Chapter: Chapter 26 Silent Affection“Ethos, you’re a terrible meanie,” Rana whined like a child as she held on his arms. “How come you baked the pie without me?”“Oh, be quiet, Enara. You’re too loud,” said Ethos as they walked to the side porch of their house.Rana followed him and Ethiara to the seat. Shane a forgotten existence behind them.“But I said I’m helping you out to make them.”She said as they settled down on the seat.“This isn’t for the Harvest Festival, woman.”He said looking at her.“Still…” Rana said pouting.Ethiara gave her a saucer and a fork while Ethos helped himself first.“Ethiara, would you please shut your sister up?” he asked turning to her. “She is so noisy.”“Why don’t you silence her?” she asked back as she filled her plate with the peach pie.“That’s why I
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Chapter: Chapter 25 No Third WheelRana and Ethos started eating. Rana happily chewed on the meat as she savored every bite.“I miss this place, Ethos,” she said with nostalgia. “I’m so glad we dropped by here after we went to Karitt. I didn’t realize I’m already starving.”She picked more meat and noticed Shane’s plate was still left untouched.“Shane, are you okay?” Rana asked before she energetically chewed more meat and picked some more from the grill to her plate. “Are you not hungry? We’re already past lunch.”Shane looked up at her. The golden orbs behind his glasses looked at her passively. Rana was oblivious to anything but the meats that were being grilled at the center of their table.“You’re not eating at all. If you’re not taking any meat, I’m getting them all,” she said with a naughty smile on her mouth.“No, don’t hug them all to yourself, Ran
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Chapter: Chapter 24 IndulgenceRana looked at Ethos then immediately shifted her sight questioning Shane with her eyes.Shane rose from his seat instead and turned to look at Amara.“Aunt, we’re leaving now, as Rana is already here. We’re going to help her find furniture makers for her store,” he said talking to her mom.“Alright, then,” said Amara rising from her seat, too.Ethos also stood up and they were all sent to the doorway by Amara.“Take care in the way, kids.”“Will do, mom.”Rana said and they went out of the gate of her house.The trio started walking.“Where do we go first?” she asked.“My friend Leo lives in the next neighborhood. We can see him first,” Ethos suggested.He led them the way to Leo’s house. It was close to the sea and they had to walk up a sloped road and curve a street before they can reach his
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Chapter: Chapter 23 Endless Pursuit"Rana, why are you once again receiving flowers from Ethos?” Ethiara asked as she came from the hallway holding a bouquet of fresh flowers in her hands. She just met a flower delivery guy on her way out for work walking by the gate when she was stopped by the guy. It’s the third day Rana had been receiving flower deliveries from Ethos. Anisa was the one who received them in the first two days but unfortunately this morning it was Ethiara who had to face the delivery guy. She stretched her hands giving it to Rana who had just come down from her room to take her breakfast. Rana took it from her and found the nearest vase in their living area and took it with her in the kitchen to put water in it. Ethiara followed her in the kitchen and watched her in the sink. “Is he courting you again?” Ethiara asked with a raised brow. Rana continued what she was doing and replied to her. “I don’t know. Maybe.” She said with a noncommittal repl
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Chapter: Chapter 22 Vehement OppositionRana and Shane stared at the spot Ethos left after he went out of the room without saying another word. A tense silence hung around the room after he left. Rana moved and took a glass of green tea. “I don’t believe that guy,” said Ethiara as she picked a biscuit and put it in her mouth. “He doesn’t even have the gall to congratulate you but rather opposed to your upcoming wedding. What an insolent man.” She shot a look at Rana but shifted her gaze to Shane. “Do you have the date set already?” Rana looked quizzically at Shane. Shane turned his gaze back at Ethiara and shook his head. “We don’t have a date yet,” he informed her. Helios took a drink before speaking. He put the glass on the table. “When do you plan to hold the wedding?” “We haven’t talked about it yet,” Rana said as she held the glass in her hands. “We can hold it in a month,” Shane suggested as he bit into a biscuit. Rana looked at hi
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Chapter: Chapter 21 Always ForeverRana and Shane were standing before the wildflowers of the desert looking ahead of them in the wide flower field where they used to spend so much time together playing when they were still children. Rana had a straw hat on her head while wearing a comfortable floral dress and a pair of cream sandals. Shane wore a moss green shirt, a pair of khaki pants, and a pair of slippers.“Feels like a lifetime since we’ve been here,” Rana said as she admired the blossoms of wildflowers that span as far as her sight could reach.The wind around them blew gaily. The ground smelled of wildflowers.Shane expelled a soft sigh from his lips as he looked at the scenic view before them. The mountains could be traced from the horizon.“Yeah, you’re right, Enara. It’s been so long ago. I now wonder what it feels like to be a kid again.”Rana laughed at his statement. Her cheeks were turning pink as she laughed with mirth.
