Part 10
Now I understand why Ashe is so angry. Not at me but at the whole situation, my coming back, the chip in my head, everything. Zeb must have told him about the chip and how he removed the one implanted in Micaiah’s head, but something terrible happened and even though Micaiah is still alive, Ashe doesn’t want to put Tobin through that. Whatever removing the chip does, he doesn’t want us to have to go through it. He’d rather I live off penth the rest of my days…numbed, not feeling Tobin’s softest touches, not tasting his sweet lips or smelling the bright scent of his fresh curls.
But I can’t do that. I’d live with the shriek inside my head before I give up those loving sensations I’ve found once again.
As night falls I lie in bed, the voice coming through in waves that wash over
