Page 9 of Fractured Sky
DALLIN HAD NEVER FELTso hounded.He understood why his brothers were worried, but that didn’t mean he wanted to talk to them every minute of every day.In fact, he’d be happy being left alone with his thoughts.
But they wouldn’t let him.
He wasn’t sure what had happened.Until a few days ago, they’d all been happy to focus on their dragon and on trying to find Sol.Something had shifted, though, and Dallin was racking his brain, attempting to find out what that something was.He hadn’t asked for everyone to coddle him.He hadn’t asked for special treatment.Hell, he hadn’t asked for anything.
He glanced around the corner to check if anyone was there.He was trying to get back to his room, but fifteen minutes ago, Ansley had been standing in front of his door.Dallin hadn’t wanted to talk to him, so he’d turned around and hidden in a broom closet for a while.It was ridiculous, but it was the only way for him to have a little peace.
Dallin loved his brothers.He even loved that they were worried about him and that they wanted to help him.What he didn’t appreciate was them hounding him.He loved that they cared, but he needed time alone to deal with his feelings about what was happening to Sol, and they didn’t seem to be able to give him that.Either that or they didn’t want to.Maybe they didn’t understand that he wasn’t like them.Maybe they couldn’t see that he just needed some peace.
The coast was clear.He grinned as he rushed toward his bedroom door.He needed to get there before another one of his brothers magically appeared.He wouldn’t put it past any of them to be hiding somewhere to pounce as soon as they saw him.
He got to his bedroom door without any trouble.He grinned as he pushed it open, but of course, he couldn’t be that lucky.
“There you are,” Tyne said from behind him.
Dallin sighed.“Where were you hiding?”
“I wasn’t hiding.I was looking for you, and I’m not the only one.”
“Has any of you stopped to think that maybe there’s a reason I didn’t want you to find me?”
Tyne snorted.“Oh, I know there’s a reason for that.Doesn’t mean we’ll let you hide.”
Dallin narrowed his eyes.“You’re one to talk.Areyoudone hiding?”
“I’m not hiding.”
“At the very least, you’re hiding from Meyer.Or have you talked to him yet?”
“None of your business.”
“Isn’t it?”
Tyne scowled.“We’re not here to talk about me.”
“Why not?It would be better than talking about me.”
“Are you done worrying everyone?”
Dallin crossed his arms over his chest.“Are you done avoiding Meyer?”
“I’m not avoiding him.”
“Yeah, sure.”Dallin hesitated.He didn’t want Tyne to think he was sticking his nose where it didn’t belong, even though he kind of was.“You can talk to me, you know?”he offered.
Tyne wrinkled his nose.“I don’t need to talk about what happened so many years ago.I’m over it.”
“Are you?Because the fact that you’re holding it against Meyer, who had nothing to do with it, points to the opposite.”
“He had everything to do with it.He’s the one who was going to leave me.”
“No, he’s not.Peyton was going to leave you, not Meyer.”
“It’s the same thing.”
“It’s really not.Meyer isn’t Peyton, just like Sol isn’t Kent.We knew they wouldn’t be after finding Parker, so I don’t understand why you can’t accept it.”
“I’m not here to talk about me.”
