The Wayward Sons_Starlee's Heart_WhyChoose Contemporary Young Adult Romance by Angel Lawson

Author:Angel Lawson [Lawson, Angel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-10-31T16:00:00+00:00

13

I refuse to allow my outburst with Dexter spoil my sunrise meetings with Jake. I’ve started compartmentalizing the boys from the Wayward Sun. Jake is for sunrises. George for easy companionship. Charlie for computer glitches and quiet. And Dexter? I wanted nothing to do with Dexter. I’d said my piece and tried to smooth things over. He was nothing but a reminder of my failures and weaknesses.

When Jake and I meet the next morning, he notices the book in my hand right away.

“What’s that?” he asks.

“My favorite book.” We’re walking on the sidewalk down to the overlook.

“You’re going to read?”

“I thought maybe we could read it together. I think you’d like it.”

He gives me a wary glance. “I told you I’m not very good at reading.”

I smile. “I know. But I am.”

He doesn’t reply to that but when we climb up our rock, we settle in our spots and I hold up the book and say, “It’s kind of like the Hunger Games, except in space.” His eyebrows rise in interest. “There’s an amazing champion. Lots of bad guys and a very epic romance.”

“How epic?”

“PG epic, but it’s still worthy.”

He nods but doesn’t say anything else. He also doesn’t stop me when I open the book to the first page and start reading. “I would have lived in peace. But my enemies brought me war.”

The glow of the sunrise brightens my page and once it’s reached over the top, I finish the chapter and close the book. I’m sure that he was listening since I felt his eyes on me the entire time. This is further confirmed on our way back to the town when he says, “So Darrow’s kind of a badass, huh?”

“Oh, you have no idea.” Darrow of Lykos is a legend.

Finishing the chapter makes us get back to town a little later than usual, and there’s already a small group standing in front of the now-open market. They’re dressed for a day of hiking and I notice Jordan is among the group, securing his water bottle at his waist. He looks up and waves and my stomach flutters. Not out of attraction—just from being noticed. I’m still getting used to any kind of attention.

“Who’s that?” Jake asks.

“Just a guest that came in last night.”

He scratches the back of his neck. “Well, I better head in. Sierra has me on opening counter duty. It’s Crossroads Cobbler day. I’ll save you a piece.”

“Oh! Sounds good. Maybe I’ll see you later.”

“Only working until noon. We’ve got—uh—an appointment in town today.”

“All of you?”

“Just a thing we have to do once a month. So we can stay with Sierra.”

“Oh, right.” I forget sometimes about their pasts and how they have a social worker that placed them in Sierra’s house. “Okay. I’ll see you tomorrow, then.”

The screen door on the porch of the Wayward Sun opens with a wailing creak and we both look up. George and Dexter are walking from their home to the shop. George notices us first and nudges Dexter. They both stop.

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