EVOLVING HOPE (LOVE REVAMPED #1) BY KALLI O’CONNOR – eBook Details Online
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- Authors: Kalli O’Connor
- Language: English
- Genre: Paranormal / Sci-Fi
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~ Teagan ~
I’m breaking my own rules by even being here. My back goes rigid as I
scan the street over her shoulder but there’s no sign of him. She tightens her
arms around my neck, refusing to separate from me.
“Elena! I can’t breathe,” I half-joke, while attempting to gain some space
in her death grip. My face is smooshed against her enormous chest and
she’s choking me with her flowery perfume.
“I wasn’t sure when I’d see you again. I can’t believe you could make the
trip back for this.” Her vise around my neck loosens a fraction, but she
doesn’t release me from the hug.
I manage to pry her arms free and step back to take a full breath. “I didn’t
say anything because I wasn’t sure I’d be able to make it back to Arizona in
time. But I’m so psyched you passed your bar exam and had to make it here
to celebrate with you.” I beam up at her and give her shoulders a squeeze.
She’s worked so hard for this. “I’m just so proud of you.”
She grins and does a solo dance. “Thanks, Issy.”
We link arms and stroll from the parking lot. The rickety wheels on my
barely functioning suitcase keep snagging on the sidewalk. My jaw
clenches and I jostle its stuck wheel free every few feet as we make our way
toward the bus station. We shuffle around bustling people and head for the
ticket booth. It’s not overly crowded, but a couple of buses are loading, and
humans scramble around in all directions. Tingles race up my neck, and my
gaze darts around, trying to take in everything and everyone. I’m probably
fine. I haven’t been here long. Nothing has seemed out of the ordinary since
I’ve gotten here. Still, I need to snag a one-way ticket ASAP.
I wish I could stay. Elena’s the closest thing to a best friend I’ve ever had,
ever allowed myself to have. I keep people at a distance, move on before
things can get too real. Or more accurately, before they learn too much
about me…
Since I ran away at sixteen, I’ve only spent four months max in one city.
But I stayed close to nine months here in Phoenix because of Elena. And I
came back here, because of her. And here I’m lying to her left and right. My
chin dips and my throat burns. I side-eye her sheepishly as we move up in
the line, waiting for the ticketing machine.
It helps that she isn’t human, so I don’t have to hide everything, but did I
let my guard down too much? It was too risky to stay in one place that long.
No wonder he found me.
And now, only a month later, I’m back. I never return to places he’s
already found me in. But I did, for her… Why am I breaking my rules now?
Elena shifts from foot to foot. “I know better than to ask a lot of
questions… but something’s been nagging at me since you left.”
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