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Bewitching The Deadly Vampire
A witch and a vampire don't mix in a crowd nor do they marry for curse abounds their way. It's highly unthinkable even impossible to think of. But what happens when fate allows two extremely opposite creatures to be united in the farce of marriage?
Adrienne Mallory is a fire-witch who lives a quiet life with her bosom friend Mary Crossborough, a wind witch inside their charming house in Ardelean Village. Until one morning Mary accidentally kills a dhampir while she is out practicing her defense magic. The killed dhampir is a young half-human half-vampire named Athan Silos who happens to be not only a mere cousin of the vampire king but his very own first cousin.
Alaric Emrick is a young vampire king of Emrick City who lives inside Acheron Castle. He tasks his cousin to find a redhead witch in Ardelean Village who incessantly searches for her mother whom she lost as a child. Finding his cousin dead before two witches inside the Forest of the Witches, Alaric is prepared to kill them when he decides to spare their lives by taking Adrienne Mallory to be his wife back to Acheron Castle.
A night of passion left Adrienne alone the next day when Alaric suddenly disappears with a note promising return.
Waiting for the delayed return of her lover Alaric, learning a secret about her family, and suddenly expecting a child she didn't fully expect leaves fire-witch, Adrienne, searching for a new village to reside and to raise her baby. Now living a full life with her secret child settled inside a village considered a rival of her ex-lover, Alaric Emrick came back in her life with the knowledge existence of his son. Is love worthy to look back with a heart for a second chance this time?
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Chapter: Chapter 28 Impending DoomThe bats kept coming flying above the gate once Aunt Isobel left in the carriage. The sound of the retreating horses from her carriage disappeared. Bats however zoomed in. They flew circling the towers and turrets of the Acheron castle. Their wings were flapping above and their squeaking noise was heard all around. It was supposed to be morning but with the gray clouds above them and the sudden rumbling of the sky on the horizon, it almost felt like dusk was soon to fall to the ground. And rain might be in the next couple of minutes. "What are all these bats swimming above the castle, Alaric?" Adrienne asked alarmed and uncertain as she looked up at the sky turning her eyes to the castle. "They're coming." Alaric said with foreboding. "Who are they that you are talking about?" she asked once more watching Alaric calmly looking at the bats above them. "Thana's associates, her family, the Society." And to further answer Adrienne's questions, carriages she'd never seen before ente
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Chapter: Chapter 27 Hasty RetreatBoth Alaric and Adrienne stared at Aunt Isobel.Alaric stopped slicing the steak he had on his plate. Adrienne stayed beside the chair holding it by the frame. She slowly went to sit down beside her aunt.Adrienne faced her aunt.“But, I thought you came here so you can spend some time with us, Aunt Isobel?” asked Adrienne puzzled. “What happened?”“Do you have any plans aside from staying here, Aunt Isobel?”Alaric asked as he continued to slice his food on his plate.“You can stay with us as much as you want. As long as you want.”Aunt Isobel looked at the couple before she spoke. She smiled at them.“As much as I would like to stay here until all these are over, your mom, Adrienne, Edana also wrote to me and asked me to stay with her. She asked me if I would like to visit Transylvania and I think now is the good time to travel to that country and spend my time
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Chapter: Chapter 26 Aunt and AnxietySebastian appeared before Alaric and Adrienne as they were having breakfast in the dining hall. He just received a letter from the front delivered by an early postman. “A mail is delivered to you, my lord,” said Sebastian as he gave him the letter on the tray. A folded newspaper was placed beside it. Alaric looked at it with disinterest as he sliced his bacon on his plate. “Can’t it wait, Sebastian? I’m having breakfast.” He asked and forked the bacon and put it in his mouth. He took a slice of bread and spread mayo on it. “It sounds urgent my lord. But, please check it once you have breakfast.” Sebastian said and nodded to him and retreated to the back standing. Adrienne took the newspaper from the tray and unfolded it in front of her. Her face scowled upon reading the news. More Witches Found Dead In Maywitch “Three more witches were found dead in Maywitch this morning as residents of the village were wa
