somehow, that she was on the forefront of Kat’s mind, but I was apprehensive to say anything in front of Kat.

“Well,” Kat said, wiping her mouth with her napkin as she rose to her feet. She’d barely eaten half of her chili, but she was anxious to leave, even if her stomach rumbled to have more food. “Thank you for this, but I really need to get to Hawk Eyes. And I think we can all agree that this is uncomfortable.” She pulled her hair up into a ponytail, flashing the tattoo on her neck just below her ear.

“The crown,” I breathed.

Her eyes narrowed. “I’m sorry?”

“That tattoo, behind your ear—”

“Ross had it scribbled on his notes,” Elle realized. “It was all over his maps when we first met up with him.” While that was true, I’d completely forgotten that. JJ was the person I thought about. She’d had the same tattoo on her neck, covered with blood, the day she was wheeled out of her apartment.

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