{"id":3995,"date":"2019-06-17T00:00:13","date_gmt":"2019-06-17T04:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/awakenings.embklitzke.com\/?p=3995"},"modified":"2019-06-16T19:23:07","modified_gmt":"2019-06-16T23:23:07","slug":"seventeen-03-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/awakenings.embklitzke.com\/?p=3995","title":{"rendered":"Seventeen – 03"},"content":{"rendered":"

[This post is from Hecate’s point of view.]<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Carolyn came alongside her and wrapped an arm around her shoulders, giving her a quick squeeze before letting go.\u00a0 Matt\u2019s arm settled around her shoulders again, drawing her tight against his side, as if he was somehow suddenly afraid she\u2019d vanish into thin air.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hecate had no intention of doing that, not now and not ever.\u00a0 Her hand strayed unconsciously toward her stomach, her lips thinning.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I want a life.\u00a0 That\u2019s all I\u2019ve ever wanted.\u00a0 I want a life, something close to a normal life.\u00a0 I have a family now, friends.<\/i>\u00a0 She leaned into him, her arm sliding around his waist.\u00a0 \u201cWe\u2019ll have to pick Seamus\u2019s brain.\u00a0 Leinth\u2019s, too.\u00a0 It\u2019s not going to be easy.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cIt wasn\u2019t easy for you to talk about Olympium,\u201d Matt murmured.\u00a0 \u201cYou still did it.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cI did,\u201d she agreed.\u00a0 And in a lot of ways, both of them are much more mentally stable and in a better place emotionally than I am.\u00a0 Seamus is a little bit of a physical mess right now, though.<\/i>\u00a0 \u201cDid he say why?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Matt startled.\u00a0 Thordin was the one that answered.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cHe just said that he wanted you,\u201d Thordin rumbled, voice soft like distant thunder.\u00a0 \u201cHell.\u00a0 He said he wanted the witch.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 She snorted softly, feeling a pang somewhere deep, though it didn\u2019t hurt as much as it might have once.\u00a0 \u201cWell, that\u2019s not necessarily an inaccurate way to refer to me, is it?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cWell, you\u2019re certainly powerful,\u201d Carolyn said.\u00a0 \u201cYou think he wants you because of that?\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cI don\u2019t have much doubt of it,\u201d Hecate said, then shrugged slightly.\u00a0 \u201cI seriously doubt he\u2019d just want me to be a companion to Persephone.\u00a0 He has a plan for something and he needs to be able to command my power so he can accomplish it.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cWe don\u2019t always get what we want,\u201d Matt said.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cNo,\u201d Hecate said softly.\u00a0 \u201cAnd he won\u2019t.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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