The Uncrossing
The Uncrossing is a Rapunzel-esque romance between two boys
who have grown up in the magic mafia. Luke can break almost any curse—they
unravel for him like no one else. Working for the Kovrovs is exciting and
dangerous, especially when he encounters the first curse he can’t break…
Luke always seemed busy and independent for a teenager,
very…was glamorous the word? Mature. Intense.
Like the rest of his family, he wore
formal clothes, but he carried them nicely. The top button of his white shirt
was undone, a V of skin peeking under the knot of his tie.
What Instagram had taught Jeremy
about Luke: He liked cats, purple Gatorade, and street art. He liked his
parents’ cooking better than restaurants, unless it was okra or beets, and he
worked a lot but he enjoyed it. He liked math and science better than English
and history, which Jeremy could hardly even imagine.
Also, one of his friends posted
weekly Thursday thirst traps of models and celebrities, all across the gender
spectrum, but Luke only ever commented on the pictures of guys. Once, the
friend had posted a picture of a wan model, all cheekbones and legs, and Luke
had replied, “Drag me.”
Jeremy could second-guess the blue of
the sky, but the evidence was pretty solid that Luke liked boys.
Jeremy snapped his eyes back to his
empty plate, but Alexei’s attention was hot enough to burn his cheeks. This was
the treat, or the test: just say something. Luke also liked the kind of flashy
action movies no one in Jeremy’s family ever wanted to watch, so all Jeremy had
to do was bring up The
Fast and the Furious.
“It sounds great on the new sound system at home…” Something like that.
Something cool.
“We have a little business to
discuss.” Alexei nodded to Yuri and Helene. “And there is a task I would like
our witch doctor’s help with.”
The Melnyks all straightened in their
chairs, their attention sizzling as Jeremy grabbed his messenger bag from the
floor and pulled out two burlap witch bags.
Luke winced, and Camille leaned
forward. “Oooh.”
“Quite,” Alexei said. “A client found
these in their home, luckily before they managed to hurt anybody. I’d like an
inventory of the contents and a swift execution.”
Luke nodded. “Yes, sir.”
“Wonderful. Jeremy will stay with you
until that’s done—call me if there are any problems.” He turned to Jeremy. “I
won’t need long, but take your time. Call me when you’re done, and we’ll come
pick you up.”
Sure he would. He’d want a debrief on
everything Jeremy had said to Luke, and there would be nothing to tell him.
“I’ll take the subway.”
Alexei arched one sly eyebrow but
didn’t answer. He followed Helene and Yuri downstairs and left Jeremy alone
with the twins.
ebook £6.14.
Expected publication:
October 2nd 2017
by Entangled Teen.
Blog Tour Stop:
October 13
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