Under A Blood Moon (Elemental Enchanters) Read Online Free

on her. Instead, bright florescent shop signs lit up the night. The moving clouds made the dull crescent moon barely visible.
    She and Thomas walked silently toward Melissa, Gillian, Lance, and Jeremy, who all stood next to the brick building.
    Melissa exuded coolness as she smoked a cigarette and stood in front of Lance. It wasn’t the cigarette that made her cool, but the way she smoked it like she was slowly tasting and taking in every drag. Ava envied her nonchalant attitude and wished she could be more confident. Her blond hair was in loose waves and she wore heavy eye makeup as usual. “What’s with you two?” She flicked ashes to the ground.
    “Probably fighting again.” Lance assumed. It annoyed Ava that they all joked about her and Thomas.
    “Shut up,” Thomas told him.
    Lance shrugged and wound his muscular arms around Melissa’s waist. Like Thomas, because of his chiseled abs and square jaw, many girls at school fantasized about him. His crew cut dark hair had a widow’s peak. Though he had a friendly smile, his dark eyes made him mysterious. But it also could have been the fact that he kept to himself mostly and was around Melissa usually. He gave her a quick peck on the cheek and then turned to Thomas. “Come on, let’s get something to eat.”
    “You want a vanilla milkshake?” Jeremy asked Gillian.
    “Sure.” She smiled sweetly and then kissed the tip of his long, narrow nose. He squeezed her shoulder before he followed Lance and Thomas down the sidewalk to the burger joint.
    The girls walked to one of the empty wooden picnic tables and sat down.
    Melissa stubbed out her cigarette in the flimsy aluminum ashtray. “So, what happened on Days of Our Lives ?”
    Ava rolled her eyes. Melissa always compared Ava and Thomas’ss relationship to the soap opera. “He’s still mad at me.”
    “Still?” Gillian checked her reflection in a compact mirror. She had to make sure everything was perfect. “That was like weeks ago.”
    Ava nodded. “Yep.”
    “You should just give it up already. Making him suffer, y’know?” Melissa rolled her green eyes as she lit a cigarette.
    Ava crossed her arms in front of her.
    “If she’s not ready, she’s not ready,” Gillian said and then coughed. “And, can you wait five minutes before lighting another one of those things?” She reapplied red lipstick and pursed her lips together as if she were going to kiss the mirror.
    Melissa batted her eyelashes, mocking Gillian. “We can’t all be perfect and sweet like you.”
    “I didn’t say I was perfect.”
    “Well, I know you’re no longer a virgin.”
    Gillian blushed and looked away.
    Melissa wrapped an arm around her. “It’s nothing to be ashamed of, G. Though, you never did give us details—.”
    “ Have you guys told your parents about your powers?” Ava cut her off, saving Gillian from having to talk about her private love life.
    “I think my mom knows,” Gillian said. “Especially since she’s been blocking me.”
    “Yeah, I told my parents when it happened,” Melissa said. “I was so excited. I thought they’d never develop. ”
    “How would yours develop if you’re adopted?” Gillian asked.
    “Because when they adopted me, Savina linked our blood together,” Melissa answered. “Have you told your dad, Ava?”
    She shook her head.
    “You’re gonna have to eventually. Maybe you’ll finally learn what kind of Enchanter your mom was.”
    Ava shifted uncomfortably. She hated talking about her mom. Luckily, for her, the guys came back with burgers, fries, drinks, and a salad for Melissa, who was vegetarian.
    “Eww, there’s little bits of Thomas on my salad.” Melissa grimaced.
    Ava watched her remove bacon bits from her salad, and then laughed.
    “What are you talking about?” Thomas asked.
    She picked up the bowl and pointed to the bacon. “See? Little bits of you.”
    Everyone laughed, but Thomas looked completely confused.
    “How is it that you got this far in school?