Published: November 4th 2021
Joshua’s eyes went to the flames. I waited
in silence, wishing I could read his thoughts. He did this often. Was he
sifting through versions of the future, or simply deciding whether to trust me?
I hoped it wasn’t a trust issue. I’d come
to trust him with all my heart, and I
needed him to reciprocate. My choices weren’t always wise, but they were made
with good intentions. If I’d known Kane would pay for this one, I would have
chosen differently.
The tiger wouldn’t have linked our hearts.
Coming out of his reverie, Joshua turned
his gaze back to me. “I cannot reveal anything to you, other than what you’re
doing will have beneficial results.”
I sucked in my breath. “You mean, I’ll
save—”
“I mean that there will be beneficial
results. That is all I’m willing to give you. The rest will unfold as it needs
to.”
“Great. Thanks a lot.” A harsh, stubborn
sigh blew past my lips. “Has anyone ever told you that you’re a wee bit stingy
with information?”
“Many, many times.” His smile—a wide curve
of full, generous lips rimmed in blond stubble—was both gracious and
heart-stopping. It took my breath away. If I believed him, he’d been smiling
like that for nearly two thousand years.
“There’s so much you won’t tell me,” I said
wistfully.
“It’s for your own good, little one.”
“Well, what can you tell me? Anything good at all? About my life, or what I’m
doing? It feels like I’m flying blind most of the time, and I don’t know—”
Joshua pressed his finger to my lips,
stopping me. “You’re not flying blind. I am here to guide you, and this
skillset, this . . . tiogair of yours is beyond anything I have ever
witnessed.”
His voice was so thoughtful, so full of
sincerity, that I held my breath. The tiger pricked up her ears, and we
listened in avid silence.
“You are a culmination of events, Willow.
There aren’t words in your language to properly explain, but I will try. The
world you live in goes through cycles. All is connected by space and time. Who
you are is a result of many things coming together.”
Intrigued, I waited for him to go on.
“Some of those things, I am responsible
for.” His hand went up as I opened my mouth. “No, don’t ask about it, because I
cannot tell you. The mystery will unravel itself in time. Just understand that
this is why I’m here. Now.” He smiled. “By your side.”
“More than that.”
“Because . . . I have a genesis skill?”
“More than that, as well.”
“Joshua, please.”
His green eyes glittered with something I
couldn’t quite put into words. It wasn’t Reece’s fathomless glance, or the
compassionate way Fenn often looked me. Even Toby’s trance didn’t compare. It
was as if he saw me in a way no one else ever could.
“What am I?” I whispered.
Joshua leaned forward, and when he spoke, the words fell from his lips like soft, sweet music. “The perfect storm.”
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3 comments:
love the cover, congrats on the release
Great cover
Interesting description
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