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Chapter 2:
Liera was so engrossed in her charcoal sketch that she didn't hear the bell ring, then again her ipod might have something to do with it. She was so engrossed that she didn't realise that she was alone. Her cellphone is what brought her back to reality, her skirt pocket was vibrating annoyingly.
"Tia!! Oh my god I miss you so muchl." It was her best friend back in England, they had grown up together and were closer than sisters.
"Li I miss you too, when are you coming home?" she was laughing and whining at the same time, a truly Tia thing and it made her miss home so badly.
"Gee I don't know hey Ti, I might just stay I mean there is A LOT of man candy here" her thoughts flickered to the blonde rebel and she smiled.
"He's blonde isn't he?" Liera just laughed at her soul sister
"Yeah and damn he is a hottie, did you see him coming?" Tia was a little bit psychic and more often than not could tell you about any future men.
"Yeah I did, I saw that little steamy moment too and that is why I am awake at this ungodly hour because I watched it all unfold straight from my bed. Was it good? He is hot by the way. Like HAAAAWT" she sang happily to her best friend.
"You are such a freak do you know that?" sighing she carried on while putting her charcoal away and closing her sketch pad "He is the rebel bad boy man whore. You know how I always choose the charmers. Anyway. His name is Reid and I suggest you do some research on the five founding families of Ipswich. They have the power Ti. They're a coven"
No one was around and she spoke openly to her most trusted friend. She herself had the power and was gifted with psychic visions.
"Oh my god, have you told them? Do they know you know? Oooh drama" she was so excited, one wouldn't think that she had just found out that there was an all male coven right here in Ipswich.
"No they don't and Im not sure if I want them too, I don't know for certain if they're not leechers and I doubt that I could take all five of them especially since two have already ascended" she sighed again as she waited for the inevitable lecture that Tia was known for.
"Li, you know I love you right?" she paused briefly
"Yes, why?"
"I think that you should definitely…" here it comes, lecture time "Jump that hot blonde"
Liera's jaw dropped "Tia Marie what are you saying you filthy girl?" Liera was laughing at her crazy pixie like friend.
Tia laughed with her, it was like they weren't an ocean apart. As her fit of the giggles died down Liera realised that she was still in the school and it was probably bordering on lock down time.
"Ti listen I got to go okay. I love you crazy girl. See you soon"
"Byeeeee. Say hi to Hottie for me. You'll be seeing him sooooon" Tia loved teasing Liera and it gave her great joy to know what was happening even when they were apart.
"Whatever" hanging up she saw that she had two text messages. One was from Sarah inviting her to Nicky's tonight and the other was from "Hottie".
Nicky's tonight. R
So this is what Tia was talking about, she was making her way back to the dorms as she pondered the greater mysteries of her crazy friend and her abilities, the school was quiet as she headed out of the main building and to the dorms, her ipod back in her ears blocking out the world as she walked.
She wasn't focusing on anything particular, in fact her eyes were closed as Liera made her way back to her dorm relying on instinct to get her there without bruises. So when she felt the hand forcefully grab her shoulder she was caught off guard and lost her balance, which gave the person attached to the hand the advantage.
When Liera got a look at the man that had grabbed her she wasn't really as surprised as she was angry to find out that it was Aaron Abbott the guy that she had embarrassed last night. She was angry at herself for allowing this to happen, she had thought she knew better.
She was on the ground, having lost her balance as she glared up at him. He was disgusting. He had this look in his eyes that gave it away that he was really the worst type of human being, it was clear that he was not above hitting a woman. Every evolutionary advancement has it failures.
He was smirking down at her but it wasn't sexy like Reid's it was the mark of a schmuck and Liera smiled knowing that she could smack it off his disgusting face.
"What are you smiling at bitch?!" oh he was one of those. He liked his woman submissive and scared. Pig.
"I'm smiling at the mental image of you being impaled" she said sweetly as his face changed into various hues of red.
"You have quite a mouth on you for such a pretty little thing" Liera was getting irritated, he was standing over her stopping her from getting up.
"Are you going to move jackass?" anger leaked through and her eyes flashed for a second.
