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Chapter 23
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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