Ilias: A Paranormal Shifter Romance (Stratham Dragons Book 2) by Sarah J. Stone

Author:Sarah J. Stone [J. Stone, Sarah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-02-03T06:00:00+00:00

What had Alexander been thinking when he killed her? Had he been thinking? Had he been aware?

A bleep came on her phone, and she grabbed it. It wasn't a text message, though, but an email from her dance company.

Benefits, said the subject line.

She scrolled through it, her lip quivering. It was stupid, because it was an email about medical benefits. But there was a section about spousal benefits. And at the top, it listed her as married.

She had put that on her employment forms only because her medical benefits were cheaper if she was married. It was easy enough to find a marriage certificate, and she got a huge discount. And then she had forgotten about it because she didn't get sick often. She probably could leave it, even if she never saw Alexander again. But it would be a lie, and it would pain her every time she saw the forms.

She hadn't realized that her status affected her emotional state. She didn't tell anyone else, and she thought she didn't care. But she did identify as married.

She couldn't have blood on her hands, though. Blood that Alexander chose to cause was one thing, but blood that she could stop was different.

To distract herself, she pulled out her laptop, searching various dances and pageants. She was looking for some other clues about her mother's life, but she realized she didn't even know her name.

She could have texted her father, but it was late. And the truth was, she didn't need to know right that moment. Her father was in her life now; he could tell her what she wanted to know. She wasn't alone anymore; she didn't have to do everything by herself.

She went to the window before she went to bed, staring out over the city skyline. Her view was mostly of the parking lot below, and despite the late hour, she saw movement in the lot.

It was her husband, clinging to a lamp post like his life depended on it.

She didn't move. She didn't tap on the glass or open the window and call out to him. Whatever was plaguing Alexander was clearly not getting better. He shouldn't be on Earth. He should be back in the Kingdom where the medical technology was much more advanced.

Dragon or human form didn't matter to them, but humans were weaker and more subject to illness. If he knew what was good for him, she thought, he would go. But he wouldn't go, because Alexander had always put family before himself. He rarely thought about what he was going through, even, apparently, if it was killing him. He threw up once in the parking lot and then seemed to recover enough to head inside. Just before he did, however, he cast his eyes upwards.

She met his gaze, but didn't move. Something silent passed between them, and she was struck by a feeling of grief. This was going to be the end.

She told herself somewhere deep down that he'd approve. She was putting her family first for the very first time in her life.

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