Reborn (Supervillain Rehabilitation Project Book 3) by H. L. Burke

Author:H. L. Burke [Burke, H. L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: H. L. Burke
Published: 2020-10-13T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

Lucia! Lucia, you need to hear me. Look out! Please, look out!

Prism jerked awake with a sharp inhalation.

Fade grunted beside her. He reached over to place his hand on her arm. “You all right?”

“Shh.” Closing her eyes, she concentrated on the memory of his voice.

Aiden, I can hear you. Can you hear me?

Nothing.

Disappointment bit into her heart.

“I thought I heard him again,” she whispered. She rolled onto her side and hid her face in her pillow.

Fade massaged her back and shoulders. “After everything you went through today, everything you found out, it makes sense that you’d dream of him.”

“Maybe you’re right.” She squeezed her eyes shut, trying to hold back tears. It didn’t work. “I mean, if he were really still out there, wouldn’t he be trying to contact me constantly? Why only when I’m asleep?”

Fade shifted so his body cradled hers. He kissed the top of her head. “I don’t know. Maybe there’s something about sleep that makes it easier for him to break in.”

She opened her eyes. “You mean you believe me now?”

“Considering that we know for a fact that he’s both at least physically alive and that he’s received some sort of power upgrade, we can’t discount the idea that he might be trying to communicate with you and Tanvi.” He sighed. “Even so—I’m worried, Luce. If Talon is right, if there’s nothing left of him, or just small traces, unable to free himself from whatever Brink has done, it’s going to break your heart all over again.”

Her lips pursed. “Do you think they’re right? That maybe the merciful thing to do is ... is what they plan?” Even if they were right, she couldn’t say it.

“I’m not sure. I do think that from what I remember of Aiden, he didn’t fear death, but this? What they’ve done would be torture for him.” He stroked her arm before resting his hand on top of her belly. “Do you know what time it is?”

She reached for her phone on the nightstand then winced. “A little after two.”

The baby within her did a somersault, and Fade chuckled. “She’s up too, huh?”

“I guess. I hope this isn’t a sign for how she’ll sleep when she’s out of there.” Sadness fell over her as heavy as the shadows in their darkened room. “We still haven’t named her. I feel like this should be a happy time. We should be nesting, preparing for her, but now? How am I supposed to focus on the baby with everything going on with Aiden?”

“One step at a time,” he whispered in her ear. “Remember, she’ll be here soon. We’ll be able to hold her. Maybe it won’t fix what’s going on, but it might make things just a little bit better.”

“Maybe. At least the nursery is ready, and we still have about a month left.” She didn’t know if she could endure another month of uncertainty over Aiden, with or without the baby.

They lay in silence for several minutes. Prism kept her mind blank,

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