watched me and studied me intently for a moment, and then something shifted in his eyes. "You're the reason why he's doing this. It's not because you're the Immortal, it's because he cares about you."
The room stopped shaking, but then I heard footsteps in the hallway. People were running. This guy didn't seem alarmed. He looked resigned.
"Who are you?" I clipped out and my eyes flashed. I knew he saw the Immortal's whites.
He scratched his forehead and shook his head. "You're not anything like her. I like that. That's okay with me." Then he held out his hand. "I go by Gavin. I'm Lucas' best friend. How are you?"
I stared at his hand like it was an alien limb that he extended. I had no plans to touch it. Since he knew who I was and didn't seem to be bothered with it, I smiled. "Wanna have a drink?" We both knew I didn't mean a normal beverage.
He drew his hand back in a heartbeat. "Ah no. I enjoy living how I am. That was a good one. Good trick." He bent forward as if tipping his hat to me. "You're a sneaky one. That's good. You've gotta be sneaky in this life. You'll do just fine."
The room started to shake again. This guy was pissing me off. He treated me like I was some newbie. Then it stopped abruptly as I realized I was a newbie. Still, some respect was granted, especially if he knew who I was.
Then the door burst open and Brown panted, "I had a premonition. Sorry, I can't breathe." She bent over and took deep breaths. Once she had, she looked back up and smiled. "Why do you have a vampire in here?"
His eyes shifted again and he drew back. "You're a witch."
"Really?" I was dumbfounded. "You're scared of her ?"
Brown hissed and then frowned at me. "Why shouldn't he be?"
Gavin withdrew to the window. "You won't hurt me whereas she could. Plus, I don't like witches."
"Only because you loved one once," Brown snorted and then clamped a hand over her mouth. "How did I know that? It must've been my powers."
All of this was annoying. I rolled my eyes and flicked a finger so the windows locked. I didn't want Gavin to escape so easily. Then I turned to her. "What was your premonition?"
"That you were drowning. But you look fine? Did you take a shower?"
"No."
Gavin's eyes darted from her to me. "You know her?"
I nodded.
Then he turned to her. "You know what she is?"
Her eyes leapt. "What? What is she?"
The room shook again, but he smirked back at me. Brown bounced around in a circle. Her eyes were wide as she looked around.
"She's dating my best friend." He smiled. "Luke Roane. Do you know who he is?"
"No." But she frowned. "Should I? I should, shouldn't I? You said it like I should've."
"Ah. No." I was starting to believe I lived in the insane asylum.
"You're dating Luke Roane?" Emily asked from the doorway. She looked as if she'd seen a ghost.
Oh…shit.
CHAPTER TWELVE
Emily stumbled forward, but grabbed Brown as if she were about to fall. "You know Luke?"
I closed my mouth and glanced at Gavin, who winked at me.
'Bastard vampire.'
"Ooh, I heard that!" Brown squeaked.
Gavin looked at her, surprised. So did I, oh hell. If she could hear thoughts, this wasn't good.
"I just heard a thought! Someone thought, 'Bitch?' Is that right? Who would—" Then she jumped and looked at Emily, whose hand was now fisted into her sleeve. "Oh. Nevermind!" She sent us an impish grin. "My bad."
"What's going on?" Pippa stood in the doorway. Her hand stayed on the frame as if she was going to bolt any moment.
Emily turned to her. "Davy is a liar and a cheat. And a backstabber."
Pippa looked at me. Her mouth fell open and the questions flew over her mind. 'What happened? What is Davy lying about? I didn't know she was dating anybody—wait—she's not dating Emily, is she? That wouldn't be good. Oh no. Davy's looking at me! I forgot she can hear my thoughts. Davy, don't listen to me!'
I heard Gavin chuckle behind me and glared at him. I couldn't do anything to Emily or the other girls, but I could hurt him and before
The room stopped shaking, but then I heard footsteps in the hallway. People were running. This guy didn't seem alarmed. He looked resigned.
"Who are you?" I clipped out and my eyes flashed. I knew he saw the Immortal's whites.
He scratched his forehead and shook his head. "You're not anything like her. I like that. That's okay with me." Then he held out his hand. "I go by Gavin. I'm Lucas' best friend. How are you?"
I stared at his hand like it was an alien limb that he extended. I had no plans to touch it. Since he knew who I was and didn't seem to be bothered with it, I smiled. "Wanna have a drink?" We both knew I didn't mean a normal beverage.
He drew his hand back in a heartbeat. "Ah no. I enjoy living how I am. That was a good one. Good trick." He bent forward as if tipping his hat to me. "You're a sneaky one. That's good. You've gotta be sneaky in this life. You'll do just fine."
The room started to shake again. This guy was pissing me off. He treated me like I was some newbie. Then it stopped abruptly as I realized I was a newbie. Still, some respect was granted, especially if he knew who I was.
Then the door burst open and Brown panted, "I had a premonition. Sorry, I can't breathe." She bent over and took deep breaths. Once she had, she looked back up and smiled. "Why do you have a vampire in here?"
His eyes shifted again and he drew back. "You're a witch."
"Really?" I was dumbfounded. "You're scared of her ?"
Brown hissed and then frowned at me. "Why shouldn't he be?"
Gavin withdrew to the window. "You won't hurt me whereas she could. Plus, I don't like witches."
"Only because you loved one once," Brown snorted and then clamped a hand over her mouth. "How did I know that? It must've been my powers."
All of this was annoying. I rolled my eyes and flicked a finger so the windows locked. I didn't want Gavin to escape so easily. Then I turned to her. "What was your premonition?"
"That you were drowning. But you look fine? Did you take a shower?"
"No."
Gavin's eyes darted from her to me. "You know her?"
I nodded.
Then he turned to her. "You know what she is?"
Her eyes leapt. "What? What is she?"
The room shook again, but he smirked back at me. Brown bounced around in a circle. Her eyes were wide as she looked around.
"She's dating my best friend." He smiled. "Luke Roane. Do you know who he is?"
"No." But she frowned. "Should I? I should, shouldn't I? You said it like I should've."
"Ah. No." I was starting to believe I lived in the insane asylum.
"You're dating Luke Roane?" Emily asked from the doorway. She looked as if she'd seen a ghost.
Oh…shit.
CHAPTER TWELVE
Emily stumbled forward, but grabbed Brown as if she were about to fall. "You know Luke?"
I closed my mouth and glanced at Gavin, who winked at me.
'Bastard vampire.'
"Ooh, I heard that!" Brown squeaked.
Gavin looked at her, surprised. So did I, oh hell. If she could hear thoughts, this wasn't good.
"I just heard a thought! Someone thought, 'Bitch?' Is that right? Who would—" Then she jumped and looked at Emily, whose hand was now fisted into her sleeve. "Oh. Nevermind!" She sent us an impish grin. "My bad."
"What's going on?" Pippa stood in the doorway. Her hand stayed on the frame as if she was going to bolt any moment.
Emily turned to her. "Davy is a liar and a cheat. And a backstabber."
Pippa looked at me. Her mouth fell open and the questions flew over her mind. 'What happened? What is Davy lying about? I didn't know she was dating anybody—wait—she's not dating Emily, is she? That wouldn't be good. Oh no. Davy's looking at me! I forgot she can hear my thoughts. Davy, don't listen to me!'
I heard Gavin chuckle behind me and glared at him. I couldn't do anything to Emily or the other girls, but I could hurt him and before
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