I walk back into the room, bewildered, and when my eyes land on Warren again, it suddenly clicks into place.
My eyes widen. “You.”
Every time I successfully used my Lust Breath or Flirt Touches here, Warren was nearby. The second we were separated, I reverted to being a busted ass, useless cupid.
Somehow, Warren is the catalyst to my powers.
I always had a feeling he was the key to everything. But I didn’t expect for him to actually be the key that revs my cupidity engine. The key that unlocks the power inside of me, curing me of being a dud.
I have no idea why my cupidity is tied to him here, but there’s no mistaking the truth now that I’ve realized it.
I shake my head at him as I walk back to his side. “As if I weren’t attached to you already, you have to go and be my on button for my powers, too? That’s a little over the top, even for you,” I reprimand him.
His monitor beeping is the only response I get.
“I should’ve known. A cocky bastard like you. Of course you’d find a way to dominate my damn powers. You’ve dominated me in every other way, so why not?” I say with a humorless chuckle.
When I stare at his pale, unmoving face for too long, a small noise of distress whimpers out of me. It’s like I can feel the impending loss of him, and it’s so brutally unfair. “I guess we both couldn’t fix each other quite the way we hoped, huh?” I ask.
I reach down and grab his hand, threading our fingers together. “You told me not to love you, and you may be a hotshot CEO, but you’re not the boss of me,” I tell him as I sit down beside him again. “I love you, Warren Knight. And I’m going to keep on loving you for the rest of my existence,” I say on a tortured murmur. “And I’m…” My voice cracks with insurmountable pain, but I keep going. “I’m sorry I can’t fix your heart,” I add, letting my fingers lightly brush over his chest. “Cupid powers just don’t work that way, we only—”
My eyes widen as a thought rushes into my head.
Holy shit.
That’s it.
I understand now. I know what I’m supposed to do. Because I can heal his heart. I can fix him. Just not like this. And not the way I originally thought I would.
I lean down and press a kiss against his dry, cracked lips and then cup his cheeks with my hands. “Don’t worry, love. I got you. I’ll fix your heart, and then everything will be alright. I promise.”
Chapter 35
Trix
Just because I know what I have to do, doesn’t mean it makes it any easier.
I sit in the waiting room while Harvey has his turn with Warren. I don’t know how long I sit there just staring at the wall, but I don’t even notice when Harvey comes back.
Blue’s been holding my hand since I sat beside her, and I love her for not making me speak. She just sat here with me, lending quiet understanding and not pushing me to do anything other than mourn.
Harvey’s eyes are red, his expression shadowed, his shoulders weighed down. Their friendship goes back years, and it breaks my heart to know how much he must be hurting.
I wish I could tell him that it’s going to be alright, but I can’t.
Harvey looks over at me as I stand with Blue. “Visiting hours are almost over,” he says quietly.
I nod. “You guys can go ahead and leave. I just want to stay for a little while longer.”
“Are you sure?” Blue asks. “I can wait and drive you back home.”
“I’m sure.”
Damn. I’m going to miss her. Bea too.
I take a step forward and wrap my arms around her, giving her a big hug and holding her tight. “Thank you,” I whisper against her ear. “Thank you for being my friend.”
Blue pats me on the back before I pull back. I don’t know what she sees on my face, but whatever it is makes her frown.