Revelations by Bella Higgin
Author:Bella Higgin
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Wattpad WEBTOON Book Group
Renie
I sat under the scalding shower water, my arms locked around my knees, my exhausted mind going over and over the events of the day.
I saw the face of the man Iâd killed, the fear and desperation in his eyes, felt his blood pouring over my face, remembered the taste of it in my mouth. Iâd scrubbed my skin and my hair until there was no trace of it left, but I imagined I could still feel itâsticky and dryingâ
still smell it, still taste it.
My stomach felt hollow, snarled with sickness and guilt, but I was angry tooâat myself for feeling this way, and at that man for making me feel this way. Heâd kidnapped me and handed me over to someone he knew would brutally torture me. No one had forced him to do it. I didnât want to feel a shred of guilt over killing someone whoâd done that to me, but I couldnât help it.
The bathroom door opened and Roux peeked in. âYou okay?â she said.
I tried to say yes, to pretend, but all that came out was a choked sob.
âOh, sweetie!â Roux rushed into the shower, crouched down, and hugged me.
âYouâre getting wet,â I mumbled, trying to push her away.
âI donât care.â
We sat like that for a while, as the water rained down on us, until I felt strong enough to pull out of Rouxâs hug. I shoved my wet hair off my face.
âEdmond said he was proud of me for killing that guy because it meant Iâd fought back,â I said.
âI agree with him. You had no other option. Not to mention, you didnât just do it to protect yourself. You were protecting us, werenât you? If Etienne had made you talk, heâd have come after us.â
âI hadnât thought of it like that,â I admitted.
Roux gave my bare back a soothing rub. âDo you think youâre ready to get up?â
I nodded.
Roux fetched a towel from the rack on the wall and wrapped it around my shoulders. âLetâs get out of here,â she said.
She led me out of the bathroom, then sat on the bed while I dried off. This was the first time that Iâd actually taken note of the room that Caoimhe had given us. It was bigger than the room Roux and I had shared at Belle Morte, with a polished wooden floor and burgundy walls that flowed up to an arched ceiling. The four-poster bed was draped in white silk, the wardrobe along the nearest wall was large enough to practically be a room in its own right, and the space was dotted here and there with fat red candles on tall iron holders.
Keeping my towel tucked around me, I rummaged through the wardrobe until I found a pair of silk trousers and a cream fine-knit sweater that looked about my size.
âDoes Caoimhe keep the guest rooms stocked with clothes for when people come to stay?â I asked.
âI guess so,â Roux said.
âHow does she know what sizeââ I paused partway through pulling the trousers on.
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