Sing Me Your Scars (Apex Voices Book 3) by Walters Damien Angelica

Author:Walters, Damien Angelica [Walters, Damien Angelica]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Apex Publications
Published: 2015-03-08T16:00:00+00:00

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Alec tiptoed down the stairs and stood in the entrance to the kitchen. Through the window, he could see the woman. Same dress, same posture, same tears, and again, she was illuminated in a pale glow, brighter than the moon could explain.

The front door made a slight creak when he pushed it open; he padded around the side of the house as carefully, as quietly, as he could, expecting her to be gone.

She wasn’t.

The marks on her arm appeared darker—swirls of green and purple in irregular patterns. Most definitely bruises. Was she seeking temporary shelter after a storm of violence? Did this yard and this house hold something in her memory, something she couldn’t get back?

He took a hesitant half-step forward, and a twig snapped beneath his heel, the tiny sound a shriek in the night silence. She didn’t move, but Alec sensed a stiffening of her shoulders and spine, and he retreated until he was mostly hidden by the edge of the house.

She continued to cry but, after a time, cupped her hands over her face then extended her arms and tipped her hands. He saw teardrops slip from her palms to the ground, a rain of glistening pearls, each one distinct and separate. Impossible.

He hissed in a breath, and this time, she turned; once again, his breath gathered in his chest as if his lungs had gone on holiday. He didn’t think she could see him, but he pressed closer to the house. She blinked once, slowly, and then walked to the gate with a smooth, gliding step, her dress spread out behind her, and slipped through and out.

When the ability to breathe returned, Alec knelt on one knee where she’d been. Beneath his fingers, the ground felt damp in one spot, the spot where she’d spilled her tears.

It wasn’t until he returned to his bedroom that he realized her dress had made no sound moving across the grass. No sound at all.

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