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Chapter Forty-Eight- George Atwood- 23 yrs old
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Passions Rising: A Forbidden Vampiric Love Story Chapter Forty-Nine- George Atwood- 23 yrs old
George watched as the wound on Ana’s head healed before his eyes and he relaxed a little. Now he needed to deal with Ana and the feelings his blood evoked in her. There was no way he could hide how he felt from her now. This bond was one-sided, and he couldn’t feel her emotions. To feel them, he would need to close the bond and drink from her. That was going too far and treading too closely to mating with someone outside of your caste. At least, he had a reason for this partial bond and Ana might skate through any prosecution if anyone discovered she fed from him. She’d been injured, and he needed her healed so that he could get her to safety. That was the next thing on his list. Ana clung to him while he tried to lead her down the road again. “We need to get to our destination now. It’s not far, but neither is the sunrise. Come, let’s get back to walking.” He pulled her along even as Ana protested and complained
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Now she understood what the stories meant when they spoke of an obsessive fascination with the vampire you drank from. She could feel his emotions, and all she wanted to do was thank him for caring. Ana felt like he was the first person she’d ever had in her corner. It felt eye opening, the concern he felt over so much. It felt so heavy and weighing down, that hurt her heart to know that. Someone she could trust that wasn’t something she’d squander lightly. “Ambassador, I have Heidi here to help get you to your new rooms. She says everything is ready for you. I must go deal with a security issue before I can retire for the night. I’ll look in on you after I’m done.” Heidi gave George an odd look. It wasn’t appropriate for him to do that. But at this point, he needed to know that she was safe and looked after properly. George gave Heidi the look to just go with him on this. She could believe he was lying about it. Or she could repor
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Ana was slowly beginning to feel more like herself. The blood worked to help her heal, but the ability to feel his emotions and her own would throw anyone a little off at any time. But with a head injury, she felt overwhelmed. The need to question who felt what was a little confusing, but it told her one thing that she didn’t need to know. If they hadn’t already kissed before, it would have blindsided her. But his feelings about her were a lot stronger than she expected. Now she was trapped with this knowledge and couldn’t do anything about it. She couldn’t talk to anyone for fear it might be overheard or repeated to the wrong person. George was trapped in her world now, even if no one knew about the connection between them. “Ambassador, do you need assistance preparing to sleep? Perhaps a nightcap?” Heidi wasn’t offering to make her a drink. This was a polite way to ask if Adriana needed to feed.
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Ana leaned against the door after she closed it. This was the first time she’d ever been curious about what a male looked like without clothes on. Really without clothes on, not just removing his shirt while he trained. George probably didn’t know that she’d secretly watched him train in that state of undress. But now Ana wanted to peel it all away and see everything up close and personal. Have the entire experience. “What am I thinking? Am I going mad? That would be suicide.” She spoke the words the little angel on her right shoulder chanted. But on her left shoulder stood an equally loud devil, telling her step-by-step instructions on what to do with him. It was enough to make her blush if she could. Her head injury truly must be worse than she thought if she could contemplate such risky behaviour. Had her father sent her here with George to test her limits and weed her from the offspring waiting for the throne?
