paranormal romance
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Twenty-two: The Peace Brokers that were with him raised the enchanted staffs that they had. They were weapons made by witches so that they could protect themselves with magic when they were going up against immortals. A bright, blue light came from the staffs and shot in my direction. Desmond tried to block it…
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Twenty Desmond was quieter for far longer than I liked. “Desmond?” I poked his arm. “Can you say something? Anything?” He took a deep breath. His golden eyes were molten. “Your mother let you eat fae food?” I nodded. “It was a cake. She kept on telling me that I had to eat all of…
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Nineteen We took a black sedan to the Werewolf Center. It was hard to believe that it hadn’t been that long ago that I’d been there for The Choosing Ceremony. This was where my mother had been killed. This was where my sister had been taken. My sister, who I had found out had…
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Eighteen The vampires had a lot more humans that lived with them. According to The Immortal Laws, vampires could drink from humans. They could also turn them. But it had to be consensual. They also could not kill a human by drinking their blood. Being a vampire was one of the easier ways to…
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Seventeen I didn’t sleep. I would close my eyes only to wake up about thirty minutes later. When I closed my eyes, I would see my mom turning. Over and over again. I couldn’t stop think about it. I woke to a knocking on the door of the guest room that I was staying…
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Sixteen Desmond pushed himself up off of the ground. He walked over to take my hand. “Come with me.” “Why can’t you tell me what’s going on right here?” I was trembling as I spoke. I had been around immortals and magic my whole life. But I had never seen anything like what I had…
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Fifteen When I came out of the shower, I was surprised when I heard belligerent screaming coming from the living room. “You listen here, you leech, Iris Westmore is my best friend! If you’ve done something to her, I deserve the right to know! I always knew her working for your bar wouldn’t end…
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Fourteen Calix took me up to his apartment. “You should take a shower.” I sighed. “I don’t have anything to wear.” Calix sighed. “I’ll go to Lola’s place. I’ll borrow some clothes. They’ll be waiting for you when you’re finished.” “Uh—I’m pretty sure Lola hates me. She’s always mean to me.” Calix chuckled. “She doesn’t…
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Thirteen My mother coughed up dirt. She got up out of the unmarked grave, coughed up dirt, then looked around. Her black eyes landed on me. She smiled. “Iris—is that you?” I nodded, slowly. “Yes. I’m…mom, it’s me. Are you okay?” My mom walked over to me. “I’m so glad I got…
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Twelve Night was getting closer. Calix had had food delivered for us a few times during the day. I sat on the ground, poking at the carton of Chinese food with my chopsticks. I took a drink of my soda, while Calix watched the unmark grave intently from a distance. Turning a human into…