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I can’t stand this…
Isaac leaned over me. “Are you?—”
The shade returned in an explosion of blue light. Isaac spun, reacting too late to a backhand. He flew into the balcony doors, smashing through the glass.
Time slowed, my heartbeat a languid hum. Everything dimmed, the sounds muffled and distant.
The shade jumped onto the bed, straddling me. It stared down at me with hungry eyes, its mouth hanging open.
“Moon. Moon mine.”
It lowered its head, my scar blazing with agony.
Hecate help me…
“Moon is mine.” It dragged a talon over my jumper, slowly splitting the fabric open. “Will have. Getting stronger. Will have. Will have. Will have.”
“Jo—” I coughed, riddled with pain. “Jonathon.”
The shade grunted, its face changing, flickering into something else for a moment. It offered me a glimpse of a man’s face within the blue.
A face I hadn’t seen for fifteen years.
A face I’d pined for, cried for, begged for.
“Dad?”
Pop!
Chapter 45
DRAKE
Iwaited on the almost-empty train station platform, riddled with guilt.
Should I go back and stop being a selfish wanker? Again. Always selfish, always useless.
The train to London would arrive in five minutes. Then what? Back to Norwich? Somewhere else?
Man, this emptiness sickened me. I wanted Riley’s bond back inside me, to whip me into shape. To pop me back to his side, forcing me to see reason.
He’s better off without me…
Four minutes to go.
Coldharbour’s main station overlooked the city with a clear view of the mansion on the cliff. Sunlight painted its rooftops, a blue sky its backdrop. Inside those walls, I’d left an incredible man behind.
Go back…
Three minutes to go.
I couldn’t go back. Clearly I distracted him. I was nothing but a hurdle he had to overcome. He’d get over me quickly. In a fewdays, he’d forget the trash and move on. He deserved a decent man, one worthy of his majesty.
Go back…
Two minutes to go.
Gentle threads tugged at my heart, begging for me to be reasonable.
