Broken Heart 06 Come Hell Or High Water
“Oh, no. I'd hit the edge of the precipice, and if I wasn't careful, I'd tip over. And fall. And fly.
Connor stepped back and aimed his fingers at me. Red magic weaved around me, and soon I was wearing another pair of clean black jeans. My top had changed to black as well, and my short-waisted jacket now had silver accents. My weapons were still well hidden.
"If the world were simple, lass," said Connor softly, "and I had choices still, all I would want is you. No denyin' that the prophecy is why I sought you, an' I'm glad for it. I'm glad for you." The horror of what he said was that I knew it was true. It rang clear in his words, in his expression, and in my own fickle heart.
It broke me.
I turned blindly and strode away. He didn't follow me, and I was relieved. I liked having my nervous breakdowns alone.
I didn't want Connor to have an honest emotion, because then I would have to admit my own feelings, which weren't all anger and loss and lust. There was tenderness, and understandin...g, and want, and...MoreLess
Connor stepped back and aimed his fingers at me. Red magic weaved around me, and soon I was wearing another pair of clean black jeans. My top had changed to black as well, and my short-waisted jacket now had silver accents. My weapons were still well hidden.
"If the world were simple, lass," said Connor softly, "and I had choices still, all I would want is you. No denyin' that the prophecy is why I sought you, an' I'm glad for it. I'm glad for you." The horror of what he said was that I knew it was true. It rang clear in his words, in his expression, and in my own fickle heart.
It broke me.
I turned blindly and strode away. He didn't follow me, and I was relieved. I liked having my nervous breakdowns alone.
I didn't want Connor to have an honest emotion, because then I would have to admit my own feelings, which weren't all anger and loss and lust. There was tenderness, and understandin...g, and want, and...MoreLess
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