"I like the idea of you under me" disgusting pig. She laughed, a dry humourless laugh.
"Isn't that funny because I find that image both mentally scarring and appalling. Now move before I make you" her threats were backed up by an elbow to the side of his leg which made him move away from her in attempt to regain his balance. She stood up and brushed the dirt off her plaid school skirt.
"Now there are two options for you Aaron; one you leave and pray I forget about this or two you don't leave and I kick your ass… again." The wind was blowing her long black hair around as she spoke. She hoped that he would realise that he would lose and leave. Somehow she doubted it.
He laughed, the asshole laughed at her "you got lucky, there's no one to help you now." Her anger was boiling inside her and she itched to use and do the world a favour in destroying him.
"You must be a masochist, but remember when you're lying in hospital wondering how you got there. That I warned you" he seemed even more pissed off as he approached Liera. But this time she was ready for it and as he raised his arm to hit her she grabbed it and brought him to his knees by bending it forcefully behind him.
Liera bent her head to his ear "You're pathetic" she added a little force to her hold and was satisfied with both the pop noise and the agonising scream. She let go and he fell, face down on the floor clutching his dislocated shoulder.
"That wasn't even a warm up. God you're sad. Oh I suggest you get that looked at, it looks broken. Bye Aaron" she picked her ipod off the ground and went on with her way to the dorms. She wondered how long it would be before someone found Aaron lying there.
Wait scratch that she didn't care. Whistling a happy tune Liera climbed the stairs to her single room on the third floor, thank god her mother had been smart enough to 'persuade' the board to give her her own room. Sharing is not her strong point, especially before her espresso in the morning. When she eventually got to her room she sighed happily as she hit the bed. Finally! This day is over.
Liera had already texted Sarah saying that she was going to Nicky's and so she went about the task of organising her outfit. She was leaning towards blue skinny jeans and a black tank top with peep toe ankle boots from the L.A.M.B collection coupled with her always trusty leather biker jacket she was looking really good. Her long thick black hair hung loose down her back as she applied her eyeliner and mascara and put on her boots. It was time to go.
Liera had told Sarah that she would drive herself and she planned on going into town to visit her aunt Josephine who lived here with her husband in a massive mansion that was practically the size of the school. Aunt Josephine was human and had been adopted by Liera's grandparents, she knew about the power but wanted nothing to do with it so she wasn't close to Liera's mother and had moved out here to live a normal life. She and Liera had always gotten along because Josephine always wanted children but couldn't have any so she had almost adopted Liera, she was everything her mother wasn't. Her mother was a social climber that was so interested by the social standing of those around her that she never paid attention to her daughter and her father was never there and then he had died.
Her Audi roared to life as she pulled out of the school parking lot and down the road that lead to the town, her aunt lived on the outskirts and Liera was going there to get more information on the founding families of Ipswich.
The drive was quick, or more accurately Liera drove fast. She arrived at the house from her childhood summers and smiled remembering the good times she had had here before her mother had tried to get her claws into the aristocracy of London.
Getting out of her car she walked over to the large oak doors and knocked, the sound reverberated through the house and it was answered by a quiet looking house maid who looked at her questioningly.
"Hi I'm Liera Windem, Josephine's niece. Is she here?" she was the picture of politeness, who could turn away a Brit?
"Liera? Is that you? Let her in Caylin. Im in the drawing room" her aunt called out.
Liera handed Caylin her jacket and made her way down the dark wood floors to the drawing room where she found her aunt sitting in a settee sipping her tea.
"Aunt Josephine, you look well" she had gotten up to greet Liera
"And you child you look absolutely stunning, what brings you here?" they were both sitting back on the sofa smiling happily in each others company.
"Yes something like that I just stopped by for a quick visit with my favourite aunt" she missed her, her silver hair and happy manners were the complete opposite of her mother.
"Something the matter dear?" she asked concernedly
"No not really, but I will admit to there being another reason for my visit other than your company" she accepted the tea that had appeared with Caylin.
