Heart Of Mischief – Emma Noyes

Elias quirked an eyebrow. “When’s the last time you went to a party?” “Uh.” She scanned her memory, trying to come up with something. “Well, there was…” Her voice trailed off. “It was homecoming,” he filled in. “Right?” “No,” she said quickly. “There was definitely…” Elias waited, one foot tapping infuriatingly.

“Okay, fine,” she snapped. “It was homecoming. But that was only three weeks ago!” “Only three weeks, she says.” He tutted, shaking his head. “Not to mention that homecoming barely counts. You didn’t even make it to the after-party.” Charlie shoved him lightly. “And whose fault was that?”

Grinning, he caught her wrist, holding it in his warm grasp. Charlie inhaled. His touch sent sparks dancing down her arm. “Okay. Guilty as charged,” he said. His smile faded, and he tilted his head. “Well, if your obvious lack of fun isn’t plaguing you, what is?” Charlie’s chest felt tight. The feel of Elias’s skin on hers and the intensity with which he was studying her was making it hard to breathe.

“What do you mean, plaguing me?” “Oh, come on. You’ve been moping around this parking lot the last fifteen minutes, barely paying attention to what you’re doing.” Smirking, he released her wrist, and she could barely hold in her exhale. “Even Henry is feeling your bad mood.” She looked down at her vätte, eyes wide.

“Is that true?” Henry nodded solemnly. Charlie groaned. “Fine. I’ll cheer up.” “I’m not asking you to cheer up, Charlotte. I’m asking you to tell me what’s on your mind.” She blinked, startled. That didn’t sound like something Elias would say. That sounded like something someone who genuinely cared about her would say.

He must have had the same realization. “I didn’t mean it like that,” he said quickly. “I just meant…” Scratching the back of his head, he sighed. “It … bothers me. When I can’t tell what you’re thinking.” “It bothers you?” “Yes,” he said impatiently. “Now, can you please just answer the godsdamned question?” Charlie hesitated, weighing her answer. She could tell him the truth.

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OceanofPDF.com Prologue Three weeks after homecoming From his seat on the plush velvet armchair, Elias Everhart could see everything. The dancers. The dwarves. The vittra. The reindeer. The pixie-size fairies and the elves with pointed ears. The guards standing at each of the entrances, all in mare form in the unlikely event of an attack.

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