SNEAK PEEK
Maryah
“The heart is a muscle,” Harmony explained. “Muscles have memory. Scientists have proven that the heart retains memory function even when removed.”
“I don't understand what that has to do with Gregory.”
She pulled a chair in front of me and straddled it, sitting so close to me that our knees almost touched. “Imagine someone ripped your heart out of your chest and threw it in a cage. Outside the cage, vultures, rats, and coyotes circle, waiting to rip your heart apart and devour it. Worse yet, as they circle, their wicked energy surrounds the cage, tainting the pure and good soul inside. Over time your heart starts to change; it becomes evil too. Smothered by negativity, it slowly stops beating until it ceases to exist.”
“So you're saying you feel like you're trapped in a cage?”
“No.” She sighed. “Gregory is trapped in that cage. I have no idea where the cage is or who holds the key to unlock it. But I will find him, and I will fight to the death against any vulture, rat, or coyote who comes between us.”
Nathan stood behind Harmony and gripped her shoulder. “Just give us a bit more time. Maryah will be able to help you find him. I'm certain of it.”
I nodded, even though I wasn't as confident as Nathan. Plus, I was terrified of what we might find if and when I did locate Gregory.
Harmony stood and walked toward the door. “Each day that passes I know I'm one day closer to losing him forever. I can't wait any longer, I have to find him. And when I do, even if he is corrupted, even if he is no longer pure and good, I will love him and bring him back. Because as science has proven, the heart remembers .” She slid her sunglasses on and smiled at me. “And you proved that the soul never forgets.”
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