Chapter 403
Chapter 403:
“You can’t do this, Jace. It’s bad enough that I ruined my life. I don’t want to ruin anybody else’s.” More tears rolled down my cheeks. They wouldn’t stop running.
“Just stop, Lyric. We both know you’re not upset about me and Kael p>
I broke into even more tears as the pain became unbearable. My hands shielded my mouth in a vain effort to silence my weeping.
“I didn’t get to see him. For over a week I was there, and he didn’t even come visiting. He didn’t care about the fact that I lost our baby p>
“Don’t be like that, Lyric. You know things were messed up for him p>
“Well, things were messed up for me too! I could’ve lost my life while I was being abused by the Luna. Besides, couldn’t he have heard my side of the story p>
I leaned my head against the window as I wept some more. “I just miss him, you know? That night, we’d just showered together. I was—I was supposed to go get a change of clothes from my room, then go back to his for a sleepover before the Luna attacked me. She ruined everyone. She ruined my life p>
Jace’s hand reached out to hold my hand, giving it a tight squeeze. “Everything will be fine p>
“It won’t! Not when Jaris isn’t here. Not when I lost my baby! Not when everything’s so hopeless p>
I dug my hands into my hair, pulling at my roots. Gods, I wished things were different. I wished Jaris was here right now and I didn’t have to be in this car, going away from him.
LYRIC
Jace didn’t stop driving until the sun was out. After long, tiring hours, we finally arrived at the location he wanted.
It was a house on the outskirts of town, surrounded more by bushes than by people.
“This used to be my grandmother’s,” he explained as we approached the house. “I used to enjoy coming here for the holidays p>
It didn’t look like anyone had been here in a long time—I wanted to tell him that, but my tongue was too heavy to let any words out. I didn’t know how to make basic conversation anymore.
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We didn’t have any bags with us, as we had left in a hurry. The only things Jace had on him were his phone and wallet.
We entered the house, which was quite spacious but very dusty. It looked as if it had been abandoned for years. I coughed from some of the dust.
“Yup. We have a lot of work to do. Got to make it livable p>
Not minding the dirt, I sat on one of the couches. I was so tired and lost.
“You’re hungry, right?” Jace asked a while later. “I’ll, um… just head out and get something for us to eat.” He started toward the door.
“How long will this go on, Jace?” My words halted him at the door. “I’m sure they’re already looking for me by now. What if they notice you’re also missing and start looking for both of us? Who will run our errands, then p>