Thea and Cassius were both staring at me.
“For fuck’s sake,” Cassius muttered. “The void.”
Thea’s eyes widened when my black eyes met hers. I saw her shrink away as if I would harm her.
“Storm may love me, but you did not see her. I have never seen her like that. This is bad.” I was so pissed off. I should have fought harder to stay, but he had been so persistent. “Fuck, I need to go see Brim.”
Thea perked up at the name.“You know Brim?”
I swallowed hard and nodded.
“Yes, very well.”
“Will you tell us how when you come back?” Cassius stared at me like I wasn’t the man he had become best friends with.
“I will tell you all about Brim, and I will tell you about my first life with Della when I come back.”
“First life?” Thea said, confused.
I nodded.
“It’s a long story, but I’ll tell you about it.” I gave them a small smile before I watched their mouths fall open when I used my star mist.
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Brim’s friendly face disappeared as soon as he saw me. I couldn’t help but smile at him.
“Get out,” he demanded. “I'm still upset with you.”
“It’s been nine years, Brim; I think you can find it in your heart to forgive me.”
His glare narrowed as I walked forward and sat in his extra chair. There was something comforting about this home. Brim had always been comforting to me.
“You wiped Della’s memories of you.”
I nodded because there was no reason to deny what he already knew.
“How did you know?” I asked as he paced in front of me.
“She never came back to discuss what you are.”
“It needed to be done.”
Brim was watching me with a sassy fucking look. I watched him back as he stared at me like he was studying an experiment.
“So, did you find out what I am?” I smiled.
“What do you want, Haden?”
“I deviated from my original plan and wanted to know if you could see Della’s new future. I also want to know how I can merge both of my personalities together, if you know.”
He raised his eyebrows, clearly not believing me. After a moment, he sat in his chair and began rocking.
“I don’t know how to merge both sides of yourself together, but I’m assuming one side will win out over the other at some point.”Brim looked at me and frowned. “Why are you lying to me about changing plans with Della?”
I looked back at him, confused.
“I’m not.”
