Chapter Fourteen
Rani
“Phil, say something,” I begged, “anything.”
He just stared at me.
I stood up and moved closer to him, but felt so dizzy and lightheaded, that I stumbled.
“Take it easy, sweetie,” said Phil, pulling me into his arms. “You have had a really rough day.”
I lay my head on his chest and listened to his heartbeat.
Thump, thump, thump…
“I wish you would have stayed,” Phil said as he was stroking my hair.
“Stayed where?” I asked, confused.
“Your house,” said Phil softly. “I wish you would have stayed at your house, and listened to what Gina had to say.”
A chill ran through me. I pushed him away and stared into his eyes. The fear and sadness inside of them made me catch my breath. “What the hell do you mean - I should have stayed? Did you not understand what I said about her? She’s a monster!”
“I know what she is,” Phil said grimly, “because she and I are one in the same.”
I slapped Phil in the face, horrified by what he’d just said.
He was an Eternal? A monster?
“I am so sorry, Rani,” he whispered, looking defeated.
The next thing I knew, he pulled out what looked like a syringe and quickly plunged it into my arm.
“No!” I hollered, staring at him in horror. I could feel whatever was inside of the syringe, course through my body.
Oh, God, no.
The liquid felt like it was burning me from the inside out. I tried to move my legs and then realized that I was completely paralyzed. It then must have somehow reached my heart, because I could actually feel it begin to slow.
Please, please, this cannot be happening!
Just as my heart was taking its last few beats, I heard him whispering in my ear, “ I am so sorry, Rani, I hope you know how much I love you.”
Then in an instant… there was nothing.
Nothing except… darkness.
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End of Book One
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