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Dread filled my heart and my thoughts as I awoke. I’m not proud of how I acted last night. Rollin’ over to my back, I stared up into the ceilin’ as last night’s images floated in and out of my head. Elspeth, Mother wouldna be proud of ye right now, nor Da. I turned to look at where Bram lay. Stretched out before the hearth, on his stomach, he looked much taller. “Bram, I’m so sorry,” I whispered.
Guilt rode me. I’ve ner been like that wi’ anyone and here I hurt the one person I have left. The one who is to protect me and who is protectin’ him? Damn. I dinna know where all this anger is comin’ from? It’s evil. I dinna like it at all.
He began to stir as one eye opened and peered over at me. I kept watchin’ him.
How are ye this mornin’? He sat up and there it was, that scratch on his c
