Summers' Shadow by Sara J. Bernhardt

Author:Sara J. Bernhardt [Bernhardt, Sara J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Occult, Supernatural
ISBN: 9781944985516
Google: RSUxuQEACAAJ
Amazon: B07F78QNZB
Barnesnoble: B07F78QNZB
Publisher: Lavish Publishing, LLC
Published: 2018-07-02T23:00:00+00:00

It was silent for a long time. I couldn’t figure out what I was supposed to say to her. I ran through several possibilities in my head, but none of them would come out right. I thought about telling her I was in trouble because of my betrayal. I contemplated making her swear to secrecy so I could tell her about Walter. I wanted to tell her everything—but I couldn’t.

“I’m taking you home,” I finally said. It was the only thing I was able to say. I started the car again. “But I want to stay with you tonight just to make sure you’re safe.”

She nodded, still with a mystified look on her face.

“If you do not ask me to talk about it tonight, I will tell you tomorrow. Just please not tonight.”

Jane walked to the front door of her house, and I came through the window like I had the night before. I was in Jane’s bedroom in minutes and heard her telling her father Becky had driven her to school.

I smiled as soon as she walked in. She sat beside me and sighed.

“I shouldn’t leave my car in your driveway,” I said. “That wouldn’t look good.”

“Yeah, I don’t want to give my dad any reasons not to trust me.”

“I’ll go park down the street,” I said, pointing toward the window. “I’ll come right back.”

I got in and sped off out of her driveway. I realized it was probably not the best idea to drive when I was angry. I parked against the curb about a block away and walked quickly back to her house. I climbed the oak tree and hopped into her room.

“Aidan!” she yelped, startled again.

I laughed. “I’m sorry.”

“No, you’re not.”

“You’re right,” I said, laughing. “I couldn’t resist.”

“How did you do that?”

“Do what? You obviously weren’t paying very close attention, and your window is open.”

“Uh huh.”

“You give me too much credit.” I shrugged my shoulders and sat back down. “So…promise me you’ll sleep tonight, Jane.”

“I’m promising nothing.” She broke eye contact, staring out her window.

“Yeah…should have guessed as much from you,” I mumbled under my breath.

“What’s that supposed to mean?” she snapped.

“Exactly what I said,” I answered, smiling. “I wasn’t insulting you.”

“Mm hmm.”

I smiled and put my arm around her, pulling her into my chest. It was one of those things that felt normal. It didn’t even occur to me until after it had happened that it may not have been normal at all.

“If you don’t mind, I would like to know some things about you.” It was driving me crazy that I was in love with a girl I knew so little about.

“Such as?”

“Such as…your mother.”

“Okay,” she answered. “My mother, Carol. She’s very attached to me. She’s the type of person my dad fell in love with when they were young. The problem was Ethan grew up—my mother didn’t.”

“Kid at heart?”

“You could put it that way,” she answered. “She’s crazy in my opinion. She relieves stress with extreme things like sky diving and parasailing.”

I could tell by the tone in her voice that Jane was not the type to indulge in risky things.

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