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a way that wasn’t just anger. It made me sad, too. And I have no idea why.”
Considering, Capri studied Blythe’s face, her hands digging out of her pockets to rest on her friend’s shoulders.
“I think the reason it bothered you is that somewhere inside you know how you would feel in her place. If it was Lucian who was being taken advantage of, would you feel helpless and miserable?”
“I would exhaust every option available to help him, and if none of those worked, I’d fight to the death to protect him.” Feeling her chest tighten just at the very thought of it, knowing exactly how she would react, gave her the answer. “But, yes, I’d be miserable every step of the way.”
Capri smiled consolingly, pulling Blythe into her arms. “You feel sorry for Nova. There’s nothing wrong with that, and it doesn’t make you weak.”
“No, but it does make me feel like a fool.”
“It shouldn’t.” Capri pulled away, sorrow in her eyes. “And you should consider that your father returning has meant something much different to Nova than it has to you. She had to sacrifice her father for you to have yours, whether she wanted it that way or not. She had no choice, no say. Now she’s trying to protect the only parent she has left against a man she despises.”
“Damnit.” Cursing herself, Blythe tilted her head back and groaned. “I didn’t even think about that. Why the hell didn’t I think about that?”
“You were excited about your own father. There’s nothing wrong with that. But it might be time to try and mend things with her, let her know that you understand how she feels. It might help you to at least talk with her.”
“Yeah, maybe it will.” Sighing deeply, she put her arm around Capri and began walking towards the dining hall once again. “C’mon, let’s go eat. I want to forget about all of this for awhile.”
♦ ♦ ♦
Well, her intention had been to clear her mind for the evening and relax with her favorite people, but it was becoming utterly impossible considering the lovely display her father was putting on for the entire group.
And, by lovely, it was actually more like revolting.
As the whole group gathered in the parlor after dinner like they always did, Blythe seated herself beside Lucian on her favorite comfy sofa and jumped into a debate with him over the true message behind the film Citizen Kane . Liam was busy chatting with Clynn about some storm system they were working on, Capri and Rian were snuggled together in the back, Rhiannon was playing a game of chess with Brogan, Thea and Sebastian were pouring more wine for the Fates, and Brock was busy entertaining the three Muses.
While something that should have been completely innocent, Blythe could tell the moment she heard the burst of giggling laughter that rang like choir bells through the room that he wasn’t just telling jokes. He was flirting with them. And from the way his arm was draped over Serendipity’s shoulders, it looked like his main focus was on her.
Irritated, Blythe scanned the room and spotted Rohan hovering in the corner, nursing a glass of brandy and pretending to read a book, though his eyes were locked on his wife and Brock. His face was flushed red with indignation, and for the first time in her entire life, Blythe found herself in complete sympathy with him. And what a shock that was, she thought with an astonished laugh. To know that she actually sided with Rohan on something was revolutionary. But even though she didn’t necessarily like it, she couldn’t help but feel it. It was absolute bullshit the way her father was blatantly hitting on three happily married women. Though he wasn’t touching the others the way he was with Serendipity, Blythe vowed at that moment that if Clarity, Lucian’s wife, made even one sniff in Brock’s direction, she would personally flay her alive.
But, until she saw evidence of such, she could only stand by and observe what was actually occurring.
And
Considering, Capri studied Blythe’s face, her hands digging out of her pockets to rest on her friend’s shoulders.
“I think the reason it bothered you is that somewhere inside you know how you would feel in her place. If it was Lucian who was being taken advantage of, would you feel helpless and miserable?”
“I would exhaust every option available to help him, and if none of those worked, I’d fight to the death to protect him.” Feeling her chest tighten just at the very thought of it, knowing exactly how she would react, gave her the answer. “But, yes, I’d be miserable every step of the way.”
Capri smiled consolingly, pulling Blythe into her arms. “You feel sorry for Nova. There’s nothing wrong with that, and it doesn’t make you weak.”
“No, but it does make me feel like a fool.”
“It shouldn’t.” Capri pulled away, sorrow in her eyes. “And you should consider that your father returning has meant something much different to Nova than it has to you. She had to sacrifice her father for you to have yours, whether she wanted it that way or not. She had no choice, no say. Now she’s trying to protect the only parent she has left against a man she despises.”
“Damnit.” Cursing herself, Blythe tilted her head back and groaned. “I didn’t even think about that. Why the hell didn’t I think about that?”
“You were excited about your own father. There’s nothing wrong with that. But it might be time to try and mend things with her, let her know that you understand how she feels. It might help you to at least talk with her.”
“Yeah, maybe it will.” Sighing deeply, she put her arm around Capri and began walking towards the dining hall once again. “C’mon, let’s go eat. I want to forget about all of this for awhile.”
♦ ♦ ♦
Well, her intention had been to clear her mind for the evening and relax with her favorite people, but it was becoming utterly impossible considering the lovely display her father was putting on for the entire group.
And, by lovely, it was actually more like revolting.
As the whole group gathered in the parlor after dinner like they always did, Blythe seated herself beside Lucian on her favorite comfy sofa and jumped into a debate with him over the true message behind the film Citizen Kane . Liam was busy chatting with Clynn about some storm system they were working on, Capri and Rian were snuggled together in the back, Rhiannon was playing a game of chess with Brogan, Thea and Sebastian were pouring more wine for the Fates, and Brock was busy entertaining the three Muses.
While something that should have been completely innocent, Blythe could tell the moment she heard the burst of giggling laughter that rang like choir bells through the room that he wasn’t just telling jokes. He was flirting with them. And from the way his arm was draped over Serendipity’s shoulders, it looked like his main focus was on her.
Irritated, Blythe scanned the room and spotted Rohan hovering in the corner, nursing a glass of brandy and pretending to read a book, though his eyes were locked on his wife and Brock. His face was flushed red with indignation, and for the first time in her entire life, Blythe found herself in complete sympathy with him. And what a shock that was, she thought with an astonished laugh. To know that she actually sided with Rohan on something was revolutionary. But even though she didn’t necessarily like it, she couldn’t help but feel it. It was absolute bullshit the way her father was blatantly hitting on three happily married women. Though he wasn’t touching the others the way he was with Serendipity, Blythe vowed at that moment that if Clarity, Lucian’s wife, made even one sniff in Brock’s direction, she would personally flay her alive.
But, until she saw evidence of such, she could only stand by and observe what was actually occurring.
And
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