by Cheree Alsop
Vicken glanced at me and shook his head. “This is cheesy.”
“I know,” I replied. I set my good hand on Dara’s.
Vicken sighed and put his pale hand on top.
“To the protectors of Haunted High,” I said.
Light lit Alden’s gaze; answering smiles showed on the others’ faces. “To the protectors of Haunted High,” they repeated. Even Vicken said the words.
He dropped his hand before the words had stopped echoing in the corridor. “I can’t believe I just did that.”
“Why?” I asked. “Afraid to be a part of the misfits?”
“Just because I’m still on your little team doesn’t mean we’re friends,” Vicken said, his tone light to soften his words.
I rolled my eyes. “Yeah, well, that’s the thing about a team. You pick on one of us….”
Several of them moved behind me and Bracken said in his deep voice, “You pick on all of us, Mr. Fangs.”
I looked at Brack with a laugh. “I think Mr. Fangs is a bit over the top.”
“Really?” Brack asked. “I thought it sounded mobsterish.”
“Oh, now we’re a mob instead of a team?” Vicken joked. “I could get used to that.”
“Yes, Mr. Fangs,” I replied.
He threw a mocking punch at me. Before his hand could connect, Sparrow let out a little blue flame from where she sat on my shoulder. The mist disappeared in a puff of mint.
Vicken stopped short. “Oh, so now you’re in on it?” he questioned the small dragon.
Sparrow looked at me. She gave a small mewling sound.
“I don’t know how I can argue with that,” Vicken said.
“Then don’t,” Dara told him. “Face it. You’re one of us.”
I laughed. “It’s too late,” I told the vampire. “You’ve been chosen.”
Sparrow let out another misty flame. Everyone laughed.
“Let’s get you to Dr. Six,” Dara told me.
Vicken ducked under my arm. “You look like you’re going to fall asleep standing. The last thing we need is a sleepwalking werewolf.”
Alden and I exchanged glances. I let Vicken lead the way up the stairs.
About the Author
Cheree Alsop is an award-winning, best-selling author who has published over 40 books. She is the mother of a beautiful, talented daughter and amazing twin sons who fill every day with joy and laughter. She is married to her best friend, Michael, the light of her life and her soulmate who shares her dreams and inspires her by reading the first drafts and giving much appreciated critiques. Cheree works as a fulltime author and mother, which is more play than work! She enjoys reading, traveling to tropical beaches, riding motorcycles, spending time with her wonderful children, and going on family adventures while planning her next book.
Cheree and Michael live in Utah where they rock out, enjoy the outdoors, plan great quests, and never stop dreaming.
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Table of Contents
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen