Yesterday, 02:03 PM
Four text in almost rapid succession. First Nox wanting to talk. Hayden didn't nearly understand what any of it meant. Or how any of the things he said were gone could just vanish. It didn't seem possible.
The next text was Elyse -- Marta worried about Nox. So something was obviously up with Nox if he smelt numb -- whatever that meant. But he trusted the girls instincts. Though Nox being numb was probably a good thing. Numb sounded like no emotions. And if his emotions weren't there they would only have to worry about what he might do with out that gut check. It would be a good idea to talk to him. See what his plans were.
But then the next text rolled in with a quoted text from Sage about Elyse. And Hayden sighed. "What the fuck is up with these people?" Hayden had worked with Atharim before, talked them through some horrible shit. Hayden was kinda glad that Elyse was out of the biz, he was pretty sure she couldn't cut it in the long run. Shit hits the fan a lot when you work for a secret society who kills things and people for a living.
On the heels of the warning Nox sent another message.
I'm fine. Deal with Elyse. I'm not in a bad place -- honest. I have Lily with me. I won't do anything with her here. You know that. I'm going to see a man about a song.
Hayden didn't know exactly what the last one meant, but Hayden did know that Lily was his life line. She was the reason he got out of bed in the morning, and his entire morality without that gut check was going to be answered by how it affected Lily or the rest of the family.
What do you do when the survival of one trumps the survival of the other. Hayden's job and his stay in Moscow relied on Nox's continued service to the Atharim. He could stay, work Moscow like London, but his father would prefer if he returned. This was supposed to be Ethan's territory. Not that he'd seen hide-nor-hair of his brother/father since he got here. And he didn't expect he would anyway, even if Ethan knew he was in town.
But Elyse was far more fragile than Nox. Nox was already dealing with intrusive thoughts from his upbringing. His life with his father and the things he'd suppressed as a younger person. Elyse was self sacrificing, so was Nox. Hayden growled.
It was ultimately Nox's promise to not go out like his father did. He wouldn't take the easy way out. That meant he wouldn't succumb to drugs or alcohol. He'd not slice his wrists or put a bullet in his brain. He wouldn't leave a mess for his family to clean up. And Nox was a man of his word, even if he fucks up at times. He never stops trying.
Hayden grabbed his coat and went to Kallisti.
The next text was Elyse -- Marta worried about Nox. So something was obviously up with Nox if he smelt numb -- whatever that meant. But he trusted the girls instincts. Though Nox being numb was probably a good thing. Numb sounded like no emotions. And if his emotions weren't there they would only have to worry about what he might do with out that gut check. It would be a good idea to talk to him. See what his plans were.
But then the next text rolled in with a quoted text from Sage about Elyse. And Hayden sighed. "What the fuck is up with these people?" Hayden had worked with Atharim before, talked them through some horrible shit. Hayden was kinda glad that Elyse was out of the biz, he was pretty sure she couldn't cut it in the long run. Shit hits the fan a lot when you work for a secret society who kills things and people for a living.
On the heels of the warning Nox sent another message.
I'm fine. Deal with Elyse. I'm not in a bad place -- honest. I have Lily with me. I won't do anything with her here. You know that. I'm going to see a man about a song.
Hayden didn't know exactly what the last one meant, but Hayden did know that Lily was his life line. She was the reason he got out of bed in the morning, and his entire morality without that gut check was going to be answered by how it affected Lily or the rest of the family.
What do you do when the survival of one trumps the survival of the other. Hayden's job and his stay in Moscow relied on Nox's continued service to the Atharim. He could stay, work Moscow like London, but his father would prefer if he returned. This was supposed to be Ethan's territory. Not that he'd seen hide-nor-hair of his brother/father since he got here. And he didn't expect he would anyway, even if Ethan knew he was in town.
But Elyse was far more fragile than Nox. Nox was already dealing with intrusive thoughts from his upbringing. His life with his father and the things he'd suppressed as a younger person. Elyse was self sacrificing, so was Nox. Hayden growled.
It was ultimately Nox's promise to not go out like his father did. He wouldn't take the easy way out. That meant he wouldn't succumb to drugs or alcohol. He'd not slice his wrists or put a bullet in his brain. He wouldn't leave a mess for his family to clean up. And Nox was a man of his word, even if he fucks up at times. He never stops trying.
Hayden grabbed his coat and went to Kallisti.