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Was it hope or despair?
Love or fear?
He took one step back, then another, and really studied it.
The silence stretched between us,
My fingers trembled as I twisted them.
Kaz’s next words would either be a balm to my frayed edges or the strike that would unravel me completely.
He raised his hand and pointed to Lunita. “Is that who I think it is?”
I swallowed. “Yes.”
He curved his lips into a smile. “Lunita.”
I didn’t like the way he said her name as if he was fond of her, as if he was happy to see her face.
Then, he nodded to himself as if finally understanding the whole picture.
Eventually, his gaze met mine, and this thick silent tension hung thick between us, like a fog that couldn’t be cut through with any sort of knife. His eyes searched mine as if he was looking for an answer—an answer I wasn’t sure I had myself.
Don’t look at me that way. . .
I gazed at the floor.
With each passing second, the silence grew louder, more intense.
Kaz finally broke the quiet. “They are all you.”
His words hit me like a wave of cold water.
“Yes,” I breathed out and lifted my view to him. “All parts of me.”
He put his gaze back on Lunita.
My throat felt like it was closing up.
To my shock, a sly smile crept onto Kaz’s face. “Lunita. Lunita.”
O-kay. Don’t be too happy.
While I was glad he wasn’t disgusted, I didn’t want him to get super excited about seeing her either.
His gaze softened. “You put flowers in her hair.”
“That’s what she looked like when I saw her.”
Shock and terror covered his face. “When. . .you saw her?”
“Yeah.” I swallowed and gestured to the painting. “When I took that drink, I went to this dark land and the building was there. . .”
He frowned. “You were there by yourself?”
“Yes.”
The frown deepened. “Delphine should have gone there with you.”
