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CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO
Finch
I was floating from the moment Easton dropped me off. I barely remembered stripping and jumping into the shower to wash off my makeup and untangle my hair.
The smile never left my face as I washed and dried my hair, as I brushed it. I made sure my blinds were closed to release my wings and remove my glamour.
It was freeing. It never hurt to glamour and hide my wings, but being my true self was like taking a deep, refreshing breath.
I wasn’t tired, but I liked to rest when I could and I sat on my bed. I was surprised at the knock on my door.
“What the fudge?” I rushed to look out the peephole and was relieved to see it was just Daisy.
I opened it, and she slinked in.
“What are you doing here?”
She shut the door and secured the lock.
“I’m assuming you saw it was me before you opened this.”
“No, I’m an idiot. Of course I did.”
She hummed and moved to the sofa. “Easton’s a good guy.”
I walked over and sat in my recliner. “I know, but why are you telling me this?”
“Look, I get it. Those kids are amazing. There’s no way you’re going to be able to hold the love you have for them inside forever.”
“What’s your point, Daisy?” Irritation bubbled in my gut.
“My point is, you need to either walk away now or realize you’re going to have to fight for that family, and I don’t know if they’ll survive the outcome—or if you will, for that matter.”
“Why are you saying this? Did something happen tonight?”
“Yes. I realized how easy it is to love those kids, Finch, and I was only with them for a few hours.”
“You’ve been with Milo at the hospital.”
“And I was doing my job. I never got to know him before tonight. And when he became tired out of nowhere, I was worried something was wrong.”
I darted up dread filling my chest. “What?”
“He’s fine, I promise. I checked him out, but it was at that moment that I knew I was going to be standing in front of them while your father barreled through us with his army.”
“My mother’s army is just as strong, if not stronger.”
“Your father has never fought fair. I will die for them if you ask me to, but I wonder if walking away will save us all.”
Slowly I sat back down. Everything Daisy was telling me, I’d thought a million times, but walking away felt like torture…but was I risking their lives as much as I thought? Was I being selfish?
“Finch?”
“I need to be alone, Daisy, please.”
“Fine, but I’ll be outside. Now isn’t a good time to be unguarded.”
I said nothing, simply stared at the wall and played every scenario in my head until the sun rose the next morning.
