Thwack. The nail drove deeper, as if Montgomery was driving it into my very heart. How hard was it to fix a loose nail? He hit it again and again, determined to set that bookshelf straight. Determined to do something right, after so much wrong.
Megan ShepherdHe left slowly, as if he had to pry himself away before he something improper. A growing part of me wished he'd stayed.
Megan ShepherdWe're going to die, aren't we?" I asked bitterly.
He held me so tight I could hardly breathe. But I wanted tighter still. "Not here. I swear it.
The last thing the justice system is, is just.
Megan ShepherdParanoia had crept into that part of my brain usually reserved for reason.
Megan ShepherdThe rising and falling cadence of words, carried on the wind, spoken in a language other than human.
Megan ShepherdBut I couldn't get the image out of my head of the beast strapped to the table, Father humming while the candle wax slowly dripped, and Montgomery assisting. I felt betrayed, as though the boy I'd idolized was nothing more than a fantasy.
Megan ShepherdI folded my arm. "You know, I suspect you and Edward would be friends if it weren't for this place."
His eyes were on fire. "It's not this island keeping us from being friends."
My pounding heart stole the words to reply to that.
A scream hurled up my throat, but I never heard it. I'd slipped into a welcoming darkness.
Megan ShepherdMy heartbeat faltered. He pulled away, taking a little piece of my heart with him.
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