Whispers In The Woods by Ariel Dawn

Author:Ariel Dawn [Dawn, Ariel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Ariel Dawn
Published: 2023-01-30T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

SHADOW

“Flint…” My heart wants to leap from my chest as I take a step toward him. He appraises me with frightened eyes, taking a step back. The action feels like a stab to the gut.

“Do not run from me. Not now,” I say, my heart catching in my throat. He stands there in the moonlight, looking just as awe-struck and beautiful as I remember him.

“We need to talk. About what happened. About Jenna, about—” I take another step toward him slowly. “Can you speak?” I ask gently.

He does not move, only stares at me with those deep green irises that stir all the memories I’ve held onto for so long.

Memories of those big, beautiful orbs staring at me in the throws of passion, or when he was uncertain of himself, fill my psyche, my heart.

“Speak hard… without Jenna.”

His voice is just as lovely as I remember—deep, mysterious, magical.

I take another slow step toward him. He stands still, meeting my gaze. I am so close now I could reach out and touch him, and actually feel him. His skin, his warmth.

“I understand. May I touch you?” I ask, knowing it’s the easier route to communicating with him, but also I’d be lying if I said I didn’t want to touch him for other reasons. To hold him, ground myself to him once more. My mate.

I long to be complete, and I know he is the missing piece. I want to feel whole, with him.

Flint tenses, fear in his eyes.

“I just want to see,” I tell him. “You know I won’t hurt you.”

“Hurt… you…” he says, his eyebrows furrowing. I feel his guilt, his pain, radiating through our bond.

“Oh Flint, my love. You could never hurt me,” I say as I don’t think twice about reaching for his hand. He jumps, but he doesn’t run, just looks at me with those big, sad, puppy-dog green eyes and I can’t fight it.

I can’t fight this bond, this call any longer. I pull him into my arms, wrapping them around him and I hold him to me as if he will disappear, and frankly, I worry he might.

“Shadow…” His voice is full of sadness, of pain, and then he sets his hand on my back. The lightest of touches, but it is enough.

Memories fill me of Virginia, of the four of us in the woods on a picnic, of Degal stoking the fireplace, of me teaching him about place settings, of all things, and of love.

So much love.

Of blood and death and anger.

Of insatiable thirst for more than blood. Shame wracks me. I should have been there, I should have…

“Come home, Flint. Please…”

Flint’s fingernails dig into my skin as he buries his head against my chest. I feel a slight rumble against my chest, warm wetness coating my skin.

Tears.

The overwhelming need to sate my mate’s despair runs through me, and I pull him away a fraction, looking into his eyes. The glassy green human eyes staring back at me fill me with so many emotions.

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