My eyes flit back and forth between them. I don’t know what to think, so I say nothing.
“Fuck, Frost. As much as I hate it, you’re right. Synn loves me, like you all do. The thought of that pedophile getting his hands on me again...” Malishka shudders. “I can’t forgive him automatically, but I can admit it was a good move to keep me safe.”
Frost smiles tenderly at her. “Good girl. Give him a chance, okay?”
Malishka's face twists with emotion. “How do I ever trust if people keep breaking it? I always feel like I’m waiting for the other shoe to drop.”
“It will change, I promise you. When this is finally over, you’ll have the happiness you deserve.” Frost kisses her gently.
I finally pick my head up off Malishka's chest. “He’s right. Instead of wallowing, we need to be planning.”
Frost nods to me in agreement. “Let’s go talk to everyone.”
I do feel a bit stronger as the three of us head off.
Malishka is my literal angel. She saved my soul from the depths of hell. She saved all of us. I live for her and would die for her in a minute.
Synn
I'm embarrassed to be crying like a baby. I don’t fucking cry. If I lost Pazessca after everything... I can’t finish that thought.
That girl has lassoed my heart and tied my life force to hers. My wife. My fucking wife. I’m praying she decides to keep it that way.
A hand on my shoulder makes me jump. Pazessca stands in front of me, Frost and Ghost at her side. I didn’t even hear them approach.
Pazessca grabs both my hands then, looking me in the eye. Tears streak her face, her eyes watering as she stares.
“Synn, I get it. I understand. You did it to save me—again. I love you so much. I will stay married to you, at least for now. I’ll work on forgiving you. But I am begging you—please no more keeping things from me or lying to me. I will leave you if you do it again.”
Wow. Unable to contain my emotions, I sob brokenly, almost throwing myself into a panic attack. “I won’t let you down. Ever again. You are my oxygen, the blood in my veins. Without you I am nothing. A black void.”
Pazessca throws her arms around me.
Frost says from the sidelines, “Go spend some time alone together. I'll speak to the others.”
I pull back from my girl long enough to pick her up gently and carry her off to her room. It's time to show her how much I love her.
Hunter
I'm on my way to meet my sister after her therapy session.Cynthia has had several sessions already, and I can see the changes in her. She's lucid almost all the time now. She’s still quite quirky, but she’s aware of both herself and the reality around her. I'm proud of her.
I get to the room she’s been talking to her therapist in, and I settle in to wait.
“Uh, hey, man,” I hear, a nervous Thor appearing next to me.
I sigh long and loud, but I know making a scene will change nothing. Clearly, they have feelings for each other. Who am I to stand in their way? I still want to stop it from happening, but I won’t try anymore.
“Hey, Thor. How's it going?” I respond.
Thor's brows raise up in surprise. “Good, man. Your sister is really cool. Sweet, I mean. I... um... really like her, you know?”
Shaking my head, I say, “I’m glad you like each other. Just promise me you’ll take care of her, Thor. You know how precious she is to me.”
His head nods up and down like a bobblehead. “Yeah, I got her back, you know that. I think I’m falling hard. She is too.”
The door opens to the room, and Cynthia comes bouncing out.
“My love!” she cheers, a wide smile on her face. She throws herself into Thor’s arms. She then tosses a glance my way. “Hey, brother mine. It went super well. I feel better. You all help me so much. Friends, family, and my first true love.”
