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“Damn it, I want him back. The man I fell in love with. The man who loved me with everything he was.”
Without turning, I said, “He’s dead, Delara. That man is dead. You need to accept that and move on.” Then I walked out.
Anstice followed me to the car. She put her hand on the door before I could open it.
“You love her, don’t you?” she said.
I tensed. “We are not discussing this, Anstice.”
She crossed her arms and cocked her hip. “It needs discussing. Didn’t you listen to her? She slept with Liam? A vampire, Waleron. She could have taken his blood and then she’d be lost to us. To you.”
“I repeat, this is not up for discussion.” My voice lowered in warning, but Anstice was a redhead and a Healer, which meant feisty and caring.
“You keep her on a leash. Always needing to know where she is, what she’s doing, but you missed this. We all did.” She was right and that worried me. “You won’t love her—at least not openly—yet you keep tabs on her, and it’s not like the rest of us. You protect her. You were crazed when she took off after you slept with Trinity. That killed her you know.”
“I had no choice,” I said, feeling the tightness in my chest.
“Bullshit. You slept with Trinity for her stupid visions. The ever-sacrificial lamb for his Scars. Well, that day you sacrificed Delara’s heart. Put it on a spit and let it rotate for the last two and a half years. No wonder she’s sleeping with your enemies. She wants you to burn like she is.”
I slammed my fist into the hood of the car and Anstice jumped, but stood her ground. “Do you love her?” she bravely or foolishly repeated.
I met her eyes, unflinching. “Yes,” I said. But it didn’t matter.
“Then why, Waleron? Why?”
I stiffened, grabbed the door handle, and yanked the door open. “I can’t have her. This conversation is over. Don’t ever bring it up again. Get in.”
She paused, eyes softening. “Whether you can’t or won’t have her you need to unclip the leash and let her go.”
