The Pawn (Coleridge Academy Elites Book 1) by Lucy Auburn

Author:Lucy Auburn [Auburn, Lucy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-08-06T16:00:00+00:00

I've been waiting for the other shoe to drop ever since I put the spiders in Cole's locker. Holly confided in me the evening after the rock climbing event—apparently Cole had something close to a nervous breakdown afterwards about the whole thing. He wasn't just angry; he was genuinely freaked out.

"Spiders are a big fear of his. Not quite a phobia, but pretty damn close," she said, while I schooled my face to neutrality, knowing Cole wanted her as far away from our feud as humanly possible. I already knew about his dislike of spiders; it's why I used them in the first place. "But it's not just that. He was so angry about it. I told him it was probably just a stupid prank Tanner or Blake pulled on him, but he told me he knew it wasn't them. The way he acted, Brenna... he was manic. I swear, he has this darkness in him I don't understand. Sometimes I wonder how it is we've lasted this long, and if we'll make it to graduation at this rate."

She's sighed, flopped back on her pillows, and added, "I'm glad we'll be going into town tomorrow to do some shopping and make up for missing out on the rest of the rock climbing trip. You'll get that makeup I told you about, right? It'll be so much better for your skin—that foundation you use is clogging your pores."

I'd smiled at her and promised to buy it, already anticipating the price tag hitting Georgia's credit card account.

That conversation was two days ago, on Saturday. Cole has been planning something ever since; I know he has. I just don't know where he'll strike, or who else might be involved.

I posted through the Legacies social media, putting the call out for any information related to Blake Lee or the group he's in, the Elites. I tried to make it sound like they might have something to do with his angry outburst in a nightclub in Seoul, not that I think they did. But as long as everyone is talking about him, I want them to talk about his friends too.

And I want them to send me dirt about them.

As I head to lunch, already anticipating this evening's ice cream social, I feel eyes on me in the hallway. Looking over, I spot Tanner lounging against the lockers, a curious smile on his face.

"You look different." He paces over towards me and looks me up and down. "Did you finally get that makeover Holly said you so desperately needed? What were the words she used—'sad, pathetic little Brenna' or something like that?"

I bristle a little at his words, then remind myself that he's on the other side of this thing with me and Cole. "Holly wouldn't say shit like that. It goes against her whole ethos."

Tanner shrugs. "Whatever you wanna believe." Reaching out, he snags the end of my newly blonde hair, running it through his fingers. "Blonde seems a little predictable, if you ask me.

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