Run to Me by Cynthia Eden

Author:Cynthia Eden [Eden, Cynthia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Military, Suspense, Paranormal, General, Science Fiction, Action & Adventure, Romance
ISBN: 9781942840381
Publisher: Hocus Pocus Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2018-01-23T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Willow had changed into jeans and a sweatshirt. She hadn’t bothered with shoes, and she sat, her spine perfectly straight, on the edge of the bed.

Cecelia Gregory—Dr. Cecelia Gregory—had pulled a chair close to the bed. Like Willow, Cecelia was also wearing jeans. She’d taken off her coat to reveal a blue sweater, and she offered Willow a reassuring smile.

Willow didn’t feel particularly reassured. They were still in the containment room—still in her cell, and Cecelia made her nervous.

Willow’s gaze cut to the right. Jay was there. His shoulders were propped up against the wall, and his arms were crossed over his chest. His stare was on Cecelia.

“How are you feeling, Willow?” Cecelia asked carefully.

It wasn’t Willow’s first session with the shrink. She liked Cecelia. She was also uneasy around her. Because Cecelia could figure out how to get inside of everyone’s mind. Willow could touch a person and manifest their fears. But Cecelia could simply ask her careful questions and strip a person’s soul absolutely raw.

“Willow?” Cecelia prompted.

Willow pulled her gaze away from Jay. “Got to say,” she murmured. “I’m not at my best.”

“It’s almost dawn.” Cecelia gave her a quick smile. “And you’ve had a rather, um, eventful night.”

“Maybe we should wait until later for this,” Willow rushed to say. “If it’s nearly dawn, then—”

“I’m not going to stay long. Flynn will be coming for me soon. But I needed to check in with you, after everything that happened.”

Willow’s chin notched up. “You mean you had to check in to make certain I wasn’t going to flip out and attack everyone.”

“Yes.” Cecelia nodded. “I did.”

The woman didn’t pull her punches.

“You know I’m not going to lie to you, Willow. That’s not what I do. There was an extreme incident tonight, and I was asked to talk with you because we need to do a threat assessment.”

Willow wanted to look at Jay again. Because she wanted it so badly, she kept her eyes glued to Cecelia. “I didn’t—Jay said I didn’t make him see his fears.”

“No.” Cecelia’s voice was gentle. “You didn’t. You fought whatever compulsion or trigger Wyman gave to you.”

Her hands dug into the bed covers. “If I fought it, then that means Wyman can’t control me.”

“You did lunge across the room. You went for Jay. But something stopped you before you could follow through on the attack.” Cecelia tilted her head to study Willow. Her red hair trailed over her shoulder. “What do you think that was?”

“I don’t remember everything clearly. I just remember bits and pieces.”

“I’ve found that Lazarus test subjects maintain primitive responses and memories the best. Fear is very primitive. So is rage. Were you afraid in that room?”

“Yes.”

“Were you angry?”

“Y-yes…”

“Can you remember what Wyman said to you?”

Willow shook her head.

“What do you remember then?”

“I remember being over Jay. Staring down at him.”

“Good. That’s good, Willow. Tell me…how did you feel right then?”

Jay was watching. She’d asked him to watch, to stay, but now… “Can he leave?”

She felt Jay’s start of surprise.

“Forget it.

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