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of a crow glared back at him, distinct against her pale skin. “Really? That’s what you care about right now? Do you even like me, or do you just see shadows of your past every time you look at me?”
“That’s not a fair statement.” Now probably also wasn’t the time to argue the logistics of reincarnation with her and point out she was them, even if she had a different face, name, and childhood. “I was attracted to you before I knew. While you were a stranger in a coffee shop, not a mysterious link to the gods.”
She didn’t want to hear reason. “I’m done with this bullshit.” She backed toward the door. “With hiding and whimpering and waiting for you to find a way for me to be safe. Seems to me the safest place I can be is where you’re not.”
The words burrowed deep, slicing at his core. She had a good point. “I shouldn’t have brought you here, but you can’t go home. It’s not safe.”
“I don’t have a home, remember?” Hysteria surged into her question. “Some psychopathic bitch who thinks I’m part of an ancient prophecy blew it up.”
Right. “I mean you can’t just go wandering out into the streets.”
“I won’t. I’m calling a cab and checking myself into a hotel long enough to figure out where to go next, but with any luck, not long enough for any of them to get hurt because I’m there. I need to be anywhere that’s not near you. Someplace they can’t find me until they realize I’m not a part of this.”
Was it really that simple? He hated to think so, but if she wasn’t a part of his life, his fate wouldn’t impact her. “You’re right.”
Her shoulders slumped, though fury still spilled from her. “Of course I am.”
He nodded toward the door, hating what he was about to say. It was the best way to do this, though. He hadn’t known with Sayuri or Elizabeth, but he’d been selfish with Grace, thinking he could hide the truth from her and keep her to himself. Letting Luci leave was the only solution. “I won’t look for you. We’ll do whatever we can to keep Morrigan away from you. Go live your life.”
She worked her jaw up and down, shook her head, and spun away. Seconds later his front door slammed shut, rattling the entire house.
He dropped back onto the bed with a grunt. Every inch of him ached over watching her walk out. From her perspective, he barely knew her, but that wasn’t true. He’d already lived three lifetimes for Luci.
This was the best solution, though. The only way to keep it from happening again. He lay there, replaying everything in his head, as the sun crept into the sky and light spread across the room. Empty longing grew inside. Emotions he’d locked away ages ago and never intended to let free again played on an endless loop in his head.
He bolted straight up. Fuck, he shouldn’t have let her leave. Morrigan already went after her once, and that was before Blake had any idea who Luci was. Even if Luci never forgave him, he wasn’t going to let this happen again. He’d move heaven and earth to save her. He sprinted to his study and grabbed his phone.
“What’s up?” Eli picked up the other end.
“How long to tell me if Luci’s used her credit card to check into a local hotel today?”
“Ten minutes, tops. You let her leave?”
“‘Let’ is a strong word. Call me back when you have an address.”
Blake paced. A million solutions jockeyed for his attention, each discarded as quickly as it formed. He needed to get to Luci now.
*
Luci sat at the desk in her hotel room, staring at the wall. Take a flight back to Utah or rent a car? Either way, she would be paying for this unexpected trip for a few months. She’d better find work as soon as she got back. And a new place to live. The deposit on another apartment wouldn’t be cheap either.
She used her irritation with Blake to suppress an onslaught of memories that weren’t hers, but her resolve grew weaker with each new image that slipped through the
“That’s not a fair statement.” Now probably also wasn’t the time to argue the logistics of reincarnation with her and point out she was them, even if she had a different face, name, and childhood. “I was attracted to you before I knew. While you were a stranger in a coffee shop, not a mysterious link to the gods.”
She didn’t want to hear reason. “I’m done with this bullshit.” She backed toward the door. “With hiding and whimpering and waiting for you to find a way for me to be safe. Seems to me the safest place I can be is where you’re not.”
The words burrowed deep, slicing at his core. She had a good point. “I shouldn’t have brought you here, but you can’t go home. It’s not safe.”
“I don’t have a home, remember?” Hysteria surged into her question. “Some psychopathic bitch who thinks I’m part of an ancient prophecy blew it up.”
Right. “I mean you can’t just go wandering out into the streets.”
“I won’t. I’m calling a cab and checking myself into a hotel long enough to figure out where to go next, but with any luck, not long enough for any of them to get hurt because I’m there. I need to be anywhere that’s not near you. Someplace they can’t find me until they realize I’m not a part of this.”
Was it really that simple? He hated to think so, but if she wasn’t a part of his life, his fate wouldn’t impact her. “You’re right.”
Her shoulders slumped, though fury still spilled from her. “Of course I am.”
He nodded toward the door, hating what he was about to say. It was the best way to do this, though. He hadn’t known with Sayuri or Elizabeth, but he’d been selfish with Grace, thinking he could hide the truth from her and keep her to himself. Letting Luci leave was the only solution. “I won’t look for you. We’ll do whatever we can to keep Morrigan away from you. Go live your life.”
She worked her jaw up and down, shook her head, and spun away. Seconds later his front door slammed shut, rattling the entire house.
He dropped back onto the bed with a grunt. Every inch of him ached over watching her walk out. From her perspective, he barely knew her, but that wasn’t true. He’d already lived three lifetimes for Luci.
This was the best solution, though. The only way to keep it from happening again. He lay there, replaying everything in his head, as the sun crept into the sky and light spread across the room. Empty longing grew inside. Emotions he’d locked away ages ago and never intended to let free again played on an endless loop in his head.
He bolted straight up. Fuck, he shouldn’t have let her leave. Morrigan already went after her once, and that was before Blake had any idea who Luci was. Even if Luci never forgave him, he wasn’t going to let this happen again. He’d move heaven and earth to save her. He sprinted to his study and grabbed his phone.
“What’s up?” Eli picked up the other end.
“How long to tell me if Luci’s used her credit card to check into a local hotel today?”
“Ten minutes, tops. You let her leave?”
“‘Let’ is a strong word. Call me back when you have an address.”
Blake paced. A million solutions jockeyed for his attention, each discarded as quickly as it formed. He needed to get to Luci now.
*
Luci sat at the desk in her hotel room, staring at the wall. Take a flight back to Utah or rent a car? Either way, she would be paying for this unexpected trip for a few months. She’d better find work as soon as she got back. And a new place to live. The deposit on another apartment wouldn’t be cheap either.
She used her irritation with Blake to suppress an onslaught of memories that weren’t hers, but her resolve grew weaker with each new image that slipped through the
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