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The Right Choice Chapter 55
Grayson Our first Withergreen in Odel was beautiful. I had never seen such colors in my life. Abby took great pleasure in showing me all of the beauty of the changing seasons, despite my argument that nothing was more beautiful than my wife. Our family had also changed. We welcomed Theodore Arthur - who we called Teddy – at the end of Sunswell. Abby had been so relieved to only have to carry one baby, she said this pregnancy was a dream. Anna came from the village to deliver Teddy, too, which was a blessing. He was perfect – 10 fingers, 10 toes, his mother’s face, but my eyes. And curls for days. He had a full head of curls the moment he arrived. I didn’t think it was possible to love as much as I loved my children and my wife. One morning, Abby came up behind me as I stood at the window watching the sunrise. She wrapped her arms around me as she laid her head against my bare back. “Are you happy, my love?” she asked, as she did every morning. I turned to face her and kiss
The Right Choice extra chapter- childhood stories
Four year old Grayson held the hand of his new best friend, Abigail. The young prince had met the little lady only three weeks prior, and she was already his whole world.“Come, Grayson,” she said, pulling his hand. “I want to show you the stars. Mother said we could.”He was nervous, but trusted his Abigail. She had not led him into anything that would have gotten him hurt. On the contrary, she was protective of him, but not overly so. She pushed him just enough to try.That night, Abby’s nursemaid Hannah was going to take them to the tower so they could look at the stars. Every Sunswell in Alderei a meteor shower was visible for three whole days, and of the whole country, the best view of it was from Coursar Hall – at least according to Abigail. He followed her up the stairs to where Hannah and Grayson’s six year old brother Dupont were waiting. Hannah unlocked the door to the roof, and ushered her small charges outside. Hannah and the children spread out blankets and waited for i
The Right Choice Chapter 56
Abigail We didn't have to wait long for the new trouble to begin. Trolls began invading Alderei within the month. We were called to the castle to make a plan of attack. We left the children at home. Odel was far enough away from the border that they would be safe. The wet nurses had stayed with us throughout the years, so we left them in charge of the children, knowing they would protect the little ones with their lives. It was so hard to leave them behind. We both cried the whole way to the castle. Fortunately, we were greeted with a lot of hugs and understanding. "Thank you all for coming," Queen Sarah began. "A new foe is threatening our borders. We have the advantage this time of knowing who they are, at least, but not what they want." "Grayson," I said. "They want my husband. Or, more specifically, his powers." Rose sighed. "Then he shouldn't be here. He should be in hiding." Grayson looked at Rose, surprised and a bit annoyed. "Where would I go, Rose? If I go h
The Right Choice Chapter 57
They stayed up long into the night, making a plan of attack that didn't rely on Grayson’s magic. There were discussions about calling Aryk, but he had been staying in the village with Thomas and Celina, and his talents were needed there. A messenger came as they were finally getting ready to go to bed. "Your Highnesses," the man bowed. "I bring bad news from the border." "Speak," the king said. "A border village was attacked in the night, your grace," the man said sadly. "There is nothing, and no one left." He hung his head as Catherine gasped. "The trolls numbered in the hundreds - really far too large a force for such a small town. But..." "Go on, soldier," Grayson commanded. It was rare that he was authoritative, and it gave Abigail chills. Had they been in a more appropriate environment, she would have kissed him. "They had ghouls with them as well," the soldier replied. Grayson put his arm around Abigail without thinking, the memory of her near death always fresh in
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News from the border was not encouraging. With the addition of the ghouls, the invaders had tripled in size. Grayson was anxious; he didn't like sitting back while others fought for him. "You would have been a terrible king, my love," Abigail teased him one afternoon. "You should have been a general." She rested her head on his shoulder. "I don’t know enough to be a general," he argued. "I just don't like sitting around when I know I could help." "What should we do then, my love?" "I think I need to go help them." Grayson asserted, turning to look at his wife. "I said 'we', Grayson," Abigail said gently. "We are in this together. If you go, you aren't going alone." "She's right," Cat interrupted, walking up to them. "We are all in this together." "Where are we going?" Rose asked excitedly as she came up behind Cat. She gave Cat a kiss on the cheek. Grayson looked at them all in a mix of gratitude and concern. "I can't keep having the three of you fight for me. I need
The Right Choice Chapter 59
Before anyone could stop him, Grayson sprinted out the castle gate looking for his wife, Cat, and Rose hot on his heels. "Abby! Abby, where are you?!" He didn't have to run far before he found what remained of her escourt. Four men who had served Abigail since the time she became Duchess had given their lives to protect her. The only sign he could find of her was her torn and bloody saddle bag. He picked up the bag and dropped to his knees, an inhuman wail of pain escaping his lips. The other two caught up to him and gasped. Rose immediately wrapped her arms around Grayson, catching him right before he fell to the ground. Cat checked on the four men; they were all still breathing, but barely. She shouted to the people who were running from the castle to go back and get the physician. Duke Arthur came running out. "What happened?" he demanded. "Where is Abigail?" "It's my fault," Grayson managed through his tears. "We had a fight, and she left to go home to the children...
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The rustling behind the door continued as she crept closer. She should have strapped her crossbow to herself under her cloak. Maybe they wouldn't have seen it. Whoever they were. She gripped her knife tightly, took a deep breath, and kicked in the door. The room was empty. She went inside to look around, and the door slammed shut behind her. "Hello, Duchess," a sultry feminine voice called out. A woman stepped out from the shadows. A woman who looked an awful lot like Abigail. The only difference was the hair - unlike Abigail - this woman had straight hair. "Kasdeyah," Abigail replied coldly.The sorceress was impressed. "You know my name. I'm honored," she curtsied deeply."I also know you've tried to seduce my husband and steal his power."The sorceress laughed, "To be fair, he wasn't your husband at the time. He was a free man.""He's always been mine," Abigail asserted angrily. "Yes, I learned that very quickly," she replied dryly. "You're a lucky woman. No other man has ever
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Abigail sat in the magic room with the magic window and watched her husband and friends walk right into a trap. The room seemed to amplify her feelings and made them strong enough for Grayson to feel. She had been able to warn him, to tell him not to come, and she watched him blatantly not listen."Stubborn man," she muttered to herself.Grayson felt her frustration and looked off in the distance. "I love you," he said softly. "I'm not abandoning you.""Who are you talking to?" Catherine asked. "No one... Abby" "Even if she can't hear you, I know for a fact she knows you love her," Catherine replied. "I hope so," he whispered. "I hate that ouraat conversation was a fight. I should have stopped her."Rose cut in. "They would have found another way to lure you out then," she said matter-of-factly. "Abby being taken may have actually saved a lot of lives."Grayson looked at her oddly. "What?" she replied. "Shh," Catherine cut them off. "Someone is coming." They all stood up, ready fo
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