The Last Bride in Ballymuir
“—Irish Blessing If the man had to bolt out of the place, at least he could have had the common sense to take his car, Kylie thought. But no, Michael Kilbride had gone on foot, and left his jacket hanging beside the door, too. Three cold hours he’d been gone. And here she stood peering out into dark swallowed by more dark.
“Come back,” she whispered.
She ached for him, for what he’d been through, for the burdens he carried. He’d been a fool, people had suffered ... and died.
Kylie pushed aside... the image and sorted through what she knew of the man. He felt remorse, this much was true. Beneath the impassive, damned-if-I-care mask he wore, it weighed into his every word, his every action. He needed to heal.
If forgiveness were hers to give, she could forgive him his youth and stupidity. She wondered, though, whether he would ever forgive himself.
“Home, Michael,” she urged.
She knew he couldn’t hear her, of course, wherever he was, tangled in his knot of guilt, grief, and self-hatred.MoreLess
“Come back,” she whispered.
She ached for him, for what he’d been through, for the burdens he carried. He’d been a fool, people had suffered ... and died.
Kylie pushed aside... the image and sorted through what she knew of the man. He felt remorse, this much was true. Beneath the impassive, damned-if-I-care mask he wore, it weighed into his every word, his every action. He needed to heal.
If forgiveness were hers to give, she could forgive him his youth and stupidity. She wondered, though, whether he would ever forgive himself.
“Home, Michael,” she urged.
She knew he couldn’t hear her, of course, wherever he was, tangled in his knot of guilt, grief, and self-hatred.MoreLess
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