Reclamation: The Sacred Isle Series by K.E. Miller

Author:K.E. Miller [Miller, K.E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-10-02T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 6

Aaron

Nolen rushed off to make arrangements, leaving me alone with Shaylee. She stood next to the grand piano that stood in the corner of Nolen’s office and looked as though her mind was very far away.

I stood next to Nolen’s desk, trying to decide what to do with the gift for Shaylee that Nolen had been keeping for me. It was now residing in my pocket and I hesitated to give it to Shaylee. Things had moved quickly between us since her Transition and I didn’t want to scare her off by moving too quickly. I also wasn’t sure the timing was right. Even at the Resistance we weren’t safe and Shaylee may resist focusing on anything else.

“Are you alright?” I asked, walking over to her. I didn’t want her to stay lost in her thoughts for too long. I’d done that for centuries and knew how it lonely it could be.

“Yes, I’m fine,” she answered. “I was just thinking about how it wasn’t very long ago that I was just a normal teenager.”

“Do you wish you still were?” I asked, unsure I would like the answer.

“Sometimes,” she admitted. “but not because I liked being a normal teenager. Things were just much simpler. Now instead of just worrying about my homework I have to worry about the Resistance and the Council and regaining all my memories. It’s just a lot.”

“I get that,” I said, imagining how I would feel in her position.

She smiled and said, “I don’t wish I could go back to before I met you though. I never want to be without you again.”

“You never have to be,” I reassured her. “Even if you decided to walk out of here and never come back, I would just follow you.”

“There’s no version of me that could just walk away from this and you know it,” she replied. “As much as I sometimes wish I was still just a normal teenager, this is the first time that I know exactly who I am and what I’m supposed to do with my life.”

“I know you won’t abandon Nolen or the Resistance, but I would understand if you did wish to just be Shaylee Neale again,” I said.

“As tempting as that sounds, being Sophia Tremain sounds so much better.” She put her arms around my neck. I wrapped my arms around her waist, pulling her close.

“You wouldn’t believe how happy it makes me to hear that,” I told her. “But that isn’t your name.”

She looked up at me with confusion.

“Your name is Sophia Donelle,” I reminded her. “As you like to remind me, we aren’t married in this realm.” A smile lit up her face and she laughed, warming my heart and giving me the courage, I needed. “That brings me to the next subject I wanted to discuss with you. I have something for you.”

Shaylee frowned and asked with concern, “What did you get me?”

“Nothing that wasn’t already yours. I thought it was time it was returned to you.”

Suddenly unable to look her in the eyes, I pulled the ring out of my pocket and showed it to her.

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