Horns and Halos by Nia Rose

Author:Nia Rose
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Nia Rose
Published: 2022-03-01T00:00:00+00:00

When we got back to the hut, there was no fire and not a single oil lamp or candle was lit. The small home was pitch-black and quiet. I wondered where Elijah was, and for a moment I feared that the unspeakable had happened to him. Turning, I reached for the doorknob.

“Where are you going?” It was Elijah’s voice, and he sat up from the couch with empty eyes.

I had to squint to see him in the shadowed depths. “Elijah?”

“Yeah,” he grumbled and fell back flat on the couch.

“Are you—?”

He held up a thumb before I could finish the question. “Yup. Everyone wants to be your best friend when they think you’re married to a woman who has a more powerful devil than them.”

I walked to the couch and leaned over the edge. “Are you okay?”

He raised a flat hand in the air and twisted it from side to side. “Meh.”

Sighing, I went to get a blanket to cover him up with, but he quickly jumped over the back of the couch and hugged me from behind. Unexpecting the action, I went still and looked around the room like something in it would help me escape his embrace.

“Elijah. It’s been a long night. We should sleep.”

“Do you care about him?” he breathed the question against my neck, and I shivered. “Do you?”

I could smell the alcohol rolling off of him. “You’re drunk and need to lie down.”

“Is he the reason you’re distant with me?”

I spun around and lay my fingers over his mouth. “Stop. Just stop. We have other things to worry about. We need to leave at daybreak.”

“I want to talk with you.”

“Tomorrow,” I urged him. I knew it was a lie. I was going to avoid it again. I was going to avoid it at every cost. “Right now I need you to sleep. Okay, handsome?”

He grinned after I complimented him and let me guide him back to the couch. “Handsome, huh?”

“Mhmm.” I hummed as I rushed to grab the blanket, ran back, and covered him up.

“Tomorrow?” he slurred sleepily.

“Tomorrow,” I replied.

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