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Clear, but no longer connected.
“Day?” I asked after finishing my drink, my throat soothed a bit from the cool liquid.
“It’s the day before your anniversary,” Leona answered.
“Come on, let’s get you to the dining room to eat,” Silverowl said.
I shook my head. “Not hungry.”
“It wasn’t a request, sweetheart,” he said and picked me up.
Jolie gasped and ran over to us as Silverowl carried me into the dining room and set me in a chair. “Ember! You’re awake, oh, sweetheart.”
Tears filled my eyes, but Silverowl gently moved her to the side. “She needs to eat, Jolie.”
Jolie stood, turned, and started making a plate of food for me.
Dan got to his feet, walked over, and dropped to a knee beside me. “I owe you a debt, Ember. Whatever you want, whenever, just ask me. Okay?”
Why? Why did he think I was owed anything?
He patted my hand, stood, and walked back to his seat.
“Eat,” Jolie ordered me and set the plate of food before me. Eggs, bacon, sausage, pancakes, a waffle, and hash browns.
So, it was morning time.
I tried to lift my arm, to grab my fork, but it was hard. My brows furrowed as I tried again and slowly, my arm rose, shaking so hard that I knew I wouldn’t be able to hold a fork.
“It’s okay,” Silverowl whispered beside me, squatting down next to my chair. “It’s going to take your body just a bit to reacclimate is all.”
Reacclimate? It was like I had to learn to live again. He sounded confident it would happen. The hole in my chest begged to differ.
“Ember?” Riddick asked softly.
I turned my head slowly, my eyes landing on Riddick and Caleb, both pale and hunched in on themselves.
Caleb raised his head and when our eyes met, the space in my chest throbbed. He raced towards me, shoved Silverowl out of the way, and picked my hands up, pressing kisses along my knuckles. “You’re awake. Are you okay?” he reached out and pressed a hand to my cheek.
“She’s still a little out of it,” Silverowl informed him.
Caleb turned slightly towards Silverowl and growled. Turning back to me, he wiped tears from my face I hadn’t realized had fallen. “Can you talk? What’s wrong?”
“It’s gone,” I whispered. “I’m … empty. A shell.”
He flinched and nodded. “I know, sweetheart. I know. I … we feel the same.”
“Did … did it work?” I asked.
“Yes,” he said and nodded. “The curse is gone and we’re all safe.”
At least I had accomplished that.
“N-Now what?” I asked, my teeth chattering as I started to feel cold again.
Silverowl started to bring me a blanket, but after a warning growl from Caleb, he handed it to Caleb instead.
Caleb draped it around my shoulders, and rubbed my arms over the blanket. “Now, we get you to eat some breakfast, and take a nice, long bath. What happens after that can be figured out then.”
