The Way We Were(wolf): A sweet paranormal romcom (When in West Virginia) by Lindsey Jesionowski
Author:Lindsey Jesionowski [Jesionowski, Lindsey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-10-03T18:30:00+00:00
Chapter
Eight
It was a peacefully glorious fall night at the driving rangeâ¦until it wasnât.
âYou what?!â Nathan shouted loud enough to wake the dead. Well, Eric hoped that wasnât the case. They had enough problems tonight without having extra guests watch his inevitable talking-to. Or yelling-to, as it was.
âYou donât get it because you donât have this power, this responsibility. If I can heal people, why shouldnât I? The kidâs leg was blown to pieces. What was I supposed to do, Nathan? Let him lie there in pain?â He picked up a golf ball and chucked it deeper into the woods, frustration getting the better of him.
Normally, Eric enjoyed roaming the driving range, searching the grass for balls the carts had missed and putting them up by the clubhouse. Fresh air and a good deedâtwo things Eric loved. But he was still paying for this last good deed heâd done. And if the red, bulging eyes on his brotherâs face were any sign, he was going to pay for this one for a long time.
âYou shouldnât have even been there in the first place!â Nathan boomed, making several bats in the nearby trees flap away. âWe had a deal, Eric. And I thought you were going to keep your distance from her.â
âYou said I could come to town and live like a human for once instead of living a life of obscurity with you in the woods like a couple of monsters.â
âBut you are a monster!â This time, no animals skittered off. Probably because heâd already frightened the pants off any creatures in a ten-mile radiusâwell, if animals wore pants, that is.
âHalf a monster,â Eric corrected. He felt like that was an important detail to make clear. Even if it confirmed that he was also half-monster, something he wished he could forget.
Nathan grabbed his hair in clumps, looking into the starlit sky. âWhat are you doing, man?â His words lacked the fight his earlier ones once had.
âLiving. Maybe you should try it sometime.â
Nathan flinched, stumbling back a step as his mouth opened once, twice, before any words came out. âYou know what happened to meâ¦when I got too close to a girlââ
âWhat does Lucy have to do with this?â
âShe has everything to do with this!â
Eric shook his head slowly, eyes narrowing on his brother. âIâm not going to blow our cover.â
âYou say that nowâ¦â he began. He kicked a rock with a grunt as they watched it sail past the 300-yard marker. âYou know what happens when you shift. Iâve watched you lose total control, and thereâs no telling what youâll do. And I know thatâs hard for you to understand because you never remember, butâ¦someoneâs going to get hurt.â
He stepped back, crossing his arms over his chest as he shook his head. âNot a chance. Iâd never hurt Lucy.â
âAnd what if you canât help it?â
Eric shook his head as he walked a couple of steps away, needing his distance but knowing he couldnât leave. âI get it now.â After all this time, Nathan still couldnât reconcile with his past.
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