Silver Smoke (#1 of Seven Halos Series) by Monica O'Brien

Author:Monica O'Brien [O'Brien, Monica]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, pdf
Published: 2011-03-16T14:15:37+00:00

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Rykken rolled up the sleeves on his white collared shirt. The waves at Sandy Beach Park were tall and wicked, just the way he liked them. Rykken had spent almost every weekend since he was six years old at Sandy Beach, surfing with his friends and honing his skills. It was strange to skip this weekend, but there was no way he could get in the water, not after what happened the night before. A pang of resentment hit him when he saw Pilot and the guys out further, surfing. Everything about the beach felt the same today—the rush of wind against his face, the way the ocean tumbled over itself in a race to the shore, the girls wearing small patches of cloth on their bodies, leaving little to the imagination—he was the one who was different, a stranger in the one place he probably felt most at home.

He squinted, blocking the sun with his hand. His desire to find Brie was the only thing that could drive him to come to the beach today, especially considering the risks; but he needed answers. She knew more about the pendant than she was letting on, and after what he'd seen that morning...

Finally, he saw her, standing next to Sirena and one of the twins, he wasn't sure which. He walked in their direction, but stopped when he saw a figure headed his way.

One of the twins, the one that wasn't standing next to Brie, sauntered toward him in a tiny swimsuit, her hand on her hip. He guessed it was Clara from the anger written all over her features. She always looked angry, though Rykken couldn't imagine why—she was pretty and popular and rich and a cheerleader. What else did teenage girls care about?

Clara eyed him like he was a science experiment gone wrong. "I heard you were leaving the water polo team." Rykken wondered how many times he would hear the same line uttered by classmates, friends, and teachers.

"You heard correctly." He caught a glimpse of Brie squeezing her hair out of a wet ponytail. Justin approached the group of girls and hugged Brie, his hands all over her back. He whispered something to her and she laughed. Rykken clenched his teeth and balled his fists.

Clara eyed his hands, a cruel smile playing on her lips. "It's a little hot for that outfit, isn't it?" It felt strange talking to Clara; he had known her most of high school and they had the same friends, but she always ignored him.

Rykken slipped his hand into the pocket of his Levi's jeans, one of two pairs he owned. "I'm comfortable," he said, wiping a bead of sweat from his brow with the other hand. He wasn't comfortable, he was burning up. But wearing anything else was a signal to his classmates that he would be enjoying a day at the beach with them. And he wouldn't be.

Rykken smiled at Clara as politely as he could. "I need to talk to Brie about something.

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