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“Fresh meat,” Blythe squealed She pointed across the rooraph of Billy Joel, sipping on an a sleeve t-shirt and blue jeans Rubbing a hand over his short brown hair and scruffy beard, he looked out of place ast the dancers on the floor
Blythe never wasted tiet Left behind in the dust were dozens of ex-boyfriends who never lasted longer than a month Whether it was a fear of commitment or a restlessness that prodded her into breakup after breakup, I couldn’t be sure After all, I wasn’t exactly great at co around a man My father had left before I was born Blythe didn’t knoho her father was and all Raven kneas that she’d inherited her Native features froroaned at the prospect of another one of Blythe’s victims
“What do you think, Raven? He’s tall enough for you”
“What?” Raven spit out a little of her rum and coke and brushed it off her black leather pants “Who, reen eyes followed the direction of Blythe’s finger and nearly choked again “Um, so not my type”
Sometimes I wondered if Raven even had a type I’d never seen her date anyone
“Oh” Blythe’s smile faltered for only a nanosecond “Well, less competition for Hazel and me”
Before I could protest, she shot out of our booth like a crab scuttling through a beach of seabirds It didn’t take her long Within threehim scoot in next to me
“Ladies, this is Drew Warring He’s ex-military, just ht?”
Drew eked out an uncohtly crooked front teeth His nose came to a sharp point below dark chocolate brown eyes “Sounds about right I’ Lake Apolka It’s only temporary”
Blythe squeaked and flapped her hands “Oh, we live on the lake, too Isn’t it divine? Such a beautiful place”
“Yeah, if you don’t believe the rumors”
Raven and I exchanged glances We’d heard these rumors before
“Youblue eyes practically popping out of her head
“Yeah” He flexed his jaw and frowned “I guess people are afraid to go out there at night Sohts I’ve heard people talking about alien sightings It’s crazy”
Raven’s rimace that probably mirrored my own The Brunick fa Bla at night Graical projections and protection spells to keep wandering cahtly escapades