Releasing 10 (Boys of Tommen, #6)

by Chloe Walsh

“I’m the one supposed to drown, not her,” she explained. “I’m going to die in water, Hugh.” “Liz.” My entire body tensed. “Why would you say that?” “Because of my dream.” “What dream?” “The one where I’m trying to swim to the surface and someone is pushing my head under.” “Holy shit, Liz.” I couldn’t hide my horror. “How long have you been having that dream?” “Since as far back as I can remember,” she whispered. “The person holding me under screams at me to stop fighting, to just give up and breathe.” A full-body shudder racked through her. “When I do, I die, and that’s when I wake up.” “That’s horrendous.” “I think it’s an omen,” she admitted, sounding broken. “That I was never meant to be here…that I’m supposed to die under water.” “No.” The word came out a lot harder than I meant, but I couldn’t stop it because my heart was gunning in my chest. “No, Liz, that’s not true, so don’t you dare believe it.” “It’s kind of hard not to when I really want to not be here, Hugh.” “I need you here, Liz,” I croaked out. “I need you.” “You don’t need me, Hugh,” she replied sadly. “You want me, but you won’t always feel that way.”