Visions Of Darkness Trilogy by Krysten Harlow

Author:Krysten Harlow [Harlow, Krysten]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-04-01T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

I look down at my father. This... would not be a fun conversation. And honestly, I don’t think I want to have it. But... well, there is a lot he needs to answer for. And only some of it is personal. I sit down in front of him and flash him a wry smile.

He offers me a shaky, tired grin. “Hey, Freya...” he starts. “Before we get into this, can we talk? Have a moment, before the hunters out there ruin it? Again?”

He’s trying to lighten the conversation with a lighthearted tone. I... allow it. The tone is going to get dark and accusatory later, so it will be cruel to not allow that now. But, just because I let him set the tone of the conversation, doesn’t mean I’m going to let everything else he did go. So, I nod. Not sharply, but curtly.

He sits up straighter. “First, let me say... I’m sorry. I wasn’t as good of a father as I should have been. I let my ambition drive me, and it led me away from my children. I’m sorry. I don’t expect your forgiveness, and honestly, I wouldn’t take it if you offered it. I just want you to know that.”

That was about what I expected. I nod and let him continue.

“I know there’s no way to convince you to leave, like I tried with your brother earlier, but... I’d hoped you could tell me a little more about your life?” He grimaces. “There wasn’t a lot of ‘talking’ between me and Logan... he blamed me for a lot of things, rightfully so, but I’d hoped to get to know all of you before this whole thing ended.”

I mull the thought over for a moment... there weren’t a lot of reasons I shouldn’t, if I was being honest with myself. And, well soothsayer or not, I am a journalist, and I enjoy telling true stories. So, why not? We have a few hours before we get into the darker stuff.

“Alright.” I nod, and the hope and relief in his eyes is... not overwhelming, but it is a little much for me. I start with, well, what I could remember from just after he left. There is a lot to go over. And that isn’t counting the apocalypse.

***

“Two Horsemen?” He asks with wide, terrified eyes. “You had contact with two of the manifestations of pestilence and famine?!”

“Well, I only had contact with Phil, who was possessed by Pestilence, and Famine was entirely through a vision.”

“Regardless!” He slumps backwards into his chair. “It shouldn’t have happened...at all! I... I’m sorry, I don’t mean to sound accusatory, and I have no right to dictate your life, but Horsemen?”

I shrug. “It’s not like I had a ton of say in the matter.”

He runs a hand down his face. “It shouldn’t have been that way. Nothing turned out like it should have.”

That was as good a segue as I’ll ever get. “I know it’s uncomfortable, but we have to go through the interrogation now.

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