"What a shame she's fucked in the head," they said.
Time had passed. So much time. Too much time. Maeve knew he would come. Noah promised to come. Still, they weren't able to make time stop. Not in this regard. Korbin still lay in the clinic, preserved to the best of their ability, but already beginning to wither away. Word had only just reached her that Noah was here before he was pushing into her office. The Nightshade's eyes snapped up and that grief she had so carefully buried away surged to the surface, making her eyes swim with tears, vision going blurry as she stood on shaky legs.
Her middle was round with child, so close to her due date now and it took effort to stand, moving toward Noah quickly despite this. Noah might not have closed the distance, but Maeve did. She drew herself to him like a moth to flame, tears slipping down her cheeks as her arms came up on their own accord, wrapping around his neck. No one else knew. No one else cared. Not like she did. Not like Noah did.
A shaky breath tumbled past her lips, face pressing into his chest and for a selfish moment she stole the comfort this provided, "The clinic. I'm sorry, Noah... I tried." She rasped, voice tight with grief, threatening to give out in a moments notice.
Her middle was round with child, so close to her due date now and it took effort to stand, moving toward Noah quickly despite this. Noah might not have closed the distance, but Maeve did. She drew herself to him like a moth to flame, tears slipping down her cheeks as her arms came up on their own accord, wrapping around his neck. No one else knew. No one else cared. Not like she did. Not like Noah did.
A shaky breath tumbled past her lips, face pressing into his chest and for a selfish moment she stole the comfort this provided, "The clinic. I'm sorry, Noah... I tried." She rasped, voice tight with grief, threatening to give out in a moments notice.
Maeve
