Eden (Secrets of Aurora Book 2) by L.J. Higgins

Author:L.J. Higgins [Higgins, L.J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Creativia
Published: 2017-10-26T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

Despite a few sympathetic glances, everyone decided to ignore the fact I'd stormed off, and Dad decided to give me space. They also neglected to tease me for arriving back holding Fletchers hand, even Braven who was sitting beside Vega sharing a laugh. All of which I was grateful for.

The sun had sunk beneath the horizon, turning the sky from brilliant oranges and pinks to deep blues and violets. The lingering light casting eerie shadows from the tree and spiky grass across the reddish-brown dirt. The hot wind had turned into a cool breeze sending a shiver racing over my arms.

“Let's settle in for the night. I suggest sleeping beside someone to keep you warm and wear a jacket, it drops off cold here at night,” advised Lark placing a hand on my shoulder.

Placing my bag back on the ground I unclipped my bed roll and rolled it out before unzipping my bag to find my jacket.

“Roomies?” asked Fletcher holding up his bedroll.

“Sounds good,” I replied and he rolled his bed out beside mine.

Finding my jacket, I pulled it out of my bag and slid it on. How it could go from being so damned hot to chilly in a matter of hours confused me, but Earth was full of weird things.

“Aurora, can we talk?” Dad appeared at the end of my bed.

“Sure,” I stole some courage from Fletcher's smile before following Dad a few meters away from the group.

“I'm sorry you found out this way. I was hoping we'd get the chance to sit down privately so I could tell you everything.” I couldn't ignore the sadness in his eyes.

“I've learned fast with this group, nothing's private,” I replied.

“I do love you Aurora. I can't be sure if I rescued you because I'm a good person or out of guilt, but I loved you like my biological daughter. I still do.”

“I know. All these revelations have me questioning everything, I needed Fletch to help me put everything back into perspective. I know you love me, and you're a good person. If you were truly evil you wouldn't be trying so hard to redeem yourself.”

“The one thing I can't redeem is leaving you and your mother alone. I thought I was keeping you both safe. The Elite wanted me dead and I didn't want you to suffer the same fate as me. I was as good as dead when Brent found me. But to know Jennifer died protecting you because of choices I made…” a tear slid over his cheek and I stepped forward to wrap him in my arms.

His arms wrapped around me too and he held me tight. We both sobbed. Mourning the death of my mother, the woman who'd sacrificed herself to save me, and his wife, the woman he loved with all his heart.

When he pulled away he tugged a chain from his pocket and held his pendant towards me. “This is yours. If you still want to carry it of course.”

“Thank you.” I let him fasten it at the back of my neck.

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