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It was time to find a cure for Brandon I was more focused on it than I&039;d ever been If we could find a cure for hi into a olf, then we&039;d be able to deal with the singular conflict ofa Westsider
Ivy, Abby, and I were in the school library, and I was surfing the net for anything that could help solve Brandon&039;s lycan condition while they were occupied with a pile ofanything that seely frustrated
Annoyed, I was tapping ainst the keys when Ivy placed her hand on mine
"Stop!" she said "What are you so worked up about?"
"Ohnothing"
"Are you still thinking about olves?" Ivy asked, looking up fro at the screen "We know that Brandon was the costuives?"
"Uh" I switched to the school&039;s hoe "I don&039;t know It just stuck withto cure the Wolf out the underprivileged"
"He&039;s not underprivileged, Ivy"
"Well, he isn&039;t one of us" She rolled her eyes and returned to her ht I didn&039;t want to be reminded that my friends didn&039;t approve of outsiders
"I&039; a party this weekend," Abby said "Ivy and Nash had one, so it&039;s my turn Then it will be yours, Celeste"
I couldn&039;t i a party at rand estates my friends called home We had a few rooms, but they were filled with hand-knit blankets, outdated sofas, and decades-old carpeting instead of designer decor
"Well, speaking of olves," I said "Maybe we could invite Brandon?" I asked gingerly
"There she goes again," Ivy protested "You are always stuck on hi hi you," I said "And yes, I do"
"Well, I kind of do, too," Abby said
"You do?" Ivy and I asked in unison I was happy that I had someone on my side, but I could tell by Ivy&039;s tone of "you do?" that she felt betrayed
"He did find Puht without her"
"Yes, that was a nice thing to do," Ivy said "But you&039;ve seen how he eats Those gloves He&039;s weird"
I took Abby&039;s positive re Brandon into the reat way to pay him back," I said "So awful This could be an olive-branch opportunity if we included him"
"Uhsure," Abby said "What&039;s onereat!" I said
"Are you kidding?" Ivy said "Just like that? Let him into your house?"
"He was at Nash&039;s and seemed pretty normal," Abby said
"You don&039;t think people will talk?" Ivy asked "All the popular students, and then him?"
"Let theossip for a change"
"Everyone thinks he was the olf," Ivy challenged
"So, maybe he is," I said "But it won&039;t be a full ave her a shot back
"This will be cool," Abby said "I did want to do so Puood about this Thanks for suggesting it, Celeste"
Ivy snarled under her breath "Awesome, I do, too," she said "Why don&039;t we pick hi him to your house," she teased
I seized this opportunity as well "That&039;s a great idea!" I said
"But I was just - " Ivy tried
"I knew you guys had soft spots in you," I said "I&039;m so proud of you both"
"It&039;ll be fun to have a olf at the party," Abby said "People will be talking about it for ages"
I was happily daydrea Brandon at Abby&039;s party I envisioned Abby and lances froe when she needed extra drinks
After fourth bell, I closely followed Abby and Ivy as they approached Brandon at his locker with theirto have a party this weekend," Abby said "And you should come"
Brandon appeared surprised by their friendly conversation and invite
"Excusea party Friday and would like to invite you," Abby said, adjusting her ponytail
I stepped out from behind thehtened We locked eyes, and for a aze
Abby ed me I blushed and twistedirls, but even she didn&039;t stand as tall as Brandon He smiled doar to blush as well "You don&039;t have to repay me," he said sincerely
"No," she said "I insist you come"
"Celeste and Ivy will pick you up," Abby instructed "Be ready at nine"
Brandon was taken aback "You are going to pick me up?" he asked Ivy
"Yes," Abby answered for her "They&039;ll be your escorts"
"Well, this is really cool," he said with a radiant smile
"You&039;ll want to come," Ivy said in her bossy voice "What else do you have to do?"
I gave him a quick wink, and weat you?" Ivy said toat you I think he likes you"
"Good thing you are going out with Nash," Abby said "Otherwise, you could be dating hied
My friends cracked up It was comments like that that made it hard for me to burst out the news that I was in love with Brandon
That afternoon, I was hanging out at Brandon&039;s guesthouse The air was still too chilly to spend any time outside without his olf for on top of his bed watching TV, our legs intertwined, sharing a bowl of popcorn
"That was nice of Abby to invite me to her party," he said "But if you hadn&039;t been with the sneaky"
"No, Abby really wants you to come"
"Abby? Or you?" He was skeptical
"Well, both, silly"
"I thought you ht be behind this"
"No, she really wants you to co a olf to the party," I confessed softly
"Uhthey are"
"Isn&039;t that ironic?" I asked We both laughed His gorgeous smile radiated like before
"Yes Fortunately the fullto find a solution But I haven&039;t found anything"
Deep down I couldn&039;t help but wait impatiently for the full netic and spellbinding quality that I couldn&039;t bear to be without
"At this point, I ," he said "I don&039;t want to be a olf and I don&039;t want us to be apart" He gazed at ly "Maybe I should inally predicted that I&039;d be in a snowfall surrounded by wolves and warneda olf I had returned to her for help for Brandon, but ulti fa a cure for hio back to Dr Meadows," I said "We can&039;t trust her"
"Then what do we do?" Brandon was frustrated He stood up and paced in his rooo back to Charlie and see if he has any ideas," I said
I&039;d discovered e Retirereat-grandfather The elderly end&039;s Run olf folklore and liked to talk about how the original creature of the randfather
Brandon seerabbed our coats, and he locked his guesthouse door He politely opened the passenger door of his Jeep and helped ton was sitting on the couch in the foyer with an inviting grin, greeting all guests
"What a nice surprise," he said, rising "It&039;s not even the weekend"
"I&039;m not here to volunteer," I said "We want to know end&039;s Run olf"
"Sit down, please" He was excited to have an eager audience "Hold my calls," he said to the receptionist, who cracked a smile