Starcrossed (Starcrossed 1)

gh register.

?Are you trying to make me jealous or are you just so frustrated

that you?re already looking for someone else? Someone who?ll give

in to you?? He was so angry Helen could barely see him as he

began to blur himself out, but she was angry, too.

?I am NOT looking for anyone else!? she howled at him.

Lucas took an involuntary step back as he stared at the halo of

pale blue light crackling around Helen?s head and hands. Her lightning

didn?t seem to respond to Lucas?s light control, and as the

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distortions he created were thrown back by Helen?s metallic glow

he was forced to shade his eyes.

?Oh, boy,? she tittered nervously. She felt like she was going over

the top peak on a roller coaster?and she was just about to drop

down.

She threw an arm out to the side to steady herself. Lucas took a

step forward to grab on to her, but wisely stopped himself before

he touched her and got electrocuted. Then the blue light went out

like a switch had been turned off and Helen plopped onto the

ground like a half-baked soufflé.

?I feel awful,? she told him, a bewildered look on her face.

?Are you . . . grounded yet?? he asked her, practically vibrating

with worry.

Helen looked at the floor and giggled insanely as the electricity

running around her body tickled her brain.

?Nope. Linoleum,? she said, slapping the palm of her hand

against the nonconductive floor. Her vision swam in static. ?You

were r.r.right. I should have learned to u.u.use this.? She had to get

rid of the energy, stat.

?Luk.k.k. Run.n.n,? she said, her jaw jittering uncontrollably with