William Brown
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14
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Ravina felt dirty and sticky in the clothes she was in. Five days? The nightmare did feel long, but it often did. She did feel like she had been burning but she often did during her nightmares. The only thing that made her believe she was actually sick was the soreness in her entire body. Every muscle was stiff, every movement fell heavy. Her back felt broken, and her shoulders and neck strained. Her mouth and throat were dry and her stomach, she couldn’t bare to eat more than two bites. Her hair was…-
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Aaron spent the last three days looking after his brother after Ravina, waiting for them both to get better. While his brother’s recovery was expected to take a while, he didn’t expect Ravina to get sick. She had been suffering from a high fever and was often haunted by nightmares disturbing her sleep and other kinds of hallucinations. No one knew exactly what was going on with her. It was not the wounds. They ruled out an infection. It was something else and they were beginning to grow worried for…
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Ravina’s heart was in her throat and she braced herself for whatever pain was coming her way. She was already in pain from the fall, the air hitting her differently, and soon smoke surrounded her. She was going to hit the ground and burn in the woods where her body wouldn’t even be found. She would turn to nothing. Ready to die, she was caught by another pair of claws flying away in a different direction. Was she saved or was this another enemy? Her head was spinning too much and the fear had made her…
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Ravina’s body jolted at the sudden touch of his lips. Her eyes shot open, fully awake, not expecting the kiss, and alarms rang through her. Her body got into a fight or flight mode but all she did was freeze and then slowly melt. Heat rose from her stomach to her chest, making her heart flutter in a familiar way as her eyes fluttered close. The taste of him, of warm coffee and heady desire, washed over her like soft waves of heat, unfurling her senses as the taste and smell of him silenced her…
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Malachi sat on a rock in the river and watched Ravina enjoy the pour of water on her skin. He knew she would like it. It was always freeing to stand under the waterfall and let it wash away all the tension and worry. He always came out happier. Now she extended her arms. He could tell she was liking it more and more. She stepped out with a gasp. “Oh, this feels good.” She chuckled. He remembered how she rarely smiled when she first arrived and now she chuckled and laughed. Her eyes were still cold…
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Ravina looked around trying to find an escape from this conversation when their horses suddenly made aggressive movements. Their heads turned. Darcy was trying to attract Rani by biting and smelling her. She reacted defensively and Malachi hurried to her side before she could start kicking. “Hey… your stallion is being aggressively desperate.” He said as she quickly went to Darcy to hold him off. “I thought it was a stallion thing. Reminds me of someone,” she mocked as Darcy made another…
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As Ravina rode Darcy beside Malachi, she couldn’t help but admire him. She had always liked horses but had forced herself to stay away after the painful loss of her mare that she still avoided remembering in detail even if it forced its way into her mind. She was scared. She couldn’t deny it. To get so close that she even gave it a name, frightened her. A name she liked very much. She looked over at Malachi, “shall we race?” She asked him. He smirked, raising a brow. “You might own a stallion…
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Ravina felt like her face was falling off again. She had tried her best not to remember the incident but never in her life had she been through something so embarrassing. She had grasped a man in his most private area. What else was left to touch now? And not only that, she had grasped so hard she had actually caused him pain. Ugh. She wished the ground could open up and swallow her. She went to her room, in rush looking for better shoes to go out with while still burning. While wearing her shoes, she…
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Malachi opened his eyes to the cool breeze blowing through the open balcony door. He looked outside, it was dawn and birds were chirping outside. A sweet scent filled his nostrils before the calm breath and heartbeat besides his made his head turn. Ravina. She was sleeping in his bed, hair spread and expression relaxed. Her lips were slightly parted and her chest rose and fell in a slow rhythm. Her robe was almost coming off, showing the hallow between her breasts and the thin silky fabric revealed the…
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Her gaze shifted slowly, her eyes piercing his with an iciness that could make one shiver. “I hope it will, King Malachi,” she said in a scolding tone. She held up the bullet to show him. “Obsidian shaped in a way where it glides around and it looks different. Could be poisoned or anything. Where did you go to get shot like this?” “I had some things to take care of,” he said. “Wherever you went, you knew you would meet humans. Something serious could have happened. You are King. You have…
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