Patricia Taylor
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Rayven allowed Angelica to cry as much as she needed and then when she calmed down he listened to her speak about her mother. He got emotional as well while he listened. She had missed her mother so much and from her stories her mother reminded him of his own. Warm, wise and gentle. Full of love and strength. His mother had stood tall despite his father's daily abuse that was followed by his. Her son's abuse. How much that must have hurt. He hated himself even more now. He had a mother for so many years…-
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Rayven gazed into Angelica's eyes for a long moment. He had already sensed her fear from the way she tensed and her heartbeat changed before she spoke. He saw the fear in her eyes, the small darting movement of uncertainty but also the emptiness and sadness in them. Something had happened while he was gone. Perhaps she had more nightmares that scared her even more. He could see that she was trying hard to hide her fear or maybe she just so desperately wanted to be brave. Either way, this didn't feel good.…
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Angelica leaned back on the bench having no energy to get up and talk to him today. She had no desire to do anything. There was just emptiness wherever she looked. But as she kept ignoring him, she suddenly thought about William and straightened herself. Did he know something? Did he do something to her brother? If he went to her home, he certainly knew she had a brother. Standing up from her seat she went to hear what he had to say. When it came to her brother, she was his one and only protector. He…
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"Mama, where are we going?" Angelica was afraid as her mother walked her through the empty woods. "We are going to meet your mother's friend. She is a nice lady," her mother smiled. The tall trees stood tall and crowded covering the sky with their leaves and casting a shadow over them. Angelica got a bad feeling. She didn't like wherever they were going but her mother insisted they had to go there. When they came out of the woods they found a cave. Angelica halted and pulled at her mother's…
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"Are you sure he will come around?" Rayven asked Lazarus. "I used to be sure but with time I am not sure about him anymore." "Then he needs help more than ever." "Well, you are here to help him. I am leaving." He said. "You scolded me for pretending to not care. What are you doing now?" Rayven asked. Lazarus's silver eyes glowed as his jaw tensed. "I. Am. Not. Pretending." "So you suddenly don't care about him." "I do. I just don't care right now." Rayven was confused. What kind of…
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"What is beautiful about me?" He asked. "You being a husband is beautiful to see," she said. "I never thought I could be happy in a marriage but despite everything happening, I am happy with you." Rayven felt another strange thing in his heart that he had never felt before."You are?" She nodded. "Yes." "I just yelled at you," he said and that was after she told him she wasn't feeling well. "You still have a few things to learn," she admitted. "Or maybe not so few." "I am sorry. I…
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Rayven's heart was pounding hard in his chest as he hurried to the dungeon. So many things went through his head that scared him to death and when he found her lying there on the floor, unconscious his heart dropped. If he hadn't heard her heartbeat he would have expected the worst. Hurrying to where she lay he went down on his knees and picked her upper body and put her on his lap. "Angelica!" He shook her. She stirred and mumbled something he couldn't understand. "I am here," he told her. "You will…
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In the morning, Angelica was combing her hair when she noticed something strange on her neck. She moved closer to the mirror to inspect and found something that looked like a bruise. What was that? She touched it with a finger. It ached a little. Ignoring it she went back to combing her hair. She tried really hard not to recall what happened last night since she acted like a crazed woman. What was she thinking when she didn't stop him? She shook her head but still couldn't stop her thoughts from going…
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Rayven couldn't believe that he was actually worried about Acheron. The man wasn't doing well at all and his friend Lazarus seemed indifferent to his situation. That was rare. They definitely had a fight. And what was going on with Skender? As soon as the meeting ended Acheron rushed out of the room as if he couldn't stand being there another second. Rayven guessed that it must be his hunger controlling him. "Shouldn't you go after him before he kills someone?" Blayze asked Lazarus once they were…
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Rayven was surprised that she let him stay and even hold her after telling him what she saw. This while his fangs were still out. He wouldn't have been hurt even if she asked him to leave. He knew she did not fear him and that it was the fangs that triggered her. His fear hadn't been of rejection this time, but of evoking bad memories in her and he did. She had been abused. His heart tightened. Being bitten without consent was not only painful but also degrading. It was as if she had been through the…
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