Harley Merlin 15: Finch Merlin and the Everlasting Vow by Bella Forrest

Author:Bella Forrest [Forrest, Bella]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Nightlight Press
Published: 2020-01-23T18:30:00+00:00

Eighteen

Finch

Well, streak these cheeks with blue paint, slap me in a kilt, and call me Braveheart. Freeeedooooom! It had never tasted sweeter. After driving myself nuts in that damned room, Nash had finally relented and given me a chance to stretch my legs, mainly to stop me from journeying farther into Bonkers-ville, population me.

A few corridors down, the initial rush morphed into nerves. I was on my way to see Ryann, and this time, I wouldn’t leave until I’d spoken to her. Nash had given me his usual “Give her space, give her time. She’s trying to do the right thing” speech, but I wasn’t buying it. I needed to see her. Period.

About a labyrinth and a half later, I stopped in front of the door to the communal drawing room that Kaya had given my friends to use “for their leisure,” as she had put it. I didn’t know what that entailed, exactly, or how much leisure had actually been going on. But at least I knew Ryann would be here. She was always here. She just wouldn’t see me. So why did I think this time would be any different? Well, this time, Nash had let slip that Melody and Luke were with her. They’d let me in… right?

I didn’t bother knocking, since it might’ve given Ryann the chance to scramble for the door and bolt it shut. I gave the handle a tentative twist, and… the door swung right open. Adrenaline powered through my veins. Yes! One step closer!

“Fancy seeing you all here.” I breezed into the room, and my eyes locked on Ryann. She stared right back, scrutinizing me. I mean, she knew it was me. Nash would never have said something like that when entering a room. But she didn’t move to kick me out. Instead, she stayed sitting on one of the oh-so-plush sofas.

“You persuaded him again?” Luke puffed out a sigh. “I knew he’d give in. Nash might look tough, but he’s way too soft on you.”

I grinned with more confidence than I felt. “You just have to ask nicely.”

“Do you want us to leave you alone?” Melody swept in and pulled Luke off his sofa. “We don’t mind, do we, Luke? Actually, we have some research to do, and I was being a terrible procrastinator, so this is perfect timing. We’ll just swing by the library and look over a few aisles, and then we’ll come back. How does that sound?”

Smooth, Winchester. I resisted the urge to roll my eyes.

“That sounds… fine,” Ryann replied. She didn’t sound like herself. She didn’t look like herself, either. Maybe it was rude to think it, but the dark circles under her eyes were the kind you’d see after a twelve-round boxing match. It hurt to see her like that, knowing I was the cause. Even if it was Lux making her like this, Lux had only taken over her body because Erebus had dragged me down here. All roads led back to it being my fault.

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