Abram
When I woke up in a strange bed, it took me a moment to remember that I was at Ezra’s home. I heard him downstairs, but I laid in bed for a moment remembering that I had seen Elowyn yesterday and how good I felt for that split second before Philip ruined it.
I rubbed my hands down my face before getting up and dressed. When I walked into the kitchen, Ezra was smiling as he cooked an absurd amount of food.
“I hope you’re hungry.” He grinned as he started plating food for me. “I have a plan.”
“Gods, Ezra, are you always this damn energized in the morning?”
He looked around and seemed to think.
“Yes, but I also didn’t sleep at all last night.”
I looked at him and noticed that his eyes were swirling red.
“Why the hell not?”
“I was thinking of a plan, and I got it.” He gestured for me to sit down.
I did and stared at the food he made. Gods, it looked fucking good. I started eating as he ran around the kitchen, smiling when he looked at me.
“This is great, thank you.”
“I learned to cook when Farris was here. She loves breakfast the best.” His gaze moved to the food and frowned.
“Are you ever going to tell me exactly what happened with you two?”
He looked up at me.
“There really isn’t a grand story.” He looked at me, and I could see him remembering. “I found her in the woods outside, passed out, and brought her home. She said she didn’t remember much of anything. I knew she was my mate a few days after she was here. She stayed for months; she said she loved me.
“I was going to tell her that she was my mate. I had my star ready to give to her when I heard her talking to some woman about leaving me. Whoever she was, she told Farris that she was never meant to be here with me and needed to get away from me and stay away. Then she fucking robbed me.”
“Robbed you?”
“Yes, she stole all of my valuable shit. And what was the most stupid was that I still tried to give her my star. That was the only thing she didn’t take. She didn’t touch it. Then she married Philip. I don’t know. I’ve played it over in my head a million times. She loved me, I know she did. I could feel it through the bond. But after that woman came, I couldn’t feel it anymore. It was like the love she had for me just stopped.”
“Thomas said she did what she did for a reason. Who was the woman she talked to?” I asked.
“I have no idea. Farris’ family died, so I’m not sure who knew she was here. A friend maybe? Her taking my shit was odd too.”
“Yeah, that doesn’t make any sense.”
He looked at me and sighed.
“It was like she wanted me to hate her. I caught her stealing all my stuff and told her she could have it all if she told me what was going on. That is when she said all of this shit about how I was nothing she could ever want. How I would suffocate her if she stayed.”
He blinked rapidly and ran a hand through his hair, eyes dark with frustration. “The more I think about everything, the more I think she wanted me to hate her. But why? She knew I loved her. I never raised my voice to her. I never hurt her. I did nothing but love her, and it wasn’t enough.”
A soft sigh escaped his lips.
“I’m sure Thomas is right, Ezra. Farris is up to something, and if Philip is a vyrak, then maybe she didn’t have a choice but to leave you. But again, why go through all the trouble of stealing your stuff?”
He shrugged, jaw tight, staring at the floor.
“The woman asked her to find something.”
I looked up at him and raised an eyebrow. “What?”