Passions Rising: A Forbidden Vampiric Love Story Chapter Fifty-Three- George Atwood- 23 yrs old
George finally got a quick letter written and, in the mail, back to return to court. He hated this aspect. This was another job he took on that wasn’t in his job description, but he did it anyway. At least this time. Ana should have written it. He put it down to her, having suffered from shock from the accident why he was doing it. He’d added in that she asked him to deal with it because she felt so horrible for the family of the driver. Now his wrist itched, and it reminded him of Ana’s sweet lips tasting him. George had shocked himself because he’d feared that he wouldn’t have the ability to resist the pull to feed off of Ana. It wasn’t a picnic for him. The temptation felt so overwhelming and that was what sat upfront in his focus as he entered his rooms. His mind ran over every tiny detail from the red glow of her beast staring back at him, the sound of her eager excitement, and the feel of her taking a part of him. He wanted m
Passions Rising: A Forbidden Vampiric Love Story Chapter Fifty-Four- George Atwood- 23 yrs old
George walked back to his rooms after a meeting with his staff for the day. Nothing so far beyond the accident and other investigations appeared suspicious in any way. He couldn’t study the vehicle today since Ana needed to go to a social event. The Druid ambassador announced they’d host a gathering to celebrate the first successful sitting of the Ruling Council. George tried before his meeting to persuade Ana to let him stay behind and look over the remains of the vehicle. She insisted she must go, and she would not go with Maximus, as she feared he would say or do something that might expose the discontent with the Vampiric delegation. Now here he was dressing to take her to this event, and he knew it would become a lesson in humiliation for him. George’s rank within the Royal Guard would most likely place him as the lowest ranking official there. With no title or power of his own. Add to that, he was a guard an
Passions Rising: A Forbidden Vampiric Love Story Chapter Fifty-Five- George Atwood- 23 yrs old
They arrived at the event, though they had to use a different vehicle from the small pool of vehicles they had. George assisted Adriana from the vehicle. He could feel her nervousness from riding in a vehicle so soon after the accident and George prayed, she could keep herself together for the few hours they’d be here. “You’re sure you want to attend this event? I’m sure they’d understand your situation.” Adriana straightened her sapphire blue gown and fox fur stole after she stepped from the vehicle. Her hand finally gently touched her hair to ensure it was still neatly in place. Adriana sighed, tired of all the arguing over this specific subject. This was only one of many social gatherings she’d be forced to attend. “George, I’m sick of arguing. I’ve been arguing with Maximus and yourself for hours now. I’m fine, and this is important.” “I feel like I’m a terrible choice for this evening’s events.” George tried
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Ana watched George from the corner of her eye. So far, he’d stayed back and observed. She didn’t need anyone to fight her battles, and it didn’t matter if those battles were political or physical. This was absolutely not acceptable. The female representatives weren’t so bad, but the males. The males appeared threatened by females. Ana wasn’t the only female having issue or taking issue about this issue. “Sir, while I appreciate your condolences and offers of assistance. I would like to clarify that I have never presented myself as a damsel in distress at any point. That is a narrative created by others to try to limit my abilities because they perceive me as a threat. I, on the other hand, couldn’t care less about their narratives and I will continue on as I have been. The emperor chose to send me here because I am the daughter who can say no to him. Think about that for a moment. I’ve told the Blood Demon no and I’m still standing here.”
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Caun stood in line with the last of the guests filing through past him. He’d lost count of the hundreds of hands he shook. There were guards everywhere, and it made him uncomfortable, be he as George, who he still identified as, belonged with them. He kept his eye on his mate and marvelled at how she pretended not to be bored and uncomfortable with the many comments on her unique dress. The side-eye glances and the judgemental glares. It would be a difficult and busy evening. Caun hoped things would get better from here on out. That they’d be busy enough that she wouldn’t be able to brood or her the courtier’s opinion on anything.“So far, so well, this evening. Let’s see how far we can go with no scenes with any of the superficial fools who think they are powerful people.” He whispered this into Ana’s ear. It was a joke, because no matter what he said to Ana, she wouldn’t believe him. She now was a secretly powerful person. “We’ll see the night is sadly still young
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Evening of the Celebration of the Life Partner Pairing Adriana thought it was crazy to see the clothing laid out for Caun and her. She’d never seen Caun every in such regalia and her own unique sense of fashion so intricately woven into the more traditional garb of a formal event. Instead of a full-length gown with sashes, ruffles, and silk flowers enveloping it. Ana wore a full dress with a closed slit up the front of the gown. Beneath it, she wore a pair of trousers and boots. Her bodice was a beauty with false draping that allowed her to wear a short, cropped jacket that Matched Caun’s jacket only it was far shorter. It was feminine, but allowed her to show her rank as the Vampiric Ambassador and a soldier within her father’s military. Which pleased her greatly because it meant her skills weren’t a dirty secret or an embarrassment to her father. Ana’s lady’s maid didn’t have a comment or criticism about anything she assisted Ana
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Ana could see the sigh of relief at her words in the way her father relaxed and Eva, too. As if even this setting didn’t quite keep her father’s anxiety at bay and Eva somehow shared in it. Could she really be supporting this?Ana couldn’t see how this would be in her best interest to let this happen. If she even pretended to go along with it and encourage it, then Ana could, too. “I am relieved to hear you say this. Eva has been pressuring me to get this done before we celebrate anything because she doesn’t want there to be any miscommunication between us. I admit I agree with her. There’s been too many things keeping me from being fully in your life and now with most of that gone, I hope you will accept my attempts at rectifying that.” Her father stood up at saying this. “Come here. There’s one thing I’ve missed since you could talk.” Ana frowned because she wasn’t sure what he was speaking about and took a step back.
