Triangle
The Complete Series
by Susann Julieva & Romelle Engel
“The Triangle Series - Book 1: Triangle” and “The Triangle Series - Book 2: Redefinitions” Copyright
2002-2010 Susann Julieva.
“The Triangle Series - Book 3: Recast” and “The Triangle Series - Book 4: Retribution” Copyright
2004-2010 Susann Julieva and Romelle Engel.
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A Note from the Authors
A heartfelt thank you to everyone who sent us feedback over the years, cheering us on and caring so
much about our characters. This is for you.
Much love,
Susann & Romelle
Susann
writes the point of views of
James Foley, Casey Mills, and Danny Rizzo
Romelle
writes the point of view of
Nick Keller
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Table of Contents
Book 1: Triangle
Book 2: Redefinitions
Book 3: Recast
Book 4: Retribution
Book 1
Triangle
by Susann Julieva
Chapter 1
Azure
JAMES: Azure. Vast and cloudless. High above, out of reach. And still, when you’re lying on your
back and you stare at the sky for long enough, you can’t help feeling its weight pressing down on you.
But maybe that’s just me. I’m not really the beach kind of person. I’m sure one of those annoying sea
gulls cruising above will shit on me sooner or later.
What am I doing here anyway? I have a paper due on Monday that’s waiting to be finished. Not to
forget the six other pressing things that I’ll somehow have to tackle before the weekend is over. Yet here
I am, doing nothing more demanding than lying on the sand and breathing.
Shocking as it may be, I do like to study. I love the fact that no-one can ever know everything.
Woodhaven’s campus with its exquisite libraries and neoclassical buildings is a sub-universe dedicated
to knowledge and truth. Or at least it’s supposed to be, despite all the arrogance and ignorance that you
find wherever smart people gather. But still, university is my refuge. Home is where the lies are, hidden
beneath a shadow veil. Home is where the ghost of Simon lives on, haunting every step that I take.
Clearly, I need an afternoon off like a hole in the head. But Casey insisted, and I can never say no to
him. Casey Mills is one of the two people on Earth whose company I actually enjoy, and ergo my best
friend. Or more precisely, he’d be my best friend if I had more than one friend to choose from. Which is
fine. I never gave a damn about popularity, and vice versa popularity never gave a damn about me.
But sure enough, this friendship can’t be all laid back and easy, because my life just doesn’t work
that way. The whole point of being friends is to be just friends. So naturally, it’s just my luck to have a
secret crush on him.
I think I’ve been doing fairly well in hiding it from him so far, and I have no intention of changing
that strategy anytime soon. Take it from the reigning king of introverts, it’s wrong that some things are
better left unsaid. In fact, most are.
The afternoon is drowsy, listless, and I swear I can feel my brain cells slowly getting fried in the
heat. The sun is mercilessly bright, and Rizzo stole my sunglasses when I wasn’t paying attention.
Sneaky son of a bitch. Casey invited him to come along, and I knew that was a mistake. I’m not sure
exactly how today’s setup came about. How do you invite someone on a trip that you can only make if
they give you a ride in their stupid shiny Porsche?
As may be derived from my using the word stupid in connection with a freaking dream of a car like
that, Danny Rizzo is definitely not one of the two people on Earth whose company I enjoy. I won’t deny
that I can’t stand most people, because most people are idiots. But him I just loathe. Rizzo is the kind of
guy who gets away with anything. He’s the only person I’ve ever met who always gets what he wants,
no matter how unlikely and absurd it may be. He treats people like toys, replaceable like bubble gum.
You chew on it for a while, and when it’s lost its taste, you spit it out. That’s Rizzo. And can you believe
it, they all love him for it. And for one reason only: Because he is drop dead gorgeous.
“You wanna get some ice cream?” Casey’s slender form casts a deep shadow on me when he sits up
beside me and draws his legs up.
“You buying?” Rizzo lazily lifts his head. He is lying sprawled in the sand crosswise in front of us
like a huge bug that’s been squashed under a boot. Damn the bastard, he’s getting a tan already.
Casey smiles, and for a brief moment his blue eyes wander over the perfectly muscled body at our
feet. Then he notices that I’m watching him, and quickly averts his gaze. He laughs softly. “Uh… okay.”
His baggy shorts slide down a bit as he gets up, revealing a crack of the soft, white skin of his butt,
but he pulls them back up immediately. Rizzo and I exchange a glance as he walks away, his steps slow
and heavy on the sand. Damn. Suntan boy chuckles and rolls back onto his back, shielding his eyes
from the bright sunlight with his arm for a moment before dropping it with a deep sigh. How about
using my sunglasses?
“You’re turning lobster-red.”
Gee, thanks for stating the obvious. I’m fully aware of the fact that I don’t tan. I just burn. And yes,
I’m sure Casey would prefer a perfect tan to perfect lobster-red anytime. Especially with a flawless
Adonis body like that. “Eat me, Rizzo.”
He just laughs, sizing me up with his admittedly beautiful dark eyes. “Geez, Foley, relax. There’ll be
enough time to be that stiff when you’re dead.” He grabs something and lifts his hand, waving a small
tube. “Want some sunblock?”
“Who’d you steal that from?”
Rizzo cracks one of his infamous sly smiles and shrugs nonchalantly. Before I can say anything he
gets up and flops down next to me. Far too close for my liking. His leg brushes against mine, and the
bastard watches my face for the tiniest trace of reaction. Which I won’t give him, of course. I stare back
at him coolly, and know instantly that that was a mistake. Our eyes lock, and sure enough, neither of us
will grant the other the satisfaction of looking away first.
“You know,” Rizzo begins with that pleasant voice of his, and it feels like a silk scarf drawn across
my body. I briefly wonder if the heat has fried my brains already, and left me with nothing but the
raging hormones of my tender age. I’m supposed to be immune to this guy.
He opens the tube, and squeezes some sunblock onto his palm. I don’t even care what he’s saying.
All I really hear is that voice. “People with light skin have a higher risk of getting skin cancer.”
“Wow. A decade ago that piece of information would’ve been shocking news to me.” I actually
manage to sound as disinterested and bored as I’d like to be. I force myself to look away and not stare at