Toxic (Denazen, #2) by Jus Accardo

Author:Jus Accardo
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: paranormal, romance, ya, young adult, touch, toxic, jus accardo, denazen, teen
Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC (Teen)
Published: 2012-09-19T04:00:00+00:00

18

After leaving Daun, I refilled my coffee and went back to the room to crash. By eight thirty, I gave up and switched on the TV. Mom must have been watching it because it was turned to forty-two, the local access channel. Markus Clamp, a local journalist and conspiracy theorist, had a show she found enthralling for some reason.

I was lucky enough to tune in right at the beginning of yesterday’s rerun.

“I’m talking with Sid Fenton, boyfriend of the late Layne Phillips.”

Markus Clamp might have been an über tool in my book, but for once he officially had my attention.

On the screen, Sid squirmed in his seat.

“I, like so many others, believe there’s more to this story than we’re being told. Tell me, Sid, was there anything odd in the days before Layne’s death?”

Sid hesitated, and Markus went in for the kill.

“Okay. You’re nervous, and I understand that. But you agreed to come on this show, so you must have something to add. Something you want the public to know.”

“It wasn’t a random act of violence like the cops said,” Sid spat after a few moments. His expression had gone from nervous to pissed. “And it wasn’t drugs like her parents insisted. Yeah, Layne was messing around with some stuff, but she was going through something.”

“I don’t suppose you care to elaborate?”

Sid just glared at him.

Markus nodded. “Fair enough. How about we try something a little different. I’ll say a word, and you tell me if it means anything to you and what. Sound good?”

Sid could tell he was being set up, you could see it in his eyes, but he nodded anyway.

I tucked my feet up and got more comfortable.

“Gang.”

Sid actually laughed. “No way. Layne wasn’t in a gang, and what happened wasn’t gang related. This is Parkview, for Christ’s sake.”

“Unstable.”

At this word, Sid faltered. “I wouldn’t say unstable. The last few months were hard for her, but she wasn’t as cracked out as her parents are making it seem. They tried to tell the cops she was into some weird shit. They tried to head shrink her. It was all bullshit.”

“What about…Denazen.”

On the screen Sid froze, and I almost toppled off the bed.

Sid didn’t say anything, but he didn’t have to. The horror was written all over his face. And it didn’t escape Markus’s notice. “What is Denazen, Sid?”

Sid recovered and straightened in his chair. “It’s that law firm that burned down at the beginning of the summer. What’s that got to do with Layne?”

Markus gave him a knowing grin. “I was hoping you could tell me.”

Sid shifted in his seat.

Markus leaned back. You could tell by the cat-that-inhaled-the-canary grin that he knew Sid was hiding something. Hell, anyone watching knew. Sid didn’t know crap about keeping a poker face. “I’ve got a source that says Layne mentioned keeping a diary to her parents. Maybe there’s something in there that could shed some light on things. Any chance you know where it is?”

“Layne didn’t keep a diary,” Sid said quickly.

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