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‘You there, Daisy?’ She asked over mind-link, her voice etched with concern.
‘Sure am.’ I managed to reply, pulling from the blood bag deeply.
Warmth spread throughout my limbs, but not my hands-not where the darkness stained my skin. That part of me remained ice cold.
‘I heard what happened.’ Cassidy’s voice lowered to a broken whisper. ‘I’m so sorry, Daisy. How…how is
Nolan doing?’ 1
I bit back a sigh. ‘He’s as well as can be expected.’
‘That doesn’t sound good.’ She said softly.
‘It’s not. None of this is good.’ I replied, swallowing the scrap of irritation that crawled beneath my skin.
The urge to lash out clogged my throat, but what good would it do to rage at Cassidy? It wouldn’t take away this anger festering inside of me, anger reserved for one person alone. There was a crash through the mind- link, followed by a burst of obnoxious laughter and the heavy thump of music pulsing through speakers.
I grimaced, not at all hiding the contempt in my voice. ‘Are you really at a party right now, Cassidy?’
‘Not for the reason you’re thinking, trust me. ‘Her reply came quickly, with just a hint of defensiveness to it. ‘Look, I’m not one to admit when I’m wrong, because usually I’m never wrong…but I think Nolan was right.’
‘You think Nolan was right about what?’ I asked slowly.
‘I think something happened to Brandon.’ She whispered reluctantly. ‘I’ve gone to every college party within a two-hundred- mile radius, and believe me, it’s a lot of fucking parties. Do these college students. not have anything better to do? It’s like they don’t have homework or exam’s anymore-‘
‘Cassidy.’ I deadpanned, cutting her rant short.
‘Right, sorry. I ramble when I’m on the verge of freaking the hell out.’ She sputtered. ‘Anyway, I’ve gone to over a dozen parties and Brandon isn’t at any of them. From what I can get out of these drunken idiots, no one’s seen him in days.
Do you think there’s any possibility he went to that safe haven you and Nolan have been working on?’
‘I don’t see why he would’ve. There’s no reason for him to be there, but I suppose it’s always a possibility.’ I frowned, glancing towards the back door where I could see the silhouettes of Nolan and my dad talking.
‘I can go there and check if you want. I’m wasting time searching these damn parties and as much as I could use a drink or twelve, I’m too wound up to consider it.’ She huffed.
‘Let me talk to Nolan about it and I’ll get back to you, okay?’ I lied, tapping my guilt deep down where it would never see the light of day.
Cassidy sighed softly, not at all suspicious. Yeah, that’s fine. Just don’t forget, please. I’m seriously worried about him…’ 2
‘I won’t forget.’ I said quickly, then sliced the link in two.
It wasn’t that I didn’t care about Brandon.
Even though he was an obnoxious dickhead, he was still Nolan’s brother. He mattered, he really did, but I had limited time and needed every spare second I could manage.
If I was still standing tomorrow, still in control of my body and magic, then we’d look for him. Until then, wherever Brandon was, he’d have to wait.
‘You’re making the right choice. You have this power for a reason. Use it.’ The darkness in my veins sang. 1
Its voice wasn’t human, but that didn’t stop me from understanding it’s meaning.
Amid the chatter of Breyona, Mason, and the others, it became hard to breathe. Every glance they cast me stung my skin, bringing up a wave of acidic paranoia that burned my tongue and throat.
Could they see I had something planned? Something that didn’t involve them?
I stood abruptly, earning a frown from
Breyona. She took a step in my direction, her brows furrowed with concern. I shook my head, backing away.
“Just need some air.” I muttered, slipping out of the living room and into the kitchen. 1
Their voices continued, overlapping one another until I could no longer tell what they were talking about. I yanked open the refrigerator and found there was no more blood bags left inside. Shutting it, I turned and opened the door beside the pantry, stepping into the dimly lit garage.
Two of Nolan’s cars sat parked off to the side and along the far wall was an icebox where I stashed another case of blood.
Inhaling the crisp scent of gasoline and machine oil, I padded over to the fridge and opened it, pulling out another dozen blood bags. A pair of small feet clicked against the floor, following me into the garage. I knew who it was before I turned around and knew whose stare would soon meet my own.
“Hey.” I said awkwardly, shifting my weight between each foot.
Holly stood a few feet in front of the door, her hair a mass of inky darkness down her back and her arms crossed over her chest.
The blues of her eyes were bright, the same shade I imagined mine were.
“You’re planning something-something the others won’t agree with.” She stated in a low, silky voice. 1
I cursed inwardly. Tristan had already told her about our plan to use her blood to locate her mother, which meant she knew about my other plan, the one too insane to dare speak aloud.
Reigning in a flinch, I steeled my spine and stared into her eyes with ease. There was a storm brewing in my chest, raging beneath my skin, but I’d never let it show.
“What’s it to you, Holly?” I asked, simply put.
My fingers began to twitch, stinging with icy numbness. I slipped my hands behind my back, a movement Holly undoubtedly tracked.
She blinked, her eyes sliding from my hidden hands back up to my face.
“Let me help you.”
Suspicion curled in my head, carried by the seductive song coursing through my veins. I narrowed my eyes at her, disbelief staining my voice.
“Why would you do that?” I pondered.
She had no reason to help me, not with this. The thought of her lying to my face, turning me in to Nolan and the others before I had a chance to fix this, it was maddening. Rage simmered, coming to a boil that I had to physically fight to contain.
Holly lowered her voice even more, the words coming out in barely a whisper.
“My blood is magic, Daisy. You can use it to find my mother, but there’s also so much more you can do with it. I’m your sister, and I want to help you. You deserve it after…after all you’ve been through.”
‘She’s telling the truth. Let her help us. Use her power.’ The dark magic sang.
“I’ll let you help me on one condition.” I told her. “We leave here, right now, without telling the others.”
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