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No. That voice had been hers. Which almost made Gina want the Nahual’s voice back.
“Darkness,” Elise said. “If you let yourself dwell on that swirl of guilt and memories, you’ll never move on, and the demon wins.”
“I wanted people to die screaming because of me,” Gina whispered.
“But they didn’t, Gina. You never killed anyone. Edward got to you in time.”
That was good. That should make her feel better. Except—
“Will I always remember that I wanted to?”
Elise looked away. “Yes.”
“Teo,” Gina continued. “I didn’t … hurt him, did I?”
“You saved me.”
Gina glanced up and he was there, pale, shaky, on crutches—but alive.
Elise stood. “I’ll leave you two alone.”
She went out of the room and closed the door.
Teo crutched across the floor as if he’d been using the things for years. However, when he got to the side of the bed, he let them clatter to the ground and kind of collapsed where Elise had just been. He took Gina’s hands, and he didn’t let go when she tried to pull away.
“Don’t,” he said, his voice even rougher than usual. “I love you.”
“The woman you loved died.”
“No. The woman I loved saved me. Twice.”
At first she was confused—once maybe; what was he talking about? Then she remembered the cavern and she laughed, scaring herself with how unher that laugh sounded. “I wanted to be the one to kill you, Teo. I wasn’t trying to save you from him, but win you for myself.”
“Doesn’t matter.”
“It does to me.”
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sp; His hands tightened on hers. “I felt it, too, Gina. The lust for blood, the passion for the kill, the craving for the rise of the moon that gives you power over life and death. That pounding hunger, which makes you want to do anything if only it will stop. But we’ll get past this. Together. You’ll see.”
Gina swallowed. “Jase is dead.”
“The Jase you knew, yeah. The thing he became…” Teo shook his head. “The Nahual’s still there. We’re going to have to make sure he never gets out.”
“What if I start hearing him again?”
“Have you?”
“No.” She tilted her head, listened. “Or at least not yet.”
“If we can keep people away from there, the creature’s voice will die.”
“The Nahual’s voice will never die,” Gina said. “And neither will he.”
“He’ll be silenced.” Teo’s eyes had gone the shade of gray-green smoke. “It’s the best we can do.”
“Jase—” Her voice broke. “It’s my fault.”
