Valefar Vol. 2 (A Paranormal Romance Novella: Collin Smith #2 in the Demon Kissed Series) by Ward H.M

Author:Ward, H.M. [Ward, H.M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2012-03-30T03:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIX

Collin walked Ivy to the backdoor of her house. She fumbled in her purse looking for keys that she didn’t seem to have. Collin looked at the windows in the darkened home. “Where’s your mom?”

Ivy glanced up at him, the trace of a faint smile fading from her lips. She blinked slowly at him, and took way too long to answer such a simple question. “Not here. She works nights. It’s just me.” Ivy seemed to forget what she was doing. She stood there looking up at Collin. The moonlight rimmed his dark hair like a halo. His eyes were the color of the midnight sky, dark and dangerous.

“Keys?” Collin prompted, knowing she forgot what she was doing.

Ivy flinched, as if she were startled and started digging through her purse again. Collin surmised that she didn’t have the keys. Her bag was way too small for them to be hidden in there. But he watched her, waiting for her to discover it. When she did, Ivy looked up at him. She turned to the glass door and giggled. “I remember where my keys are.” Her finger extended toward the door. Collin moved past her and peered inside. There on the countertop was a set of silver keys.

Collin groaned. It wouldn’t have been a big deal if he wasn’t a Valefar and Ivy wasn’t wasted, but he wasn’t lucky like that. Now he’d have to shove her through a window. He looked at the upper story of the house. Ivy’s window was cracked open. He could see her curtains billowing in the light breeze.

“Come on. I’ll help hoist you up. But if you fall off the roof, I swear to God...” he stopped talking and turned back to find Ivy sitting on an oversized chaise. She had kicked off her boots and curled onto her side, sinking deeply into the cushion. The hem of her skirt showed off the curve of her smooth legs. Silky brown hair cascaded over her shoulders. He’d never seen it like that before, straight. Her hair looked like a sheet of glass.

Ivy’s eyes were like endless pits of sorrow. The darkness within her seemed to surface, reflecting softly in the moonlight. She tilted her head back, looking up at him. “I haven’t slept since she died. I stare at the ceiling all night, seeing Apryl’s face, thinking she’ll ring the bell any moment. She can’t be dead. She can’t be... but she is. They’re sure.” Her voice was bleak. While she was speaking her hands floated up, and gripped the sides of her head, “I can’t stand it Collin.”

He hesitated, knowing he should leave, but unable to. Nicole knew without a doubt now that Collin cared about her. The way he acted spoke volumes. That was going to be difficult to fix. It put Ivy in danger, more danger because of him. Collin’s body tensed as indecision rocked him. His lips smashed together into a hard line as Ivy’s wide dark eyes watched him. Childlike hope was strewn across her face.

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