A Modern Myth by Clara Wake

Author:Clara Wake [Wake, Clara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-04-06T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 13

Each day, Nickolai grows stronger, gaining strength and agility. He is finally eating and restoring his strength thanks to Jake.

It is shocking that The Captain even lets him rest, honestly. He expected the bastard to have him up and shooting, running through hoops the second he was dumped back into his room, but no. For once, a small sign of kindness shines through, and it is nothing but confusing to everyone involved.

Nickolai is unaware of Skye’s midnight visits. She comes in quietly and leaves quietly. She is so lucky he isn’t his normal self, or he’d throw her out again. Invasion of privacy or what? He doesn’t like that, and again, Skye is extremely lucky he is so deeply asleep.

She wants and wishes for him to wake up so she can tell him how much she appreciates everything he’s done for her, but he never wakes up. She doesn’t mind though, falling asleep to the sounds of his soft breathing. It is hypnotizing, but she knows his eyes are so much more. She dreams of the day she’ll see them again.

Most nights, she finds herself unable to sleep, unless she is there with him. Restless, tossing, and turning, she tries to shut her mind off. She can’t stop thinking about him, and she drowns in guilt each time she thinks about the scars that litter his back.

She crawls into his bed around three am. She feels so much energy from him, such a warm and kind aura radiating from him. She feels safe with him, and she’s never felt safe before, never in her life.

Like him, Skye’s been in the Compound since birth. Her parents are a mystery untold, and she has no idea about who she truly is, much like everyone else in this dump. At least, she presumes. She didn’t pry on others’ past, or why they are here.

Days pass and almost every night she is there, watching him breathe. It comforts her, and she relaxes before he finally jerks his head to look over his shoulder – and she sees those eyes that captivated her the first time. Frozen, lost for words as her mouth parts in shock. She wasn’t expecting him to wake up. She’s stunned and uncertain on what to say or how to explain herself.

“What the hell are you doing?” he asks her, furrowing his eyebrows in confusion. There is a girl in his bed. How did this happen again?

“I-uh….” she manages. She’s scared now. He seems angry, and she’s afraid she’s overstepped her boundaries. After all, she doesn’t know him at all.

“Don’t tell me…” he panics, eyes wide as he rolls over and jumps up from his bed.

“No!” she exclaims loudly and quickly to fix his concerns before smacking her palm over her lips. She shakes her head at him before lowering her palm.

“I... I wanted to see you,” she delicately states, as her cheeks flushed brightly. “I was so worried,” she begins to mumble. It’s what she does best when she’s under pressure.

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