A Monster Like Me by Pamela Sparkman

Author:Pamela Sparkman [Sparkman, Pamela]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction
Publisher: Pamela Sparkman
Published: 2018-09-03T18:30:00+00:00

“Zeph,” Favián said, his mouth twisting into a wry smile.

To his credit, Zeph didn’t startle, though it was easy to deduce the anger that snaked along Zeph’s veins to see Favián in his bedchamber in the dead of night.

“Let yourself in, did you?” Zeph asked as he closed the door behind him, not at all gently.

Favián shrugged, relaxing in a chair next to the bed. “Thought perhaps I’d repay the visit. You don’t mind, do you?”

Zeph did mind. It was as plain as the nose on his face, but he wouldn’t give Favián the satisfaction. “Of course not. I hope I didn’t make you wait long. I know how you fear the dark.”

Favián grinned, like a cat who got the cream. Hand to chest, he said, “He’s worried about me. Wait until I tell Tío.”

It was hard to see—it really was rather dark—but Favián would have wagered everything he owned that he saw Zeph smile...just a little.

“What do you want?” Zeph asked, removing his robe, discarding it at the foot of the bed.

Favián was surprised to see simple clothing underneath: white tunic, white breeches, white boots with sharp, pointed toes. He watched Zeph fill a cup with water at a side table before he answered. “I am here because of Arwyn.”

The cup hovered at Zeph’s lips. “What about Arwyn?”

Favián leaned forward, all joking aside. Like Zeph, Favián had learned how to skirt the edges when he didn’t want to be seen or noticed. And no one noticed Favián lurking in a monastery full of shadows. Over the past days, he had watched over Arwyn like the brother he had promised her he could be. He had to, for she was not accepting his visits. She left her room in wee hours to avoid him, to avoid everyone. She was growing paler, and everything about her seemed so…fragile. Something needed to be done. “You need to talk to her.”

Zeph drank the water. He put the cup down then opened the door. “Get out.”

Favián stood, met Zeph eye to eye. “Talk to her.”

“Is there something wrong with your human ears? I said get out.”

“Is there something wrong with your big Fae ears? I said talk to her.”

Zeph’s jaw twitched.

Favián shook his head, forcing back his own irritation. “She’s not eating. I doubt she’s sleeping. I know you care about her. Forget about me, compadre. This has nothing to do with me. Talk to her because she needs you to talk to her.”

Zeph’s eyes fluttered and then fixated on a spot somewhere over Favián’s right shoulder.

Favián gritted his teeth. “She needs you.”

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