"Yes?" she urged
"I was wondering if you could tell me more than the library did about the founding families…"
"Of course I can child but why? They were persecuted in the Witch Trials and escaped from Europe to settle here but you don't think…?" her voice trailed off into silence as Liera nodded.
"There are four of them in my school and I have felt at least three of them use since I've been here" she was completely open with her aunt as she paled slightly at this revelation.
"An all male coven? Liera are you sure?"
"Absolutely. There is no mistaking it." She was sure and her conviction came through in her voice.
"There is just no escaping this wretched power is there… I should have known."
"They seem to be inactive though, they are neither malicious or arrogant about there power." She knew this to be true from her observation of the boys.
"You know them?" her aunt was worried for her.
"Yes but they have no idea that I have the power, it seems I must reassure you that they cannot harm me Aunt Josephine. I don't know what their speciality is but it isn't martial arts or intuitive powers, Im positive that they are not malicious." She was calm about it and it seemed to calm her aunt as she regained some colour.
"The founding families are Danvers, Garwin, Simms, Parry and Pope I believe, although the Pope line has died out"
"It's odd though. We are all covenants of five families. It seems a little too convenient." Liera gazed off into nowhere and was lost in though for a while until her cellphone started to vibrate in her pocket.
"Sorry aunt Josephine, but I must go. If you could do some research for me I would really appreciate it" her aunt was still silent and deep in though as she left the room and made her way back to her car, retrieving her jacket from the magically appearing maid.
She looked at the text it was from Sarah.
Where are you?
She texted her back to say she was on her way and wasted no time in getting to Nicky's. Driving fast helped her think, it was the main reason she had gotten the Audi R8. Besides that fact that it was an unbelievably sexy car.
She was on the longest stretch of road in Ipswich going so fast that she was hardly visible when she caught up with an all black Hummer and slowing for the curve she saw that it held the 'Sons of Ipswich' inside and laughed as she waved cockily and flattened her foot on the pedal and left them in her dust.
She got to Nicky's before them and was sitting happily with Sarah and Kate when the door burst open revealing the five hottest most …'talented'… guys in Ipswich. Reid was the first one in and he was arguing with Tyler about something when he looked over at her and raised his voice so that he could be heard.
"You got your ass kicked by a girl Baby Boy. Now if I had been driving… it'd have been another story" arrogant jerk.
"Hey Girls, nice driving Liera" Caleb always was the sweetie of the group. He wrapped his arms around Sarah and pulled her onto his lap. This made Pogue do the same with Kate making Liera feel like the awkward third wheel so she got up and headed to the bar where the other two were leaning casually.
"Hey gorgeous" Reid drawled with a mischievous glint in his eyes.
"Put it back in your pants Blondie. Hey TY, sorry, didn't meant to upstage you and belittle your manhood in any way I just enjoy driving fast." She smiled apologetically at him. He just smiled and shrugged indifferently.
"No worries. Maybe a rematch sometime?" Liera broke out into a grin, she really liked the youngest of the group.
"Any time Baby Boy" he smiled at the use of the nickname and she squeezed in between the two boys and ordered her drink. When she got her vodka and coke she turned back to the boys and looked at them in question.
"So who am I playing first? Baby Boy or Blondie" it was Reid's turn to break out into a grin as he smiled down at her "I don't know, I usually bet pretty high stakes"
Liera rolled her eyes at him "Name it" this was exactly what he had hoped for and you could see it as his face lit up in a feral typically male look.
"Not that. Im not a whore" she pushed him slightly and he looked thoughtful for a second before he was back.
"Your car." He knew how much she loved that car.
"No way that car is worth more than your life" she was being serious. That car was her pride and joy and she would kill him before he touched it.
"It's one or the other gorgeous" he winked at her and slate grey clashed with crystalline blue in a dead lock.
"Fine. If I win you can't have sex for a month" Reid's eyes bulged slightly at her stakes and she smiled smugly waiting for him to back down.
"You're on" she let out an incredulous laugh
"You can't be serious?" she was sceptical, after all he could use and he would think she would be none the wiser and unless she exposed herself she would have to play clean. She had to think quick.
