Redeemingzorus
“Charlie kept glancing at him after they reached his apartment but he seemed to be on autopilot while he prepared food she doubted he’d touch.
“Are you all right?”
“I’m fine.”
“No. You aren’t. Ever since the council meeting, you look about as happy as a kid who just got a butt whipping. What is going on?”
He slowly turned. The look in his eyes seemed cold to her, distant, and his emotions were on lockdown, obviously.
“I did not predict the emotional ramifications of bringing you with me to Garden.”
Her heart missed a beat while she tried not to show him the hurt that gripped her. “Are you sorry you brought me to Garden with you?” She hated to even ask. If he said yes it would not only break her heart but destroy the rest of her already fractured life.
“I am trying to adjust to the new circumstances.”
“That’s not an answer.”
“My son distrusts me enough to publicly charge me with treason. The council always held great respect for my strong beliefs yet they just chastised me in an open me...eting in front of my people.”MoreLess
“Are you all right?”
“I’m fine.”
“No. You aren’t. Ever since the council meeting, you look about as happy as a kid who just got a butt whipping. What is going on?”
He slowly turned. The look in his eyes seemed cold to her, distant, and his emotions were on lockdown, obviously.
“I did not predict the emotional ramifications of bringing you with me to Garden.”
Her heart missed a beat while she tried not to show him the hurt that gripped her. “Are you sorry you brought me to Garden with you?” She hated to even ask. If he said yes it would not only break her heart but destroy the rest of her already fractured life.
“I am trying to adjust to the new circumstances.”
“That’s not an answer.”
“My son distrusts me enough to publicly charge me with treason. The council always held great respect for my strong beliefs yet they just chastised me in an open me...eting in front of my people.”MoreLess
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