Let Me Go, Alpha Calhoun
Theodore, who wished for Calhoun's death, is the one who is dead now.
"He's gone, Calhoun.." I tell Calhoun as I grab his arms, to feel he's real enough.
"Who's gone?" My husband has confusion, relief, and pain in his eyes, and it's worth questioning how someone can show all these emotions at once.
"Theodore, I killed him," I confess to Calhoun.
And he is silenced by shock.
A minute passes but Calhoun doesn't even utter a word. Although he's still holding me protectively in his arms so I don't slip and fall, he's quiet.