EDGE: A Young Adult/New Adult Paranormal Collection
Publication date: April 5th 2016
Genres: New Adult, Paranormal, Young Adult
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Twenty Edgy Young Adult & New Adult Paranormal Tales
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Sneak a peek at a couple of books in this collection:
Pretty Little Wherewolf
“Whatever, Di. Help if you must, but don’t baby me.”
If Di heard her, she didn’t respond. Not that Giselle needed verbal confirmation; she turned back around and slammed her locker shut without looking, and then stumbled straight into something… someone… hard.
“Oh, sorry,” Giselle mumbled, trying to steady herself. She hadn’t caught the scent until after she looked up and saw who she’d almost knocked down – or, well, collided with. She couldn’t have knocked him down if she’d tried.
Hello, Boy!
He was magnificent. Was every guy in this school a male model? Towering over her at well above six foot, with muscles that went on for days, he was built like a statue with a hard jaw and stone-cold eyes to match. Though his looks were definitely worth paying attention to, it was his smell that had her standing dumbfounded. In all the years since she’d first experienced the change, she had never run into anyone like her. Now, standing here right in front of her was yet another wolf. She’d thought the lingering scent of wet earth might have been left in Di’s wake, but the longer he stood here, looking down at her, the stronger the smell got.
“Do you have a problem?” he asked with a voice that complemented that spectacular body of his. Smooth and deep. Seriously… what a package. Her wolf was definitely at attention and begging for a second to come to the surface for a closer inspection. It was all she could do not to wolf out right there in the hallway, with all the students around to see. Yeah. That would make for a great first impression.
Hiya, everyone… I’m the new girl, and… oh, yeah, and I’m a wolf, too. She might as well tape an old “Kick me” sign on her back; it would be less conspicuous.
While she was practically drooling where she stood, the strange boy, wolf, man –whatever he was – looked positively murderous. “Are you going to stand here all day, or can I get to my locker?”
So much for making a good first impression on him. “Sorry.” Giselle cleared her throat, wanting to say something smart, but for once, she didn’t have the words. She sidestepped sheepishly, and enjoyed the back view of him as he brushed past her to his own locker.
Damn. Nice butt.
Her wolf agreed, too. Wonder what his wolf looks like. I’ll show you mine if you show me yours! She couldn’t help but stare. How often did she run into other wolves? Male wolves.
If Di heard her, she didn’t respond. Not that Giselle needed verbal confirmation; she turned back around and slammed her locker shut without looking, and then stumbled straight into something… someone… hard.
“Oh, sorry,” Giselle mumbled, trying to steady herself. She hadn’t caught the scent until after she looked up and saw who she’d almost knocked down – or, well, collided with. She couldn’t have knocked him down if she’d tried.
Hello, Boy!
He was magnificent. Was every guy in this school a male model? Towering over her at well above six foot, with muscles that went on for days, he was built like a statue with a hard jaw and stone-cold eyes to match. Though his looks were definitely worth paying attention to, it was his smell that had her standing dumbfounded. In all the years since she’d first experienced the change, she had never run into anyone like her. Now, standing here right in front of her was yet another wolf. She’d thought the lingering scent of wet earth might have been left in Di’s wake, but the longer he stood here, looking down at her, the stronger the smell got.
“Do you have a problem?” he asked with a voice that complemented that spectacular body of his. Smooth and deep. Seriously… what a package. Her wolf was definitely at attention and begging for a second to come to the surface for a closer inspection. It was all she could do not to wolf out right there in the hallway, with all the students around to see. Yeah. That would make for a great first impression.
Hiya, everyone… I’m the new girl, and… oh, yeah, and I’m a wolf, too. She might as well tape an old “Kick me” sign on her back; it would be less conspicuous.
While she was practically drooling where she stood, the strange boy, wolf, man –whatever he was – looked positively murderous. “Are you going to stand here all day, or can I get to my locker?”
