I didn’twantto let her go.I would doanythingto keep her, even if it meant I could not keep her with me.
Valory’s gaze held mine.“It is not your choice.”
Her words were sharper than any sword.
If I had a soul to give, I’d have given it.
I’d have given it to that poor boy so she wouldn’t.
I’d have traded it like Miles did, just to have one perfect day with my girls.
Where we would not be running or hiding.Where we could just...be.Together.
The vial in my pocket warmed, likely from my body heat.It drew my attention, and suddenly, I realized thatIhad a choice.
I grabbed her throat, applying the slightest pressure.She did not startle or push, only looked up at me with the valor which was pertinent to her namesake.
This angel would be the fucking death of me.I knew that then.
Because we always had a choice, and I had made mine.
I broke away.
“The hospital,” I said, steeling my voice to betray no hint of what I truly wished to do.
If this was to work, I couldn’t let her know.
“What?”
“The hospital is where they went.”
Of course, being so close to her body, it must have taken quite a toll on her.
Alive, it would have called her like a moth to a flame, and she would not bear to leave her boyfriend behind.
I pulled Valory close to my chest and she wrapped her arms around my waist.
“We must go,” I told her, not waiting for her reply.
Three days.
That was all we’d been promised, which meant it was now or never.
If Mercy had gone to find her body...
Well, it seemed that we all had choices to make.
When we landed in the hospital, Valory tensed.
“Are you alright?”I asked, even though I knew it was moot to ask, given the circumstances.If she was all right, I’d have been insanely worried about her mental health.
She stepped away from me, and I hated the emptiness.
But I would not have to endure it much longer, given what I was about to do.
We walked in silence through the halls, until I stopped in front of a vending machine.The power in my grasp wasn’t much, but it would be enough to jolt the machine to give me two bottles of water.
Valory shot me a glare.
