Resistance by c. j. daugherty

Author:c. j. daugherty [daugherty, c. j.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-06-05T18:30:00+00:00

After Night School that evening, the group stayed behind for more weapons training. Allie waited until it was just the six of them before standing up. She’d thought about this all afternoon. It was time to settle this. And get things back to normal.

‘Before we get started, there’s something I want to say. What happened in the chapel – the way I agreed to the parley without asking you first – that was wrong. And I’m sorry.’

She saw Rachel’s eyes widen. The cautious approval on Nicole’s face.

The puzzled boredom in Zoe’s expression.

‘I know it made you all angry and upset, and I don’t blame you. Please believe me.’ With her eyes she sought out Sylvain’s face. His expression was hard to read. ‘I won’t do anything like that again. I promise. We’re a team. We decide things together.’ Tugging at the hem of her black exercise top, she stepped back. ‘That’s all I wanted to say. I hope you can forgive me and I’d really like us to get back to normal. If we can.’

She saw Zoe roll her eyes as Rachel and Nicole both rushed over to give her a hug.

‘That was a lovely thing to say,’ Nicole said. ‘I’m sorry about what I said the other day. It wasn’t fair.’

‘And I’m sorry we listened to my dad,’ Rachel said. ‘I should have known better.’

‘It’s cool,’ Allie insisted. ‘I deserved it. And … to be fair, if your dad was trying scare me, it bloody worked. I’m terrified now.’

When the girls walked away chatting, Sylvain came over to her.

‘I know that must have been hard,’ he said when no one else could hear . ‘I’m really proud of you. And I’m sorry about everything. I handled it all badly. But I was afraid for you.’ He paused. ‘I wish there was a way to take it all back.’

His tone was fervent, but he kept his distance. As if he wasn’t sure she’d welcome his touch.

The caution in his eyes hurt her.

Allie wished she knew what to do. They’d been so close while they were in France. But, somehow, after they came back to Cimmeria that changed.

Everything was so confusing here, it was so easy to lose your way. Maybe that was what had happened.

Breaking the space between them, she rested her hand on his arm. ‘No, I’m sorry. I was selfish. I didn’t think. And I really just want us to go back to the way we were before everything happened. I miss us, the way we were.’

Some of the tension left Sylvain’s shoulders. Taking her hand in his, he lifted it to his lips.

‘I miss us, too,’ he said softly. ‘Let’s be us again.’

But even as Allie smiled up at him, some part of her knew that wanting something and having it are two very different things.

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