?WINGLESS AND BEAUTIFUL?
?EPISODE 56 ?
Chaise picked me up at nine in the morning. When I
hopped into his car, I noticed that the white SUV was gone.
I almost backed out of coming to this weekend getaway.
I felt uncertain about how Denise’s cousins would react to
me. One of his cousins already didn’t like me that much, he
was trying his best to forget he even knew me at all.
When we got to Denise’s house, she was already in the
front garden waiting. She almost cursed at Chaise for being late. She went inside a black SUV and I could see there were people with her.
Just then, a beautiful white Escalade went out of the
garage and went ahead of us. It looked a lot like the car that
was parked in front of my house last night.
As soon as the Escalade was in motion, Denise drove
behind it, signaling Chaise to start his engine and follow.
“How long is this drive?” I asked Chaise.
“Not sure. But it could be more than half an hour.”
I yawned, my eyes getting heavier by the second. My
lack of sleep last night was catching up on me.
“Sleepy?” he asked.
I nodded.
“Go ahead and close your eyes. I will wake you up when
we get there.”
I leaned back on Chaise’s passenger seat and
immediately drifted off. I was panting when Chaise tapped
my cheeks.
I sat up on the seat, ready to shield my face from the blow that I thought was coming.
But nothing came. Sunlight hit my skin and I could smell
the fresh scent of the earth.
Chaise was looking at me with a worried expression on his face. I realized that I was having one of those nightmares again.
They rarely came then. But when they did, they didn’t feel like nightmares at all. They were fresh memories replaying in my head over and over again.
I sighed in relief when I realized that I was safe. I looked at Chaise’s handsome face and I knew nothing would hurt me where I was. After all, my guardian angel was just sitting right next to me.
“I’m sorry. Are we here?”
Chaise nodded. Then he asked, “Are you alright? It
looked like you were having some nightmares.”
I shook my head. “I’m okay.”
We went out of the car and took our bags from the backseat. We approached Denise.
She was with two guys
and two girls who were all eyeing us curiously.
The girls were stealing side glances at Chaise. I couldn’t blame them.
Chaise was really cute, no doubt about that.
The two guys were Ben and Ross. The girls introduced
themselves as April and Mica.
While they looked interested
in Chaise, they barely smiled at me. Mica didn’t even hide
the fact that she was curious about my scars when the wind
blew the opposite direction and made my hair fly away from
my face, revealing the monstrous patch of skin I hid
underneath a mass of hair.
The Escalade’s door opened. My heart skipped a beat
when I saw the familiar figure stepping out of it, wearing a
pair of jeans, black shirt and sleek pitch-dark sunglasses.
The SUV that looked a lot like the car in front of my
house last night and this morning belonged to Hunter.
Was it him in front of my house?
I heard my thoughts in my own head.
What would Hunter Vaughn be doing in front of my
house all night?
For a moment, I was scared that Tania would be with him. I prayed so hard that she wasn’t. This weekend would be an even worse nightmare than it already was.
I heard Chaise’s silent groan when he saw Hunter. I also
did not miss the hard intakes of breath coming from Mica
and April.
I stared at them curiously.
Cousin, right?
Mica caught me staring at her and realized how obvious
they were in ogling at Hunter. She glared at me. I just shook
my head and looked away.
Tania was nowhere in sight. But I was still pretty sure this weekend was going to be epic!
The house was a magnificent combination of wood and
glass.
The ceilings were high and the walls facing the beautiful view of the lake was made of glass, making the whole house almost visible to anybody on the opposite side.
“Why don’t you do the honors of touring us, Hunter?”
Denise asked.
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