Blood Betrayal by Iris Sweetwater

Blood Betrayal by Iris Sweetwater

Author:Iris Sweetwater [Sweetwater, Iris]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Hydra Productions Online LLC
Published: 2020-01-10T16:00:00+00:00


CHAPTER TEN

Annalise looked to Isaiah, as they approached Roman’s house. He had walked her there after they had talked with the hybrids, and they were both exhausted. They had not gotten much of a chance to stop and reflect or relax after Orson’s death. Annalise knew she just had to say it though, before they parted for the day. She wanted him to know it felt like they were never going to be able to talk the same way again. There was going to be an invisible separation between them that was not there before.

“Isaiah, I am sorry for killing your brother,” she whispered, daring to reach out and stroke his arm. It was the only show of affection she could afford with him. It didn't seem to matter, though, because Isaiah immediately pulled her into a hug that felt less friendly and more a desperate way to share grief. It was something two people that cared more than they should for each other would do.

“I asked you to do it. You don't have to be sorry. He brought it on himself, and I am nothing but grateful for everything you have done for all of us,” he whispered, clinging to her tightly. Annalise was so close to telling him what she had done so long ago, that she had protected their mother. But would he want to know that he was invincible? Would he constantly look over his shoulder and wonder if she would decide he didn't deserve to live? Annalise didn't think she could do that to him, at least not yet.

So, she let him pull away, showing a tear in her eye, that she didn't feel the need to hide. Someone had died, and she had been responsible for the actual death. Whether he deserved it or not, it was still sad. “I didn't want to be right about him, you know? For your sake, I had hoped that he was just a regular jerk,” she told him, feeling the tears beginning to flow freely. He should have been the one crying, not her. She thought she saw a few tears escape his eyes, through the wall of water she was now looking through.

“I had always hoped that too,” he said in a husky tone like he didn't want to show that he was emotional.

“It’s okay to be upset, Isaiah. He was still your flesh and blood, and it was you he hurt the most,” Annalise coaxed. She didn't need two Young brothers holding in all their feelings, just to burst one day.

“I know. It’s just hard not to feel like we should have caught him sooner. He said he killed others, Annalise. What kind of trail has he left for me to find?” Annalise shook her head. She didn't think about that. She hadn’t doubted that Orson meant it when he said he had killed others, but she had yet to imagine that those others were going to come back to haunt them. Who knew, perhaps they would.



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