Forged by A.J. Flowers

Author:A.J. Flowers [Flowers, A.J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: A.J. Flowers

Leanne

I was completely and utterly drained, both physically and mentally. Three days of non-stop training and Will still hadn’t been able to best Tyler. Not that I expected a newly fledged Valiant to be able to defeat one of Odin’s best, but it still made my stomach pitch every time Will came into the house soaked with sweat and fresh trails of golden blood streaking across his face and chest.

“You don’t have to do this,” I pressed him after yet another night of this nonsense. “This has to be Tyler messing with us. Beating you up can’t be how you master your powers, much less how you learn to take on a mortal form so we can get you back to a real life.”

Will grinned and wiped away droplets of sweat with the back of his hand. His hair clung to his forehead, but he laughed as if delighted with every moment of this torture. “I know you think it’s crazy, but it’s actually helping. I feel…” he searched for the word, “I hate to say it, but like I have a purpose.”

I gripped his hands. “You mean getting ready to kill your mother? That’s not your burden to bear.”

His expression went somber and I sucked in a breath when his light dimmed, his features dwindling into a familiar visage of a mortal boy I’d given my heart to.

Will stared back at me, all trace of his Immortal life gone. Only the streaks of drying blood lined his face and chest to remind me that he had a different life now. “Like I said, Tyler is helping me. We won’t have to stay here much longer.”

I couldn’t help it. Seeing him like that drew me in with an undeniable pull. My lips were on his and parting for him. At first he was stunned and his hands that had somehow found my hips squeezed, then he moved and deepened the kiss, bringing me in close as if he wanted to inhale me and fill his entire existence with me.

The door slammed open and I jumped away from Will, finding Tyler glowering from the doorway. He appraised me, then Will. “Good,” he said at last. “You’ve finally gotten control over your mirage. I’ll be able to move onto the next step of our plan.”

I released the breath I’d been holding, but my chest felt tight. “What plan?” I asked, my voice wavering.

Tyler tried to pretend that he wasn’t affected by what he’d just seen, but pain spiked behind the lights of his eyes. When guilt threatened to make me want to comfort him, I clung to what Jules had told me. I couldn’t be selfish. This was what I needed to do in order to help him. If I let Tyler know that I still felt the connection between us, he’d never heal. He had to move on from me, just like Will did. I didn’t dare think about what my life would be like without either of them, but it was the right thing to do.

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