"Scared?" Liera's pride kicked in and she set her jaw defiantly and glared at him.
"Not at all, you just better live up to your reputation love." She refused to lose.
Stalking over to the pool tables, drink in hand she grabbed her cue and waited for Reid who was having a hushed discussion with Tyler.
"I break" she didn't really wait for him to reply instead she broke the triangle of waiting balls, sinking three solids. Satisfied she moved graciously aside so Reid could make his shot. His reputation was unfortunately true, he was good. He didn't even use and he had sunk three balls of his own, tying them.
She leaned over the table and took aim when she heard Reid whistle lowly behind her. "Now if Aaron was here…"
Liera took her shot and sunk it, taking her second shot she missed the pocket by centimetres and moved away.
"I doubt I'll have to worry about Aaron for a while." She said nonchalantly but there was definitely an undertone of darkness.
"What do you mean?" Tyler asked from where he was leaning against the counter.
"Lets just say that I don't think he'll be bothering anyone else for a while" there was defiantly darkness in her voice.
"That was you?!" Reid asked incredulously not looking away from her face.
"What happened?" Tyler asked not knowing about the incident obviously.
"I heard someone broke his arm, seriously that was you?" he didn't break the stare that they were holding and the intensity of it was palpable around them.
"Well firstly I didn't break his arm… I dislocated his shoulder and that arse had it coming, if it had been anyone else I don't think they cold have stopped him from what he had planned." She looked down at the ground knowing that they were going to go into Alpha male mode and she felt intimidated by the intensity of Reid's gaze.
"Aaron that asshole, he took it too far" Reid was angry and you could see that he that we was having trouble dealing with whether to find him or let it go.
"It's taken care of, now Reid are you going to take this shot or have I already won?"
Liera needed to get his mind off Aaron.
"Yeah" he looked like he wanted to break something, he hit the ball with such force that it ricocheted off the side and sunk two balls along with the white ball.
Reid had the lead and it was up to Liera to make sure that she didn't lose as she leaned against the table lining up the shot in her mind. She felt Reid pull in power just as she took the shot realising that he was going to make her miss and without thinking she sent out a tiny current of electricity along the metal panelling of the table and pushed her ball in the pocket before Reid cheated.
Smiling smugly she checked herself and gave him a winning yet smug smile as she moved to take the next shot. They hadn't felt her use, thank god. It was after all a tiny bit of the electricity that was always coursing through her anyway and besides they wouldn't believe her anyway, because she's a girl, and they're still under impression that the power is directly related to a penis.
Oh crap he sunk the last ball, all he had to do to win was sink the eight ball. Oh snap what was she going to do crap crap crap she needed a plan. Narrowing her eyes her mind raced at how to win without using and giving herself away, thinking hard she thought about what Reid loved more than anything else in the world. He was lining up the shot and she walked slowly over to him and leaned over close letting her hair brush against his exposed skin, tickling him slightly.
True she was exploiting her feminine charms but all is fair in love and war. She leaned in close to his ear and watched him shift uncomfortably. He was focusing on the shot but Liera knew she could… distract… him. She let her palm run up his outer thigh suggestively, he looked torn.
Reid's eyes snapped back and forth between the ball and Liera and she smiled mischievously. She raised her hand and feigned innocence and just as he took the shot she let her fingers trial the skin just under his shirt.
He missed and she smiled all smugly at him as he glared half heartedly at her, he wore his own naughty boy smile as she leaned over to make the easy shot. She sunk the eight ball easily and turned to face the crowd as she shook out her long hair and made various victory comments.
"Looks like I win Blondie." She was smug after all she just beat the unbeatable all time pool king, Reid Garwin.
"Hmm" he didn't look too pleased in fact he looked kind annoyed now as he walked off in the direction of the bar.
"Men" she muttered under her breath as she walked over and joined Kate and Sarah who were very proud of her and celebrated by drinking large amounts of alcohol and dancing provocatively.
When it came time to head back to the dorms they were all rather tipsy and the three girls would occasionally burst out in random bouts of giggles at nothing particularly funny so naturally there other halves were concerned about them driving, Sarah had driven here in her little blue car with Kate but now Caleb was driving and Kate was going home with Pogue on his bike Tyler had to drive his Hummer and that left Reid and Liera.
