UnGuarded by Ashley Robertson Read Free Book Online Page A

better. Mr. Henrickson has fallen head over heels in love with
her. He’d pass her whether she earned the grade or not.”
    Caitlyn gently elbowed me in the arm. “Hey!
Watch it! You don’t know what you’re talking about.”
    Stacey took a sip of her drink. “You guys
wanna play a round of pool? Rob and I against you two?”
    Caitlyn glanced at me with a brow raised and
I nodded. “You’re on,” Caitlyn said as she motioned the bartender
over. She ordered a club soda for me and a draft beer for herself.
The bartender immediately asked for her ID. She dug in her
messenger bag and pulled out a driver’s license that read “Dianna
Lynn McCord.” Dianna is twenty-two and has a vague resemblance to
Caitlyn. The bartender studied it a moment longer and then handed
it back. As he turned to get our drinks, Caitlyn let out a sigh of
relief.
    I leaned over, my lips close to her ear.
“You need to get rid of that fake ID before you get in
trouble.”
    “Yes, Mother,” she hissed, giving me a very
obvious roll of her eyes.
    With our drinks in tow, the four of us made
our way over to one of the pool tables and got on with the game.
About a quarter of the way through it, Caitlyn and I were in the
lead with three solid balls sunk. Rob was studying the striped
balls on the table. Stacey glanced at Rob and then turned her
attention back to me and Caitlyn.
    There was a slight magnetic pull in my aura:
Saber was getting closer. I looked up and saw him and Jack coming
into the lounge. Jack was tucking a cell phone into his jeans
pocket. Perhaps he was finishing a call outside before coming in.
He quickly saw us and made a beeline for Caitlyn. Saber trailed
behind him, invisible to everyone but me. He was tall, slender,
fair-skinned, and had bushy golden hair framing his rectangular
face. His deep green eyes threatened to burn a hole in me. I half
smiled and shrugged. I guess he was upset over getting
reassigned to Jack.
    Caitlyn and Jack hugged, long and lingering,
and then Jack looked over at Rob. “Who’s winning?”
    Rob pointed at Caitlyn with the tip of his
pool stick, then at me. “These two.”
    “Good girl,” Jack said in Caitlyn’s ear,
just loud enough for me to hear. I was standing no more than a
couple feet away, wishing more than anything I was invisible. Then
I remembered the look on Saber’s face and was thankful I was in my
human form.
    Rob took his turn and knocked in two striped
balls at once. Jack headed over to the bar, Caitlyn following right
behind him. Stacey was cheering Rob on as he leaned down and made
another scoring shot, and that’s when my stomach jerked into a
knot, hard enough to nearly bring me to my knees. I swallowed hard,
my fist rubbing small circles against my waist.
    “You okay?” Stacey asked. Her eyebrows
creased as she stepped toward me.
    “Yeah, I’m okay,” I replied, nodding. “I’ll
be right back. Gonna run to the ladies room.”
    “You sure?” Stacey placed a hand on her
hip.
    I smiled. “Yeah. Be back in a minute.” I
dashed away, heading for the bathroom. When I got out into the
lounge area and saw no one was there, I went invisible. Then I
rushed back into the bar area, not wanting to leave Caitlyn
unattended with Jack.
    The bartender was handing Jack a Miller
Light. Saber was standing near the bar and immediately noticed my
form. “Selene,” Saber hissed.
    “Not now.”
    “I was happy with my new charge!”
    “It’s not like you won’t see your new charge
again. Watching Jack is temporary. I needed your help.”
    Saber’s face softened a little. “What do you
mean, you need my help?”
    I started to answer but once again my
stomach twisted. I looked back and saw Moros heading straight for
us.
    “Not this clown,” Saber said, rolling his
eyes and stepping back.
    “Yes, this clown,” Moros hissed. “I’m
expected to be here. However, you are not.” Moros’ glowing
red eyes glared at Saber.
    “Well, I’m glad to be here then,” Saber
replied.
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