Free Secrets Abound (Supernaturally Bound Book 1) by Erica Lee Cooke Page B

now?” I asked him.
    “Because I don’t want you irritated with me until the end of the night. I don’t want to ruin the carnival for you.” He explained.
    “So, it’s something that’s going to make me mad?” I pursed my lips.
    “Maybe.” He said with a smile. He grabbed my hand and said, “Come on.”
    We jogged the last few feet to the ticket booth. When we worked our way to the front of the line, I tugged out my wallet.
    “No, I brought you here. I’ll pay.” Aiden said, and before I could argue, he bought enough tickets for us to do whatever we wanted all night. “Let me guess, you want to go on the carousel first?”
    “What if I buy you cotton candy, and then, we go on the carousel?” I suggested.
    “Okay.” He agreed, knowing he wasn’t getting out of me buying him something . By the time we made our way back over to the carousel, I had my cotton candy ate and was helping Aiden finish his.
    I rode on a charming white horse with a colorful saddle which left Aiden having to ride on the unicorn next to me. It was a funny sight to see. I tried hard to suppress my laughter, but it was useless.
    The carousel began playing its cheerful music and moving around in a circle. All the animals bobbed up and down, and I could feel the excitement building. After a few minutes, though, it began to dissipate. I waited for this giant feeling of gratification that I was finally getting to ride a carousel, but all I felt was… bored.
    “What’s the matter?” Aiden asked, noticing my chagrined expression.
    “I guess I’m too old for the carousel. I might have found this exciting when I was five.” I said.
    “Well, maybe we can still salvage this ride.” Aiden had that mischievous smile he got when he was up to something. He hauled himself up using the unicorn’s horn to where he was standing up on his animal’s back. “Come on.” He held out his hand to me. I took it, and he tugged me up to where I was standing on my horse.
    Aiden took off ahead of me, jumping to each of the backs of all the animals that didn’t have anyone on them. I followed right along behind him. This was definitely more entertaining than sitting down.
    “Hey, you two! Get off the carousel!” We heard the security officer yell from off to the side.
    Once he realized we were going to ignore him, he leapt onto the carousel and tried to chase us. He was older and heavy set, so he wasn’t having any luck. He hopped off and waited by the side, ready to catch us when we came back around. He came close to grabbing my arm, but Aiden tugged me out of his reach, just in time. We raced toward the games and lost him in the crowd, but we could hear him yelling after us.
    We dashed behind one of the ring tossing booths and stopped to catch our breaths. We exchanged a look and busted into fits of laughter. Once we calmed down, I heard Cassie’s familiar giggle, and I peeked around the corner of the booth.
    She was talking to some guy I’d never seen before. She spotted me and waved me over. I noticed the guy was holding a stack of flyers.
    “Hey, Bridget, this is Hunter. He tends bar at a club in Lincoln.” She said with a wink. He was incredibly attractive. He looked like a surfer with his straggly blond hair and tan skin. I was willing to bet he had washboard abs under his shirt.
    “Yeah, I was just telling Cassie she should come to the club, sometime. Maybe, you could go with her.” He said, flashing a smile that would melt an ice cube. This guy was smooth. No wonder the club sent him out to bring in customers. “Wait, you two are twenty-one, right?” He asked, ignoring Aiden who was standing right behind us.
    “Yes, of course.” Cassie responded with ease. Nobody would ever guess she was lying.
    “Excellent. I make a great sex on the beach.” He said, handing us a flyer. It read “Club Ice: 21 and up. Ladies get in free until midnight.”
    “I bet you do.” Cassie said flirtatiously.
    Hunter told us bye and went over to another