Page 30 of Beyond the Blue Horizon
I’ve had plenty of that to last me a lifetime.
My chest tightened at her words.
Woman offering me the barest insight into who she was.
Didn’t matter there were no details.
A wave of protectiveness slammed me.
Consuming.
Blotting out all rational thought.
Me
And is that what you’re still in? Trouble?
I asked it point blank.
Piper
Other than not having a car and being stranded in this town? Nope. Everything is perfectly fine. You don’t need to worry about us.
Little Liar.
Could smell it coming from her, riding on the vestiges of the clouds that twined through the atmosphere.
It was all mixed with that sugary, intoxicating scent that smacked me in the face every time I got near her.
Cherries and cream.
Wanted to dip my fingers into that decadent dessert.
Me
Want to make it clear that if you’re afraid of something or someone? I’m the exact kind of trouble you need.
I was probably revealing too much. Exposing a piece of myself that I needed to keep hidden.
But I’d made an oath to my crew and to myself that I’d stand for those who were in need. Those who were in positions where they couldn’t help themselves.
Those who were running.
For me, that stood for those outside of Sovereign Sanctum’s protection.
It took forever before another text blipped through.
Piper
I can take care of myself. I’ve been doing it for a long, long time.
A disturbance rolled through my being. Was that an admission?
Me
You ever get tired of that? Holding it all on your own?
Piper
