Shadows On the Soul
“The physical pain was gone, but she still felt like she was being crushed by the weight of Gabriel’s pain.
Despite her attempt to cut off contact between them, she’d felt him kill. And it had been nothing like the previous kill she’d experienced with him. No pleasure in it whatsoever, just a desperate attempt to vent his rage and his confusion.
But there was something else she’d noticed, another thread of emotion snaking through the anger and pain. Disgust. Some of it no doubt directed at himse...lf, but more of it directed at his mortal victim. It was something she didn’t understand. He seemed to like mortals just fine. Why had this one spurred such a reaction in him? Because it had been something about this particular mortal, she was sure of it. He’d chosen his victim for a reason, had reacted to him in some odd way different from his reaction to everyone else.
She sighed and rubbed her breastbone, where a formless ache troubled her. He was still out there, roaming the streets, seething, hurting.MoreLess
Despite her attempt to cut off contact between them, she’d felt him kill. And it had been nothing like the previous kill she’d experienced with him. No pleasure in it whatsoever, just a desperate attempt to vent his rage and his confusion.
But there was something else she’d noticed, another thread of emotion snaking through the anger and pain. Disgust. Some of it no doubt directed at himse...lf, but more of it directed at his mortal victim. It was something she didn’t understand. He seemed to like mortals just fine. Why had this one spurred such a reaction in him? Because it had been something about this particular mortal, she was sure of it. He’d chosen his victim for a reason, had reacted to him in some odd way different from his reaction to everyone else.
She sighed and rubbed her breastbone, where a formless ache troubled her. He was still out there, roaming the streets, seething, hurting.MoreLess
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