New Moon Summer by Sm Reine

Author:Sm Reine [Reine, Sm]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Romance, Paranormal, Fantasy, Urban
ISBN: 9781937733315
Google: 5cb0AgAAQBAJ
Publisher: SM Reine
Published: 2014-03-01T09:03:15.612000+00:00

As it turned out, Abel really sucked at not thinking about Rylie. And the faster Saturday approached, the harder it became.

He probably should have been excited for his idiot brother to come back. They always had fun when Seth was around. It meant getting to tussle in the dirt, race through the fields, and shooting cans in the back forty. Brother stuff.

It also meant that Rylie was going to spend every waking moment with Seth instead of Abel.

He watched her out of the corner of his eye while they ate dinner together the next night. The werewolves were enjoying an entire cow’s worth of beef in the barn, but he sat on the stoop with Rylie, like the two of them always did. The setting sun turned her skin the same shade of gold as her hair.

“I’ve decided to take the year off,” Rylie said. She cut her steak into a lot of tiny pieces and ate them one by one. “Before going to college, I mean. If I go to college at all.”

“But you got a million acceptance letters.”

She shrugged. “Seems weird to leave when you still need me here.” Rylie glanced at him. “I mean, the werewolves need me. All of them. It’s not like a year without school will atrophy my brain.”

He pushed lightly on the side of her head. “It might. You could turn into a vegetable.” She elbowed him.

“At least I would be safe here. Werewolves don’t eat vegetables.” Rylie’s smile faded. “But they might eat my aunt if I’m not here to control them.”

“You think I can’t protect Gwyn?”

“That’s not it. I know you would take care of her. I trust you.” Her golden eyes zeroed in on him. “What do you think I should do?”

Their momentary scuffle had left them sitting a few inches closer on the step. They weren’t touching, but electricity made the air between them vibrate.

He opened his mouth to tell her that she should go to college in the fall. It’s what Seth would have said if he was there. It was the selfless thing.

But it wasn’t what came out.

“I don’t want you to go anywhere,” Abel said.

The corner of her mouth lifted in the tiniest smile. “Me neither.”

Inside, the phone rang.

They both moved, but Abel was faster. He launched to his feet and almost spilled the plate.

“I’ll get it,” he said.

He left Rylie on the step.

Bekah had reached the phone first. She paced through the hallway as she talked. Levi lounged on the couch with his head propped on one arm and a book on his lap.

Even though the call had been answered, Abel let the door fall shut behind him anyway.

Levi looked up from his book. “You remember that Rylie’s dating Seth, right? And that they’re totally, completely, head over heels for each other?”

“No. I’ve got amnesia and completely forgot the mushy bullshit that happens when they’re together. Are you stupid?” Abel didn’t bother trying to make it sound like he was joking.

“Just checking, because I saw you guys eating dinner out there.

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