Moon Captured by Jennifer Snyder

Author:Jennifer Snyder [Snyder, Jennifer]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-06-27T16:00:00+00:00

11

“Not happening,” Eli insisted.

I held up a hand. “Just think about it.”

“No. Absolutely not.” He shook his head. His gaze never wavered from me. “He’s too strong.”

“I’m stronger than you give me credit for,” I snapped, feeling as though he was calling me weak in front of everyone.

“That’s not what I meant.” Eli’s eyes softened but his features pinched tighter. “I know you’re strong. I’ve told you time and time again you’re a tough as nails kind of girl. That’s one of the things I love about you. I guess what I meant to say is I’m not strong. I’m not strong enough to hand you over to Roman. You asked me to do something similar once before, and I refuse to do it again. I’m not strong enough to go through that particular type of torment right now. Handing you over to Regina’s goons was one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to do.”

My heart clenched. I understood where he was coming from. I knew that moment had been hard for him. I remembered having a taste of it the night we rescued Violet from Drew Hopkins’s basement. I’d been forced to leave him to go against Drew alone. It had nearly broke me.

“Funny, I don’t remember you handing me over to anyone,” I said with a smirk. It was all in an effort to break the tension filling the trailer up. “That’s not how I remember it at all.”

I’d had to bash him over the head hard enough to knock him out so I could leave with Neo.

Eli chuckled and scratched at the back of his neck. “You have a good memory, then. So, maybe that’s not how it happened but still...don’t ask me to watch you be used in that way again. I thought I lost you last time. I can’t handle going through that again.”

“I know,” I said. “But, what other option do we have?”

“I hate to say it, but she’s right,” Dorian insisted. I had a feeling he’d come to my aid on this. “Roman is coming after her anyway, right? Might as well use that to our advantage.”

“If we crafted a plan that uses her as bait, but in a safe way, like with us waiting in the wings to attack, and we made sure she was never out of our sight, would you agree to it?” Frank asked.

Eli said something in response, but I’d tuned him out. All I could focus on was Ridley and the way Julian leaned toward her with a look of concern etched into his features. It seemed to have Benji on edge too.

“What’s wrong?” I took a step toward them.

“Nothing. It’s just a headache,” Ridley insisted. Her fingers pressed against her temples as she squeezed her eyes shut.

“An intense one from what I can sense,” Julian said.

Ridley swayed on her feet. I reached out to steady her and then led her to the couch to sit.

“Would a glass of water help?” Eli asked.

Ridley winced. “It might.”

“Can you not feel her pain?” Julian asked Eli.

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