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Chapter One

Colored lights pulsed erratically in the dark gy mass of people on the dance floor I squinted into the heat of the spotlight and gripped the htly as I scanned the room for theI’d ever seen, laughing at a joke that I couldn’t hear as he leaned against the doorway

His bright, white smile was a beacon fro to drop the ined the way his arhtly to his chest and I fought the urge to act on my impulse My need for him was almost palpable because any time that wasn’t spent in his arms was just wasted Our time was always so limited

I exhaled slowly as I felt the bass beat inrhythm to keep myself in the moment I wasn’t nervous and I wasn’t afraid My life hat it was And I was okay with that My issue noas a petty one I was just second guessing our band’s decision to play for Hoht now rather than entertaining the student body

My best friend Jessa picked up the te up The air practically crackled with theinto it, I felt Gavin’s eyes shift to me and I held his dark stare His eyes were so dark that they were almost black endless, bottomless, total sexiness

"Every breath is a promise and I swear, baby, I won’t break it You were noring the annoying waytothick black eyeliner and bright red lipstick tonight, the total opposite of the fresh-faced look that she normally shared with her sister

My best friends, the Gray sisters, were identical twins, hence the name of our band, Macy and the Grays Yes, we had secondhand equipe But we loved it We loved perfor the songs

We prettyabout it And since we’ve been perforotten pretty good at it

Jess finished off her guitar solo, ending the song which wrapped up the set I lifted the uys Hope you’re enjoying Fall Hoo anywhere!"

I hopped down froe and found er over the su over one eye He shook it out of the way and stepped closer to

I sucked in ly beautiful Especially when it was directed at me

"Hood restaurant" he s our first o

Corny, but char he said was charotten any better at pick-up lines, just so you know"

I grabbed his ar ed so specifically to hiered in our intiht this second, I would

To an outsider, we appeared just like any other teenage couple We went toout and flirted And technically, we had only o But I knew a secret We’ve actually known each other for thousands of years The problem is, he doesn’t know that No one else knows that

I know it because I’m different

I have a tiny birthmark on anization called the Order of the Moirae Life after life, uide ht decisions And while keeping track of one person ht sound easy, it is definitely not

Because a Daedal always plays a vital role in history, which means that his or her life is never easy and it al mine on a collision course with destiny is not an easy task But it is a necessary one In a prior life, my Daedal was Cleopatra and I was her handendary Cleopatra, my Daedal, hasn’t found me in this life yet, so I had absolutely no idea what this life would bring

But I had no doubt that it would be interesting

"Macy?"