Captivate (Unearthly Balance Book 1) by Jessica Sorensen

Author:Jessica Sorensen [Sorensen, Jessica]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-12-05T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7

Nico

Tonight wasn’t supposed to end up like this. Honestly, I just wanted to talk to her for a bit so we could get comfortable around each other. Then, when she ran away from me, I sank to the ground, buried in the gods’ despair and my own. My first try at getting to know Everly, and I’d gotten nowhere. I felt like I was failing already—failing again. Then she came back and asked me to go to the beach with her.

If the gods could see me now, I’d probably be struck dead. Fortunately, Evan’s magic allows me to keep up a very powerful shield. So, for the moment, Everly and I are living in our own little bubble where I can do anything I want, even wrap my arms around her and comfort her when she cries. And the moment I spot tears in her pretty eyes, that’s what I do. I just wish I was a Balance and could siphon out her pain. A pain she doesn’t deserve.

“I’m sorry for crying,” she whispers, leaning toward me, almost resting her head on my shoulder but not quite. “I just miss him so much.”

“I know you do.” I tuck a strand of her hair behind her ear, and my entire body trembles. It’s been too long since I touched someone. Too long since I felt this calm. No wonder the gods didn’t want me to go near her. Because, right now, I feel nowhere near as much despair as I normally do.

She cries soundlessly for another minute or two before sighing exhaustedly. Then she wipes the tears from her cheeks with the back of her hand and peers up at me through her eyelashes. My heart tightens in my chest at the sight of misery in her eyes.

“Do you ever wish you could do things over?” she whispers. “And do a better job the second time around?”

“Sometimes,” I admit, thinking about my time on earth away from my family. If I could go back in time, I would make sure I didn’t fail against taking down the gods. I need to make sure I don’t fail the second time around.

“Sometimes I wonder if we can. Change the past, I mean. Like maybe there’s some kind of magic out there that allows someone to go back in time. Maybe that’s just wishful thinking.” She chews on her bottom lip. “I probably sound crazy right now.”

I shake my head. “Not at all. Unfortunately, I don’t think that kind of magic exists. We can’t erase the things we’ve done; we can only try to do better next time.”

She cracks the smallest smile, and for some reason, my heart feels like it’s swelling inside my chest.

“You’re kind of wise, you know that?” She sits up, studying me with fascination.

“You think so?” I ask with a hint of amusement. It’s been a long fucking time, way before my banishment, since I felt this rush of exhilaration.

She nods. “I wish I could’ve talked to you a long time ago.

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