Chapter 4Arabella shook her head hard. What had just happened? One moment she was staring at Lucian, the next, she was in the past.She looked down at Lucian confused. Lucian was looking back.“Why did you make me see that? What the hell are you doing to me?” Lucian reached out to grab her arm. Shocked, Arabella turned to leave.“Wait. Stop. Please don’t go yet. If you are going to keep visiting me like this, I should at least know your name. Somehow I know you and yet I don’t.”Arabella stood still then turned to look at Lucian who was up on his elbows in the bed. The pleading in his voice was hard to refuse. The misery on his face was plain to see. Her confusion deepened. By the Gods, how was this possible?“How can you not know me Lucian. Did I mean so little to you?” She could see by his eyes that he had no idea what she was talking about. It broke her heart over and over again. She wanted to be angry. She wanted to be furious, but she could not. She realized that she really had
Chapter 5Twenty two year old Lucian Alexander’s smile grew appreciative as he watched the raven haired beauty walk down the stone steps leading to Bernard Hall. It was the beginning of his last year of law school before he had to return to New York to finish his studies.He dated a lot through the years but none of them struck him like his first sight of this girl. He wanted to get to know her. Usually the girls chased after him, he never needed to do the chasing before, this would be a first. If all of the girls at Boulder CU were as beautiful as this one, he’d rather stay here.She lifted her eyes to see a dark haired boy staring at her with a smile on his lips.Embarrassed, Arabella Brennan covered her head. She had to watch her step so she didn’t fall down the stone stairs and make a fool of herself. She peered out of the corner of her eye to see he was still staring. Oh no, now he was approaching her. Arabella looked around her to see if there was someone he was meeting here. Th
Chapter 6Fireworks burst over the highest towers of the Colorado University of Boulder, Lucian watched Arabella’s eyes more than the lights above them. It fascinated him how her eyes seemed to glow with a light of their own. Her eyes glittered with magic and awe.This was the first time she watched a fireworks display. They reminded her too much of the fire that claimed her parents. Now, with Lucian, it seemed wonderful. He was changing how she viewed the world.“I think I am the luckiest man in the world my Bella.”Arabella glanced over at the man at her side, laughter spilling from her lips.“Lucian, you know that can’t be true.”“My love, they are the truest words I have ever spoken.”Arabella gazed at the man seated by her side, his arms protective around her, shielding her from the cold. He did not know how much she had longed for true love. She yearned for a love like her parents had, a love that knew now bound. Her soul told her Lucian was the one. Shivering happily, Arabella
Chapter 7Lucian sat with his head in his hands. This time it was not a headache. He felt empty. Arabella was gone and he knew she wasn’t coming back. This time she left a note.Lucian,It was silly of me to think I could bring your memories back to you. There are none to bring back. Whatever happened to you, it took them all. At least now I know why I never heard from you. My heart is broken. At least now I can lay it all to rest. As promised, I will not bother you or your privacy again. You will forever be in my heart even as I am not in yours. I hope your life is good to ;you and brings you all the happiness you want. ArabellaLucian wanted to yell, beat on the walls and throw things. He didn’t, what good would it do. She was gone and he felt a sense of loss. Lucian did not know why he felt this way, he didn’t even know this woman. How could he feel this way about someone he didn’t know? He wondered about love at first sight. Had he been given a second chance again. Was it love at
Chapter 8Arabella lay quietly on her side where she could see the mountains. Looking at them gave her a sense of peace even though they were not her precious Rocky Mountain. She did not hear the geese as they flew across the deep blue sky. Even the little robin on the branch could not penetrate the thick glass with his chirping. All she heard were the monitors beeping to different rhythm behind her.The robins nest full of her babies was close to the window in the vee of a branch. The mother flew away, leaving hungry little chicks crying for their breakfast. She smiled slightly than looked beyond the tree’ sadness filled her heart.The door to the hallway slid quietly open. Arabella still heard the soft footsteps as they approached her bed. She did not need to look over her shoulder to see who it was; there was only one person it could be. She put a false smile on her face as he rounded the end of the bed.“How are you feeling today sweetie? Do you think you would like to go out side
Chapter 9Lucian’s frustration knew no bounds. Although he searched everywhere, he found out little about Arabella. He went to University to see if they knew where he could find her but those records were marked private. He tried the home town new publications; and struck out again. He was able to locate her office in old town Boulder. Talking to her receptionist, the was told that Arabella took an unspecified leave of absence; reason unavailable. He did try to wiggle her address out of them, once again hitting a brick wall. It was just not his day. He would head home soon and didn’t know much more about her then if he would have stayed in New York Then an idea struck him, why he didn’t think of it before he did not know.Swiftly pacing the floor the waiting area, Lucian waited impatiently for the records clerk. He berated himself for not thinking of this before; so much time was wasted. Tomorrow, he would fly home.“Here it is Mister Alexander, all the information you requested is on
Chapter 10Lucian listened to the echo of his footsteps on the granite entryway floor. The chandler glowed to life as he hit the switch on his way to Adrian’s den. It wasn’t the first time Lucian felt the cold emptiness of the house. It had never been a real home. The warm homily feeling of Arabella’s cabin, Lucian finally knew what was missing in his life. He never had the companionship that most kids had with their parents. Adrian was a cold hard man that drove Lucian without mercy.Lucian stepped into Adrian’s study and shook his head. Even here, with the supposedly brown hues and leather furniture, was a feeling of cold ambition. He stood in the middle of the room and looked around himself, not sure where to start. Tier upon tier of books lined the study walls. Paintings done by the Masters hung perfectly as though someone had just straightened them. On the desk, everything was cleared off except for a picture of Lucian, in cap and gown with a far off look on his face. He wondered
Chapter 11Arabella stared at herself in the full length mirror. Her skin was still pale; eyes lacked luster. She sighed in sadness when a knock came at the door.“May I come in, Arabella? I don’t want to disturb you if you are resting.” The sweet, gentle voice spoke softly through the door.Arabella tried to rein the sadness in., “Please, do come in, Jenny.”Evan’s mother, Jenny, stepped into the room, smiling shyly at the young, dark haired girl. Arabella smiled back at her as she turned to face here.“Can we talk for a while?” Jenny shyly asked. For some reason, Arabella kind of scared her. She loved her, so Jenny didn’t understand this underlining feeling.Arabella sat on the bed and patted the space beside her for Jenny to sit. Looking at her face, Arabella could see Jenny had something serious on her mine. She figured it was about Evan one way or another. Evan was Jenny’s only child and she tried to spoil him. That Evan was not an arrogant monster said a lot for his character. Ev