see him now.
As that thought escaped from her mind, a noise was heard a few feet away, almost like a loud gust of wind. Startled by the sound, she braced herself behind the largest tree closest to her, holding her breath in anticipation as she grasped the roughly textured bark. Slowly peering behind the tree, Dahlia listened and watched quietly in awe at what she saw. It was the guy from the party, the one invading her mind with thoughts of him.
It was as if she had magically summoned him with her will.
Green Eyes stood next to another man, both deep in discussion in front of a small cabin. It was strange, the location of a cabin in the middle of the woods, almost tucked away, hidden in the depths of the forest. Dahlia narrowed her eyes as she focused her gaze on the two, both almost ethereal in their presence.
Ethereal?
Dahlia snapped out of her weird thoughts.
“Did anyone follow you here?” voiced the unknown blond, his countless piercings glittering in the night against his olive-toned skin.
Green Eyes gave a dry look, as if almost bored. He retorted back curtly, “Are you kidding me? No one sees me—no one ever sees me if I choose to.”
The other guy grinned, almost mockingly, “Yeah, I know that. I just wanted to make sure you weren’t losing your touch. You seem a little, how should I say this?” He paused, as if deep in thought. “Out of it lately.”
Green Eyes paused, a frown forming on his face. “Out of it?”
“You know exactly what I mean. The girl. Dahlia.”
At the mention of her name, she took a step back, stepping on a twig in the process that snapped loudly in half as she flinched at the sound.
Crap.
The noise did not go unnoticed.
“What was that?” Eyes quickly scanning the area, the other man seemed to be so aware , as if he were calling on some extra senses.
Bracing back against the tree, Dahlia shut her eyes tightly, hoping she would go unseen as she rested her head on the bark. She wasn’t able to see them anymore but she still clearly heard their voices.
Green Eyes spoke calmly, almost too calmly. “It was nothing, probably just a squirrel or something. If I’m a little out of it then you’re the fidgety one. Relax, Maddox.”
“Fidgety?” The young man’s voice, Maddox, changed in slight indignation at the comment. “You know the situation we’re in. We need to do what we were told to do and that’s it, you know? Just like you told me. You having this little infatuation on the girl is a predicament I’d rather not be in, thank you very much. I’ve noticed the way you look at her. There’s nothing wrong with having a little fun, just like I said. But this wasn’t what I had in mind, if you know what I mean.”
“What exactly do you mean?” Green Eyes’ voice carried a dangerous undertone to it, his voice slow and threatening as he said those five simple words.
Dahlia’s own heart sped up at the roughness of his voice, holding her breath as she waited for the response. From his tone, she knew Maddox had to be careful on how he answered. She really didn’t want to be him right now. She could only imagine the look on Green Eyes’ face with that voice.
Oh boy.
Maddox must have heard the message clearly because he shifted tactics as he gave a small, nervous, laugh. “Nothing. I’m just saying that I’d rather have this over with sooner than later. And I’m pretty sure other people would agree with me.”
“Fine,” Green Eyes said gruffly, his voice short as if he were done with the entire conversation.
But Maddox wasn’t finished. “We can’t, like, screw any of this up. If we do, we’re both dead.”
There was a pregnant pause for a moment before Green Eyes answered. “I know.” And with that, the conversation was over.
Silence.
It seemed to go on forever, the silence. Dahlia wondered why they were no longer talking. She slowly peered over the tree and was surprised to find no one there, not Green Eyes or Maddox. Even the mysterious
As that thought escaped from her mind, a noise was heard a few feet away, almost like a loud gust of wind. Startled by the sound, she braced herself behind the largest tree closest to her, holding her breath in anticipation as she grasped the roughly textured bark. Slowly peering behind the tree, Dahlia listened and watched quietly in awe at what she saw. It was the guy from the party, the one invading her mind with thoughts of him.
It was as if she had magically summoned him with her will.
Green Eyes stood next to another man, both deep in discussion in front of a small cabin. It was strange, the location of a cabin in the middle of the woods, almost tucked away, hidden in the depths of the forest. Dahlia narrowed her eyes as she focused her gaze on the two, both almost ethereal in their presence.
Ethereal?
Dahlia snapped out of her weird thoughts.
“Did anyone follow you here?” voiced the unknown blond, his countless piercings glittering in the night against his olive-toned skin.
Green Eyes gave a dry look, as if almost bored. He retorted back curtly, “Are you kidding me? No one sees me—no one ever sees me if I choose to.”
The other guy grinned, almost mockingly, “Yeah, I know that. I just wanted to make sure you weren’t losing your touch. You seem a little, how should I say this?” He paused, as if deep in thought. “Out of it lately.”
Green Eyes paused, a frown forming on his face. “Out of it?”
“You know exactly what I mean. The girl. Dahlia.”
At the mention of her name, she took a step back, stepping on a twig in the process that snapped loudly in half as she flinched at the sound.
Crap.
The noise did not go unnoticed.
“What was that?” Eyes quickly scanning the area, the other man seemed to be so aware , as if he were calling on some extra senses.
Bracing back against the tree, Dahlia shut her eyes tightly, hoping she would go unseen as she rested her head on the bark. She wasn’t able to see them anymore but she still clearly heard their voices.
Green Eyes spoke calmly, almost too calmly. “It was nothing, probably just a squirrel or something. If I’m a little out of it then you’re the fidgety one. Relax, Maddox.”
“Fidgety?” The young man’s voice, Maddox, changed in slight indignation at the comment. “You know the situation we’re in. We need to do what we were told to do and that’s it, you know? Just like you told me. You having this little infatuation on the girl is a predicament I’d rather not be in, thank you very much. I’ve noticed the way you look at her. There’s nothing wrong with having a little fun, just like I said. But this wasn’t what I had in mind, if you know what I mean.”
“What exactly do you mean?” Green Eyes’ voice carried a dangerous undertone to it, his voice slow and threatening as he said those five simple words.
Dahlia’s own heart sped up at the roughness of his voice, holding her breath as she waited for the response. From his tone, she knew Maddox had to be careful on how he answered. She really didn’t want to be him right now. She could only imagine the look on Green Eyes’ face with that voice.
Oh boy.
Maddox must have heard the message clearly because he shifted tactics as he gave a small, nervous, laugh. “Nothing. I’m just saying that I’d rather have this over with sooner than later. And I’m pretty sure other people would agree with me.”
“Fine,” Green Eyes said gruffly, his voice short as if he were done with the entire conversation.
But Maddox wasn’t finished. “We can’t, like, screw any of this up. If we do, we’re both dead.”
There was a pregnant pause for a moment before Green Eyes answered. “I know.” And with that, the conversation was over.
Silence.
It seemed to go on forever, the silence. Dahlia wondered why they were no longer talking. She slowly peered over the tree and was surprised to find no one there, not Green Eyes or Maddox. Even the mysterious
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