Passions Rising: A Forbidden Vampiric Love Story Chapter One Hundred Forty-Eight- Adriana Gervais- 21 yrs old
Ana couldn’t help it. When they entered the private well-lit moon garden of the Vampiric Emperor, she had to marvel at the artistry of it’s many curated garden paths. It was like a maze laid out before her and put Tatiana’s garden to shame. Here her father could find a little quiet solitude away from the prying eyes of his courtiers and guards alike and he guarded that privacy as if it were more precious than gold itself. She held onto Caun’s arm as they entered the space and stepped down toward the pathway Edger used to lead them to her father. The gravel that made up the surface of the path crunched softly under their feet as they followed. The sounds of night birds in the trees floated down to them as a few random lightning bugs flitted between the trees, and the space looked like someone had infused it with a sweet healing magic that was full of warmth and gentleness.“I have to say I like your father’s choice of private spaces. Between this and
Passions Rising: A Forbidden Vampiric Love Story Chapter One Hundred Forty-Seven- Adriana Gervais- 21 yrs old
Edger did return after they’d relaxed a little and changed. Ana still couldn’t help it. When she discovered the clothing, her father had commissioned for her, she’d stopped dead in her tracks in disbelief. Her new lady’s maid gave her a note written in her father’s handwriting which spoke volumes that he’d not dictated it to someone. He’d taken the time to write to her. Ana knew that wasn’t a normal relationship between child and parent, but they weren’t exactly normal people. [Adriana love, this note is to ensure you understand that situations of safety and security forced my hand to do and say things I never wanted to say to my daughter. You aren’t hidden or an embarrassment to me. I am relieved to have proven you are my daughter. Your mother tied my hands when it came to raising you, but I kept eyes on you at all times. Your life partner and you will find I’ve arranged for clothing for you in the tastes you are comfortable in, with a touch of nob
Passions Rising: A Forbidden Vampiric Love Story Chapter One Hundred Forty-Six- Adriana Gervais- 21 yrs old
Ana entered the suite first, followed by Caun and finally Edger. A smartly dressed couple stood there waiting for them. They weren’t in the royal livery, though they clearly wore a livery. It wasn’t unusual in the days before Adriana’s birth for other leaders to have their servants in their own livery. There were a few these days, but many were no longer used since the houses no longer existed. “The Emperor took it upon himself to outfit your servants in your personal livery. This is Jacque and Rachel. They will ace as your personal maid and valet.”Ana nodded at them in recognition. These were people her father hired for them, and that was fine. They knew enough not to say anything suspicious in front of them. The pair curtseyed and Ana dismissed them. “We’ll speak later. I’m sure you have plenty to keep you busy. Are my weapons going to be a problem for her Edger?”“No, Princess, she has received training to look after, maintain, and store your weapons appropriately should the need