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Chapter: Chapter 25 Pertinent AffectionThana Allison’s threat to Alaric couldn’t have been more than a feeble attempt of a defeated vampiress over the throne of queenship in the vampire society had there not been rigorous news of witch exploitations in the surrounding cities around Emrick City where other witches live supposedly peaceful lives until their lives were put in danger and more witches were being killed every day. It was as if to deliver a message that a wronged vampiress will not admit defeat despite the vampire whom the vampiress had long been chasing in pursuit no longer even caring about her existence. On the other hand, while the threat and slay of Thana Allison’s cruelty against the witches weren’t headline stories in Immortals Daily for names of lesser ranked vampires were the ones thrown into questions and inquisitions of these putrid matters, Alaric Emrick must be the only vampire in the society to know who was behind those recent news. If not the witch beside him who also had an i
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Chapter: Chapter 24 Jealousy Wraiths Blood“We shall hold a big wedding, Adrienne.”Alaric said in a loud and clear voice as he and Adrienne talked in the drawing-room.If that was merely talking that is, for Adrienne and Alaric had been arguing and constantly opposing each other for the past minutes about the details of the wedding.Alaric insisted on the grand wedding while Adrienne would rather have a simple one.“Alaric, I would very much like a simpler affair for this union,” said Adrienne in a cut clear tone. “If you can remember we didn’t even get to hold the grand wedding back three years ago, so what’s the point of it now?”“The point, witch, is what was three years ago was a bridge under the water. It was postponed because of unforeseen circumstances which I wasn’t able to finish in due time, thus, was delayed.”Alaric explained looking at Adrienne who was seated across him on the other sofa.Adrie
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Chapter: Chapter 23 Supposedly PeacefulLife inside Acheron Castle resumed normal after the return of the master and mistress of the castle and the young master. Every breakfast, lunch, and dinner the family was gathered in the dining hall to share meals together. Alaric would always have his usual cup of coffee and a toast and bacon and eggs on his plate while Adrienne had her usual cup of tea, a boiled egg and a slice of fruit. While the unruly bubble, Rune would have his cup of milk and porridge and slice of fruit, too, on his table. Every breakfast they were together and so were lunch where Alaric would on most days liked to have steak served on his plate which Rune the little tyke also developed liking to, especially when the steak is bloodier than usual. This is one of the most behavior the kid had had mirrored of his father. “Don’t you think, Rune is becoming more and more of you every day, Alaric?” asked Adrienne as she plucked a globe of grape and put it in her mouth.
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Chapter: Kabanata 11 Aminin Ang PusoNangangatlo ng baso si Alex ng alak habang nakaupo sa may madilim na dulo ng counter kung saan ang isang bartender ay nakatayo isang metro ang layo mula sa kanya humihiging sa sarili habang nililinisan ang mga baso ng puting tela. Para sa isang taong mahina sa alak, nakakasorpresa para kay Alex na nakakarami na siyang ininom. Ikinaway niya ang walang lamang baso sa bartender.“Georgie, bigyan mo pa nga ako ng another shot, please.”“Cheerie, mukhang broken hearted ka,” nag-aalalang wika ng bartender na ang pangalan ay George habang sinasalinan nito ng alak ang kanyang baso. “Pang-apat mo na tong baso, Alex.”Si Alex na medyo may tama na sa iniinom na na alak ay nainis sa sinabi nito at ininom ang alak sa isamg lagok.“Nakakainis ka. Tumahimik ka lang at bigyan mo pa ako ng isang shot.”“Ibibigay ko sa’yo ang huling shot mo ng alak.”“Whatever.”Sinikmatan ni
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Chapter: Kabanata 10 Minsan Pink Ang Mga RosasAng linggo ay lumipas at ang mga pusang sina Nimbus at Stratus ay bumalik na ang sigla. Inokupa nila ang bandang likod na bahagi ng kusina kung saan sila hinayaan ni Alex na maglagi. Si Smarty na dating natutulog sa kwarto ni Alex ay nanatili rin sa kusina para samahan ang mga pusa.Isang mainit na Sabadong hapon pumunta si Alex sa kanyang kwarto at naupo sa sofa sa terasa ng kanyang kwarto. Maliwanag pa rin ang sinag ng araw sa ilalim ng terasa na natatakpang ng kubyerta at mainit sa kanyang balat. Ang araw ay hindi pa lulubog hanggang mamayang alas sais ng gabi.Kinuha niya ang telepono mula sa lalagyan at idinial ang numero ni Sabina at hinintay ang sagot sa kabilang linya subalit automated caller’s message ang sumagot. Dinial niya ulit ang numero nito at pareho pa ring sagot. Muling denial ni Alex ang numero sa huling pagkakataon at sa wakas ay narinig na nag-ring ang telepono sa kabilang linya.“Hello.” Wika ni Sabina sa kabilang linya.
