Salt by Danielle Ellison

Author:Danielle Ellison [Ellison, Danielle]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: teen paranormal romance, love at first sight, first love, paranormal, demons, young adult novel, witches
Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC (Teen)

Chapter Sixteen

My mouth drops to the floor as I look at him. From his eyes, to the stubble on his chin, to the lips I wanted to kiss again. Carter is William?

Carter seems as surprised as I am. At least, I think. The smile is gone as we stare at each other. The unease in my stomach is more like a storm, and I know now that it’s the magic pulling from him—and my anger. I open my mouth to speak, and close it again.

This is a joke.

Carter shifts as Ellore looks between us, and then he forces the smile back on his face. But it’s not like before, not bright and gorgeous, it’s less. More unsure and totally fake.

How can he be this surprised? I told him I was being Paired for the test. He knew. He never mentioned this to me. He never mentioned a lot to me, like his name. William Prescott. If he’s William Prescott, then he was already being tested, too. He didn’t come here for me during the magic tests—he was already here. He lied to me about everything.

And he knows all my secrets.

The crowd recites our blessing and then Ellore’s hand is on my back and we all exit together.

“That was inappropriate,” Ellore says as soon as we’re off the stage.

“I’m sorry.” Carter’s eyes are on me and I don’t know whom he’s talking to. I’m not taking an apology. Not after that. “It was an accident. I lost track of time.”

I want to punch him the face.

And then I’ll apologize and say it was an accident. That I lost track of my fist.

“Let’s get to our training room,” Ellore says, clasping her hands together.

Carter scrubs his hand over his face while we walk. I move until I’m as close to him as I can stand to be, which is about four feet away, and I try not to look at him. Partly because he looks good today in that suit. Like, really good. And mostly because I want to see how many hits it would take to break his nose.

He steals a glance at me, and I walk faster behind Ellore. I don’t know what I’m supposed to say to him.

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