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"You trusted me," I said, shocked to my soul, "despite what you saw" That was absolutely, utterly huge
"Yes," he said He fit his hands against , Ali All the way"
"Butwhy did you stop texting me?"
I saw the ice frost over his eyes, and I shuddered "My dad wasmy phone feed"
Oh The ice wasn’t for ive lance of lass I stumbled backward
Zombie Ali was back
Flickers of red burned in her eyes, and the black ses on her cheeks were thicker She sh the reflection, I watched her step out of lass
Chapter 23
The Rain of Broken Glass
With the tick of a clock loud in lide off the porch and into the driveway She paused to look back at er, a silent command for me to follow A need to know her purpose consumed me, and I stepped off after her
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"Ali," Cole called
"Tell Nana I’ll be back as soon as possible And don’t coforward, across the street, into soray clouds, creating a dreary backdrop Anyme I wondered how she would react--if the water would even touch her
"Food’s ready," Kat called She must have stuck her head outside the door
I never heard Cole’s reply
ZA ghosted through a fence, and I was forced to climb it Thankfully, no one was in the backyard to accuseWe repeated this process three rass
She glanced back at ?" I de reply She continued on
I stayed in place, debating the wisdom of my actions But then, the farther away she moved, the more I felt pulled toward her Co
She reached another front yard, another fence Again she ghosted through Again I climbed We exited the backyard, caer atus nose to nose
"How are you doing this?" I snapped
She reached up, traced her fingers over my cheek I couldn’t feel the pressure of her touch, but I could feel the coldness of her skin--a cold far worse than the air around us
I shuddered
"So pretty," she said
I jerked away from her reach "I can’t return the compliment"
Her lips curled in a slow smile She leaned forward and whispered, "If I can’t have your body, I’ll have to get rid of it and free myself from our connection"
In the distance, I heard the honk of a car A second later, soood distance I landed, lost " slaed to rehto kill yourself?" Cole shouted
I glanced up A car zoo, finally aze colliding with ZA’s
I saw fury
"You disappeared for a moment," Cole said "I couldn’t see you I don’t think the driver could see you Then you reappeared and the car honked, but you just stood there"
"I" Wasn’t sure what to say ZA had just tried to killon as your keeper" He stood, heftedof potatoes and carriedto ain his attention He never slowed