Rapture (The Immortal Chronicles Book 4) by Sloane Murphy

Author:Sloane Murphy [Murphy, Sloane]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Dedicated Ink Publishing Ltd
Published: 2017-09-28T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Xander

3 weeks later

I watch from the doorway as she paces back and forth, venting to Kaden. Since we brought her here to his safe house up in the mountains, she’s barely spoken to me or Dimitri. I almost understand it, all of this is our fault, and once again, Kaden is the only one who didn’t lie to her. I shake my head, no, this is my fault. All of this. The fact that she’s being persecuted again, the fact that she’s had to leave everyone else behind without a word to most of them. My biggest regret is that I didn’t tell her, I was trying to avoid exactly this, and all I’ve done is made a bigger mess. I’m losing her, I can feel it more every day and I feel helpless against it.

“If he doesn’t let me get word to them soon, Kaden, I’m just going to leave.” I hear her yell. I can even understand her anger. At least it’s better than indifference. It means she still feels something. I watch as Kaden tries to sooth her before heading over to them.

“Addie, Kaden. I’m about to leave, and we need to talk.” I say. Addie looks at me, and the pain in her eyes floors me so much it feels like all of the air has been sucked from my lungs.

“What else do you want?” She spits.

“Addie,” Kaden soothes.

“I wanted to know if you wanted me to pass on a message to Kellan, Sophie, or Dante.” I say, his name like chewing nails. The fact that she cares for him is my fault too, but all I can do now is try to fix it.

“You know I do, how much can I really tell them though?” She says, defeated.

“I will let them know you’re safe, and pass on your love.” I tell her, knowing it’s about as much as we can tell them. I have to keep my visit as under wraps as I can, god only knows what would happen if the council found her.

“Maybe I should just go back? I can’t believe I just abandoned them all. Kellan. Dante. But Sophie, god what must she think of me, I just ran away and left her there to deal with them and whatever they have in store. Maybe I should just go back and face the music and hope for the best. Maybe fighting isn’t always the answer. Maybe all I’m doing is fuelling their hatred towards me. I’m not showing them that they’re wrong about me, that they don’t know me. I feel like such a coward, like a child for just running scared.”

“Addie,” I sigh, “It’s too much of a risk.”

“Maybe,” Kaden says softly to her, “maybe that would put the rest of them at more risk. We know the council isn’t afraid of crossing lines to get what they want. They’re already hunting you, god knows what they’d do if they got you.”

I run my hand down my face, I’m glad Kaden is here because I have no idea how I’d get her to co-operate without him right now.

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