Under His Influence
Page 93
The sun was setting. It was just like that other night, thought Anna, all those weeks ago, when she and John had danced, cheek to cheek, barefoot in the reedy grass. But the summer was almost over now, and the reedy grass was dry and brown.
“Do you understand now, Anna?” he asked, looking up at the crimson skies, wrapping an arm around her side.
“It’s so incredible. Unbelievable. Crazy. But I think I do. But John…” Her voice broke and she swallowed back the tears savagely. “Why did you ever have to meet me? I wish you’d left me alone.”
“I know. I’m sorry. Do you know, I don’t think I’ve ever done that before? Apologised. For anything. You humans are rubbing off on me. I wonder if I can…?” He narrowed his eyes and looked over at Mimi.
“So she can’t hear your thoughts?”
“No. The link is much weaker. I can hear Rixxar, but he can’t hear me. Good, eh? Mimi knew what she was doing. Now if I can just work out a good way of exploiting my advantage… But I have time. A year at least. You won’t be left alone with the child, I promise you that.”
“Right. And you love Mimi?”
“I have some emotions…what you might call love. I am unfamiliar with the syndrome. I want her back. If that counts.”
“Of course it counts. Sounds like love.” Anna sighed heavily. “Liam loves me.”
“But it isn’t reciprocated?”
“He’s lovely but, well, y’know. After you…”
“I am undeserving. Forget me.”
She laughed, kicking at the dying reeds. “Oh, John. I’ll always love you. Always. What will become of us?”
He took her hand and kissed it, watching the sun go down behind the trees that fringed the shore.
“I wish I knew.”
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