Kaius the Fierce: A Paranormal Monster Romance (Orc Mates) by Cara Wylde

Author:Cara Wylde [Wylde, Cara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-09-10T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

They caught the train late at night. Not because it had taken them long to pack Sasha’s few clothes and toys, but because Aunt Meg was a terrible driver.

“Better safe than sorry,” she said as she drove way under the speed limit.

“Did you think the same when you pulled a gun on my ex?”

Sasha was asleep in the backseat, and Grace woke her up gently when they reached the train station. Then, they’d had to wait. Meg waited with them, yawning every two minutes.

“Will you two be okay?”

“We always are.”

“I mean it, Grace. Isolated in the mountains with no phone signal... I can’t come to your rescue.”

“You won’t have to. And, anyway, when did you ever come to my rescue?”

“You’re right. You always came to me when things were bad. I was just there.”

They were silent for a few minutes. Sasha was dozing off again, exhausted by the events of the day.

“Thank you,” Grace whispered. “For everything.”

Meg huffed, but a smile was playing on her lips. “You’re welcome. I know I wasn’t an ideal Auntie, and after your Uncle Keith passed away...” She shook her head. “Alas. You turned out okay.”

Grace chuckled. “I guess so.”

“Sasha will turn out better.”

“I’ll make sure of it.”

The train pulled into the station, and they hugged. Sasha was conscious enough to say goodbye and kiss Aunt Meg, then the second she saw herself on the train, she fell into a deep sleep. Grace played with her soft, brown hair as she hummed to herself. They were alone in the compartment, and she was grateful for that. After the day from hell that she’d had, she needed some quiet time to think.

“It’s over,” she murmured to herself. “This marks the end of one period of my life, and the beginning of the next. It’s going to be a good one. Has to.”

She couldn’t sleep, so she stared out the window, mostly at her reflection, since it was dark outside. Her hair was disheveled and needed a wash, and she looked years older. She wasn’t wearing any makeup, and now she regretted not taking a minute to make herself look presentable. She took out a pocket mirror and studied herself in the dim light of the train compartment. She pulled at the skin around her eyes to smooth out the wrinkles and frowned. She had to take better care of herself now that she didn’t have to worry about making rent and paying the bills. She was only twenty-six, going on twenty-seven, and she felt and looked like she was over thirty. But she was sure a good night’s sleep and a long hot bath would fix the exhaustion written on her features and most of her newly-formed wrinkles. Oh, and the lack of stress. That was going to help, too.

“I need to make some changes. I need to put myself first once in a while.” And that didn’t mean putting herself before her daughter. It just meant she needed to start looking after her health, her figure, and how she dressed and carried herself.

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