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He was doing wonders for my self-confidence
"Look at it this way Every cell in your body is encased in light Picture in your ht It’s war in your veins Think of so that feels that way"
I yawned "I’ve tried--"
He shot off the chair,erhard enough, Katy If you can’t ht, then…"
"Then what?" I demanded
Blake drew in a deep breath "It’s just that…if you can’t control the strongest part of you, there’s a chance you’ll never really be under control And you’ll never be able to defend yourself"
I wondered if it had been this hard for Bethany "I’o of h his spiky hair Then he smiled "I have an idea"
"Oh, no" I shook rin over his shoulder as he pulled his keys out of his pocket "You said you’d trust ht?"
"Yeah, but that’s before you threw a knife at hed, and I scowled None of that was funny "I’et out of here Go grab so to eat"
Wary, I shuffled from one foot to the next "Really? That…doesn’t sound like a bad idea"
"Yeah, why don’t you grab a jacket and we’ll get soreasy food sealed the deal Grabbing my chunky sweater, I slipped it on and followed Blake out to his truck It wasn’t as huge as the ones the guys drove around here, but it was nice and brand spanking new
"What are you in thethe that will cause hed "I know just the place"
Pressing against the seat, I decided to ask the question that had been plaguing me since Daemon and I talked to Matthew "What happened to the Luxen who healed you?"
His hand clenched the steering wheel until his knuckles bleached "I…I don’t know And not knowing killsto find out"
I stared at him as sadness crept into me Since Blake was here, his friend had to be alive Most likely the DOD had hi about it but stopped
Lately, I’d started to feel er on it, andit every chance he got, but I didn’t trust Blake as lanced at ed "I was just curious I’m sorry about what happened"
He nodded, and neither of us said anything for a while It wasn’t until we passed the exit for Moorefield that I started to get nervous "Is it safe for us to go this far? The Rocks only have a fifty-uesstimate We’ll be fine"
I nodded, unable to shake the sudden dread curling around my insides Each et antsy The Arum were obviously around, could even knoe were, since it looked like they ht be in cahoots with the DOD This was reckless, even stupid Running my hands overto a rock song
I reached into my purse and pulled out my cell If ere really within the shelter of the beta quartz, Blake should be cool with irls who has to tell her boyfriend every move she makes, are you, Katy?" Blake nodded at my phone and smiled, but the humor never reached his eyes "Besides, we’re here anyway"
I wasn’t one of those girls, but…
He pulled into the parking lot of a little joint that boasted the best wings in West Virginia Christiantthe entrance
It all looked incredibly nor me doubt Blake, shoved my phone back in my purse, and headed into the restaurant
Dinner was oddly strained Nothing like the first two tiet hilass--painful and pointless I talked about howwhile he texted away on his phone Or played a ga oink Eventually I stopped talking and focused on ripping the skin offat the little table, going on our third soda refill, when I couldn’t deal with this anymore "Are you ready?"
"Just a few more minutes"
This was the second set of "Just a fewbreath, and started counting the red squares on some dude’s flannel jacket I’d alreadyover and over
I glanced at Blake "I’o ho the flecks of brown dark "I thought you’d enjoy getting out and just chilling"