Page 110 of Outlaw Witch

So no matter how many words I’d like to spout out right at this moment, I’m going to keep them to myself. All the fucking poems and love songs that are barely a fraction of my fucked up feelings. I can’t put them on her.

Not right when I’m going to lose her.

Or more to the point,she’sgoing to loseme.

I’ll still be here, the charismatic fuck that I am. Hopefully, slightly less cursed. Not actively dying.

I just won’t know whosheis anymore.

Because the sacrifice I decided on is one of love. Or... potential love. Love that could only grow into itself if it was given enough time and space.

Right now, it’s a whole lot oflike,and it’ll never grow beyond that.

That’s what I’m sacrificing. My future relationship with this witch that makes my insides fizz and my heart beat like mad.

The first person that I’ve justgotfrom the moment we met.

Who got me back.

I give my little brother the nod. It’s time for him to do his part.

As he drags his feet over to the rune circle, he’s scowling in confusion. Imightnot have filled him in on the details of his involvement with this part of tonight’s ritual. But he can suck it up.

I’m doing this for him, after all.

“Seb, I need you to—”

“Fine,” he huffs dramatically, rolling his eyes like a brat. “I’m not happy about this, though. Silver’s cool. I like her a lot.”

“I know you’re not, buddy.” I squeeze his arm and then pull him into a quick hug.

“So... we’re ready then?” Silver asks, her eyes darting from my brother to me. This little chat took a lot longer than I expected it to and no matter how much my gut is churning, I’m resolved about this decision.

There’s no other choice.

But first, there’s something I have to do.

“Silver, love.” I hobble over to her with my legs stiffening with the cold. “I think it’s time. Before we do this, I want you to know I appreciate you giving up your life for me over the past weeks. Getting to know you has been a major privilege.”

I’m not just blowing smoke up her ass. I know she doesn’t open up to many people and I’ve been lucky enough to see a little behind the major barriers she has in place.

“It’s going to be fine, you know,” she says, her starburst eyes focused intently on mine.

Fuck, she’s comforting me. I wonder if she would still comfort me like this if she knew what I was about to do.

Pulling her into my chest, I tuck her beneath my chin where she fits perfectly and take a deep drag of her scent. Holding her into my body, I don’t think anything has ever felt so right and so wrong at the same time.

I tip her chin up and wrap one hand around the back of her neck, pressing my lips to hers in a desperate kiss that I hope communicates all the myriad feelings writhing inside of me. My chest swells with warmth as my dick grows rock hard, and I’d love nothing more than to scrap my whole plan.

Then I open my eyes and they catch on my little brother.

For him, I’d give up just about anything.

Like my future with this gorgeous witch.

I rest my forehead against hers, breathing in her breath and savoring the warmth of her against me for what’ll probably be the last time.

“Let’s do this,” I tell her, and she steps back as I position myself in the center of the rune circle. Silver nods to me reassuringly, taking my brother’s hand as she starts to chant.

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