Saving Her Destiny by Gilmer Candice

Author:Gilmer, Candice [Gilmer, Candice]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Genies, Banshees, Paranormal Romance, Fairies, Mermaids, Djinn, Comedy, Merrow, Candice Gilmer
Publisher: Samhain Publishing, Ltd.
Published: 2015-06-02T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Cara stared at Duncan, her brow furrowed as he swallowed the piece of cheese.

“Why would you stay?” Her words echoed in his head, a complete thought, yet he could feel so much more—confusion, anger, frustration. So many of her emotions were laced with the words, he took a breath before answering.

“I have to see this through,” he replied. And how else could he articulate it? Just being here, next to her, in the desert of all places.

Alone with her. Truly alone with her. Not where someone would stumble upon them, not at a café where they were chatting over coffee, or even at her parent’s house where her mother or father might come in.

No phone to answer, no nosy neighbors, nothing.

Just the two of them.

For the first time in eternity.

It hit him hard how beautiful she had become, how much she’d matured both physically and mentally. The wetsuit she wore hid nothing from his gaze, and he took in the curves of her sides, of her hips, as the curves moved in one fluid motion, those lines that made the gods stand up and take notice. She truly was a work of art.

He’d realized when he first met her that she’d be attractive—her eyes and face shape already alluded to it, but it wasn’t until now that he could truly see how she’d matured into a great beauty, since he’d first met her.

Such a change.

Such growth.

He smirked at how she’d grown up, the differences between her now and the young lady he’d met so long ago.

“Why are you laughing? You heard him, I barely have an hour left,” Cara said. Tears formed in the corners of her eyes, and she brushed them away.

Seeing her tears sent a shockwave of ache through him. This was the last time he’d ever be around her.

The last time he’d ever get to see her.

“Do you find this satisfying? Watching me die?” She pulled her knees to her chest again, the wet suit groaning as she moved, and she laid her head on her knees, looking away from him.

He felt like a jerk—who knew what she thought he’d been smirking over. “I’m sorry. I was just remembering.”

She turned and looked at him, her eyes glossy from tears unshed. “Remembering what?”

“When I first met you.”

“Glad I can still amuse you in my final moments.” She crossed her arms and looked away. “You don’t have to stay if you’re just going to laugh at me.”

“And I said I’m not leaving. I won’t leave you alone to die.” He scooted into her and put his hand on her shoulder.

She twisted back toward him again. “I don’t know if that’s the nicest thing I’ve ever heard, or the most demented.”

“Here,” he said and waved his wand again. This time, he materialized a cup of Fairy Tea and handed it to her.

She sniffed it, and a bit of a grin spread over her face. “You sure you want to give me this?”

“You remember the last time, then?” He would never forget saving her that day.

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