Wren never expected her life to change the moment she set foot in the Riders Quadrant at Basgiath War College. But everything shifted when she met Liam Mairi. Loving him was effortless, bright, and full of promise. Losing him was shattering.
His dea...
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The sobs that rip through my body after Ridoc leaves were slightly terrifying. I was a mixture of emotions. I liked sex with him but I also feel this wave of guilt. He wasn't Liam....my heart hurts, like my chest is breaking open once more. He was my sun, and I revolved around him. But the guilt I feel isn't just because of what happened between Ridoc and I....it's because a small part of me had wished it was Bodhi.
and that was truly terrifying.
"Moving on can be scary, little bird." Ryuu's voice floods through my mind.
"I'm so tired Ryuu...."
"I know...but you are strong." He reminds me.
"I don't want to be strong anymore."
"Liam will always be proud of you. Always." He assures me. My bottom lip wobbles.
"I cannot break...." I say but I feel that all too familiar tightening in my chest.
My words cut whatever string was holding me together. I lose control, my body overwhelmed with all the signets floating around me. It felt like I was in a kaleidoscope each one begging for me to tug....to use....I couldn't shut my mental shields. I had no control over my mind as I curl into a tight ball heart breaking sobs racking my body so violently.
One signet finds its way to me like it knows the darkness that sits heavy on my heart. Wisps of black shadow wrap itself around me. My own signet tugging at it before shadows envelope me in a blanket. I couldn't even care that Riorson had come....couldn't care if my friend took my advice or not. I just wanted to sleep....wanted to end all of this pain.
I thought I was getting better. It wasn't hurting thinking of him anymore....I felt happy and then all at once I wasn't anymore.
If this is what it feels like trying to move on then I don't want to. I can't.....I can't survive this.
My door bursts open but I don't move....don't care who it is. If it's another assassination attempt then I'll welcome it this time. At least then I'll see Liam again. I don't move between the sobs and the shadows I feel nothing but genuine heart break.
Strong arms wrap me up holding me against him. A hint of bergamot and vanilla surrounds me. Bodhi....
Pure terror fills my body but it's not my own....it's his. He was terrified, the kind that will leave a permanent mark on his soul. One he will never forget...because of me, because I'm not strong enough to fight this.
"Wren....." his voice tries to break through the chaos inside my head. "Come back to me....please." he begs.
I try....I try so desperately to stop the pain...to pull on my mental shields but I can't. I just want it all to stop.
A scream rips through my body as pain starts to overwhelm me....the shadows have engulfed me now....seeping into my very veins taking me under....suffocating me. "Little Bird!" Ryuu shouts in my mind.
