Red_A Fractured Fairy Tale by J. E. Taylor

Author:J. E. Taylor [Taylor, J. E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: JET-Fueled Fiction
Published: 2018-02-10T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

The moon shone through the window of the cell I sat in. Lucas was still tethered to the silver cuff, and his harried breathing and occasional stifled groans echoed in the dark chamber of the jail. The binds holding him also prohibited him from shifting, and based on the sounds he made, it must have hurt something fierce.

Remy had left us here so he could attend my grandmother’s funeral. The entire town would pay their respects, but I wasn’t allowed to be there for either the service or the gathering that always followed a funeral here in Dakota. My heart ached. I wouldn’t be able to say a proper goodbye.

I wondered if Remy would honor Gram’s wishes. I wondered what the town would do to me, and I feared what they would do to Lucas.

I glanced through the bars at him and sighed. As if sensing my gaze, he looked up, his bright blue eyes glowing in the dim light of the moon.

“I’m sorry. I should have left last night,” he said in a weak voice.

“This isn’t your fault. I asked you to stay,” I said. If I had let him go, neither of us would be rotting in jail waiting for our trial.

He closed his eyes and turned away from me. “I should have known better.”

He leaned his head against the adjoining bars close enough for me to touch him. His thick hair beckoned me, and I reached out, running my fingers through the lush strands. Lucas jerked away and glanced over his shoulder. A crease formed between his eyes.

“What are you doing?”

“I, um. I just. I don’t know.” I stumbled on the words, wondering the same thing. His hair was just so... touchable. I shook my head and clasped my hands in my lap. I had no idea what the hell had come over me.

He slowly turned back around with a sigh. “Why didn’t you kill me?”

I remained quiet, and when he glanced back, I just raised my eyebrows.

“You grandmother,” he said with a disappointed lilt. He relaxed into the bars again and let out a soft laugh. “She wasn’t the least bit afraid when I approached her. She got a bit ornery, though, especially when she thought I was in league with the other wolf and toying with her.” He sighed. “She was quite a lady,” he added after a few minutes of silence.

“Yes, she was.” I lay back on the thin mattress, distancing myself from the need to run my fingers through his thick hair, and ignored the lump that formed in my throat and the sting in my eyes.

“You’re a lot like her, you know,” Lucas said.

I wasn’t anything like my grandmother. She had been so strong and so independent and so loved by the townspeople.

Lucas turned towards the hall just as a shuffle reached my ears.

“Why?” A gruff voice said from the shadows.

Travis stepped into the light, his eyes rimmed red and his cheeks flushed. He reeked of alcohol, even from this distance. Just the fact he was here after dark said volumes as to his state of mind.

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