Stone of Hope (STONE OF LIFE TRILOGY #1) by Melanie Deem EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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- Authors: Melanie Deem
- Language: English
- Genre: fantasy romance
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Jewel
Squeezing the hairpin between my fingers, my hand pauses as I’m
reaching for the door.
Do I want to do this?
He said we’d never lie to one another. That was our pact; stronger than
blood, according to him. But actions speak louder than words, don’t they?
The words I overheard him speak on the phone wouldn’t leave my mind.
He’s hiding something from me. If I could just get this door unlocked, I
could figure out what it is.
Twisting the crimped metal with my fingers, I twist the pin to the right
and then to the left. It’s either too thin or not the right shape. I’m getting
nowhere fast. The lock doesn’t disengage, no matter how I wiggle it around.
Just then, the back screen door squeaks.
“Jewel?” my father’s voice rings out.
I stick the hairpin back into my ponytail, his footsteps getting louder as
he descends the stairs.
“What are you doing down here?” he asks. His eyebrows rise in
suspicion.
Does he know? I swallow, trying to calm my breathing and my racing
heart, and quickly make up an excuse for being in the basement. “I was just
coming down to tell you I’m heading out for a run to that old farmhouse
you told me about.”
“Do you want me to go with you? I have about an hour to spare before I
have to leave.” He smiles at me.
“No, that’s okay. If they have as much scrap metal as you said, I’ll be
gone longer than an hour.”
He nods slowly and then turns and climbs the stairs. I follow behind,
anxious to get outside into some fresh air where I can clear my head and run
out this pent-up energy. Dad waits by the front door as I jog down the
driveway; I give a quick glance back. As soon as I’m out of sight, I push
hard, a primitive need to get distance fueling my steps. If it’s one thing I
hate, it’s a liar.
I clasp a hand to my ribs as the ache intensifies the harder I push.
Frustration flows through me with the knowledge that my memories can’t
seem to unearth a single clue about what he was referring to. My mom fell
ill when I was four. All this time, I thought his lab down in the basement
was filled with his research on her illness. But maybe it was about me all
along…
A sudden, piercing sound makes me jump out of my skin. I’d run further
than I thought. Scanning a nearby house, I spot an older man and a girl who
looks a little younger than me working on moving their junk. Taking a
closer look, I smile. This place is a gold mine. The two drag a piece of
metal across the overly grown lawn, hitting other discarded pieces of metal
along the way.
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