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Chapter Eight
Lita
Goddess,Imustbedreaming.To wake up in my own bed with one of my beautiful monsters hovering over me is too good an ending to the night I’ve had. It can’t be real.
I reach out to touch his arm, and he moves closer, crouching down beside the bed.
He lets me touch him, his bright eyes closing briefly when I reach a little higher to stroke the side of his neck. I feel the faintest hint of a rumble against my arm when I touch him, a sign that he’s growling lightly.
I sit up, letting the sheets fall away.
I’m not exactly warm in the room, but he is, and I would much rather be wrapped up in his arms than a whole pile of sheets and blankets. I touch his chest, confirming that he’s growling and enjoying the feel of that vibration.
When I look back up at his face, I know it will be difficult for us to communicate.
His mouth is shaped differently from a human mouth. It is more canine.
It will take time to learn to read those dark lips.
The thought of talking when I haven’t in so long is daunting, but I can’t think of any other reason why I would want to use my voice. I stopped because people were mean about how it sounded. I don’t feel worried about that right now.
“What happened?” I ask, letting my hand fall away from him.
He moves back and curls his hand into a fist, and I blink as he uses ASL to indicate Yes, and then No.
It’s so unexpected that I burst out laughing.
I cover my mouth with my hands as my eyes tear up.
I don’t need to ask him if he learned that for me. I know he did.
A lump swells up in my throat while I try to find the words for questions he can answer with a yes or a no. He cocks his head to the side while I pull myself together.
I take a couple of deep breaths and remind myself I need to talk.
He won’t know much ASL if he’s only picked up a few simple words so far.
“Did you find me in the woods?” I ask.
He signs yes, nodding his head along with his hand.
“What about the Masters brothers? Were they there?”
He pauses before he gives the same answer again.
Now, I feel a little stuck. I want to ask what happened when he found them, but that’s not a yes or no question. I remember the awful things those boys were threatening before I passed out and I get a little squirmy. I don’t think I’m hurt. I’m a kind of cold, but I can’t feel any pain in my body.
Goddess, please tell me he found me before they did anything to me.
“Did you hurt them?” I ask, getting another yes in response.
He hurt them and saved me.
It feels too good to be true.
A splash of light bathes him suddenly, making him look even more like a heroic figure.
I follow his gaze to the door, where Alina is standing with a cup in her hand.
