She nodded. “I do know.”

However then the nook of her mouth pulled right into a smile. She wasn’t smiling as a result of I used to be damage, however she was smiling as a result of I used to be damage. That meant I wasn’t immortal any longer.

She grabbed my hand, and I squeezed her tiny fingers in my grip. “Meaning …”

Josephine beamed. “The curse is damaged,” she whispered. “If you killed Deidamia, you broke it.”

I felt an array of emotions awaken within me. Hope. Unhappiness. Pleasure. It was so overwhelming I felt a tear race down my cheek. Josephine leaned in and kissed it.

“Don’t cry,” she whispered towards my cheek. “You’re killable, however I’m a killer.

I couldn’t cease the snicker that bubbled up my throat. I snaked my fingers across the again of her neck and introduced her towards my mouth. “My killer,” I whispered. “My hero.”

“Properly, considered one of us must be,” she stated. “We will’t each be Anti-heroes.”

The nurse cleared her throat. “I’m going to go inform the physician that you simply’re awake out of your surgical procedure. Additionally, the cops are right here to speak concerning the incident. Do you’re feeling nicely sufficient to speak?”

I nodded, although talking with cops was the very last thing I wished to do. I wished to twist into my mattress at house with Josephine tucked into the criminal of my arm and luxuriate in my life.

A life that may finish ultimately. One which wouldn’t hyperlink me to a world that by no means ended, and one which I’d lose my soulmate and preserve residing ceaselessly.

Josephine leaned down and rested her cheek towards my chest. “Jacob goes to go away for tried homicide.”

“Do you suppose he’ll speak?” I requested.

She nodded. “Oh yeah, however who would consider him? He simply tried to kill you. I doubt they’ll consider I finished bullets.”

I nudged her till she appeared up at me. “However you probably did.”

“I did. I don’t know the best way to really feel concerning the powers, however I’m glad I had them. Are you able to think about if we lastly acquired again house in your life to be taken by that jackass?”

“No, I can’t. Have you ever spoken to your dad?”

She frowned. “No.”

“He’ll come round. Did Ernest and Fern make it again?”

“I don’t know,” she whispered. “I’ve been up right here with you for 2 days. I’m assuming they did, however I’m undecided.”

I stroked my fingertips towards her flesh. “Properly get again to them quickly sufficient.”

“With a limp immortal and a human with powers. Oh, how the tables have turned,” she stated.

I introduced her down towards my mouth once more. “There are some issues that’ll by no means change. Immortality or not. I’m nonetheless in love with you.”

“How may you not be?” she stated with a smug smile. “I simply saved your life from three bullets. I’m sort of a giant deal. And to suppose you didn’t need something to do with me at first.”

I chuckled. “Josephine, I wished you from the primary second I laid eyes on you. I used to be simply afraid of wanting you. I used to be afraid of falling in love with you.”

“After all, you had been. Anti-heroes by no means make the proper choices. They need to be guided into rationality. And falling for me … it was inevitable.”

Chapter Forty-4

Josie

After 4 lengthy days within the hospital, Kellan was launched.

Kellan waited till the hospital employees walked again into the sliding doorways to take away his crutches and maintain them.

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