Ian slid into my view, moving to place himself in...
Ian slid into my view, moving to place himself in front of meI strained my neck to the side to
keep my view of Jared clear
“Things changed while you were gone, brother
Kyle halted, face slack with disbelief“Did the Seekers come, then, Ian?”
“She's not a danger to us
Kyle ground his teeth together, and from the corner of my eye, I saw him reach for something in
his pocket
This captured my attention at lastI cringed, expecting a weaponThe words stumbled off my
tongue in a choked whisper“Don't get in his way, Ian
Ian didn't respond to my pleaI was surprised at the amount of anxiety this fake chanel handbag caused me, at how
much I didn't want him hurtIt wasn't the instinctive protection, the bone-deepneed to protect,
that I felt for Jamie or even JaredI just knew that Ian should not be harmed trying to protect
me
Kyle's hand came back up, and a light shone out of itHe pointed it at Ian's face, held it there
for a momentIan didn't flinch from the light
“So, what, then?” Kyle demanded, putting the flashlight back in his pocket“You're not a
parasiteHow did it get to you?”
“Calm down, and we'll tell you all about it
The contradiction did not come from Kyle but from behind himI watched Jared walk louis vuitton denim bags slowly
toward us through the silent spectatorsAs he got closer, Jamie still clinging to his hand with a
bewildered expression, I could read his face better under the mask of dirtEven Melanie, all but
delirious with happiness at his safe return, could not misunderstand the expression of loathing
there
Jeb had wasted his efforts on the wrong peopleIt didn't matter that Trudy or Lily was speaking
to me, that Ian would put himself between his brother and me, that Sharon and Maggie made no
hostile move toward meThe only one who had to be convinced had now, finally, decided
“I don't think anyone needs celebrity chanel bag to calm down,” Jared said through his teeth“Jeb,” he continued,
not looking to see if the old man had followed him forward, “give me the gun
The silence that followed his words was so tense I could feel the pressure inside my ears
From the instant I could clearly see his face, I'd known it was overI knew what I had to do
now; Melanie was in agreementAs quietly as I could, I took a step to the side and slightly back,
so that I would be clear of IanThen I closed my eyes
“Don't happen to have it on me,” Jeb drawled
I peeked through narrowed eyes as Jared whirled to assess the truth of Jeb's d&g replica luggage claim
Jared's breath whistled angrily through his nostrilsHe took another step
toward me“It will be slower this way, thoughIt would be more humane if you were to find
that gun fast
“Please, Jared, let's talk,” Ian said, planting his feet firmly as he spoke, already knowing the
answer
“I think there's been too much talk,” Jared growled“Jeb left this up to me, and I've made my
decision
Jeb cleared his throat noisilyJared spun halfway around to look at him again“You made the rule, Jeb
“Well, now, that's true
Jared turned back toward me“Ian, get out of my way
“Well, well, hold on a sec,” Jeb went fendi handbags canada