Taken by the Wind by Serenity Snow

Author:Serenity Snow [Snow, Serenity]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, pdf
Publisher: Evernight Publishing
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

Once inside the ballroom, Alice separated from them, and Tucker led them straight to Morgan.

“You look beautiful,” Morgan gushed. “Wow! I can’t wait to get you on the dance floor.”

Juliet gave him a smile. “Sure.”

She spent the next two minutes listening to him and Tucker talk about the number of people in the room and the music before they joined a group of people both Morgan and Tucker knew.

Juliet danced with Morgan and then Tucker, even as she kept an eye out for Aria. When she finally saw her, Aria was conversing with a small mixed group of men and women.

“I’m a little thirsty,” Morgan said. “Why don’t I get us something to drink?”

“Sure,” she said distracted. Aria glanced her way then and a soft breeze brushed across her face, making her heart race.

“I’ll be right back,” he said. “Then, we can slip outside and talk. I’m eager to learn more about you.

She looked at him and nodded. When he left she searched the room for Aria and found her heading to the patio door.

“Juliet.”

She sighed and went to her mother. “Hello, Mother.”

“Hi,” she said and sounded as distracted as Juliet felt. “How’d you arrive?”

“I came with Alice,” she said with a frown.

“Ride home with her,” Samantha ordered. “Understood?”

“Why? I thought you wanted me to hang out with Morgan.”

“We’ll talk about this tomorrow,” she murmured and gave Juliet’s arm a squeeze. “You look beautiful, by the way, honey.” Samantha cupped her face.

“Sam, do you have a moment? Hi, sweetie, you look gorgeous.”

Juliet smiled. “Thanks, Declan.” He took her mother’s arm and led her away after returning her smile. He’d been her father’s closest friend and he’d a massive crush on her mother.

She heard someone call her name and hurried for the patio door, her curiosity about her mother dissipating. Once out in the balmy air of summer, Juliet hurried down the stone steps heading toward the grove and its delicious scent of basil which grew wild along there.

The grass was neatly cut and a stone path wove through one side leading to the gardens and forking to head out to the groves with its grottoes in hollowed out trees that looked like fairies should live inside them.

The wind kicked up the further she got away from the club buildings and turned to fog as if attempting to hide her escape. Her palms dampened nervously as she passed a gazebo and then slipped off the path following an errant breeze whispering through trees. Beyond it were creeping vines hiding an entrance. She stared at the dimly lit path ahead as the leaves rustled and the vines lifted for her.

Juliet’s heart pounded and she wiped her sweaty palms on her dress before ducking beneath the vines dotted with flowers. Leaves swirled to her left and a thin thread of fog slithered away from her.

“Aria?” she called not wanting to go much further without knowing whether it was Aria leading her here or someone else.

Faint strains of music from the ballroom hunted her, but she ignored it, listening for signs she wasn’t alone.

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