Light (The Shadows Series) Read Free

the ground.” Theron’s eyes are dark and cold. I keep quiet and sit beside him in the sterile room. Thoughts cross my mind of what he may be capable of. He’s such a calm person, I can’t picture him being violent. Although right now, I wouldn’t put it past him.
    Theron got eight stitches in his shoulder. The cuts were not as bad as they seemed. Once the doctor cleaned off all the dried blood, there was only a few scratches and one deep laceration. He has to have his sutures removed in ten days. The drive to Robert’s was so quiet; all I could hear was Theron breathing. Evan parks the car. Turning my head, I try to give Theron a soft smile. I want to tell him everything will be okay, but I know that is far from the truth. Softly taking my hand in his, I help him out of the car. His grip on my hand tightens, as we walk into the beach house.
    I can’t imagine the pain he is going through right now. I may have lost a close friend, but now he has lost all of his family. I won’t count his dad as family. He’s more of a sperm donor. He may have given Theron some of his DNA, but that is all he has given him. A real father wouldn’t treat his son like this. I’m tempted to ask Theron if he knows what exactly Thomas said to Isa, but I don’t want to push him any farther. He is already broken and falling apart. I don’t want to run the risk of completely destroying any shred of my Theron that may still exist, even if he is lost, lurking in dark murky waters.
    He follows me downstairs to my bedroom. I open the door, and gesture with a wave of my hand for him to go in. He doesn’t let go of me, instead he pulls me along with him. He still hasn’t spoken, but his breathing is definitely softer, easier. I start to sit on the bed, but he stops me with his hand. He holds his palm up in front of me, and then raises his index finger on his other hand.
    “What? Why am I waiting? I want to help you.” My voice pleads with him, but I’m not sure he hears me.
    He sits on the bed, propping pillows up behind him and spreads his legs open. Curling his finger, he motions for me to join him. I crawl up on the bed and make myself at home, laying between his legs with my head resting just above his waist. My head rises, as he takes a deep breath. “I know you want to help me.” His fingers run through my hair, grazing my scalp, sending goosebumps crawling across my flesh. I shouldn’t have waited so long. I should have gone to him. Stubbornness seems to be my flaw with him. I mentally take a deep breath, needing to clear away my stray thoughts. My focus should be on Theron, and what he needs. He lets out a sigh and twirls my hair around his fingers. “Eve?” He pulls me from my thoughts, as guilt settles in my stomach. I don’t want to make this about me.
    My heart slams hard in my chest. I don’t know why, but I suddenly feel scared. “Theron.” My voice is flat, not knowing what to expect next.
    “I know you want to help me, but I’m not sure what’s going to happen. This could be a dark path and I don’t want to taint you. I don’t want to poison you.”
    I roll over onto my stomach and place my palms flat on his stomach, under my chin. His beautiful eyes are full of concern. “You won’t. I’m with you. Whatever path you go down, wherever this leads, I will follow you. I shouldn’t have stayed away. I was stubborn, selfish, and blind. You needed me as much as I needed you.”
    “I did and I do. Are you sure about this?”
    “Absolutely.”
    “Okay. I’m going to tell you what I know. My gram was an amazing woman. She was beautiful, loving, caring, cunning, and vengeful. Thomas hurt her a long time ago. She tried for so long to gain his love. All he did was destroy everything she had. He ran my grandfather’s name into the dirt after he passed. Gram never forgave him. Do you remember how I said I sold my shares of Rowe Incorporated?”
    “Yes.” I wonder where this is going. Wanting to give him my full