Page 30 of Resurrecting the Enemy
“We were invited,” Chance chimed in, lying through the skin of his teeth.
I turned to face him. “Oh, really? Who invited you?”
He jerked his chin towards Kira and said, “She did.”
Kira let out tiny shriek, and it was guaranteed that all thoughts of Patrick Sullivan have left the building with Chance McCellan looking at her the way he was.
“No,” I said, calling him out on his lie. “She didn’t.”
The guy smirked, and I wanted to smack it off his face. “Sure, she did.” He turned towards her and said, “Didn’t you, babe?”
And because, who could blame the girl, Kira said, “Uh, yeah…I…I did.” Then I watched in absolute horror as Chance walked up to her and put his arm around her, claiming her for the night. And poor Kira just stood there, shocked and uncertain.
Join the freakin’ club.
Then Ramsey did something I couldn’t ignore. Something that turned this entire game around. Something that had my heart tripping over itself and my stomach turning in knots.
“Anyone but Erica Chambers,” he stated, and I could hear Eden let out a soft gasp. And even though I was staring at Ramsey, I could feel Kira and Tina’s eyes on me. After all, Curt’s cheating on me wasn’t a secret.
Maddox Reed tipped his head at Tina. “Are you Erica Chambers?”
“Me?” she squeaked out. “Uh, no...uh, I’m…Tina.”
Maddox cocked his head at her. “Do you have a last name, Tina?”
“Uh, Tina Reynolds,” she answered, her voice high-pitched and confused.
“Do you have a boyfriend, Tina Reynolds?” he asked.
I finally tore my gaze away from Ramsey to look at Tina, and she was shaking her head. “N…no.”
Then Chance asked Kira, “And who are you?” Which was strange, considering he already had his arms around her.
“Uh…Kira. Kira Dennison.”
I wanted to shake my head. It was clear they were already lost to the Windsor pheromones, and if I kicked Ramsey and his band of demons out of this party, Kira and Tina were likely to burn me at the stake. And, hell, I wouldn’t fault them. These boys were hotter than Hades, and if the girls had been looking to hook up, nothing came better than these four standing in front of us.
Then the guy who’d I never seen before addressed Eden. “And who are you?” And that’s when I realized what was happening. Not that Eden, Tina, and Kira weren’t beautiful, but the guys were picking girls who I’d approve of. They were clearly on my side here, and that further confused me.
“Who areyou?”Eden countered, and I turned towards her, almost chuckling.
Where Tina was a stunning blonde with legs for days and a doll-like face, and Kira was a lovely brunette with a nice hour-glass shape and classic beauty, Eden’s dark auburn hair matched her fiery spunk. Her green eyes were sharp and calculating, and she wasn’t easily played.
“Dash Marlow,” he replied easily, and I gasped along with all three girls.
Dash Marlow was like an urban legend. We’ve all heard of him, but because he didn’t live in Sands Cove, no one outside of Windsor or the hills of Sands Cove had ever seen him. If they had, it had been in passing or something like that. It also triggered my memory. He was one of the guys with Ramsey Sunday night. And wouldn’t you know that he’d be just as scorching hot as the rest of these bastards.
Eden’s eyes darted my way. She would play this however I wanted her to, and I totally loved her for it. And I really wanted to grab her by the hand, walk out of this party, and never look back. Except for one thing.
Anyone but Eric Chambers.
I gave her a tiny nod, and she returned it before turning towards Dash. “I’m Eden Rudolph,” she told him. “Lake’s best friend.”
And before I could turn back towards Ramsey and ask him to do me a solid and just let me get drunk in peace, Dash Marlow walked up to Eden, slid his hands up her neck and into her hair, and started kissing the hell out of her, right there, in front of all of us.
Eden let out a muffled squeal, and that set off a chain reaction. Chance and Maddox took control of Tina and Kira and led them off to God knows where. And too shocked to fight him, Ramsey grabbed me by my hand and pulled me with him to go…I don’t know where, because I was too busy craning my neck to look behind me, watching Edennotpush Dash Marlow off her.
What in the hell was going on?
