Envy by Katie May

Author:Katie May
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

TWENTY

KILLIAN

I watched her crawl to her knees on the bed, her glorious blond hair trailing behind her like liquid gold. In her form-fitting blue dress, she was a sight to behold. Something ethereal that I sought to worship and love until the end of time.

Anxiously, I pulled my lower lip between my teeth. Why did it make me so nervous to be around Z, my mate? It wasn’t just because she was beautiful, though that could've been one of the many reasons, but because she was able to see me. Not the me the rest of the world saw and revered, but the me I reserved solely for my brothers.

And it scared the shit out of me.

That transparency...it shouldn’t have been normal. I had never felt more vulnerable than I did in her eyes, stripped bare of all masks.

“What’s wrong, Kill?” she asked, nibbling on her lower lip. I couldn’t help but smirk at the nervous gesture she displayed - a mirror image of my own. She realized it at the same time I did and released her lip, smiling. “Oops.”

I forked my trembling fingers through my tousled red hair, my agitation physically manifesting itself. All I could see, repeatedly, was Z’s body falling to the ground. The Gorgon carelessly tossing her over its shoulder. The fight draining from her eyes, bleeding dry...

I shuddered at the images, the feelings they evoked within me. I never wanted to feel that helpless again. Being able to see and hear everything, unable to step in, was torture.

“I want you to train me,” I blurted. She paused, mouth partially opened as if she was going to say something. At my words, her mouth slammed shut and her eyes widened.

“Train?”

“Yes.” I nodded my head. The more I thought about it, the more sure I was. Never again did I want to sit on the sidelines. To be a mere witness in our fucked up world of predators and prey. “To fight.”

When she continued to stare at me blankly, I hurried to explain. To some, my decision may have come across as impulsive, but I knew Z would understand. She had to. “When we were...frozen...” My voice wobbled over that one word. Frozen. Entrapped. I could still feel my body weighed down by cement. Clearing my throat, I continued doggedly. Z didn’t laugh as my stutter became more pronounced - something that always occurred when I felt a strong emotion.

“When we were frozen,” I repeated, “we were able to see everything. We watched you come into the garden, but we were helpless to warn you.”

My jaw clenched almost painfully at the memory. I had tried to scream at her, but the words became lost. All I could do was watch...

“The others, at least, were faced away. They didn’t have to see you...they didn’t see you get attacked. They didn’t see your body...”

I began to pace as if that could somehow quell the tension reverberating through me. My fingernails dug into my biceps, and I impatiently scratched at the skin.

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