Rising Covenant (Living Covenant Trilogy Book 1) by Amanda M. Lee

Author:Amanda M. Lee [Lee, Amanda M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: WinchesterShaw Publications
Published: 2016-06-07T04:00:00+00:00

TWO hours later Aric was full and I managed to eat a breadstick. Aric wasn’t thrilled with the outcome, but he knew better than to argue. After pushing the tray back into the hallway and relocking the door, he turned off the lights and crawled into bed next to me.

I’ve never been a fan of sleeping in strange beds. I prefer the comfort of my own when at all possible. Somehow, on the night I lost my parents, it felt right not to be comfortable.

“We need to talk about a few things,” Aric said, slipping his arm under my waist and tugging me to the center of the mattress so he could snuggle beside me. “Do you know what your parents’ wishes were?”

“What do you mean?”

“We’re probably not going to have bodies, so there’s not a lot we can do about that, but do you want to get markers for them?”

It was an odd question to ponder. I thought I would have years – decades even – before facing that kind of decision. “They didn’t really have any friends. They spent all of their time together. I think I would be the only one visiting markers.”

“I kind of figured that,” Aric said, his breath warm against my cheek. “We could put up a memorial on our property if you want. We don’t need tombstones. I was thinking a bench with their names would be nice. We could plant a garden around it. Your mother loved flowers.”

My mother did love flowers. She could spend hours in the garden. The only thing I could do in a garden was glare at bees.

“That sounds nice. I think she’d like that.”

“We’re going to have to deal with the house, too,” Aric said, choosing his words carefully. I think he worried that he would overload me with details, so he treaded lightly. “We’re obviously not going to rebuild it. I know people through the lumber business who can take care of the teardown. I … there’s probably not anything inside that survived. You know that, right?”

“I know that everything they loved is gone,” I said.

“Not everything, Zoe,” Aric said, rubbing his nose against my cheek. “The thing they loved most is next to me in this bed. As long as you’re alive, part of them is, too.”

“I want to make someone pay,” I admitted. “I want … I’m angry.”

“I know you’re angry, baby,” Aric said. “I was so proud of you this afternoon, though. You could have lashed out and hurt Teague. Heck, you could have killed him if you wanted. You maintained control.”

“Teague is a jackoff, but he didn’t kill my parents,” I said. “I did that.”

Aric stilled, and I felt fury coming off of him.. “You are not to blame for this.”

“Who is to blame, Aric? I killed the wolves. I didn’t just kill them, I incinerated them. I snapped their spines. I … I taunted the wolf yesterday. They retaliated because of me.”

“I know you want to blame someone, and the easiest person is yourself right now, but I’m not going to listen to this,” Aric argued.

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