Secrets Return (Leftover Girl Book 2) by C.C. Bolick

Author:C.C. Bolick [Bolick, C.C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Dirt Road Books
Published: 2017-01-24T06:00:00+00:00

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That night I left my window open, despite the fact the air was on. The breeze drifting through the screen felt like a sticky summer night, even in September. But I needed heat. The world around me had turned cold. Dad had returned from Atlanta, but didn’t seem thrilled about how the tests went. And I couldn’t stop thinking about Pade.

Turning, I glanced at the clock on my nightstand. Eleven forty-five. I needed to sleep, although time was running out. Tomorrow would be a morning filled with yawns. I’d have to sneak a soda from the fridge before leaving.

A chattering sounded from beyond the window, but I stayed in bed, too lazy to get up and check out what was probably no more than a squirrel on a nearby branch. The chattering came again and then a voice.

I sat straight up. Someone was outside my window. I scrambled from the bed, kneeling in front of the window. A hooded figure moved in the shadows.

“Chase,” I whispered, catching my breath. Had he finally decided to come back for me? Happiness surged inside of me, for he was the only one with a reason to sneak around my house.

“Chase,” I said against the screen. He didn’t seem to notice me as he circled to the front of the house. Was he really going to use the front door?

Easing down the stairs, I nearly crawled until I reached the living room. The carpet was a dark path before me, dotted at the edges with moonlight spilling from the windows. A light darted outside one of the windows, shining a narrow beam near my face. I jumped back into the safety of darkness.

Muffled voices sounded, but instead of the front door, the beacons of light outside seemed to be moving toward the rear of the house. I tiptoed to the kitchen door and carefully pushed it open.

The kitchen was like a dungeon, bathed in darkness. I couldn’t make out the bar or the table or even the porch door. It was as if every window in the room had been covered with a blanket. I couldn’t see the gaps in the blinds. Light from the moon should be bursting though, forming a ladder of silver lines across the floor.

My racing heart nearly stopped when the door handle clicked. Someone was coming in. I turned, fearful of who might be on the other side. Chase wouldn’t use the door—he’d simply zap himself inside. This felt wrong. I closed my eyes, imagining myself back upstairs, but I opened them to the same darkness. How had I made my power work in the woods?

I needed to get out. I backed against the door to the living room. No, it was the wall I felt behind me. I reached along the wall, desperate for my escape. The porch door moved. Footsteps sounded in the kitchen. My eyes barely made out faint light that outlined the door. I opened my mouth, but couldn’t scream. I needed to wake Mom and Dad.

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