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She nodded. “I know.”
But then the corner of her mouth pulled into a smile. She wasn’t smiling because I was hurt, but she was smiling because I was hurt. That meant I wasn’t immortal any longer.
She grabbed my hand, and I squeezed her tiny fingers in my grip. “That means ...”
Josephine beamed. “The curse is broken,” she whispered. “When you killed Deidamia, you broke it.”
I felt an array of feelings awaken inside of me. Hope. Sadness. Joy. It was so overwhelming I felt a tear race down my cheek. Josephine leaned in and kissed it.
“Don’t cry,” she whispered against my cheek. “You’re killable, but I’m a killer.
I couldn’t stop the laugh that bubbled up my throat. I snaked my fingers around the back of her neck and brought her toward my mouth. “My killer,” I whispered. “My hero.”
“Well, one of us needs to be,” she said. “We can’t both be Anti-heroes.”
The nurse cleared her throat. “I’m going to go inform the doctor that you’re awake from your surgery. Also, the cops are here to talk about the incident. Do you feel well enough to talk?”
I nodded, though speaking with cops was the last thing I wanted to do. I wanted to curl into my bed at home with Josephine tucked into the crook of my arm and enjoy my life.
A life that would end eventually. One that wouldn’t link me to a world that never ended, and one that I would lose my soulmate and keep living forever.
Josephine leaned down and rested her cheek against my chest. “Jacob is going to go away for attempted murder.”
“Do you think he’ll talk?” I asked.
She nodded. “Oh yeah, but who would believe him? He just tried to kill you. I doubt they’ll believe I stopped bullets.”
I nudged her until she looked up at me. “But you did.”
“I did. I don’t know how to feel about the powers, but I’m glad I had them. Can you imagine if we finally got back home for your life to be taken by that jackass?”
“No, I can’t. Have you spoken to your dad?”
She frowned. “No.”
“He’ll come around. Did Ernest and Fern make it back?”
“I don’t know,” she whispered. “I’ve been up here with you for two days. I’m assuming they did, but I’m not sure.”
I stroked my fingertips against her flesh. “Well get back to them soon enough.”
“With a limp immortal and a human with powers. Oh, how the tables have turned,” she said.
I brought her down toward my mouth again. “There are some things that’ll never change. Immortality or not. I’m still in love with you.”
“How could you not be?” she said with a smug smile. “I just saved your life from three bullets. I’m kind of a big deal. And to think you didn’t want anything to do with me at first.”
I chuckled. “Josephine, I wanted you from the first moment I laid eyes on you. I was just afraid of wanting you. I was afraid of falling in love with you.”
“Of course, you were. Anti-heroes never make the right decisions. They have to be guided into rationality. And falling for me ... it was inevitable.”
Chapter Forty-Four
Josie
After four long days in the hospital, Kellan was released.
Kellan waited until the hospital staff walked back into the sliding doors to remove his crutches and hold them.
