Echo (Fated) by Liza James

Author:Liza James [James, Liza]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-12-22T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

Leon

Is this what fucking anxiety feels like? I'm being suffocated in what if's and maybes, drowning in the possibilities and potential of the future.

Somethings coming. I can feel it, my entire nature is lighting up in irritation and impatience while we stand around this fire pit in the back yard. Stella has once again, decorated everything in greenery and holiday styled florals. She's put together an entire table of treats and food—that she didn't fucking cook, I'm not crediting her for that—and everything to make this time of the year seem somewhat normal.

News flash. It isn't fucking normal.

We aren't fucking happy.

None of us are. We're all miserable, me being the most uncomfortable of them all. But still, every day that passes is a reminder to Luna and Stella that they may not ever reconnect with their sister. They only tolerate me at the moment because I'm the one tether they have to her. My presence alone reassures them she's still alive and breathing somewhere.

Not for long though.

I have the strangest sense that while we may be getting closer to finding her, we're getting further and further away from the true Amelia. I knew she was gone a long time ago, but this feels different. This is stronger, the distance more prominent and destructive with each passing minute.

My eyes glance to the side as I lift the red champagne flute to my lips and sip.

"What the fuck—" I bite out, spitting out the bitter liquid. "What the hell is this, Stella?" She looks to me, a sly smile pulling across her face while her eyes twinkle with satisfaction.

"It's champagne, Leon. Haven't you ever had it before?" she replies, her tone happily content with my discomfort.

I glance back at the glass again, and instead of finishing it, I tip it over and spill all over the ground in front of me. I don't care that it splashes on her feet and leaves little wet droplets on her expensive shoes. She shouldn't have given this to me in the first place. It's her fault, really.

"It taste like dry ass fizzy sand." I cough, and lift my eyes to meet Stella's when something shifts underneath my skin. I can feel it, the black haze slipping over my eyes and slithering in my blood. I don't fucking understand what's happening, or why, but it's rare and uncomfortable when it does.

My entire reality slows down, and suddenly Ruby and Aura step into the space outside where we all are huddled in a circle. The heaters are keeping us all warm, but it's the darkness in my flesh that heats my own blood.

Fuck, something else is happening. Along with whatever is triggering my demons, I can feel the sexual tension spilling through the space. I glance up, finding Stella's eyes trained on Aura while she fights back her own phase. Nathanial's stepping up behind her, his hand sliding around her waist as he tugs her against him.

Looking towards Aura, I can already feel it radiating from her.

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