"I'm driving the Hummer" was what Reid said as he noticed the unravelling situation where he would have to be alone with Liera when his pride was still bruised.
"No way man, it's my car. Drive with Liera" Liera however upon hearing this shrugged and got into her car happily, not caring about the blonde and his pride.
She started the engine and made to leave the lot when an irritated looking Reid stepped into the headlights. She pulled up next to him and opened the window.
"Putting your talent to good use are you?" he was not amused as he got in the car in an angry silence.
Sighing Liera gave up and drove on, letting the silence stew between them. She didn't want there to be bad blood between them, she was starting to like this one after all.
"Look Reid, Im not sorry I beat you but I don't expect you to fulfil your side the deal, okay?" he didn't say anything as he looked on ahead tapping his finger to his lips.
"I don't understand how you beat me" oh damn. He was thinking about how he used and nothing happened. Playing nonchalant she shrugged and gave him a mischievous smile, slyly changing the topic.
"I think I just appealed to your better nature" Liera hoped that he would let it go, she didn't need him thinking about the game.
"You know you shouldn't start things you don't intend to finish" the Reid the female population of Ipswich lusted after was back and giving her a naughty smile, one that she returned haughtily.
"I always finish what I start love" he gave her a look that melted her insides and made her stomach do a somersault but she held his gaze for a second before returning to the road.
They had reached the school and Liera was making her way up the stairs when she found herself quite unceremoniously pressed up against one of the stone pillars with the bad boy blondes lips pressed against hers.
She couldn't move away, it was like there was a magnet pulling the two together. His lips moved against her like they had known each other their whole lives. His body was pressed against her and she moved her hands up his chest to wrap around his neck as she tilted her head for him. The kiss was intense and it sparked a fire in both of them with intensity that they had never had before.
This was going too far and her lack of concern was alarming. She couldn't move away from him but she had to. Her eyes fluttered open and she tried to move him away but he just moved to her neck. Her eyes closed again as she sighed against him. Grabbing hold of her last good sense Liera pushed him away he stumbled backwards and gave her a dubious look.
"What was that?" he touched his chest where she had pushed him, there was slight scorch marks.
"I pushed you" he looked from her to his shirt and then back to her.
"There's a burn mark on my shirt" he looked at her uncertainly.
It was cute.
"That has been there the whole night, maybe you dropped your cigarette. Look Im sorry but Im going to bed. Night Blondie." Liera prayed silently that he would accept the story and move on. She doubted it though.
He stared at his shirt for a second as Liera tried to make her way back to her room but her efforts were stopped as he moved in front of her and gave her one of his badass looks that have gotten many a girl in trouble.
"I thought you finish what you start?" he was looking at her and she was tempted to just give in but she had to stay strong, she knew that when the chase was over she'd be just another name in his little black book.
"I've already told you love, I am not a whore. You barely know me and sleeping with you now takes all the fun out of it" she tried to be nice but he seemed slightly annoyed at being told to wait.
"I know I want to get to know you better…" he tried to pull in but she stopped him with a side step.
"I know all about you and your conquests Blondie. And I am not going to be another notch on your infamous bed post" He was playing indifferent as he shrugged and made to turn around.
"Fine. Night then" he walked away not looking back once as he made his way up the stairs.
She felt alone standing on the steps in the middle of the night. Sighing irritably Liera waited another minute to avoid Reid then made her way up the stairs to her own room. She needed to speak to Tia, she missed her best friend.
When Reid reached his room he found Tyler sitting at his desk working on his laptop. He was holding his shirt.
"Ty, what do these look like to you?" he asked, showing Tyler the burn marks that marred his new shirt.
"Dude are those burn marks? They look like fingers, how'd you do that?" Tyler looked at the marks in detail and noticed that they did indeed look like finger tips.
"I didn't." Reid was deep in thought about the mysterious British beauty. In the end though his irritation and pride got in the way as he came up with a plan to get her to regret dismissing him so easily.
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