So much for making a good first impression on him. “Sorry.” Giselle cleared her throat, wanting to say something smart, but for once, she didn’t have the words. She sidestepped sheepishly, and enjoyed the back view of him as he brushed past her to his own locker.
Damn. Nice butt.
Her wolf agreed, too. Wonder what his wolf looks like. I’ll show you mine if you show me yours! She couldn’t help but stare. How often did she run into other wolves? Male wolves.
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Other Side of Forever
“Allie, why do you hate me so much?” he asked softly as he stared into the sky.
His question took me by surprise. Did he really think that?
“I…I don’t hate you, Ethan.” I stumbled over my words. “I barely know you.”
“Then why do you try so hard to avoid me?”
“I don’t,” I lied, knowing that I did, but not in a mean type of way. I closed my eyes and sighed, wishing he didn’t have to ask so many questions. Couldn’t he just go back to saying nothing at all?
“You do,” he argued. I could hear the change in his voice. He was smiling.
“No. I don’t,” I answered sarcastically. His persistence was pinching my nerves.
“Then look at me,” he challenged.
Without thinking, I turned my head and looked at him. His warm, sweet breath blew against my face as he exhaled. The scent of peppermint. His dark eyes snatched me up and whisked me away. I was lost and unprepared as he drew me deeper and deeper inside him. The walls he created around me were getting higher and harder to climb. Like I had slipped into a trench and I was sinking into the earth.
Ethan pressed forward, attempting to close the gap between us. His lips were so close to mine I could feel the heat emanating from them. And just as our lips were about to brush, the voice in my head begged and pleaded and screamed for me to stop.
Then I turned away.
His question took me by surprise. Did he really think that?
“I…I don’t hate you, Ethan.” I stumbled over my words. “I barely know you.”
“Then why do you try so hard to avoid me?”
“I don’t,” I lied, knowing that I did, but not in a mean type of way. I closed my eyes and sighed, wishing he didn’t have to ask so many questions. Couldn’t he just go back to saying nothing at all?
“You do,” he argued. I could hear the change in his voice. He was smiling.
“No. I don’t,” I answered sarcastically. His persistence was pinching my nerves.
“Then look at me,” he challenged.
Without thinking, I turned my head and looked at him. His warm, sweet breath blew against my face as he exhaled. The scent of peppermint. His dark eyes snatched me up and whisked me away. I was lost and unprepared as he drew me deeper and deeper inside him. The walls he created around me were getting higher and harder to climb. Like I had slipped into a trench and I was sinking into the earth.
Ethan pressed forward, attempting to close the gap between us. His lips were so close to mine I could feel the heat emanating from them. And just as our lips were about to brush, the voice in my head begged and pleaded and screamed for me to stop.
Then I turned away.
Kissed
Most
roses run the color wheel from yellow to red. Occasionally a white
one pops up. Some of my favorite roses are flowers that have an
unusual color. Like purple. The American Rose Society doesn’t even
consider purple to be a rose color. They call it mauve. But purple
roses do exist. And the most beautiful purple rose is the Vol de
Nuit, or the Night Flight.
Andrea
didn’t hang out long. She didn’t even come inside the house. When
her car disappeared down the road, I fought back tears. I was as good
as dead. At least to the outside world.
I
followed Mr. Yerdin inside, tugging my suitcase behind me. The stench
reached me before I crossed the threshold. A mixture of rotting
garbage and feces. I gagged but moved inside anyway.
Boxes
piled upon boxes filled the main room. A path through them was
visible, but the floor was covered with papers and food. A cockroach
scurried across my toe.
“Your
room is this way. Don’t knock anything over with your suitcase.”
I squeezed down the path, careful not to touch the towers on either
side of me. The hallway contained no boxes, but the floor was still
not visible. In places, I literally had to climb over trash bags
filled with who knows what.
He
opened the door to a small room. “We cleared the bed off for you.
It will only be for tonight. Tomorrow you’ll be married so you’ll
share a room with Dwayne.”
“Will
that be after we go to Fayetteville?”
