Court the Fire (Son of Rain #3) by Michelle Irwin

Author:Michelle Irwin [Irwin, Michelle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B01MQ3ZOAN
Published: 2016-10-31T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

MY MOTHER STOOD over me, blonde curls framing her face. A soft blue light radiated around her; almost seeming to come from within her. Eyes of the brightest blue—the color of the sky on a cloudless day—were darkened by sorrow as she looked down on me.

A profound sadness settled over the moment.

I reached out for her, but she turned away.

Don’t go! The words were on my lips, but what came out instead was a sobbing cry and a strangled, “Momma.”

“Clay, baby,” she murmured, “it’ll all be better tomorrow. I promise.”

I reached out for her, but I was stopped by white bars blocking my way. She was abandoning me.

Again.

A gasp of air was drawn from my lips, and I stretched out again.

I fell forward and rolled onto my stomach. The movement caused me to awaken and the dream, or maybe memory, faded almost instantly. All that remained was the lingering image of Mom’s sad eyes and the ache in my chest at the thought of her giving up on her family—on me. I reached for Evie, meaning to guide her body closer to me, knowing that her presence would be able to calm me. Instead, I found only an empty space.

The low fire burning in the fireplace gave just enough light to fill the small space and confirm I was alone. Memories of waking to gunshots and screaming months earlier haunted me, and my heart began to race in my chest as I recalled her panic earlier in the day. The potential return of her supernatural stalker had been overshadowed by the revelations, but waking alone had put it firmly back in my mind.

I stood and wrapped the blanket around myself, feeling too desperate to find Evie to even get dressed. Rushing to the door, I only stopped when I spotted the shadows of Evie and her fae friend, Aiden, through the window. The two of them were sitting on the stairs, completely unaware of my presence—and utterly ignorant of my aching chest, racing heart, and lingering concerns.

The pair was so physically close to one another it was easy to believe they were the couple. The fondness they held for one another was still evident in the way their moves echoed one another. My heart ached at the sight. Evie had said she never loved him, but I could see she’d been mistaken.

She may never have been in love with him, but it was clear theirs was a strong friendship—no doubt at least in part born out of the pain I’d inflicted on her when I left her in Charlotte. It brought back all the doubt I’d felt since his reappearance in her life, and I couldn’t help feeling like Evie was betraying me with her nighttime wandering. She had chosen to face the cold and sit with the fae rather than staying at my side.

She belongs with someone like him though.

Doubt plagued me, filling my mind with fear and an overwhelming concern that I didn’t deserve her.

He can offer her sanctuary.

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