Free The Secret of Strange Waters (The Light Keeper Series Book 2) by Kelly Hall

front door. Cornering him was a bleached blonde in tiny shorts and a tight tee; her legs were so orange from fake tanning that she was almost fluorescent. Even though I could only see them from the side, I knew immediately she was a girl I’ve seen around school, though I didn’t know where she came from or why she was at our house. All of a sudden, she leaned in and kissed Talon, pinning him back against the door. His hand came up to her waist and anger swelled up inside me, along with the feeling that I had been punched in the gut. Before I could react, the vision ended, and I was left stewing in my bed, the Light fading away.
    What did this mean? Were we breaking up? Was Talon cheating? My heart sank as I cursed Owen. Damn him and his curiosity . And then it hit me that I had been concentrating on Owen for the vision. Given my theory of the visions pertaining to my thoughts, I should have at least seen him in the vision. Now I didn’t know what was happening. Was this a result of changing things to avoid the baby? Had we thrown things into some cosmic spin? I got up and peeked around the corner at Talon, who was sleeping peacefully, sprawled out on his bed, the covers pushed to his feet. He was so peaceful there, sleeping, and my heart ached. I didn’t know what it meant, but it was going to happen. I started to get angry, and returned to my bed before I had the urge to wake him.
    Come morning, I told him all about it.
    “Really? Was she hot?” He waggled his brows and teased. Usually, the smile he had on his face would melt me.
    My jaw dropped. “Very funny. This is going to happen, and I want to know why. I’m being serious, Talon.”
    “I can’t help what you see, Lily! No more than you can.”
    “Yes, you can. You can make sure you don’t go off kissing any strange orange girls!” I poked his arm.
    “Okay, calm down,” he said. He held his hands up defensively. “I promise. Gosh, Lily, don’t you trust me?”
    “It’s not a matter of trust. I saw it happen.” We got into the truck, and I slammed my door a little harder than normal.
    “Man, I can’t believe I’m getting in trouble for something I didn’t do.” He started the truck
    “Not yet , but it’s something you will do.” I quieted my voice and realized I shouldn’t be so hard on him. I hadn’t actually seen how he reacted to the kiss; only that it happened.
    “I doubt that now ,” he said, cutting me a sly look. “Will you at least show her to me?” He laughed, teasingly, and I poked him softly in the arm. Talon had never been the type to ogle at girls in my presence, but I was certain he wasn’t oblivious to them ogling him.
    Turns out I didn’t have to show him to her. Owen did. He walked right up with her at lunch, holding her hand, and introduced us. “This is Meagan Martin.” Hunter and Holly greeted them along with Talon and me, but judging by the way they seemed to dismiss her, they had already met her. “Meagan, this is my cousin, Lily, and Talon.”
    “Hi,” she said. She looked right over me to Talon and smiled. Her gaze lingered on him, taking in every inch. I immediately glared his way to see his reaction, but there was none. He was polite but uninterested.
    “We’re going to Homecoming,” Owen announced. “And, we’re going out after the game this Friday for my birthday.” He gave her a peck on the cheek and pulled out a chair for her. My eyes narrowed. I didn’t like the way she looked at him either; especially knowing she was going to kiss Talon. That is, unless I could stop it.
    “You want the usual?” Talon asked. He stood in line for my salads every day. Hunter did the same for Holly.
    “The usual,” I replied with a smile. He was always so sweet to me. I shouldn’t let the vision bother me. Talon would make sure whatever Meagan was cooking up wouldn’t happen.
    “Can I get you anything?” Owen offered Meagan.
    “I’ll have a salad with ranch ,” she said. She stared as they walked away,