A Crown Of Fire And Wrath (The Shadow Walkers Saga #5) - Sloane Murphy Page 0,63
stop me now.
When I dispose of the last witch, I release my family who all just stare at me like they’ve never seen me before. I feel the blood drying on my face and hands, and put my wings away so I can focus on the here and now.
“Holy. Fucking. Shit. Remy, you’re kinda of terrifying, you know that?” Colt says, his eyes wide, and his voice full of awe. I shrug at him, and stand there, feeling awkward and exposed, waiting for someone else to say something.
“You’re back,” Creek says softly, his gaze running over me as if to check that I’m okay.
“Where did you go?” Kain asks, moving towards me.
“Why the fuck did you leave?” Roman growls.
“And, on this note, we’re going to leave,” Fallon says, moving towards my brother.
“But…” Colt starts, and Fallon glares at him as she reaches his side.
“Call me and we’ll catch up later,” Fallon says, tugging on Colt’s sleeve to make him leave with her and Marie. He grumbles an objection as they start to walk away, but honestly, I think he’d go anywhere for her.
“I will,” I respond to her, before turning back to my guys, the adrenaline starting to leave my system, replaced by those butterflies creating a tornado in my stomach. My guys are all standing there staring at me.
The anger and confusion, mixed with a little awe is bad enough, but the sadness, the disappointment, that’s what guts me.
“I know I shouldn’t have run, and when I tell you what happened, you’ll understand why I had no choice. I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to worry you, but I couldn’t stay here,” I say as I wring my hands out. “I promise I will explain, but can I shower first? And then we’ll talk.”
Creek smiles at me softly before moving towards me. “You can always speak to me, Remy. But I get it. Sometimes, the people closest to you are the last ones you want to see you at your worst. I’m not angry, I know you wouldn’t have left if you didn’t have to. Even if that note could have given a little more detail. I’m glad you’re back and that you’re okay. Talk to me when you’re ready beautiful.”
He kisses my cheek and then stuffs his hands in his pockets and moves towards the Manor.
“What he said,” Kain says, tipping the corners of his mouth upward. “Though, I’m going to start on clean up out here. Come find me when you’re ready.”
I look to the other two. The two I knew would be the most pissed off, though Levi has no idea how much more pissed off he’s going to be, and it guts me just thinking about it.
Levi softens first as I feel my eyes start to well up. “Go and shower, Angel.”
He moves behind me to help Kain dispose of the massacre in the back yard, while Roman just stands there watching me with his arms crossed.
“You can’t run like that. Not again. Do you have any idea what it was like to wake up and find you gone? With no idea where you were, even if we suspected?”
“It was selfish, I know. I’m sorry.”
“Don’t be sorry, Remy. Just don’t do it again. No matter what it is. We are the ones you run to. Not the ones you run from.” He finishes speaking and stalks over to where Levi and Kain are, to help them.
I bow my head and go inside to my room to shower and try to work out the right words to explain.
Chapter Fifteen
I stand under the scalding water, which has finally stopped running pink and brown, wishing for the right words to pop into my head, but I know this conversation isn’t going to be that easy. There isn’t a magic thing I can say that will make this easy. That will make it not hurt.
I climb from the shower and wrap the towels around myself, dragging out every movement, trying to delay the inevitable. But when I open the door and find Levi sitting on my bed, I know my time is up. I open my mouth to speak, but close it and head to the closet. I’m going to at least need clothes for this conversation. I’d prefer a suit of armor and a shot or six of whiskey, but at the very least I need pants.
I dress reasonably quickly, because I know he’s not going to give me much more time, all things considered. Except, he doesn’t know