Tony…floats.He blinks in and out of consciousness, seeing flashes of the world beneath, between, and around him. Sometimes he’s awake for a few moments or more, and then he starts to panic – because where…where is he?Where is he in space, in time but also…where is he? His body? His…his mind?His w
“Holy crap,” Tony murmurs, running a shocked hand through his hair. “What the hell did she get herself into?”The Goddess laughs, a light and tinkling sound. “Oh, Ariel’s getting all the attention right now, but my Juniper…” she sighs, shaking her head and looking into the distance almost as if she’
I lean hard against Jackson, half awake.We’re given the rest of the day to rest with plans to ship us back to school that night. Most of my fellow Cadets and friends sleep in the tents provided for us, but I’m unable to find rest. Instead I just sit in a weird little waking coma of grief, staring i
I press a hand to his cheek and lift my chin to kiss him softly – not something I usually do in front of my brother and my cousin. But everyone lets it pass today.“What is it?” I sigh, feeling stronger with Jackson’s support as I look over at Rafe and Jesse in the afternoon light that streams throu
I open my mouth to say more, to explain everything, but Jackson wraps a gentle hand around my arm.“They already know about what Blythe said about Juniper,” Jackson whispers to me. I turn my face up to him in surprise. “I told them when you were in the shower.”“We have a call out to mom,” Rafe says
“No,” she says, looking up at Jesse and shaking her head. “He was my little companion. It was very comforting, having him here. Plus, I wasn’t allergic to him like I am other cats. And he didn’t eat or need to go to the bathroom.”“See? Perfect pet.” He beams down at her and I’m struck again by just
“Wait,” I whisper, beaming and taking a step closer to my mate even as I gesture my head backwards to Jesse and Daphne. “You know about them!?”Mittens wriggles out of my hands and leaps elegantly to the floor, heading back towards the bed.“Oh, come on,” Luca says, smirking at me as he steps into t
“Come on, Shrimpy,” Luca says, quite cheerful for my sake as he puts his arm around my shoulders and gives me a tug towards the door. “Let’s go drink this.” He holds up the bottle of wine still in his other hand and gives it a little shake.I grin up at him. “You don’t even have glasses.”“You can l