Immortal Desires: A Depraved Gods Novel by Elle Lincoln

Author:Elle Lincoln [Lincoln, Elle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-11-12T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15

Flynn

There isn’t much that scares me—considering the way I grew up under the thumb of those in the immortal world—but watching Mae dive off the building with my mother nonchalantly stating that she’d be fine scared the shit out of me.

“Flynn, let her go. We all have our own demons to face. Do you really think a fall like that would kill her anyway?” It’s like she never died.

“Mae!” I shout, pausing at the ledge of the roof and watching in horror as Mae free falls toward the ever-approaching sidewalk. My palms sweat and everything in me demands I go after her. But how? Then she flickers out just before she hits. I sag down onto the roof, the adrenaline flushing out of my system far too quickly.

“Told you.” My mom peeks over the edge, glancing down below and nodding to herself. “Interesting woman you chose.”

I stare up at her, completely blanking on things to say. There is no etiquette for these types of situations. Or none I am aware of. “How?” Mae kept this from me. The thought makes me grind my teeth in annoyance.

“Did you expect her to tell you all her secrets when you haven’t been forthcoming either?” She raises her transparent blonde brow, her fae eyes sparkling just as they always had, rendering me speechless. “What of her powers did you gain?”

I groan before leaning back, closing my eyes against this reality. “Not as much as I’m sure she’s suspecting I did.” I rub the tension from my chest, my heart aching with how fucked up our relationship has become.

“Well, you can see me, can you cross the veil?” She swirls her longsword around, and I can’t help but wonder if it carries the weight it once had.

“In small spurts. Why didn’t I ever see you before?” How did I miss this? Often times, I struggled to avoid her Gram and the dead that still linger.

“Because I didn’t want you to.”

“How did you know?” I feel like a child again. Only this time, it won’t include swordplay.

She snorts in a very unladylike way. “I’m your mother, you fool. Plus, I’m much more sane than I was the last time you saw me.”

I laugh, the absurd moment becoming almost too damn much for me to comprehend. “Sane? You believe yourself to be sane? Come now, woman, not even death can grant you that.”

“Boy, you speak out of line. There is a fine line between personality and sanity.” She’s actually offended, but unlike when I was a child, there is no fear of consequence. I can tell this woman exactly how I feel. “Stop, I can see the argument in your eyes, the poison dripping from your tongue. You are still yet a boy. You know not of the world that exists, but you will and when you do, you will continue to fail until you get your shit together.”

Nothing like a pep talk from a parent. “Fine, school me, oh great one.” Exhaustion finally settles upon my shoulders, the world cutting me to the bone, and its mostly my fault.

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