least, I don’t think. I mean.
Well… it might be. I’ve been having these nightmares.”
“Well, we’ll
have to deal with that. I have an idea on how to handle this. Can you meet me
at Hugh and Lucy’s place?”
“Sure… but I
don’t see how that will help, unless you’re planning on killing me when I get
there.” She frowned and briefly wondered if that wouldn’t be for the best.
After Ellie had hung
up, Selene sat for minutes, paralyzed. All she could think over and over again
was, What if I did this? She didn’t want to believe it. She’d never
directly killed anyone before. It didn’t make sense that she’d start now.
Griffin will
never, ever believe me, she thought as she forced herself to get dressed. He
already has reason to hate me. Doesn’t remotely trust me.
The anger in his
eyes when he’d looked at her had broken Selene’s heart. The connection she’d
felt with Griffin was undeniable—she’d felt it from the first time she’d seen
him. She’d visited him in his dreams for years. But he hadn’t known she was
real. And now he hated her.
As Selene pulled
up outside Hugh and Lucy’s house, her heart was pounding so hard that she
thought it was trying to beat its way out of her chest. After so many years of
living, she knew that moments like this—life-altering, road-less-travelled type
moments—were preciously rare. She’d never felt so petrified.
She raised a
shaky hand to the door and knocked loudly. Ellie answered, and Selene smiled at
the friendly face.
“Hi,” Ellie said
quietly. “Thanks for coming over.”
“Hi… sure,”
Selene mumbled.
“We’ve got a
little work ahead of us, and I’ll need your complete trust and cooperation.”
Selene nodded.
“You have a plan?”
“Yes, but it
depends on you.”
“Anything,”
Selene vowed softly. “Anything it takes.”
Ellie stepped aside
and invited Selene in. They stood in the hallway, and Ellie proceeded to
explain her plan in detail. Particularly Selene’s part in it. As she spoke,
Selene’s heart became heavier and heavier, turning into a rock in the pit of
her stomach. But she kept nodding. She’d meant what she said—she would do
anything.
No matter how
painful it would be.
Chapter
12
When Selene and
Ellie entered the room, Griffin carefully hid his mixed emotions. Selene’s grey
eyes looked almost silver, and she held herself with a regal poise. She looked
as beautiful in broad daylight as she did in his dreams, and Griffin had to
remind himself that he was looking at a killer—not an angel.
Selene’s heart
couldn’t decide where it wanted to be, in her stomach or in her throat. Somehow
it was managing to be both places at once. Or, at the very least, it was not in
her chest, beating steadily as it was supposed to. She still managed to keep
her cool mask in place and nod as Ellie introduced her to everyone. She noticed
Griffin from the corner of her eye, but didn’t need to look his way to feel the
waves of his hostility as he stared at the floor.
Selene sighed.
That bridge had clearly been burned a long time ago.
Ellie turned to
the others and started explaining her plan. “This will be a little different from
last time,” she began. “Selene has agreed not to block any of our powers. I’ll
be able to add Lucy’s and Lila’s into the mix. So you’ll all be able to feel
for yourselves if what Selene shows us is the truth and what her intentions
are. You’ll also be able to feel her emotions.”
“Ummmmm,” Selena
interrupted. “I should warn you about a few things. First, I’ve been blocking others
from knowing all of my powers for a very, very long time. It’s sort of an
ingrained habit now. I’ll do my best to drop all my defenses, but I might need
occasional reminders if you feel like something isn’t working right.”
Selene looked
from face to face, trying to gauge their reactions. She relaxed a little bit.
As far as she could tell, Griffin was the only person
Well… it might be. I’ve been having these nightmares.”
“Well, we’ll
have to deal with that. I have an idea on how to handle this. Can you meet me
at Hugh and Lucy’s place?”
“Sure… but I
don’t see how that will help, unless you’re planning on killing me when I get
there.” She frowned and briefly wondered if that wouldn’t be for the best.
After Ellie had hung
up, Selene sat for minutes, paralyzed. All she could think over and over again
was, What if I did this? She didn’t want to believe it. She’d never
directly killed anyone before. It didn’t make sense that she’d start now.
Griffin will
never, ever believe me, she thought as she forced herself to get dressed. He
already has reason to hate me. Doesn’t remotely trust me.
The anger in his
eyes when he’d looked at her had broken Selene’s heart. The connection she’d
felt with Griffin was undeniable—she’d felt it from the first time she’d seen
him. She’d visited him in his dreams for years. But he hadn’t known she was
real. And now he hated her.
As Selene pulled
up outside Hugh and Lucy’s house, her heart was pounding so hard that she
thought it was trying to beat its way out of her chest. After so many years of
living, she knew that moments like this—life-altering, road-less-travelled type
moments—were preciously rare. She’d never felt so petrified.
She raised a
shaky hand to the door and knocked loudly. Ellie answered, and Selene smiled at
the friendly face.
“Hi,” Ellie said
quietly. “Thanks for coming over.”
“Hi… sure,”
Selene mumbled.
“We’ve got a
little work ahead of us, and I’ll need your complete trust and cooperation.”
Selene nodded.
“You have a plan?”
“Yes, but it
depends on you.”
“Anything,”
Selene vowed softly. “Anything it takes.”
Ellie stepped aside
and invited Selene in. They stood in the hallway, and Ellie proceeded to
explain her plan in detail. Particularly Selene’s part in it. As she spoke,
Selene’s heart became heavier and heavier, turning into a rock in the pit of
her stomach. But she kept nodding. She’d meant what she said—she would do
anything.
No matter how
painful it would be.
Chapter
12
When Selene and
Ellie entered the room, Griffin carefully hid his mixed emotions. Selene’s grey
eyes looked almost silver, and she held herself with a regal poise. She looked
as beautiful in broad daylight as she did in his dreams, and Griffin had to
remind himself that he was looking at a killer—not an angel.
Selene’s heart
couldn’t decide where it wanted to be, in her stomach or in her throat. Somehow
it was managing to be both places at once. Or, at the very least, it was not in
her chest, beating steadily as it was supposed to. She still managed to keep
her cool mask in place and nod as Ellie introduced her to everyone. She noticed
Griffin from the corner of her eye, but didn’t need to look his way to feel the
waves of his hostility as he stared at the floor.
Selene sighed.
That bridge had clearly been burned a long time ago.
Ellie turned to
the others and started explaining her plan. “This will be a little different from
last time,” she began. “Selene has agreed not to block any of our powers. I’ll
be able to add Lucy’s and Lila’s into the mix. So you’ll all be able to feel
for yourselves if what Selene shows us is the truth and what her intentions
are. You’ll also be able to feel her emotions.”
“Ummmmm,” Selena
interrupted. “I should warn you about a few things. First, I’ve been blocking others
from knowing all of my powers for a very, very long time. It’s sort of an
ingrained habit now. I’ll do my best to drop all my defenses, but I might need
occasional reminders if you feel like something isn’t working right.”
Selene looked
from face to face, trying to gauge their reactions. She relaxed a little bit.
As far as she could tell, Griffin was the only person
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