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“Anyway,” she said, finally clearing her throat, “the witch has to die.”
“I understand your desire to kill her,” Felix said. “Do you think ending her life will make you feel better?”
Tabitha’s jaw dropped.
Was he serious?
“How can you ask me that? You know what she did to my family!”
Rage boiled inside of her, threatening to spill out. What the actual fuck? He was helping her, sure, but now he had the audacity to judge her, too? What the hell?
“I understand.”
Felix stayed calm. Too calm. She still wasn’t sure how he managed to do that. How could he be the kind of person who was just wildly relaxed when someone bothered them?
“How?”
He cocked his head, looking at her.
“Tabitha, you aren’t the only person who has lost everything they’ve ever had.”
Her heart felt like it was being stabbed. She knew he was right. He’d obviously lost something too: maybe everything. She just didn’t know what. What had he lost? What was so terrible that he was running from it? She had no idea.
“Try me.”
Felix sighed and shook his head. He wiggled feet again in the water. She stood up and put her hands on her hips. Her feet were wet, wiggling against the dirt. The ground was going to cling to her and turn to mud, but she didn’t care. She’d deal with that later. Besides, why should she care if she got Felix’s shoes a little dirty?
“I lost my entire family,” he said.
She knew that much.
“I was taken from them.”
“What?”
He nodded.
“I was taken from them, and I can’t ever find them again, okay? So, I know what it means to hurt. Tabitha, believe me.”
She reached for him and tugged, pulling him to his feet. There were tears streaming down his face. That surprised her. She didn’t often get to see men cry, especially big, strong men like Felix.
“I’m sorry.”
“I am, too. All I want is to find them.”
“You will.”
“I can’t.”
“Why not, Felix?”
“Because I can’t leave the island,” he whispered. “I’ve been cursed.”
“What?”
“I’ve been cursed to stay here.”
She didn’t know what he meant. How could someone be cursed to a specific place? Did he mean that he physically couldn’t leave? Or did he mean something simpler? Maybe he meant that he had nowhere to go. Yes, that must be it.
