Forged by Fire: An Urban Fantasy Novel (Blood and Magic Book 6) by Danielle Annett

Author:Danielle Annett [Annett, Danielle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-11-02T16:00:00+00:00

11

I strode into Inarus’ room with a confidence I didn’t feel. He stood by the lone window in the room, a somber expression on his face. My boots thudded across the stone floor as I walked further into the room. Inarus turned around and his blue-grey eyes widened in surprise for a fraction of a second before he schooled his features into a mask of indifference.

“Hey.” I came to a stop beside him and followed his gaze out the window to the thick forest that surrounded the Compound.

“Hey.”

Well, this wasn’t awkward at all. “You’re out of bed. You must be feeling better?”

He nodded. “I am. I’ll be leaving soon.”

I stiffened. “Leaving?”

“Don’t you think it’s time? The shifters don’t like outsiders within their walls. I’ve been here long enough. We should all do our best and get on with things.”

I made a sound of agreement. He was probably right. It would send the wrong message if he stayed much longer. But even knowing that, I was hesitant to see him leave, especially given that he was still recovering. At least here, the Pack healers could see to any complications he might still have with his recovery.

“You’ll go back to Sanborn Place then?” Inarus had been staying in the apartment above our offices prior to the injury. It was convenient and I’d gotten used to seeing him each day when I went into work.

He lifted his shoulders and adverted his gaze. “I don’t know.”

I jerked my head towards him, searching his face. “What do you mean, you don’t know?”

Inarus’ eyes pleaded with me to understand. “I think space might —”

“No.” I shook my head, my eyes smarting. I knew this was going to happen. I never should have agreed to pull him out. We should have waited a few days. Then Dia could have done it and then we wouldn’t be here.

His forehead wrinkled. “Aria, you know this isn’t good for either of us. I’m not going to delude myself into believing staying here is a good idea.” He turned as if to walk away from me. “You shouldn’t either.”

I grabbed for his hand, a hitch in my voice. “We’re friends.” I threaded my fingers through his, silently begging him to let it be enough. I’d lost too many people. My parents. Mike. I couldn’t lose someone else I cared about. I couldn’t lose him. Not when I knew we could fix whatever this gaping hole between us was.

“You know I care about you.” I was going to go to hell for this. “Can’t that be enough?”

He looked away.

“Please.”

His eyes landed on mine. I saw hesitation there and decided to jump on it.

“Just wait a little longer. If you still want to go once things settle down, I won’t stop you.” It was a lie and guilt tugged at me, but I pushed on anyway. “You’re still not at one hundred percent. Wait. At least until you’re fully recovered.”

He paused and seemed to mull my words over before he inclined his head. “Okay.

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