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Chapter 20
Luke watched Sarah intently while her face changed color from bright and flushed from the kiss they shared a moment ago to pale and completely drained of blood. Her reaction got him worried. He hasn’t seen her like this, not even when she saw him create a fireball out of nothing, or when he torched the dining room table, not even when she talked about her childhood trauma. So what was this now?
Sarah gulped and averted her gaze from Luke onto the high seas. She knew by the way he stared at her he noticed the change in her demeanor, the one she failed to hide on time. He expected an explanation, the one she wasn’t ready to give just yet. His pleasantly warm palm on her cheek brought an instant wave of pleasure, and she involuntarily turned her head back towards Luke.
“Tell me what’s wrong,” he softly commanded, feeling an urge deep inside to fix whatever was wrong. It was amazing how quickly he turned from despising h
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The night already fell when Luke found enough strength to get up on his feet, take Sarah in his arms and carry her downstairs to the bedroom. She was asleep, exhausted from the rush of emotions that their sweet love-making caused. Because what they did earlier could never be characterized as sex or anything as low. No! It was a supreme feeling of belonging mixed with the ultimate explosion of the passion and desire built up in them from the moment they met.They took each other up to the sky, higher than they ever imagined possible, to see the stars and outer space and the whole new universe they never suspected existed. Their souls danced with this magical music their bodies were creating, danced and danced until they could no more…Just when Luke gently laid Sarah on the bed, finding her sleeping thingy that looked more like an oversized male tee-shirt and helping her put it on while she was only semi-conscious, a thought ran through his
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It was a quiet evening in Johnson’s family residence. Adaline and Richard were enjoying the moment of peace in their living room, resting on the sofa after a long, tiring day of running around after their adored grandkids. They were cuddled to each other, relishing in the feeling that having the promised one in their arms brought. After so many years of being together, it still felt the same. It was still like they just met and saw each other for the first time. That was the beauty of the love and the bond they shared. It never wavered.They were of those lucky couples that found each other right on time, as soon as they were old enough, and they’ve been together ever since.“Sarah hasn’t called yet?” Adaline asked, even though she knew the answer. Sarah stopped checking in a few days ago. She was a grown-up woman, and Adaline tried to give her the space she needed, but that didn’t make her worry any less.
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Although Sarah was quite sure Luke was just unconscious from exhaustion, she got down on the floor and gently checked the pulse on his neck. It was there, a little faint, but there and she signed in relief. Even though she was perfectly aware of what Luke was, she couldn’t help but be worried for him.Hoping he will regain his consciousness and strength as soon as he rests enough, Sarah grabbed him under his arms and, without much effort, managed to get him off the floor. She was never weak, but she felt a lot stronger now. Perhaps her change has already started…“Dad, would you mind?” she requested casually, pointing to Luke’s legs. She acted like it was every day she pops into the living room out from nowhere with an unconscious, half-naked man.Still not understanding what was happening, Richard obliged and grabbed the unknown man for the legs, lifting him up and following his daughter’s lead.
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Fear.Fear was what Sarah saw in the eyes of her family. Pure fear… of Luke… of her… they were scared of her, and that realization broke her heart in pieces. Although, she never had a chance to dwell on it. Luke lost his balance and staggered, and she reacted the same second, catching him before he fell.“What kind of shield around this house do you have? It took me hours to break through it…” Luke mumbled, though no one had problems understanding him.“What?” Sarah was confused. “But we got here in a matter of seconds.”“That’s how you felt it.” Luke glanced around, and realizing there were sofas and armchairs nearby, and he motioned his head towards them.Without a word said, Sarah understood what he meant and helped him get to one that was not damp. Luke dropped himself heavily on the soft seat and pulled Sarah down with him. There was no cha
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‘Daughter of the dragon that’s not a dragon shall tame the fire,’ those words rang through Luke’s head over and over again until he could not think of anything else. No matter how much he tried to focus on something else, on anything else, he failed.Now it made sense… now he knew why Sarah reacted the way she did when he told her the name of his sailboat. Princess. Her own name had the exact meaning in Persian, and she knew that. She knew she was the one supposed to tame him, and she didn’t tell him. Wasn’t she the one playing the honesty card? Insisting on giving them a chance? Putting up with his attitude and rejections? For what? To get close? To tame him? Was that her plan all along? Was she that much of an actor?In a matter of few seconds, jumbled thoughts made a short circuit in his head, and he could do nothing but excuse himself briefly with Richard and storm out after Sarah. He had to calm dow
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Sarah ran as fast as she could, her heart beating like crazy, trying to break away from her chest. For the second time in less than 10 days, she was in the same situation… running from an unknown danger scared shitless.‘This has to stop!’ she thought as she neared the mansion.“Dad!” she yelled from the top of her lungs. “Dad!”Before Sarah reached the mansion properly, Richard was outside, his body tense and ready to react at the first sign of danger. Adaline followed, worried as she heard her daughter yelling.“By the stream… Luke…” Richard needed no more; he was already running towards the spot Sarah vaguely described, knowing his wife will stay there as a last line of defense if needed.Sarah was breathing heavily, more scared than tired from running.“Your eyes,” she heard Adaline mutter, and that snapped her out of her jumbled-up th
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“I can’t stay here. I need to leave.” Sarah muttered.“What? No!” Adaline protested from beside her.“Yes, Mom. They are after me, and I cannot risk putting all of you in danger because…”“Don’t you even dare to finish that sentence! You know of the dangers we face as supernatural beings, and those are nothing compared to a bunch of humans foolish enough to go after one of our own. They cannot hurt us.” Adaline reached for Sarah and cupped her face with her hands. “And neither can they hurt you.”Sarah sighed in despair. This was all because of her. She was the reason that man was killed in Rome, and she was the reason someone disturbed her family’s peace. Thoughts swirled through her head like on a rollercoaster, thinking about what she should do, how she should handle this… it was madness, pure madness.No matter how hard she tried,
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