Rising from the Ashes by Charity West

Author:Charity West [West, Charity]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Evernight Publishing
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Four

The weekend arrived without any more incidents courtesy of Price. The snakes were his last attempt to get to me, and I wasn’t sure if it was because he didn’t know where I was, or if he was just biding his time. Zarek and his crew had managed to get all of my furniture packed and moved into storage by Thursday night, and he brought the rest of my clothes and essentials to the apartment. He had to work Friday and Saturday, and when he left for work Friday morning, I was a nervous wreck. Two nights by myself? I wasn’t sure I was ready.

Zarek kissed me softly. “Call me if you get scared. We haven’t had any incidents in a few days, so maybe it’s over. Maybe he’s given up.”

I shook my head. “You don’t know Price like I do. He won’t give up. If anything, he’s regrouping and deciding what to do next. If he knows I’m living with you, then he’ll wait until you aren’t around before he comes after me again.”

“I could take some vacation days,” Zarek offered.

“No. I need to be a big girl about this. Yes, I’m scared, but you can’t stand by my side every second of every day for the rest of my life. Sooner or later, Price will find me alone, and he’ll attack.”

Zarek pulled me into his embrace and held me tight. “I’m going to check in throughout the day. Not because I’m an overbearing asshole, but because I’m worried about you. If you don’t answer, I’ll call back. If you still don’t answer, I’m sending the police to check on you.”

I smiled a little. “Right, so if I go to the bathroom or take a shower, take the phone with me.”

“Smart ass.”

“I thought you liked my ass.”

He kissed me again, harder, fiercer. When he released me, I thought I was seeing stars. I was going to miss him the next two days, and I wondered if maybe I should surprise him at lunchtime. I had my car back, with all new tires, and I had a feeling it had some other new parts too. When I drove it home, it seemed to handle a bit better than before.

Zarek left, and I wandered around the apartment for a few minutes, trying to decide what to do with myself. I took a shower and pulled on a sundress with a floral print, and then cleaned up the breakfast dishes. By the time that was done, I fixed my hair and makeup, but it still wasn’t close enough to lunch to justify showing up at the fire station. I flipped through the TV channels for a while, settling on a talk show, and waited impatiently for eleven o’clock to arrive. I caught myself looking at the clock about every fifteen minutes, willing time to go faster.

It wasn’t that I was scared and wanted to be with Zarek, it was more that I felt goofy in love with him and wanted to spend more time with him.

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