The Infernal Sacrament (Guardians of Elysium Book 1) by Nissa Leder & Bekah Harris

Author:Nissa Leder & Bekah Harris [Leder, Nissa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Violet Dreams Publishing, LLC
Published: 2018-10-18T05:00:00+00:00

I can’t shake the jittery feeling I’ve had since seeing the brown car.

Everything in my gut says he was following me. But that’s crazy, right?

Maybe it isn’t. I’ve seen the stories on the news of young women being kidnapped by predators. I’m sure none of those girls would have thought something so horrible could happen to them.

My mind is somewhere else as I weave through the students in the hallway, assaulted by the lovely blend of too much perfume and B.O., on the way to my locker.

When I turn the corner, a figure is waiting for me. “Boo!”

Without thinking, I ball my fist and swing at the person’s face.

The person—who I quickly realize is just Claire—catches my fist in her hand. Her grip is firm, pushing against my arm with incredible force. Her grasp loosens and I retract my arm.

“You okay, Ava?” she asks as she drops her arms to her sides.

“Yeah,” I mumble, still dazed at what just happened. “Did I hurt you?”

I can’t believe I just tried to punch my best friend. And even crazier, she blocked it like she was some karate master.

She reaches across her body and rubs the palm that blocked me. “A little stinger is all.”

Until I mentioned it, she seemed unfazed, as if it didn’t hurt in the slightest.

“I’m so sorry,” I say. “It’s been a strange morning. There was this car parked by my house when I left to catch the public bus and then when I got off the bus, the car was waiting for me.” As I say it aloud, I realize how ludicrous it sounds. “I’m sure it was just a coincidence.”

She presses her lips, concern squeezing her eyebrows together. “Maybe it has something to do with Finn. You don’t know him, Ava.”

“Neither do you.” I don’t know why I’m so defensive, but I don’t understand why she’s being so negative about him. She’s gone on all kinds of blind dates.

Claire lifts a hand to her hip. “That’s not the point.”

“You think he hired someone to stalk me?” I adjust my messenger bag on my shoulder. “He gave me a ride home yesterday. If he wanted to murder me, he could have taken me to the woods somewhere and did it then.”

“Everyone saw you leave school with him, so he would have been a suspect if you ended up missing. If he hires someone, he can be somewhere else and have an alibi.” She runs a finger through the roots of her hair, which is the perfect mix of messy and wavy today. She’s flawless, as usual.

Hearing Claire’s ludicrous theory makes me feel even sillier for worrying in the first place.

“Honestly, it’s probably nothing. I’ve been emotional lately and I must be looking into to it all too much,” I say. “When I got home last night, there was a letter from my mom in the mail and it’s just been a tough week.”

“Oh my god, Ava. Did you read it?”

“Actually, Darien read it to me.” My gaze drops to the ground.

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