Page 127 of Stone Seduction
Fuck Ember.
Fuck her silence.
I made the drinks, Maren opting for a glass of water.
“Here you go.” I handed Tom his coffee.
“Thanks. How about?—”
His sentence collapsed, my body plucked from my living room, deposited in the lava chamber.
“Oh my God…” I wheezed, dizzy from the sudden yank.
“Hello, you.”
I rubbed my eyes, sweat already running down my face. It felt hotter in here than before.
Speak of the devil.
“What’s going on?” I demanded.
She stood before me, a wolfish grin on her face.
“Well?” I stepped forward, every muscle taut.
“Welcome back, Luke. Today is the day you learn the truth.”
“What truth? Yours?”
It seemed too easy.
She chortled. “Not mine. Yours.”
Here we go. Silly games. “You’ve already tried using my memories against me. And failed.”
She lifted her hand as if inspecting her fingernails. “Notthosememories.”
Her voice churned my stomach. “What are you talking about?”
She charged, grabbing me by the head. I didn’t react in time, her hands like a horrible vice.
“Get off me!” I bellowed.
“See the truth, Luke Garland!”
A whistle like a steam train screamed in my head, my vision fracturing into a rainbow of tremendous colors. I cried out, taking a swing with my fists, kicking out to smash her charcoal legs.
“I’ll fucking kill you!” My rage boiled as the colors peeled back to reveal a nighttime scene.
I froze,hisface coming in clear.
Finn. The sea his backdrop, the night I stole his protection.
“Ohmygod…” I ran for him, slipping on the sand. “Finn.”
He looked right at me, forcing my legs to stop. I stumbled, righting myself a few feet away from him.
“Finn?”
