When The Grave Calls (The Veil Diaries #9) - B.L. Brunnemer
Chapter 1
Jadis
A scream ripped from my throat as I hurled my phone across the room. It hit the wall, shattering on impact. The Templars were useless.
“We have our own plans for the necromancer. And they don’t concern you,” the last Templar had said.
Plans! They had plans that didn’t involve killing that abomination! I shoved the pile of books off my desk to the floor before I began pacing the length of my study. If that girl and the Templars teamed up it’d be a disaster for any witch out there. It could be the end of witchcraft as we know it.
I stopped on the worn rug, my heart sinking. If the Templars got ahold of the power that girl had it wouldn’t just be witches who had to worry, it’d be a disaster for the whole supernatural world. The Templars would go from an annoyance to a full threat.
I shook my head. That couldn’t happen. She couldn’t be allowed to team up with them. Right now, the Templars were low in numbers and not enormously effective since the gargoyles were concentrating on their own survival, but if that changed, if she grew stronger with that energy … Oh Goddess.
We had to stop her. It had to end. Anchors. Necromancers needed anchors. Let’s start there.
Lexie
“Your mom’s going to be home soon.” I laughed as I shoved at Isaac’s arm around my waist.
Isaac’s naked body wrapped around my back, his arms stopping me from breaking free. “I like you better naked.”
My face burned as I managed to detangle myself from his arms and the sheets. I rolled off the bed and landed on my feet.
He groaned as I picked up my underwear off the pile of clothes next to his bed. “Red, come on. We’ve got like half an hour.”
Laughing, I shook my head as I pulled up my panties and looked down at him. “And your brother could come home any minute.”
“He’s playing at Vegabond tonight.” Isaac lay on his back, the white sheet draped low on his hips. Oh my … lines of definition. The pull to him was strong enough that I almost took a step towards him. That was how the last time started.
Clothes. I needed clothes. I found my bra and began to pull it on. “I forgot.”
He rolled to his side and propped his chin up on his fist. “Come closer and I’ll make you forget even more.”
I snorted as he rubbed the rumpled bed sheet in an over the top seductive way. “Not a chance.” I bent down and began pulling on my jeans. “You better get dressed too. If your mom comes home and we’re in your bedroom she’s going to come looking to find out why.”
He groaned again and shoved back the sheet. “Fine. You win.”
I watched his muscular backside as he bent over and found his shorts. His ass disappeared into the blue mesh before he turned back around to grin at me. The shit knew I had been watching. Ugh! Focusing on what I was doing, I finished getting dressed.
He slipped his arm around me and brought me in against his chest. I looked up at his face. High cheekbones, slightly pouty lips … Isaac was sexy. There was no denying it. Even the blue hair dye suited him. He grinned down at me as warmth washed through me.
I shook my head. “You are going to get us caught one day.”
He leaned his head down and brushed his lips over my throat. “Maybe, but it’ll be fun.”
I giggled as I pulled away from him and took several steps back. “You’re too good at this.”
“Only with you, Red.” He sighed and sat back down onto the bed. “So, are you going back to Miles’ house tonight?”
I nodded as I adjusted the hem of my sweater. “Yeah, I’m still staying there. After that whole mess with Jadis compelling Rory? It just seemed to be what’s best for everyone right now.”
He nodded. “In your room?”
My shoulders grew tense. It was the first time in a month that he had asked about my staying at Miles’. “Most nights, yeah.”
He clenched his jaw and let out a breath. “Are you and Miles …?”
I raised an eyebrow. “Rule one.” The biggest rule we had established was that what happens in a couple stays within the couple.
He blew a raspberry. “I’m not getting jealous of Miles. I’m just wondering if you’re sleeping with him too.”
“I sleep next to him when or if he sleeps,” I answered. “So, yes.”