Heart of the Walker (The Walker Series Book 2) by Coralee June

Author:Coralee June [June, Coralee]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-03-15T16:00:00+00:00

“Thank you, thank you,” he said over in over through happy tears. His sincere joy caused my own eyes to water, and I wondered what my life would have been like had a couple like Bowden and Thurst adopted me.

“I’d still like to be a part of her life, if you’ll have me of course,” I said shyly. I felt a hand on my shoulder and turned to see Huxley’s silent figure looming over me.

“Of course,” Thurst immediately replied while happily bouncing Hope on his knee.

We unloaded all of Hope’s clothes and gear, minus the crib. I assumed that, one day, Kemper would want his own child to use the cradle his grandfather once carved. Thurst and Bowden said goodbye to us with tears streaming down their faces, and Mia stayed behind to help them get settled.

“That was a good thing you did back there,” Jacob said while sliding his hand in mine.

“I did nothing,” I replied with a shrug. Huxley began to take large strides ahead of us towards the Transport, distancing himself from us as quickly as possible. Jacob noticed Huxley’s rough attitude, and after kissing the top of my hand, he ran to the Transport and got in before locking the door. He rolled down the windshield just as I walked up to it.

“The two of you need to talk, and I’m not unlocking the door until you do,” Jacob said while rolling the window back up. Huxley kicked the door with a growl, causing a dent to form.

“Cyler’s going to be mad you dented his Transport,” I said. I sighed and sat down in the dirt. I didn’t have the energy to fight Jacob and his stupid plan. I wore exhaustion like a glove and wanted to get this over with. “Talk so we can go,” I added.

“I don’t know what you want me to say,” Huxley said with a huff. He crossed his arms over his chest and avoided looking at me.

“Say whatever is going to help you not look at me like I’m the worst thing you’ve ever seen,” I said. “It feels like you’re mad at me again.” I rubbed my sleepy eyes.

“I’m not mad at you.” He plopped down in the dirt beside me. “I’m mad at myself. I’m mad that my impulsiveness almost killed someone.” He threw a pebble off into the distance. I wondered if Jacob was listening.

“You were just doing what you’ve always done. You were protecting your community,” I said, trying to convince him that it wasn’t his fault. It was this crazy world we lived in. A world where we had to kill first, ask questions later. A single tear fell down my face, but I was too tired to wipe it away. Huxley turned his head and peered at me.

“If you weren’t there, Hope would have died,” he said. I felt empathetic towards all that plagued Huxley. “I would have released that fucking arrow and . . .” His voice trailed off into nothing, but I knew what he struggled to say.

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