Refuge by Karen Lynch

Author:Karen Lynch
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, vampires, urban fantasy, fantasy, paranormal, young adult, werewolves, teen, vampire hunters, teen series

Chapter 13

THE NEXT MORNING when I stumbled out of bed, my head felt like it was in a vise, and I was sporting dark shadows under my eyes. I wanted nothing more than to crawl back under the covers and hide there all day, anything to avoid seeing Nikolas. How was I going to train with him, to be alone with him after realizing last night that I had feelings for him? I still didn’t know exactly what they were, but they scared the hell out of me. I honestly didn’t know if I could deal with any more complications in my life. Nikolas was my trainer and my friend, and he was nothing, if not complicated.

Despite Jordan’s assertions, I knew Nikolas wasn’t attracted to me, especially after seeing him with Celine last night. Anyway, it wasn’t like I wanted him to like me that way, did I? No, of course not. We didn’t even get along half the time. Although, I had to admit that the last few days he had been patient and understanding. He was different here, more relaxed than he’d been in Maine, and it was throwing me off. That had to be it. We were spending a lot of time together and this nicer side of him was confusing me.

Right?

I wrung my head in my hands. “God, I don’t need this right now.” My throat felt tight and my voice sounded hoarse. My sleepless night was screwing with my emotions, and I would be a total wreck if I didn’t get it together. I’d slept better than this when I’d had a psycho vampire hunting me. How messed up was that?

There was only one way to fix this. I had to act as if nothing had changed and put as much distance as possible between me and Nikolas until these stupid feelings went away. I wasn’t sure how that was going to work with him being my trainer, but I would have to make the best of it. Outside of training, I had to avoid him at all costs.

Feeling slightly better now that I had a course of action, I dressed and headed down to breakfast. I passed Olivia on the stairs, and the questioning glance she shot me was enough to tell me how awful I looked. My head felt like it was full of cotton, and I wasn’t sure if the queasiness in my stomach was from hunger or lack of sleep. If there ever was a day I needed Starbucks, this was it. A venti Mocha could do wonders for me right now.

All thoughts of coffee flew out of my head when I entered the dining hall and the first two people I spotted were Nikolas and Celine having breakfast together. They were not alone – Tristan and Chris sat with them – but that did not stop me from remembering the intimate scene between Nikolas and Celine the night before. As if she heard my thoughts, Celine leaned to one side to say something to Nikolas, laying her hand possessively over his.

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