Predestined by Abbi Glines Read Free Book Online Page B

always
been there when you needed me? The tree, the lake, the time you
were lost... the time you were dying from the disease in your
body.”
    Realization washed over me and I
stared at him. His blue eyes. The shape of his jaw. His posture.
The curve of his lips and sound of his voice. He -- Leif was -- he
was the boy from my dreams.
    “It’s you.”
    A regular guy would need
clarification from my simple statement but Leif wasn’t regular. He
understood what I meant. So instead, he simply nodded.
    “Why? I don’t
understand.”
    “You were promised to me. My
father’s power healed you and in return your mother promised your
soul to me.”
    I was obviously dreaming again
because this sounded ridiculous.
    “I see it in your eyes,” his grin
grew larger, “your soul knows me. The fire is there.” He held up a
mirror which came out of nowhere and I stared in horror as my eyes
were no longer their familiar green but instead were the color of
fire. My pupils were surrounded by what looked like flickering
orange flames.
    Trembling, I shook my head and
pushed away from the car to put more distance between
us.
    “Pagan--” he started then his face
turned furious as he tilted his head upward and was once again
gone.
    “I missed him again, didn’t I?
Well, shit!” Gee hissed.
    I sagged against the bumper of my
car and wrapped my arms around my waist.
    “You okay? He didn’t touch you did
he?”
    I turned my face up to look at Gee
and she stiffened, staring directly into my eyes.
    “Your eyes,” she said reaching out
and touching my cheek carefully. “What the fuck?”
    I shook my head and stood up
turning away from her. I needed Dank. This was bad. My eyes were
beyond creepy.
    “Where’s Dank?” I croaked, not
wanting to cry in front of Gee. She wasn’t the kind of being you
wanted to get emotional in front of.
    “Get in the car, I’ll drive.” Gee
commanded, nodding her head to the passenger side. Normally, I
wouldn’t be okay with her driving because everything Gee did she
did dangerously but at the moment I couldn’t concentrate enough to
drive. So I did as I was told and sank down into the passenger
seat.
    “Where’s Dank?” I repeated as she
cranked the car and backed up entirely too fast out of the
driveway.
    “In Afghanistan dealing with those
idiots who blow themselves up.”
    “When will he be back?”
    Gee sighed and glanced over at me,
“Not for awhile, Pagan. He’s got to deal with the voodoo creep
stalking you.”
    I reached up and pulled the mirror
down to study my eyes. Their normal color was back and the sickness
in my stomach eased some.
    “Your eyes were freaky Peggy Ann. I
ain’t gonna lie to you. That was some freaky, freaky
shit.”
    “I know! Don’t you think you should
tell Dank?” I just wanted him back. I missed him and after my
run-in with Leif I needed to feel secure. As much as I loved Gee
she didn’t give me the security I needed.
    “I’ll tell him but right now I’m
not leaving you. The Voodoo prince is hot on your tail. So I need
to stick close. No more running off to try and talk some sense into
Dankmar.”
    I fought the urge to cry. Instead,
I bit the inside of my cheek and kept my eyes focused on the
passing houses.
    “It’s okay Peggy Ann. I got
this.”
    I wasn’t so sure about that but I
sat silently as she sang off key to a Three Doors Down song that
was playing on the radio.

    Once we pulled into my driveway I
didn’t wait around for her to get out. If I couldn’t have Dank then
I wanted my mom. Thankfully, her car was here. As I reached the
door I glanced back at Gee.
    “I’m going to go hang out with my
mom for awhile. You can make yourself at home in my
room.”
    “While you’re at it why don’t you
ask her about the Voodoo crap she’s got you all mixed up in?” Gee
replied, then vanished.
    I walked inside and was relieved to
see Mom curled up on the couch with a bowl of popcorn instead of
tucked away in her office writing. CSI Miami I