Chapter 133

Nathan cringed. “It just…sorta happened. That night…when none of us could sleep and we just stayed up not knowing what to say or what the hell we were gonna do…I thought it was gonna be okay after that. But Sasha got all quiet and…and then at the next hotel when I was getting into bed, he just sat down on the other one and gave me this god damn bleeding heart smile.” Nathan shook his head. They had been moving so fast, rushing into so many hunts to get through as many sidhe as fast as they could; he had tried not to think about it.

“And you still haven’t said anything to him? Nate,” Jim said more tenderly, his hand reaching to Nathan’s shoulder with gentle fingers. “I don’t know for sure how Sasha is feeling or what’s going through his head. But he needs you right now, especially when we’re getting so close to ending this. You love him, don’t you?”

“Of course I do. I just…I…”