Fate Found (The Hidden Omegas Book 2) by Sabrina Day

Author:Sabrina Day [Day , Sabrina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sabrina Day
Published: 2023-11-29T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Five

Ava

“IT’S NO RED’S BUT IT’S pretty close.” Clay scrapes against polished stone as Gabe sets plate after plate down of crumbly sweetbreads, strips of dried meat and pie. The new-old word bursts forward and with it the tart taste of strawberry and rhubarb zings along my tongue. My first meal in this new world. That slice of heaven served up by May was devoured in minutes. Bright and sweet, it was the first taste of safety after a bitter lifetime of fear.

“May’s responsible for nearly all of this spread. She keeps sending all of the diner’s greatest hits up here.” Gabe’s lips twitch. “A not so subtle bribe to get me to sneak out and come visit.” He pauses and the twitch becomes a full blown grin. “It’s also a reminder to Aiden that he has competition in her and Carl.” Gabe waves a shadowy hand at the bounty of leftovers he swiped from all over the kitchen and spread across the river rock tabletop. “Speaking of the jerk, the jerky is all Aiden. He’d have my ass if I didn’t give him credit.”

The kitchen is quiet except for the hum of the coldbox and the soft snick of Gabe’s lighter as he lights the fat stack of candles piled up into a small mountain at the center of the table. He thumbs the ridges lining the spark wheel, drawing it back again and again, the tiny gear grinds against the friction and produces flame after flame.

Liquid heat wells up at the dip atop each candle. Growing taller and taller until the wax tips over and drips down the candle stems. The see through beads slip down, carrying the wick’s golden glow inside of them, one drip at a time they roll back the blue-black darkness coating the top of the table.

Shiny rivers of light wind their way through the narrow maze of dishes. Their warm glow chases the washed out light of the moon over the rocky edge of the table, pushing the kitchen’s shadows away until the two of us are wrapped in a bright protective circle of light.

The methodical click of the lighter echoes the chops of my ax hitting the dead stump in my dream. I bang my knee against the underside of table, jolting backwards as if I can throw myself out of the memory before it gets to what else my ax chopped.

Gabe lifts his head up from his task and gives me a curious look.

I shake my head and wrap my arms around my middle. I’m not cold but it seems to satisfy Gabe as he turns his attention back to lighting the last of the candles. I shift my gaze down and focus on the little fires in front of me, willing them to melt the cold fist around my heart.

Gabe gives his handiwork one last look. With a slight nod of approval he settles back into a chair, his bare shoulder bumps against mine, sparking off a bolt of heat that snakes down my arm.

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