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Chapter: Kabanata 9 Matapos Ang BagyoMalamlam at malungkot ang Biyernes ng hapon habang nagmamaneho si Alexandra patungong Avery Hills. Madilim at abuin ang kalangitan. Ang takipsilim at liwanag ay mabilis na nagtatalo sa langit at lupa habang nakikinig siya sa musika sa radyo. Nag-commercial break ang Top 10 Hits ng musikang pinapakinggan niya at napalitan ito ng balita.“At para sa ating latest news update. Ang Hurricane Valencia ay inaasahang huhugpa sa Lungsod ng Prieto sa lakas na 350 kph mamayang alas dose ng gabi. Pinaaantabayanan ang mga residente na mag-ingat at siguraduhing nasa loob na ng bahay bago humugpa ang bagyo. Siguraduhing mayroon kayong flashlights sa bahay sakaling mawala ang kuryente. At siguraduhin din na sapat ang nakatago niyong pagkain sakaling lumakas ang bagyo at ang mga tindahan ay sumara bago alas nuwebe. Mag-ingat kayong lahat. Ito si Bridget Riverdale nag-uulat.”Matapos ang ilan pang komersyal, nagpatuloy ang Top 10 Hits sa ere. Nagpatuloy si Alex sa paki
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Chapter: Kabanata 8 The Bride Always FitsLumipas ang isang linggo at nagpatuloy sa trabaho si Alexandra. Ipinakilala si Daniel St. Claire sa kanyang kompanya ng Lunes ng umaga sa isang miting at lahat sa palapag nila’t opisina ay alam ng siya ang fiancée nito.Natapos ni Alex ang trabaho niya bago mag-alas kwatro at kinuha ang kanyang bagong proyekto kay Samantha, ang kanyang senior editor. Siya ay itinalagang gumuhit ng illustrations para sa isang sci-fi genre.“Siyanga pala, Alex, nasabi sa akin ni Daniel na binigyan ka niya ng bagong proyekto kung saan mag-i-illustrate ka para sa isang larong kanyang ginagawa.”Tumango si Alex.“Oo, Sam. Nabuo ang game plan na iyon dahil sa pamangkin niya.”“That’s sweet of him,” tugon ni Samantha. “Sinabi niya rin pala na bubuo siya ng bagong team of illustrators para sa game design projects niya in the future so soon malilipat ka sa next floor as senior editor para mamuno ng mga projects.&r
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Chapter: Kabanata 7 Ang Engagement PartyTahimik si Daniel habang nagmamaneho pabalik sa Avery Hills. Nakisalo si Alexandra sa katahimikan nito dahil mukhang galit ito at hindi niya alam kung ano ang sasabihin dito matapos niyang marinig ang sinabi ni Sarah bago sila umalis.Napag-isipan niya ang totoong ugnayan nina Daniel at Sarah. Kilala nila ang isa’t isa at halatang mas close pa nga ang mga ito ngunit nagtataka rin siya kung bakit hindi pa ang dalawang ito magkatuluyan kung sila talaga ang para sa isa’t isa.Sa totoo lang, ang tanging dahilan kung bakit si Alex sumang-ayon sa kakaibang pakiusap ni Daniel sa kanya ay dahil nakatali siya sa pabor ng pagpapasalamat dito dahil sinalba nito ang kompanyang kanyang pinapasukan na wala siyang kaide-ideya ay nalulugi na pala kung hindi nito binili. Nag-e-enjoy siya sa buwanang sahod na natatanggap niya mula sa kompanya at tuluyan niyang ikinalilibang ang trabaho bilang book illustrator sa Juggle House Publishing. Ito ang una niyang trabaho at ma
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Chapter: Kabanata 6 Pagkilala Sa Unang Pag-ibigPumasok si Alexandra sa nakabukas na pulang pinto ng shop habang si Daniel ay nakasunod naman sa kanya sa likod. Pinalibot niya ang kanyang mga mata. Parang Valentine’s Day ang araw na yun sa shop dahil ang daming rosas na para bang season to bloom nito. Ang iba’t ibang variety at kulay nito mula sa dilaw, pula, pink, orange at puti ay makulay na naka-display sa bawat lalagyan. Ang butil ng tubig ay nagkikislap sa ibabaw ng mga petals. Ang mga bagong pamumukadkad ng mga orkidyas ay nakabitay sa may bintana at malapit sa kisame. Ang iba ay nakalagay sa mga plorera. Ang mga liryo ng iba’t ibang kulay ay nakalagay sa isang sulok. Ang kanilang mga kulay masayang naghahalo. At nang lumapit siya palapit sa kahera, nakita niya ang kulay-rosas na mga tulip na papalapit pa lang ang pamumukadkad. Nakalagay ang mga ito sa ibabaw ng counter katabi ng cashier at ang iba naman sa sahig sa baba.Isang makulay at maligayang boses ang bumati kay Alex na nagpabigla sa kanya a
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