Not seeing anyone I recognise; we head outside to find a small campfire has been erected in the front yard. Meg and Huxley are talking easily on a picnic blanket with their backs to us, an empty blanket to their right and Garrett and Axel cuddling opposite. On the far side, two guys are hunched over their knees with their backs to one another. I eye the pair curiously, wondering why they have matching busted lips or would wear full black to a party, not to mention one with a beanie hat pulled down to his ears.
“Who are they?” I whisper to Dax as we move towards the spare blanket. Garrett jolts upright upon seeing us, checking his invisible watch with a sigh as Dax drags me down into his lap.
“Meet Rhys and Clayton,” Garrett answers for me. “They’ve just become members of the basketball team starting next semester. I found them fighting in the locker rooms and thought I’d invite them over for a little story time.”
“And like I said, fuck you and your stories. You don’t know anything about me,” Beanie hat rages, clenching his fists and lifting his shoulders back as if he thinks he could take on Garrett, who is chuckling at his outburst.
“Trust me, I know your type. I’ve been you. And you’re going to need to hear what I have to say if you plan on surviving long enough to pay off mommy’s debts.” Beanie’s mouth falls open, his eyebrows creasing, but Garrett doesn’t seem surprised. “Yeah, I know a guy who works in admissions and read your files. So, I know you’re both the perfect fit.”
“The perfect fit for what?” I ask across the dancing flames of the fire.
“To continue The Shadowed Souls, of course.”
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Acknowledgement
I would like to express the biggest thank you to all of the wonderful ladies who have helped me on this journey! Each one has given me invaluble help to make these novels the best they can be and I'll always be grateful for their support. To Teresea and Kirsty for proof reading, and Gemma, Danielle and Denise for being my ever-so faithful beta readers all the way through.
I would also like to make a special mention to Bed and Books for her incredible help, promoting, creating teasers, finding bookstagrammers, keeping me on track ;). You have done so much more than I could have hoped for!
To all the bloggers and bookstagrammers, thank you so much for your reviews. I hope this book was everything you hoped it would be. All of you are helping to bring my dream of becoming an author to reality.
