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We lay in bed for an hour, wrapped in each other’s arms. David lazily stroked my body, and I felt a peace and contentment I’d never known.
I told him about Collin taking me out to the ocean and my vision, but I left out some of the details. I worried that I was being deceitful, but I didn’t want to hurt him. He knew some parts were left out, but he didn’t ask any questions. When I mentioned there was more, he gently kissed me and smiled softly. “I trust you,” he said.
“But now that I know Ahone’s mark, I can get my tattoo.”
“And how do you feel about that? I know you’ve been resistant.”
“I think it offers less protection than I originally expected. The demons will still be able to kill me; they just won’t be able to steal my manitou.”
“Well, at least that’s something, love.”
“And Okeus can still try to be my baby daddy.”
David stiffened. “I’ll figure out a way to protect you.”
“Short of a hysterectomy, I’m not sure there is one.”
“No need to get that drastic just yet.” He rolled me over and kissed me.
I sobered. “I found out about the mark on the door. It stands for dreams. I had told Collin that I was having nightmares, and he put it on the door. It was the same night you gave me the dream catcher.”
He was quiet for several seconds. “So, Collin, huh?”
I tilted his face down to mine. “I don’t need Collin to put marks on my door. I can do that myself.”
He nodded.
“Hey.” My eyebrows rose. “You said the salt was missing from the window in my old room. Maybe that’s why the dream catcher didn’t work.”
“The symbol is probably the reason why you’re not having dreams, Ellie.”
“Well, I’m sleeping with both. I’m not taking any chances. We’ll find answers on our own. Collin keeps things from me as a way of controlling me. I’m done with it.”
“Okay.” His fingers traced Okeus’s scar on my stomach. “Tomorrow we need to go to that tattoo place your friend recommended to get you your mark. I don’t want you to face Ukinim without it.”
“But I hear those things hurt. Do I really want to get it before I go head-to-head with a demon?”
“Ellie, you’re running around with Okeus’s mark carved into your skin like it’s nothing. You can handle a tattoo.”
“How would you know? I don’t see any ink on your skin.”
“Humor me.” He kissed my palm. “If your father said you need the watches, we need to buy back the watch you sold to the pawnshop.”
“I sold it. I didn’t pawn it. I don’t know if it’s even there anymore.”
“We’ll just hope for the best.”
As embarrassing as it was, I had to tell David the truth. “Even if Oscar still has it, I don’t have enough money to buy it back.”
He shifted so he was lying on his side. “We’re in this together.I’llbuy it back.”
I cringed, my humiliation deepening. “That’s not what I’m asking.”
“I know. But I’m part of this too now, and if we need the watch, it’s in my own best interest to get it back.”
I buried my head into the nape of his neck. “I don’t know what to say.”
“Don’t say anything. Trust me. It will help me feel an ownership in this endeavor.”
