Broken Aro (The Broken Ones) by Wylie Jen

Author:Wylie, Jen [Wylie, Jen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Untold Press
Published: 2012-09-14T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15

Not Fine

Prince silently carried her through the brightening woods. The sun had finally risen, but it still rested below the tree line, creating a muted light beneath the trees. She kept her arms tight around his neck, her face hidden against him, and eyes squeezed closed against the light.

The tears continued to leak out of her eyes, her body still trembled, but she didn't care. Everything hurt too much. She just held on to Prince and tried not to think. She didn't want to remember what had happened. She wanted to forget everything those men had done.

She couldn't do it. Pain wracked her body as a constant reminder and Kei wasn't there. Prince had sent him away. She wanted to be angry at Prince for doing that but she couldn't be. Kei had truly frightened her.

Prince continued to make his way quickly but steadily through the trees. Each step jarred her, even though she could tell he was trying to walk carefully. She clenched her teeth, wishing the pain would go away.

Prince rested his cheek against her head. "Not too much further," he whispered.

She began to nod but stopped abruptly and raised her head, pushing back from him as her stomach suddenly twisted. "Stop! Down! Put me down!"

He hesitated only a moment before doing so. Even so, she only made it a few steps away from him before falling to the ground and throwing up. The action hurt so bad it caused her to do so again and again. The pain wasn't going to kill her, but right then she wished it would. She wanted it over. She wanted the pain to go away.

Prince knelt beside her, his fingers gently pulling her hair back from her face until she finished and collapsed over onto her side.

"I think we should detour to the river," he said, as she curled into a ball with her hands around her pain-wracked stomach and ribs. "You're quite a sight, child."

She couldn't even answer him with a sarcastic remark. All she could do was take small gasping breaths. She didn't want to think about what she looked like. She could see her blood covered hands had started to swell. Her face felt hot and burning, one eye had swollen completely shut. Her lips on the left side of her face were tender and swelling and she could still taste blood even after throwing up.

She glanced over at him, afraid to see if he was angry with her for getting into such a situation. It surprised her to see his face only clouded with worry.

She grimaced and closed her eyes as she slowly sat up. "We need to go."

"We are safe. You can rest," he answered, his voice tired and quiet.

She shook her head, just a little. "No. They were slavers. They said they had Allen and Garic. They told them where we were and who we are. There will be more of them coming for us."

She didn't catch what Prince muttered. She guessed it was a curse.

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