little bits of conversations spoken in what sounded like French. Suddenly the movement ceased and I stilled. I laid in silence for who knows how long. My body still frozen and unable to move. I felt like I only had just minutes left before I would slip away.
I felt the familiar warmth that I had always associated with Aydan, spread through my ice cold body. I felt myself being lifted into the warmth and I thought perhaps this is it. Perhaps this is the end. Perhaps I was dying and my soul was going into heaven. The last thing I remember was a sense of peace coming over me.
Chapter Ten
I swore I could smell the ocean as it floated on a gentle breeze. I wanted to open my eyes but they felt super glued shut. I tried moving my limbs but still nothing. “Relax Gemma. We have you under a binding spell. If you move, the power in your mark will notify Blaze of your location. We need to remove the power from it first.” I couldn’t place the voice, but it was soft and sweet, a very feminine tone.
I felt someone stroke my hair softly and it felt like a thousand needles were stabbing my skull. Everything hurt. Someone began to move me gently into what I assumed was a more comfortable position.
“Have you heard anything from Aydan?” I heard a gruff voice ask. “Yes. He is suffering, dying. The further apart the two of them are the worse it becomes.” Ronnie’s voice was comforting, but her words sent me into panic. My heart rate picked up and I could feel a growing wind. “Veronica! Your worrying her!” Someone yelled over the growing roar.
I felt someone come close to me, “Gemma! It’s Ronnie, listen you have to calm down okay. I’m not going to lie to you, Aydan is injured, badly. But if you die, then so will he. So you need to hang on and you need to be strong for him okay.” I couldn’t understand what was happening. I couldn’t move, I could barely breathe and I wanted so badly to cry.
The burning in my hip began to grow and I felt myself bordering on unconsciousness again. Although I guess you could say that I was already was unconscious. “Just breathe Gemma.” Ronnie said as I began to fade. “Everything is going to be okay…” She said, her breath brushing against my ear.
I truly wanted to believe that. I wanted to believe I would see Aydan again. I wanted to believe this was nothing more than a bad dream. I thought back to building bird houses with popsicle sticks and late night picnics on the school baseball fields. I thought back to Aydan’s last words to me and how he had said he loved me. As I lay in my silent tomb thinking back to all our moments together, I realize the subtle touches and loving looks had always been there. I just never opened my eyes to see them. Aydan once said, ‘ close your eyes and open them to the world around you.’ The more I thought about it the more I discover he was always trying to tell me the truth.
My heart ached as I thought about him. I was desperate for his touch. I felt my heart rate slow another bit and I couldn’t help but wonder how much more of this I could endure before I simply slipped away. My whole world had erupted in one wild explosion. Aydan was ripped from my grasp and Amelie was taken before I really even got to know her. The truth was thrown on me instead of being gently handed. I was feeling suffocated and overwhelmed. My brain had accepted my loss, but my heart fought and screamed inside my silent body. It begged for release. I could almost feel my heart leap as if trying to escape from its confines.
The wind came back and gently caressed my skin. The sensation immediately made me think of Aydan. It was almost like his touch when he would lightly stroke my jawline. The wind decreased just as quickly as it had come, leaving me feeling empty.
I heard a door open and we moved into cool air. I was shifted and slipped beneath comforting and warm sheets. I felt a hand on
I felt the familiar warmth that I had always associated with Aydan, spread through my ice cold body. I felt myself being lifted into the warmth and I thought perhaps this is it. Perhaps this is the end. Perhaps I was dying and my soul was going into heaven. The last thing I remember was a sense of peace coming over me.
Chapter Ten
I swore I could smell the ocean as it floated on a gentle breeze. I wanted to open my eyes but they felt super glued shut. I tried moving my limbs but still nothing. “Relax Gemma. We have you under a binding spell. If you move, the power in your mark will notify Blaze of your location. We need to remove the power from it first.” I couldn’t place the voice, but it was soft and sweet, a very feminine tone.
I felt someone stroke my hair softly and it felt like a thousand needles were stabbing my skull. Everything hurt. Someone began to move me gently into what I assumed was a more comfortable position.
“Have you heard anything from Aydan?” I heard a gruff voice ask. “Yes. He is suffering, dying. The further apart the two of them are the worse it becomes.” Ronnie’s voice was comforting, but her words sent me into panic. My heart rate picked up and I could feel a growing wind. “Veronica! Your worrying her!” Someone yelled over the growing roar.
I felt someone come close to me, “Gemma! It’s Ronnie, listen you have to calm down okay. I’m not going to lie to you, Aydan is injured, badly. But if you die, then so will he. So you need to hang on and you need to be strong for him okay.” I couldn’t understand what was happening. I couldn’t move, I could barely breathe and I wanted so badly to cry.
The burning in my hip began to grow and I felt myself bordering on unconsciousness again. Although I guess you could say that I was already was unconscious. “Just breathe Gemma.” Ronnie said as I began to fade. “Everything is going to be okay…” She said, her breath brushing against my ear.
I truly wanted to believe that. I wanted to believe I would see Aydan again. I wanted to believe this was nothing more than a bad dream. I thought back to building bird houses with popsicle sticks and late night picnics on the school baseball fields. I thought back to Aydan’s last words to me and how he had said he loved me. As I lay in my silent tomb thinking back to all our moments together, I realize the subtle touches and loving looks had always been there. I just never opened my eyes to see them. Aydan once said, ‘ close your eyes and open them to the world around you.’ The more I thought about it the more I discover he was always trying to tell me the truth.
My heart ached as I thought about him. I was desperate for his touch. I felt my heart rate slow another bit and I couldn’t help but wonder how much more of this I could endure before I simply slipped away. My whole world had erupted in one wild explosion. Aydan was ripped from my grasp and Amelie was taken before I really even got to know her. The truth was thrown on me instead of being gently handed. I was feeling suffocated and overwhelmed. My brain had accepted my loss, but my heart fought and screamed inside my silent body. It begged for release. I could almost feel my heart leap as if trying to escape from its confines.
The wind came back and gently caressed my skin. The sensation immediately made me think of Aydan. It was almost like his touch when he would lightly stroke my jawline. The wind decreased just as quickly as it had come, leaving me feeling empty.
I heard a door open and we moved into cool air. I was shifted and slipped beneath comforting and warm sheets. I felt a hand on
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