The Sea Archer by Jeny Heckman

Author:Jeny Heckman [Heckman, Jeny]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, fantasy
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press
Published: 2018-07-17T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 19

Jason stayed almost a week longer before returning to Seattle to put the finishing touches on Donovan’s benefit being held at the Tacoma arena. Raven drove him to the airport and turned her cheek as he moved to kiss her goodbye.

“See you in about a month?”

“Yeah.” When he smiled at her, looking like he expected more, she simply said, “Have a safe flight, Jason. Give me a call when you land.”

“I will. Let’s finish up this recuperating and moping and get back to work.”

He turned without even waiting for a response, picked up his suitcase, and walked into the airport. She stared after him, mouth slightly open, then turned to look straight out the front window with the same expression, feeling like a scolded child. She put her tongue in her cheek and narrowed her eyes, as a flicker of irritation sparked. Just a little spark, but it ignited.

On the drive home, she stopped for a latte and poppy seed muffin, but when she walked through her front door, her eyes fell on the piano. Dropping her breakfast and purse on the table to be forgotten, she sat down at it and began to play, compose, and sing.

Music had always been Raven, just as Raven had always been music. Her earliest memories included that campfire listening to her father play his guitar and mother singing in a perfect alto voice. When she asked to play, she instantly felt a connection and understood the instrument. It was almost as if they spoke to each other. Barely able to wrap her tiny hands around it, she mimicked what he’d been playing. When left to her own devices, Raven gained power from her music. She just couldn’t explain it past that. It had been so long since she’d experienced any kind of power at all.

Now she performed without restraint, and it felt like she was breaking through a thick, sturdy barrier. She played the classics and then her own music, unaware of time or place. She continued to play that night and into the next day when he found her.

Finn walked up to the house and heard her playing the guitar. He stood at the screen door and knocked, but she didn’t answer. Preparing to open the screen, he stopped when she began to sing. It was a beautiful, uplifting song about power and possibility. The next melody was haunting, about youth, pain, and distrust. Singing, crooning to people that no longer lived, she spoke of pain inflicted and love extinguished.

Sitting down and leaning back in the Adirondack chair on her porch, he just listened, running a hand over his beard. In the two hours he sat there, he learned more about her than the entire time he’d known her. Finn tried to process what it all meant. What part was story and what part was true until suddenly, it stopped. Looking in the window, he saw her walk toward her bedroom, and after ten minutes he chose to try again.

She opened the door wearing a salmon-colored sundress, her hair wet and loose from a shower.

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