Page 41 of Black Wing and Shadows
Your mama
Tears were streaming down my face as I moved to the side of my bed and sat down, holding the letter close to my chest. The tears started coming even faster. I didn’t know what to make of this letter. She knew about mates, and not only that, she knew I had a mate.
“Hey, does this work?”My head tingled a little, and I heard him.
“It does, Roarke,”I said.According to my mom, we could talk over distances.
“I am going to ignore that. I was sleeping, but this overwhelming sadness awoke me, and it’s not me. So, are you okay?”He sounded slightly worried.
“I got a package and a letter from my mom… she passed away when I was fourteen.”
“Oh, I am sorry, love. Do you want me to come snatch you up and make things better?”
“I do, but I am going to sleep. I am tired, and there was a lot to process in the letter. Are you busy in the morning?”
“I am hoping to be busy making you see stars…”Then I heard him laugh.
“Are you always this infatuated with sex?”If only he could see the smile it gave me when I said that.
“Ummm… sorry… I,”he stuttered.
“I left you speechless, exactly how I like you,”I teased back.
“You can leave me speechless anytime. And I am only infatuated with you, and you are the only one I have been infatuated with, for the record.”
“I’ll be there in the morning.”
“Just come in. Sweet dreams, my love.”
I was still clutching my mom’s letter. Thora and Sadie were both reading their own books. It was as if they knew I needed to cry alone, without interruption. I folded my mom’s letter back up, placed it in the envelope, and then placed it back in the bottom of the bag. I put all the med supplies back on top. I would hide it a little better later.
I climbed into bed and pulled the blankets over me. My mind was overwhelmed with a thousand thoughts. It had been a tiring day, and I was completely drained. My thoughts just wouldn’t settle down enough for me to drift off to sleep.
Two show-stopping dragons, one young and one older. One beautiful phoenix.
I had this dreamy, perfect mate.
She surely couldn’t mean I couldn’t trust my dad, right?
My mom wrote me a letter.
I could talk to my mate without speaking a word. I had a mate.
I thought I wanted that gorgeous silver dragon. Something about her drew me to her, spoke to me.
My best friend was my Platoon Leader. Alex would feel betrayed by both of us.
I was mated to a winged Fae, and according to my mom, there was no going back.
Gods, I missed her.
Fuck.
I needed to shut my thoughts down.
As I had learned, I took slow, deep breaths through my nose, concentrating on expanding my diaphragm with each inhale, then gently exhaling through my mouth. I repeated this, allowing my muscles to relax. Soon, my eyes felt extremely heavy, and I sensed sleep approaching.
CHAPTER 16
