We Will Heal These Wounds (Seers and Demigods Book 3) by Nicole Thorn & Sarah Hall

Author:Nicole Thorn & Sarah Hall [Thorn, Nicole]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: ebook, epub, QuarkXPress
Publisher: Burning Willow Press, LLC
Published: 2018-06-08T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN:

Eyes Wide Open

Verin

I . . . did not know what to say. I’d never felt such a potent mix of rage and sorrow at the same time. Both so intense that I couldn’t believe they shared my body without bursting my skin. I blamed my inhumanity.

This pain ran so deep inside of Juniper that I knew I couldn’t shake it out of her with some kind words, as true as they would have been. She was not ugly, or hard to love. Juniper made it easy to want her. I could have stood there and listed a hundred reasons to argue her point, and why I wanted to be with her. They would have fallen on deaf ears.

I held her instead.

My arms went around her slender body, and I said not a damn word to her. I felt better with her body against mine. Like I could protect her.

I couldn’t say how much time went by, but I knew I had to let her go. They would start to wonder why we left, and I didn’t want this private pain shared with anyone. This belonged to her, and she let me in on it. It would stay that way.

I pressed my lips to her hair, because I made a promise to her I couldn’t break. Not this promise, and not to this girl. When her eyes opened, she would understand.

Gently and as slow as I could manage, I took her face in my hands. “You don’t have to see your worth for it to be there, luv. All of the best people think they’re rubbish.” I ended on the hint of a smile, and I left her to her cleaning.

The fury overtook the sorrow from the moment I couldn’t see Juniper anymore. She seemed to be my control, and I left her behind. I didn’t want her to see it when my armor cracked.

I sat on the couch in the living room, watching everyone else have their fun. I attempted to look human as I sat there, because I didn’t want to ruin it for them. Cerberus came by and nudged my leg, so I scooped him up and sat him on my lap. He turned over for a belly rub, and I gave in so that I would have something to keep my hands busy.

Zander watched me out of the corner of his eye, and I tried not to let him see what I felt. Stupid of me, really. I just kept petting the dog.

My person came back into the room from the kitchen, and looked in on the fun. She seemed so detached from anything that could bring her ease or joy. A self-inflicted punishment I wished she knew she didn’t deserve. Juniper stood awkwardly at the entrance of the room, like she didn’t know where she belonged. I didn’t want that feeling in her.

She saw me, and my heart jumped when she started walking in my direction. When she sat beside me, it felt like she chose me.

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