Whispering Evil (Midnight Guardian Series, Book 2) by Bryna Butler
Author:Bryna Butler
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, horror, fantasy, paranormal, young adult, midnight, teen, time travel, series, ya, guardian, preteen
Publisher: Bryna Butler
Chapter 15:
Keira, Keira, Keira
Keira beat incessantly on Colbyâs window. William had mentioned Colby when talking about a possible sacrifice. She had to do everything in her power to protect him.
She knocked again. He lazily got up from the bed, opened the window, and plopped stomach-first back onto the bed. He still had on his date night clothesâa nice polo shirt and blue jeansâbut they looked rumpled as if he had been sleeping in them. Keira rushed past him to his closet. She pulled out a suitcase and started opening his dresser drawers.
âColby, you have to leave. Itâs not safe for you here anymore. Dad can find a placeâ¦â
âIâm not going anywhere,â he mumbled into the pillow.
She moved to the bed. âDonât be brave. I need you to be safe now. The mogdocs are coming for you.â
âWhy?â he asked. âOh, let me guess. Itâs because of you. Itâs always about you.â
He stood up and ran his fingers through his hair. She could see that he was furious.
âIâm sick of it, Keira. You order me around like Iâm your sidekick. You jerk away when I get close. You stop talking when I enter a room. Worst of all, I know youâve been keeping secrets from me. Iâm not some gift that you can use and toss away.â
âTheyâve already gotten to you,â Keira whispered.
âBelieve it or not, I can take care of myself.â
She reached for him, but he wouldnât have it.
âGet off me,â he yelled. âI donât want you here. Iâm not going with you and you canât make me. I donât care how freakishly strong you are, you canât muscle me into being your boyfriend, not anymore.â
âI havenât. If thatâs what you want.â
âOh Keira, donât you know. Itâs not you, itâs me. Wait, thatâs a lie, itâs youâ¦definitely you.â
âWhy are you being so mean?â
âIâm tired of being walked on. Youâre just using me and if this is the only way to make it stop, so be it.â
Keiraâs eyes started to tear up, but Colby wouldnât stop.
âPoor Keira, I know itâs hard when you realize that itâs not all about you.â
Hurt and heartbroken, she moved to the window.
âThatâs it,â he said. âRun away, little mouse. Good riddance.â He followed her, practically pushed her out, and slammed the window shut. She heard the lock snap into place for the first time.
Keira eased down the rose trellis, jumping off a couple of feet from the ground. She jogged around the side of the house and hopped up onto the front porch to sit down on a rocking chair stationed near the front door. She wouldnât cry.
As the minutes passed, she started to think through what William had said about the scroll and the prophecy. She realized that she had overreacted and what he had really been saying was that he thought the gift wasnât a sacrifice. Convincing herself that Colby was brainwashed, but safe, at least for the night, she started the long walk home alone.
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