Romani Blood (Shifter Blood: Romani Curse Book 1) by Frances Trilone

Author:Frances Trilone [Trilone, Frances]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Magic Raven Press
Published: 2018-08-05T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 21

“You’re not coming back?” A lump formed in my throat, and I tightened my grip on Uncle Henry’s cell phone. Mom had learned about my accident and had called the next day.

“I can’t, Sienna.” Mom’s voice sounded strained. “I heard Drina made your favorite—chicken meatball soup.”

“Yeah, she has.” I sat at the kitchen table, watching Drina as she grabbed bowls out of the cabinet. Despite receiving attention from everyone else, I still expected Mom to show up at Uncle Henry’s house. I hadn’t seen her for a month and couldn’t remember the last time we talked. The chemo treatments were important, but ignoring your only daughter was wrong. Most days I felt like she didn’t care.

“I promise we’ll see each other soon.”

Another meaningless promise from Mom. Since we’d moved to Woodlake, she never seemed to keep her promises. “I have to go.”

“Okay, get some rest. I love you.”

I hung up the phone without replying.

“How’s Auntie Nells?” Drina placed a bowl of soup in front of me and sat.

“She’s good.” I ate a spoonful of soup, grateful for a cousin like Drina. “Did your dad say anything about her treatments? It seems like it’s taking a long time. It’s weird she never calls me.”

“He never tells me anything.” She ate some soup before speaking again. “Everyone’s talking about that missing waitress. What’s her name?”

“Jenny.”

“Victor told me she went off with some guy. At least that’s what the Town Council is saying. Do you think that’s true?”

I shrugged. “Maybe. She’s always flirting with everyone. She tried to flirt with Kaleb, but—”

“Kaleb?” Her eyes widened. “Do you see him at the café?”

What was I thinking bringing up his name? “Sometimes, but I don’t go near him.”

She glanced toward the doorway and lowered her voice. “I met him once.”

“Who?” She must be talking about someone else. Kaleb had never said he’d met Drina, and he knew she was my cousin.

“Kaleb,” she replied, pushing aside her bowl. “Victor and I got into a huge fight last summer. I heard he’d slept with a local girl, and I was upset. I ran to Willow’s Point to cry it out. I saw Kaleb standing by a tree, watching me. I was so scared. I’d never been that close to one of them. I guess he felt sorry for me because he told me to leave and never come back.”

“What did your dad say?” Her story surprised me. Kaleb probably didn’t know who she was. That’s why he hadn’t mentioned it.

“I didn’t tell anyone. Can you imagine what Kaleb would do if I did? He’d kill me.”

I chewed my bottom lip, wanting to tell her she was wrong. He wouldn’t kill her. At least, not the Kaleb I knew. I picked up our empty bowls, carried them to the sink, and washed them. “Did you ever go back to Willow’s Point?”

“No way.” Drina grabbed a towel and dried the bowls.

“That’s good,” I said as Uncle Henry entered the kitchen.

“Wendy called your phone. I told her you were resting and couldn’t talk.

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