Chapter 28

Blake:

I ran my finger over my wife’s fingers as I waited for her response, and though I already knew my answers, I wanted her to voice them out. Her speaking would make this a lot easier on her, and judging by the fact that she knew that I was aware of things, it would just make it easier on her. But there was a weight that she was carrying that I no longer wanted her to hold on her own.

“I want to hear you out, Nat. I know that I could easily hear your thoughts, but I want you to speak through this, I want you to let the pain out to me”

She looked down at her lap as the two of us sat on our bed. Her hands shook as she debated on whether or not to speak, but I didn’t want her being afraid of me. I wanted her to be able speak her mind up to me, not keep things inside her.

“My grandfather is the grand element manipulator” she said avoiding my eyes “I need to go there to learn how to control my powers, learn how to use them, and he’s the one person who can help