Bloodlines 2 The Golden Lily Richell Mead

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Jill said nothing, and when I glanced over, I saw that she was watching me again with that
weird, enraptured look. She sighed happily. Adrian had a great time with you at your class tonight,
you know.
I nearly rolled my eyes. The bond leaves no secrets. He didn t always seem to be having
a good time.
No, he really did, she assured me. A dopey smile crossed her features. He loves that
you love the car more than he does and thinks it s awesome you re getting so good in your
defense class. Not that that s a surprise. You re always so good at everything, and you don t
even realize it. You don t even realize half the things you do like how you watch out for others
and never even think about yourself.
Even Eddie looked a little astonished by that. He and I exchanged puzzled looks. Well, I
said awkwardly, really unsure how to handle this Sydney lovefest. I decided escape was my
best option. Thanks. I ll see you later and hey. Where d you get that?
Huh? she asked, blinking out of her enraptured haze.
Jill was wearing a silk scarf painted in rich jewel tones, almost reminding me of a peacock s
tail. It also reminded me of something else, but I couldn t quite put my finger on it. The
scarf. I ve seen it before.
Oh. She ran her fingers over the smooth material. Lia gave it to me.
What? When did you see her?
She stopped by the dorm yesterday to give the dresses back again. I didn t tell you because
I knew you d want to return them.
I do, I said adamantly.
Jill sighed. Come on, let s just keep them. They re so pretty. And you know she ll just
bring them back anyway.
We ll deal with that later. Tell me about the scarf.
It s no big deal. She was trying to pitch me on this scarf collection
Yeah, yeah, she told me too. How she could make it so no one recognized you. I shook
my head, feeling a surprising amount of anger. Was nothing under my control anymore? I
can t believe she went behind my back! Please tell me you didn t sneak off with her to do a
photo shoot.
No, no, said Jill quickly. Of course not. But you don t think& I mean, you don t think
there s any way she could pull it off? Hide me?
I tried to keep my tone gentle. After all, I was mad at Lia, not Jill. Maybe. Maybe not. You
know we can t take the chance.
Jill nodded, face sad. Yeah.
I left feeling annoyed and was so distracted that I nearly ran into Trey. When he didn t respond
to my greeting, I realized he was even more distracted than I was. There was a
haunted look in his eyes, and he seemed exhausted.
You okay? I asked.
He managed a weak smile. Yeah, yeah. Just feeling the pressure of everything. Nothing I
can t handle. What about you? Don t they usually have to throw you out of this place? Or did
you finally get tired of being here for eight hours?
I just needed one book, I said. And I was actually only here ten minutes. I was out most
of the night.
The smile fell, replaced by a frown. Out with Brayden?
That s tomorrow. I had, um, family stuff tonight.
The frown deepened. You go out a lot, Melbourne. You have a lot of friends outside
school.
Not that many, I said. I m not living a party lifestyle, if that s what you re getting at.
Yeah, well. Be careful. I ve heard about some scary stuff going on out there.
I remembered him being concerned for Jill too. I usually kept up on all the local news and
had heard nothing alarming recently. What, is there a crime ring in Palm Springs I should
know about?
Just be careful, he said.
We started to part ways, and then I called to him, Trey? I know it s your own business,
but whatever s going on& if you want to talk, I m here. It was a huge concession for me, seeing
as I wasn t always the most socially adept person.
Trey gave me a wistful smile. Noted.
I was kind of reeling as I went back to my dorm. Adrian, Jill, Trey. I suppose if you counted
Eddie and Angeline getting along, everyone in my life was behaving weirdly. All part of the
job, I thought.
As soon as I was back in my room, I called Donna Stanton with the Alchemists. I never
could be sure what time zone she was in, so I wasn t too concerned about the late hour. She
answered right away and didn t sound tired, which I took as a good sign. She hadn t responded [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]

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