Shifted Souls (Frankie Grant Book 1) by Dougherty Jamie Lynn

Author:Dougherty, Jamie Lynn [Dougherty, Jamie Lynn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-03-01T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

Dreams Do Come True

I felt a hand pressed against my hip and jolted awake screaming, not sure of where I was. The hand moved quickly and I jumped from bed with a deep growl. I was a feral animal ready to fight whatever was there to harm me. My groggy vision cleared and I found Bo across the bed.

“It’s me!” Bo yelled. He held up his hands in defense.

Without thinking I threw myself towards him. Bo wrapped his strong arms around me. He clutched me tightly as I shook with a heavy dose of adrenaline.

“I saw it,” I said on a weak voice. “I saw myself kill Mark.” I looked up at Bo. His eyes were heavy with remorse. I think he had hoped I’d never remember that night. “I killed him...I killed Mark to protect you. He said he was going to kill you and my wolf surfaced that night. I couldn’t let him hurt you.”

Bo pulled me closer. He placed a strong hand at the nape of my neck and turned my face towards his. “I don’t want you to live through that night anymore than you already have, Mark has owned enough of your days.”

With that, Bo placed a kiss on my lips. His gentle touch was like a salve to my wounds. His protective hold on my body was the cast that mended my broken soul. I was healed just by being held in his arms. Bo guided my weak body to the bed and rested himself next to me. I continued to cling to him, afraid that if I let go he would disappear. My wolf plugged into the bond between us and sensed that Bo’s need to be close was the same.

Bo had laid down without a word and pulled me next to him. Our bodies became one in the intimate moment of security. There were no advances hinted, no ulterior motives made, just Bo keeping me safe. Like the dream I had found comfort in many nights, Bo made it a reality. I wept into his chest while I let go of the memories I had fought so hard to forget.

I laid weeping through the horrid reminder of what I had done to Mark. Why had my wolf allowed me to see that night? Was it the knowledge or hope that Bo would be there to console me? Was it that my wolf felt I was finally strong enough to relive it? I’ll never really know, but having that night opened in my mind cured something inside of me. It closed the bloodied, tarnished door that Mark’s death once hid behind. My guilt for what I had done to Mark no longer consumed me. I felt remorse for committing the sin but I didn’t regret what my wolf had done for me––what she had done to protect Bo.

The soft glow of the rising moon filtered through the gauzy curtains. I held my place next to Bo and watched the moon bring forth a new evening.

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