The Nightmare (Rogue Hollow Academy Book 2) by Octavia Jensen & Kady Ash

Author:Octavia Jensen & Kady Ash [Jensen, Octavia & Ash, Kady]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Flower Bone Publishing
Published: 2023-12-03T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Three

Quinn

My head is pounding when I try to wake up. It’s not like most mornings though; I don’t feel peaceful as I drift toward consciousness, I feel chaos. My brain throbs trying to remember what happened, how I went from playing with magic to lost at sea. Not literally at sea, I was absolutely standing on land as the world twisted and contorted around me, but it felt like I was rocking on that door Rose should have shared in Titanic and everything else was floating away.

My body aches when I find the strength to move, and when my vision finally clears, I see the one person I need to see more than anything. My mate. “Otto,” I whisper, reaching out to touch his face. “I missed you.”

“I’m here, Cher. Not leaving your side.”

I hum, letting my heavy hand fall as I look around the room. I’m surprised none of my friends are here, but when I meet his eyes again I know exactly why they’re not. My protective wolf needed to keep me safe. With a smile, I ask him, “When did you get back?” as I slip our fingers together.

“Right before it happened. Javonte’s a little directionally challenged and had trouble finding me, but I came as soon as he told me you were looking for me.” He lifts our hands to kiss my fingers. “I’m so sorry, Cherry. You were right... about all of it. Everything.”

“No,” I croak out, moving to try and get up so I can climb into his lap. “No, I was selfish, baby. I hurt you so much.”

He stops me, laying me back gently. “Don’t move, you’ll hurt yourself. But Cherry, don’t you see? You told me a million times you needed space to figure things out and discover who you are. I thought I knew better, but—” his eyes drop, and I swear I can feel the tightness in his chest — “you were right. I left you alone for two weeks and now you know who you are. All you needed was for me to get out of your way.”

Those words make my stomach turn with guilt. My mate was trying to be everything for me, and I made him feel like he was in my way. Otto Neyrus is not in my way, he is my way. “I want you, Alpha.”

The whimper he lets out doesn’t make any sense to me until my eyes drop a little lower. This is the first time I’ve seen him without a shirt on since our fight, and the evidence is written there all over his chest. The once-glowing moon is now broken and cracked, so faded into his skin, I can barely see it. It’s more like a scar than a burning testament of love.

“Say it again,” he whispers. “Please. Just try again.”

My hand flies to his mark, I sit up before he can stop me and place a kiss to it, willing that beautiful glow to return to us. “I’m so sorry I broke this.

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