Savage Possessed: A Reverse Harem Urban Fantasy Adventure (Twin Rivers Possession Book 2) by September Stone

Author:September Stone [Stone, September]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-03-10T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

Valor

None of us sleeps all that well. Carrigan offers to trade places with me so he can keep an eye on Jonas throughout the night. Though the asshole passed out half an hour ago, Carrigan still watches him like a hawk. Cary sheds a few tears on Sophie’s shoulder and she holds him together, as is her way. I’m fascinated by Carrigan’s tears. He’s not embarrassed by them, but offers them to Sophie freely. I can’t imagine what it must be like to have a lifelong best mate like Jonas. I want to chuck him into the ocean and have done with it. Though I don’t begrudge Carrigan his sadness over the whole sorry story, and neither does my young one.

When Cary surrenders her, I kiss her cheek, reminding her that she’s not alone. “I think it’s time for bed, love.” My arm snakes around her waist. My whole body sings when she cocoons herself into me. “I think all the monsters have left us tonight.”

When she keeps her face tilted downward, I’m certain she’s going somewhere bad in her head.

“Do you see the North star up there?” I point above us, and finally she lifts her gaze skyward. She blinks at the indigo expanse that’s so much purer than it is in the city. That’s one of the few things I miss about living with Elowen. The stars are far brighter out here. It’s quieter in the woods. Nothing but your thoughts to break the silence, which can be a good thing on nights that are nothing like this one.

Sophie’s gaze softens when she takes in the spectacular nature of the sky. Now Hagan’s looking up, as does Carrigan as he moves my sleeping bag next to Jonas and slips inside. The four of us study the stars, and I’m overcome with the notion that there might be something beautiful left in the world that’s power enough to distract from our pain. “It’s pretty,” she breathes.

“It is. But you’ll never see any of it with your eyes on the grass. Look up every now and then. There is far more to life than the dirt we were born from.”

My meaning is simple, and it shoots an arrow straight through her shield of quietness she wears far too often. Her body warms to mine now, her head leaning on my shoulder as if that’s exactly where it belongs. I sift my fingers through her tangles, breathing in the scent of only her. Her blood has the aroma of citrus when it warms. Mixing that with the floral notes of her skin makes me long to bite into her. I don’t, but the temptation is always there. It’s a struggle to have two voices in my head again—one rogue devil and one angel. But to have that second voice is a gift I don’t take for granted. I want that angel controlling everything, since he’s been silent for so long. He gets me closer to a life where I don’t feel conflicted.

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