The Complete Demonblood Saga: A Demon Made Me Do It; Fire With Fire; Curse of Shadows and Light by Penelope King

Author:Penelope King [King, Penelope]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-07-21T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13. Liora

Tristan leans over to me and whispers, “What’s wrong, Liora? You seem distracted about something.”

I give him a quick side glance and wait until Mr. Sodenberg looks away before whispering back, “I’m just kinda worried about Corrine. She hasn’t been here all week. It’s not like her to miss school—” I snap my mouth shut as my English teacher turns around and shoots an unfriendly glare in my direction. I bury my face in my book and shift uncomfortably in my seat. For some reason my hips are sore, like maybe Lucky fell off Diablo last night or something.

A moment later a small piece of paper appears on my desk, and written in Tristan’s neat handwriting is, “I’m sure she’s fine, but if you want, we can go check on her.” I flash him a grateful smile and nod.

When the bell rings at the end of class, I reach for my phone and try calling Corrine again. Still no answer. Since Corrine doesn’t have a cell phone of her own, her house line is the only one I can try. And either it’s not working, or no one is home. But I can’t shake the nagging feeling that something isn’t quite right. Although she and I have been drifting apart lately, I still care about her and hope nothing is wrong. It’s one thing to miss school if she’s sick, but she hasn’t even tried to get in touch with me for homework assignments or anything. Considering how hard she’s working to improve her grades, this is unsettling. Maybe she’s mad at me?

Tristan and I start down the hall. But instead of turning down the corridor leading to our World History class, I take his arm and lead him toward the parking lot. “You wanna go now?” he asks, both eyebrows raised.

I nod and bite my lip, casting my gaze downward. Why does he suddenly look so ugly? “Yeah, I just want to do a quick drive by and make sure everything is okay.”

“Sure, let’s go—” He takes a step toward his car, but I hold him back.

“Wait…I was wondering if maybe you wouldn’t mind loaning me your car?” I smile widely, knowing my request is nothing short of insane. His Jaguar probably costs over a hundred grand.

He furrows his brow. “Why don’t you want me to drive you?”

I sigh. “It’s ‘cause of Corrine…she’s really embarrassed about where she lives. I think I’m the only one in the whole school who’s ever been to her place, and believe me, she was humiliated. If she’s sick or hurt or something, I don’t want to make her feel any worse than she already does…”

“I don’t think I like the idea of you going alone. What if something really is wrong?” he asks, squinting his sky-blue eyes.

I shrug and look away. His scar seems darker than usual. Garish, almost. Must be the shadows from the trees. “I’m sure she’s just sick, and her phone is out of order or something,” I mumble.

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