What do you want?” Despite what Avalon had said, Wes tried with all of his strength to get up. He needed to do anything to protect himself.
“I already told you. I want you to kill yourself. What part didn’t you understand?”
The hate in Avalon’s eyes mimicked his own.
“You’re a murderer. Why not die by your own hands?”
“I will not do that.”
“I figured you’d say that.” He stood and shook his head as he looked down at Wes’ body. He walked toward the doors that led to the main hall of Scarlett Hall. He paused in the entryway.
Still unable to move, Wes watched from his spot on the floor.
“Evie. I want Evie,” Avalon said.
Wes felt his cheeks heat.
“What about her? Evie has nothing to do with any of this. She is innocent.”
Avalon grinned. “I don’t care. I’ll take her in exchange for your life. You have one week to make your decision or I burn your entire life to the ground. You have no idea what I am capable of.”
“No. I won’t allow it. What could you possibly want with my sister? She doesn’t know what we’ve done.”
“I already told you that I don’t care. But what I do know is that you love her more than anything. And so I want her. I want to take her away from you.”
Shaking his head, Wes fought to free himself. He had to stop Avalon.
“No!”
“That curse won’t be lifted until I get what I want. So… you can enjoy watching your body deteriorate for the time being.”
Wes froze.
Curse?
Eyes wide, he watched Avalon leave. His mind raced with worry, fear, anger, and a slew of emotions he couldn’t control.
He had to protect Evie. He had to warn her to stay away from the man that in one evening proved to be their greatest enemy.
It felt like an eternity before he regained use of his body, and when he did, he knew he was cursed.
Avalon Prince was definitely going to be a problem.
“IT’S SATURDAY,” Quinn said as Evie checked out at the cash register.
Evie nodded with a smile as she rung her up. “I know. But I promised Parker I’d go to New Town with him today.”
Quinn twisted her mouth into a scowl. “But we never miss movie night. Not in the last two years!”
“Come on, Quinn. Is it so wrong that I want to hang out with my boyfriend for once?”
“It is if you abandon your best friend on movie night .”
Quinn folded her arms across her chest and pouted.
“You’re ridiculous,” Evie laughed. She handed Quinn her bag of books. “I promise I won’t miss movie night next weekend.”
Snatching her bag, Quinn rolled her eyes. “Have fun, Evie. Maybe I’ll call Wendy and see if she wants to go with me instead.”
“You do that.”
Evie shook her head as she watched Quinn walk to the exit.
Quinn glanced back and looked her up and down, her face still disappointed. “You look cute, by the way,” she said. “I want to borrow those leggings sometime.”
Evie smirked. “Of course. Thanks, Quinn. Love you.”
“Love you,” she said and left the bookstore.
The scene outside Carter’s Books and Gifts looked dry.
Thank goodness.
High Street was bustling already, and it wasn’t even noon. A slew of students looking for entertainment walked the sidewalk in dense packs. Everyone already started wearing their costumes even though there was still another week until Halloween. Evie couldn’t wait for Parker to arrive so they could go out to Nightmoon Creek.
The store was quiet, with only one older woman browsing the recipe book aisle. Evie pulled her phone out of her skirt’s pocket and checked the time. She smoothed the purple skirt’s layers over her black and purple leggings. She wore a white collared blouse with a black tie and a purple headband in her hair with a large bow.
She looked cute and knew it. She just hoped Parker thought so as well. She couldn’t help feeling an incessant fear that he’d realize she was too much trouble and leave her one day.
The door opened.
Evie’s body straightened when she saw Avalon
“I already told you. I want you to kill yourself. What part didn’t you understand?”
The hate in Avalon’s eyes mimicked his own.
“You’re a murderer. Why not die by your own hands?”
“I will not do that.”
“I figured you’d say that.” He stood and shook his head as he looked down at Wes’ body. He walked toward the doors that led to the main hall of Scarlett Hall. He paused in the entryway.
Still unable to move, Wes watched from his spot on the floor.
“Evie. I want Evie,” Avalon said.
Wes felt his cheeks heat.
“What about her? Evie has nothing to do with any of this. She is innocent.”
Avalon grinned. “I don’t care. I’ll take her in exchange for your life. You have one week to make your decision or I burn your entire life to the ground. You have no idea what I am capable of.”
“No. I won’t allow it. What could you possibly want with my sister? She doesn’t know what we’ve done.”
“I already told you that I don’t care. But what I do know is that you love her more than anything. And so I want her. I want to take her away from you.”
Shaking his head, Wes fought to free himself. He had to stop Avalon.
“No!”
“That curse won’t be lifted until I get what I want. So… you can enjoy watching your body deteriorate for the time being.”
Wes froze.
Curse?
Eyes wide, he watched Avalon leave. His mind raced with worry, fear, anger, and a slew of emotions he couldn’t control.
He had to protect Evie. He had to warn her to stay away from the man that in one evening proved to be their greatest enemy.
It felt like an eternity before he regained use of his body, and when he did, he knew he was cursed.
Avalon Prince was definitely going to be a problem.
“IT’S SATURDAY,” Quinn said as Evie checked out at the cash register.
Evie nodded with a smile as she rung her up. “I know. But I promised Parker I’d go to New Town with him today.”
Quinn twisted her mouth into a scowl. “But we never miss movie night. Not in the last two years!”
“Come on, Quinn. Is it so wrong that I want to hang out with my boyfriend for once?”
“It is if you abandon your best friend on movie night .”
Quinn folded her arms across her chest and pouted.
“You’re ridiculous,” Evie laughed. She handed Quinn her bag of books. “I promise I won’t miss movie night next weekend.”
Snatching her bag, Quinn rolled her eyes. “Have fun, Evie. Maybe I’ll call Wendy and see if she wants to go with me instead.”
“You do that.”
Evie shook her head as she watched Quinn walk to the exit.
Quinn glanced back and looked her up and down, her face still disappointed. “You look cute, by the way,” she said. “I want to borrow those leggings sometime.”
Evie smirked. “Of course. Thanks, Quinn. Love you.”
“Love you,” she said and left the bookstore.
The scene outside Carter’s Books and Gifts looked dry.
Thank goodness.
High Street was bustling already, and it wasn’t even noon. A slew of students looking for entertainment walked the sidewalk in dense packs. Everyone already started wearing their costumes even though there was still another week until Halloween. Evie couldn’t wait for Parker to arrive so they could go out to Nightmoon Creek.
The store was quiet, with only one older woman browsing the recipe book aisle. Evie pulled her phone out of her skirt’s pocket and checked the time. She smoothed the purple skirt’s layers over her black and purple leggings. She wore a white collared blouse with a black tie and a purple headband in her hair with a large bow.
She looked cute and knew it. She just hoped Parker thought so as well. She couldn’t help feeling an incessant fear that he’d realize she was too much trouble and leave her one day.
The door opened.
Evie’s body straightened when she saw Avalon
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