Beauty Sleep by Cameron Dokey

Author:Cameron Dokey
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Published: 2002-09-19T04:00:00+00:00

“You could have tried giving it,” I said.

“It isn’t as simple as that, Aurore.”

Now it was my turn to snort.”Don’t you be stupid. Of course it is. How many people do you think have the courage to love all on their own? It’s really much easier when you do it in groups.”

“You make it sound like a herd of cows.”

My lips twitched.”I prefer the image of a flock of birds, myself.”

“Crows?”

“Snow geese. I’m sorry, Oswald.”

To my astonishment, he closed one of his hands over mine, then raised it to his lips and pressed a kiss into my palm. Then he kept my hand in his, resting it lightly upon one knee.

“So am I, ma petite Aurore. I kept telling myself that, someday, one of you would see me, see the things for which my heart longed. But you never did. There were days when I thought I knew just how Cousin Jane must have felt.”

“Invisible,” I whispered, and felt my whole body begin to shiver as fingers of ice walked down my spine.”It’s you in my dream. Not her. It’s been you all along.”

“What dream? What are you talking about?” asked Oswald.

“I have nightmares,” I answered.”Nurse is the only one who knows.”

“Nightmares,” he echoed, plainly bewildered. “How long has this been going on?”

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