Page 27 of Pulse
Chapter 10
Ash
“Ash?”
My eyes cracked open and I groaned.
“Are you okay?”
Violet was staring at me, her eyes level with mine. She was on the floor, clutching the edge of the bed like a scared little rabbit.
“I saw a ghost,” I whispered.
“A ghost?” She mimicked my tone. Utter disbelief. Crazy talk. It was the drugs. Had to be the drugs.
“She couldn’t be here…”
“Who?”
I frowned, my mind foggy. “Spitfire.”
Violet reached her hand over the bed and stroked my forehead. She was checking my temperature, but she should’ve been checking for a pulse.
“You mean Ren?” she asked after a minute.
“It’s the fucking drugs.”
“Do you love her?” she asked.
I grunted.
“Ash?”
“A beast can’t love,” I mumbled.
“Yes you can,” Violet said, her brow furrowing into a scowl. “You love me.”
“And look what happened to you.” If I wasn’t so out of it, I would’ve rolled over so I couldn’t look at her.
“You’re such an asshole,” she hissed, tears springing into her eyes.
“All of this is my fault.” I was only good for breaking people’s hearts.
“No,” she said, brushing away a stray tear. “No, it wasn’t your fault. It was theirs.”
It was still because of me, how couldn’t she see that? They came after her to get to me.
“It was never your fault Ash,” she argued, wrapping her small hand around my arm. “You never did anything but follow the rules. They were jealous assholes. It was them. It was never you.”
I grunted.
“What do I have to say to get you to understand?”
