Sanctum by K Michelle

Author:K Michelle [Michelle, K]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-02-24T16:00:00+00:00

Dessa walks back to her bag and tosses in her lipstick. Once done, she looks to me and Evan, hatred and fury in her eyes. “Who’s next?”

“I’m going to need an explanation of what the fuck just happened before we answer that question. To preface, I’m not mad. In fact, I’m a little turned on,” Evan speaks before I have the chance.

“I’ll explain in the car.”

And she’s gone.

Evan looks at me. “I think I’m in love.”

I pat his shoulder, laughing. “Too late, brother.” We both laugh and follow after Dessa, who’s already in the car. My laughter dries up immediately when I see her face devoid of any emotion except pain. My blood is hot as words replay in my head. I’m the only one who gets to hurt you.

We’re all in the car and sit there for a moment, letting her process or prepare.

“What’s going on, Dess?” Evan asks.

“Rory.”

My eyes draw together, then snap up, meeting hers in the rearview mirror. Holy Shit. She nods at me when she sees I’ve put it together. “Your sister.”

“My sister.”

“Wait, you have a sister?” Evan. Poor Evan.

“I found out at college. Someone sent me a letter saying I had a sister I wasn’t aware of and she needed my help. It was vague and I’ve been chasing leads ever since. I just found out her name after breaking into the maternity ward at the hospital to steal my mom’s file.” My eyes widen, full of surprise at her. “I wouldn’t have known that was her name otherwise.”

“I knew you were a badass, Dessa. But damn,” Evan compliments.

“You’re either the sword or the stone,” she replies, looking out the window. Dessa thinks she’s just the sword. But she’s not. She’s as strong as the stone, sharp as the sword, and the princess who pulls it out. She’s all three. Aerials by System of a Down quietly plays throughout the car. “Can you drop me off at my art studio?”

“Sure.” I take a left instead of a right. In less than five minutes, I pull in front of her studio. “We will help you find her, Dessa.” She nods, biting her lip. “Do you want company?”

“I don’t really care right now. I’m about to rage paint, so do whatever you want. Most likely, I won’t even know you’re there.” She gets out and slams the door.

I look to Evan. “I’m going to walk her in. Make sure she’s … I don’t even know.” He nods, and I get out, walking up behind her right as she unlocks her building. She flicks the lights on, and her studio is trashed. I take in the scene before me. Paint is everywhere, broken brushes are scattered throughout, and paintings ripped to shreds. I expect her to lash the fuck out, but she sets her stuff down, calmer than I’ve ever seen her, and cleans. No words, no tears. But I can feel her stress and anxiety from here. Her chest moves in very slow but deep patterns, desperately hanging on before she loses it.

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