He
snorted. “Honey, you’ve seen the last of those social workers. In
fact the only people you’ll see from now on are Dwayne and me. He
won’t be home until late. His buddies took him out for a bachelor
party. If he comes to you though, don’t upset him, he’s a mean
drunk and I don’t want that pretty face ruined for the wedding.”
I
nodded and waited for him to leave. Then I shoved the door closed and
sat on the bed. No way would I stay here. I crawled across the bed to
the wide window. I tried to open it. It budged only a little bit.
Silently, I pulled up on it. Eventually, it slid open with a loud
screech. I froze, but no one came to check on me. In the dark it
would be much easier to escape. If Dwayne wasn’t to come home until
late, I figured I had four or five hours after it turned dark to make
my break. I wanted to wait until Mr. Yerdin went to bed.
I
checked out my suitcase. It would only hinder me. I’d have to run
with nothing. The only things in my suitcase were clothes. I’d do
with what I had. If only my parents had allowed me to wear pants. All
of my clothes were impractical for running. They would not be missed.
If
my mind served me right, I could take Oak Valley down to Martinville
where I could find the Wal-Mart and a bus stop. With any luck I’d
be on my way to Vegas by midday.
Darkness
fell, but Mr. Yerdin still tromped around the house. I watched under
my door for the lights to go out. Just as I decided that perhaps I’d
better make a run for it anyway before Dwayne got home, all the
lights in the house went out.
I
shimmied out the window and landed hard on the ground, jarring my
teeth and nearly twisting my ankle. The moonless night made it hard
to see anything. I started for the road, figuring that would be the
safest route. Before I walked more than a few feet, a car roared down
the driveway, its headlights lighting the whole yard. I froze.
Dwayne
tumbled out of the passenger door, howling. Then he saw me.
“Naomi,
you waited outside for me like a good little bitch.” He lurched
toward me.
He
grabbed me around the waist and pulled me close to him. The alcohol
had improved his breath. His buddies hooted from the car then spun in
a tight circle and disappeared down the driveway. Dwayne swayed next
to me and leaned heavily on my shoulder.
“Come
on,” he slurred. “Let’s go have a honeymoon.”
“We
won’t be married until tomorrow.”
“Techni--”
He paused, appearing to think. “Technimal....”
I
took advantage of his lapse in thought and moved away from him. He
stumbled and fell over, landing hard on his butt. “Come here,” he
commanded.
I
stayed where I was and then edged further away. Hopefully from his
position he wouldn’t be able to tell. He propped himself up on all
fours and made it back to his feet. He took a winding path toward me
and grabbed me by the arm. The flies buzzed in my ears again and I
felt like I needed to vomit.
His
nostrils flared, his face contorting with anger. My arm began to
ache. His eyes closed and he shook his head. After a moment he fell
over, unconscious. Without thinking I ran. Down the driveway and out
onto the dirt road. Onto the main road I continued to run, for once
grateful for the ugly tennis shoes.
Once
I hit the highway I had to slow down. I didn’t feel comfortable
running on the pavement. It felt too exposed so I kept to the ditch
and made slow progress. Every once in a while a car would come
through and I would duck to avoid friendly strangers. Eventually, the
road leveled out where there was no shelter. On either side of the
road hay fields stretched on for miles. My feet ached, but I kept
moving.
A
slow moving car came up behind me. It stopped, illuminating me with
its lights. I didn’t hesitate, I ran.
“Naomi,
wait,” a voice called. It wasn’t Dwayne or Mr. Yerdin, but I
wasn’t waiting around to see who it was. There was no place to
hide. Freshly mowed, the fields left no protection. Sharp stalks of
hay scratched at my legs. I ran, even though I knew I probably
wouldn’t be able to outrun the stranger.
It
didn’t take long before footsteps overcame me. Strong arms wrapped
around me and pinned my arms to my side. I thrashed, trying to get
away. “Naomi, stop.” My nose twitched. A familiar smell, like
clove. He spun me around. “Look at me.”
I
looked.
And
then kissed Kai full on the lips.
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