Icebreaker Book Age Rating Novels & Stories

“All great then. We’ll see you in the library.” Wait…my chest sank. What had I just agreed to? But instead of leaving, she turned to the counter, pointed lazily at the pellet, and made a face. “What the hell is that?” Jade winked. “I’m sure Myles wouldn’t mind explaining. Right, Myles?” She turned slyly toward me. I began to back away. “Uh…I should…but…I just realized we’re a burner short.” “Burner?” “No, beaker.”

It’s the scent of fancy leather and that strong, sweet cologne. Calvin. I’m twelve again. Then fourteen. Then seventeen. The years bleed together in the dark. I’m trapped in the Pike mansion, the doors locked from the outside. I can hear the floorboards creaking. Creak. Creak. Creak. "Where are you, little brother?" His voice is like a silk noose. I’m hiding in the back of the closet, my knees pressed to my chest, trying not to breathe. But the door swings open, and there he is.