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Chapter 10
“I don’t understand what’s wrong?” Sarah was confused by Luke’s reaction.
“What’s wrong?! You ask what’s wrong?!” he started pacing around the living room.
“Yeah! Because I don’t understand your reaction. Do you know my father?” Sarah tried to keep her cool, but something was telling her this will not end nicely. If she were forced to choose between those she considered a family and the one that’s supposed to be her world, she wouldn’t have to think twice.
“Start talking!” Luke was in front of her, inches separating them. “And start from the beginning!” he roared.
“What the hell is wrong with you, ha?” Sarah snapped. “I don’t know if that’s how you usually interact with people, but I have to stop you right there! I don’t care who you are or who you are supposed to be to me, but I won’t allow you to act like
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Sarah didn’t like remembering that part of her life at all, in fact, every time a thought of it would creep onto her, she would give her best to push it down in some deep corner of her mind where it will be locked for some time.There were times when she couldn’t control her thoughts, like when she was sleeping and when her memories would sneak upon her in a form of a nightmare that would wake her up drenched in a cold sweat, trembling and crying, and every time something like that happened, Sarah would be scared to go to sleep for days… terrified of another involuntary trip down the memory lane.It happened a lot when she was younger. Now those episodes were rare. She learned to control her feelings about this subject...But she did it intentionally this time. She poked the wound that never stopped bleeding… she did it because of him. She did it for him… she bared her soul before Luke and told him about the most painful part of
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Sarah didn’t come from her room that day, not for lunch, not for dinner. Even though he worried, Luke didn’t go to see her. Wasn’t she at least hungry? Or maybe she didn’t want to come down because she didn’t want to see him… that thought caused a strange ping in his heart, the one he didn’t like at all.But after he checked on her earlier that afternoon and barely found the strength to leave the room, Luke didn’t go into her room again. He used the time to work in his home office and settle as many things as he could from there. It wasn’t every day he was selling all his business, but it also wasn’t the first time. Every 10 years or so, he would sell the business he developed in a city he was living in at the time and move. Maybe he could’ve stayed here a year or two more, but Sarah showed up…Luke also used a chance to reach out to people he knew in the USA, giving them a
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Luke wasted no second. His first instinct told him to get his girl to safety, and he happily obliged. He grabbed Sarah by the hand and dragged her to the nearest café, just a few yards from where they were sitting.And Sarah followed without a word, not having trouble to keep up with his long strides. She wasn’t scared, no. But her instincts were telling her to rely on Luke and his assessment of the situation.They walked into the busy café with no vacant tables and no one seemed to pay any attention to them. Luke stopped just for a second, scanning the surroundings, looking for something while Sarah was busy looking at him. A moment later, he pulled her again and headed to their left, where Sarah spotted a Lady’s Room sign. They entered and luckily; it was empty.She was now even more confused? What were they doing here? Hiding? Sarah never took him for a coward… she was just about to ask what he was doing
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The next two days for Sarah passed in a blur. Luke was busy with selling his company, and apparently, you can sell a successful shipyard in two days without problems, but he didn’t fail to spend time with her.Now that his breaks were all gone, he was speeding right down the road he was supposed to be on long ago, centuries ago.Luke was still fascinated with how fast and easy his change was… how it crept on him without him noticing… the acceptance of having her by his side, not being alone anymore. It was strange but good strange.Now that he had spent some time with Sarah and got to know her better, he was disgusted with himself and his initial impression of her. How could he ever have thought that she was anything less but magnificent? Sweet and caring, beautiful inside and out with an immeasurable amount of patience for him and his demons.She cared for him even before the bond they shared took full swing on
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After torching down the dining table, without answering Sarah’s question, Luke stormed out of the villa, and even though she tried to keep up, she lost him in the garden. It was already dark around, and she could only distinguish shapes and forms of trees and flower bushes. She wasn’t scared, no. In some weird way, excited… yes. Adrenaline was pumping through her blood and it made her super sensitive to her surroundings, making her want to explore, follow Luke outside and find out what this was all about. However, she stayed right there in the middle of the garden, waiting for him to come back.It wasn’t a long wait. In just a couple of minutes, Luke returned.“What’s going on?” Sarah fired the question as soon as she saw him.“Those were not the pizzas I ordered.” He was angry. She could literally feel the waves of rage rolling off of him.“What?!”“The
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“What the…?” Sarah exclaimed when she saw Luke levitating in the entrance hall just above the door. “You can fly?”“I’m a bird!” Luke laughed. “Of course I can fly. Though, without my wings out, it’s barely levitation.” He said, not turning around or stopping what he was doing up there, so Sarah came closer to see what he was busy with, only to be completely shocked with the sight she encountered.“What are you doing?” she gulped.“I’m drawing protection sigils so that this place can stay off the radar for supernatural creatures. Humans are easier to deceive, anyway.”“In your blood?”“Blood is a powerful ingredient in magic rituals and blood of a creature like me… well, let’s just say this place will stay preserved until it’s time for me to come back in a couple of centuries.” Slowly, Lu
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Luke took an olive from the plate, and instead of putting it in his mouth, he brought it to the brim of Sarah’s lips, looking her straight in the eyes. Sarah accepted and bit the olive, touching his fingers with her lips slightly.This was not the time for the sexy game they were playing, Luke was perfectly aware of that, but he still enjoyed their little staring contest.Where should he start?Where should he start with explaining his life and nature and not scare Sarah off, make her understand?Although, she didn’t look like someone who would be easily scared off. In the end, she was the one who pushed him over and over again, and she was the one that didn’t run off scared to death when he pulled each and every one of his stunts.His nature didn’t scare her, didn’t chase her off even when he tried to do so. She stayed put.That’s why Luke decided to pass a ball to Sarah.&ld
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Sarah was woken up by a persistent sunray that tickled her eyes in the most unnerving way. She tried to ignore it by turning to the other side while coming to her senses, but the memory of what she heard from Luke last night made it impossible for her to go back to sleep. That and the slight rocking of the boat she felt made her unwillingly open her eyes and sit up in bed.Luke wasn’t there beside her, and judging by the cold sheets, he was up for some time. Thinking about how he carried her to bed last night, after her cries finally stopped, how he laid her down on the soft bed and found a place for himself right next to her, how he held her throughout the night, offering the best dreamless sleep she ever had and how she held him back, strongly and tightly, promising never to let go… it all made her blush in embarrassment. But she felt so light, like she could fly.Sarah got her toothbrush from the duffle bag and found her way to th
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