“If you’re fine, then why do you have these?” Pax inquired gently. Oracle slid her hand across the table until her fingertips touched the pill bottle. Her suspicions confirmed. “How dare you go through my things?” “It was on the counter,” Pax said, but his defense was weak, and she was sure he knew it as well. “Because I didn’t expect my snooping boss slash ex-boyfriend to be here.” Nyxe rubbed against Oracle’s leg as her voice rose. “I didn’t mean to pry.” “Yet you did. These pills are none of your business.” She snatched up the bottle. “I’m worried about you.” Something in Pax’s tone made Oracle pause, made her heart skip a beat. “I’m sorry. You’re right. I shouldn’t have looked,” he said. She pictured his shoulders slumping forward …show more content…
Pax sounded sorry, truly sounded as if he didn’t know that bringing up this subject would upset her, so she said, “Sometimes people need a little help, especially when an ancient god scrambles their brain. It doesn’t mean I’m unfit for duty.” For several seconds they sat in welcomed silence. Pax’s water bottle crackled as he took a long drink. Oracle scratched Nyxe’s head, assuring the nervous dog that she was okay. “I have something else to talk to you about. It’s the main reason I came here besides wanting to check on you,” Pax said. “Just tell me.” Can’t be any worse than what we already …show more content…
A physical once a year. An assessment of your ability and you’re due for yours.” “Get out.” “Oracle, listen. I’m worried—” “Out. Now.” She stood abruptly, knocking down her chair. She jabbed her finger toward the door. A sudden image flash of the room disoriented her. She saw herself through Pax’s eyes. Wisps of hair floating out from her loose bun. Skin ashen and eyes sunken. She felt his guilt, his pain at seeing her lips trembling, her arms shaking. She grabbed the table for balance. Her drink tipped over. Cold water spilled across her hand. “What was that?” She heard the scrape of chair legs being pushed away from the table. “Were you just inside me?” Oracle shook her head, her power retreating inside her body. “For a second, I was.” Nyxe whimpered and scratched a paw down her leg. Oracle hadn’t felt her power rise. She hadn’t focused it on Pax, as she normally needed to do, to see through his eyes when she wasn’t touching him. Pax’s solid presence loomed next to her. “Don’t touch anything. I’ll clean it up,” she said, grateful her voice didn’t