Page 9 of Darkness Consuming
Chapter Four
The Problem with Forever
Nollix
It feels like my limbs are trying to tear from my body. Pain rips through my every nerve ending.
I spiral back into consciousness so fast I see stars. A hand tenses against my shoulder, waking me fully just as a groan slips across my lips.
I tighten my arms around Violence trying to cling to her. But it’s too late.
She’s gone.
Lavender eyes shift back and forth. Link studies me closely, and I try my best to wipe away the anguished look that’s creasing my features.
Forever isn’t nearly as long as it seems.
“It didn’t work on me. Did it work for you? Did the herbs show you anything? Any leads at all?” He kneels until he’s level with my line of sight.
Warm sunlight tries to break through the darkness of the night but dawn seems to still be an hour away. The white wafting smoke of the smoldering offering holds all of my focus as it drifts into the sky. Those fucking Reveries aren’t crazy after all.
Okay, they definitely are. But they know their shit.
It comes with an awful migraine, but it really does work.
Or did I only imagine her?
No. I don’t believe that for an instant. I could never imagine her saying that sexy shit to me last night. A smile threatens the corner of my mouth as I recall the first sweet words she’s ever said to me in the three years I’ve known her.
It only took me three years to get a compliment out of her.
“Did you see her?” His voice raises as he stares expectantly at me.
“Yeah, I saw her.”
My mind reels and all I can do is think about the vacant echo of her words. She sounded so lost.
“And? Where the hell is she?” His head dips lower, trying to cut into my vision once more.
A short breath fills my lungs as I shake my head. The smoke still lingers, trying to drift through my mind. It hurts. My brain actually fucking hurts right now. It feels like it wants to split in two.
That can’t be a good sign, can it?
“And it’s not good. I couldn’t tell where she was. She wouldn’t tell me where she was. I think she thought I was a hallucination.”
“What makes you think that?”
My mouth opens and I consider telling him about my sexy veins but I can’t bring myself to repeat it. It probably wouldn’t sound as nice when I say it.
“I don’t know. She was just… really vocal about some … stuff.” I shrug as his eyes narrow suspiciously on me.
The pain slashing through my skull makes we wince with a low groan shaking within my chest. I breath through my nose slowly.
“Maybe you should take a break.” Pale eyes study me and I have to force myself not to show how much everything hurts.
I promised her forever. I checked out four hours into forever. I know what that feels like. I know what it feels like to depend on someone only for them to turn their back on you. The only people who were supposed to take care of me were disgusted by my Demon heritage. The people who are supposed to be there for us most, leave the easiest sometimes. My parents did it to me.
I’m not about to do it to Violence.
