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“I don’t think so.”
“The bathroom perhaps.”
She blushes a pretty shade of pink.
“No. I’ll, um, wait. How long before I get my movement back?”
“Anytime now, Purity.”
“Then I’ll wait. Thank you for asking.”
I nod and as I turn to go, she surprises me by saying softly. “I appreciate the offer, though.”
I turn. “I don’t need your appreciation, Purity. I need the answer to be yes.”
As I walk away, I am almost interested to see what happens if she says no.
CHAPTER13
PURITY
Ilike it here. As the sun kisses my skin, I turn my face to welcome it. The fact I’ve slept for close on a whole day has sharpened my mind and dealt with any demons I may have brought along with me for the ride.
I remember what happened yesterday with a mild curiosity rather than fear. If anything, it has taught me not to trust a kind smile and a well-meaning gesture. The devil comes in many forms, and it appears Miss. Sinclair was cloaking hers with kindness and concern. I will not make the same mistake again.
The possibility of what may have happened terrifies me. That man was a brute. Cold, emotionless, and rough.
I've always wondered what happens between a man and a woman in private. Wondering what those strange feelings are when I’m alone. My reaction to an attractive man makes me hope there's more to life than what my family told me.
Sex in Heaven happens between a married couple for the purpose of procreation. Do they only do that once? I doubt it.
When Faith told me what it was like with Jonny, I hung on her every word. She had a dreamy expression on her face and her eyes shone with happiness. My mother has never looked like that.
Then there’s Killian Vieri. A man who wants to be my husband for whatever reason he has. That thought alone causes my skin to tingle and my heart to leap inside. Is it through joy or fear? I am yet to figure that out. Will he expect that privilege as a benefit of our contract? I wonder what I feel about that.
I’m curious, definitely, but scared at the same time. I’m guessing he knows what to do. I don’t.
Will he require a child from me? Is that part of the deal? He has that right and as his wife, I will be unable to deny him. I’ve been educated my entire life in what a husband expects from his wife, and I never questioned it.
I am now.
The breeze tickles my face and I glance down at my outstretched legs. There is a slight tingle in my left one and I tentatively test it out. My toes move and I breathe a deep sigh of relief as it shifts a little. Feeling brave, I test the other one and almost weep when it responds.
I edge slightly to the edge of my seat and test the ground. They are wobbly, but I’m able to stand and I clutch the side of the table for support.
It feels good to stand. Good to be me again. Independent and free. Isn’t that what I wanted, but now I’m faced with the same contract I ran from. Marriage.
I sit down and reach for the jug of water, pouring the crystal water into the glass and sip the contents as I consider what I want.
It would be so easy to head inside and make the call that would end this adventure and take me on a new one. Call the men that rescued Faith to do the same for me.
They were kind. I was safe with them, but that was Faith’s salvation. Not mine.
I’ve always wanted more. I deserve more and Chicago was the land of opportunity that would deliver me from evil.
I always believed that, and perhaps this is God’s intervention. He always intended me to find Killian Vieri because he is the man who will deliver what I want.
The opportunity to live life on my terms.
