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Chapter Twenty-Three - George Atwood - 23 yrs old
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George was eating dinner as he soaked in the tub. When his phone rang, George reluctantly left the warm water to answer it. As soon as he heard the odd tone in Ana’s voice, he knew there was something important going on. He was confused by Ana’s mention of her lady’s maid running from the apartment. George hurriedly finished his dinner as he dried off and dressed again. He must be wicked because there was no rest for the wicked, and he wasn’t getting any rest. It took him about fifteen minutes to get through everything and back to Ana’s apartment. When he entered, and found her sitting on her bed amid several boxes of her belongings. “In there at the back of the dressing room on the floor. You can’t miss it.” She was drinking as she sat there looking at the open dressing room door with the saddest look on her face. “Alright, why don’t you wait out in the living room while I look around?” George asked her. He did not know what the
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The evening turned into early morning. Ana was sure that the sun rose some time ago. Down here in these quarters, there were no windows or anything like that. But her body felt the dragging of the heat. Human’s thought the problem was with the sunlight for vampires. But that wasn’t the case. Sure they couldn’t stand short or long periods in the sun. Their skin was too fragile, but they also lost the ability to take extreme heat or cold. A hot summer day would slow anyone down, but a vampire felt weighed down by the heat. Rest was the best thing. The issue today, of course, was the number of people stomping in and out of Ana’s apartment, bedroom, and dressing room. Nothing was private for her right now. Mary hadn’t been found yet, and we worried she might have tried to leave to return home. Though they’d found no evidence of that, and that concerned Ana to no end. It was well past the noonday meal when Ana could get some rest. She felt like it was almost a waste
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Of course, Ana didn’t get a decent sleep before the first ever sitting of the North American Ruling Council. So, for her it was annoying to say the least for her to suffer the cautions inquiries from far too many people. She watched with interest as George went into full work mode. He was silent and listened, only moving when he had to. Ana even overheard several people wondering if he was even breathing. Of course, he was breathing. That was a foolish thought. Vampires didn’t breathe as much, but they breathed. If they didn’t inhale, they wouldn’t be able to speak. It’s a natural bodily function as well. It was just the lack of sleep that put her temper in such a state. Answering questions about the poor dead cat and any thoughts she had about it was pulling her attention off of her job here. She needed to get back to business. Ana knew she could be a professional, but then things went from bad to worse and Ana found herself becoming petty.
Passions Rising: A Forbidden Vampiric Love Story Chapter Twenty-Seven–George Atwood - 23 yrs old
He’d been able to catnap a bit. There’s a word he’d have to avoid saying. The entourage for the feline shifter ambassador was all over the place. George could anticipate and hear their thoughts on that word. He was sure he’d have to curb others as well over time because of how horrible it was to others within the room or conversation. It was a price he’d have to pay for receiving such a high honour to have the ambassador as his charge. Now he needed to monitor several people. George had guards out now looking for Mary, Adriana’s lady’s maid. He hoped she was hiding somewhere, but as time went on, he was becoming suspicious that something horrible fell on Mary. She’d left the ambassador’s apartment and disappeared after that. What he needed to figure out was where she went and who truly last saw her. Now he needed to set aside that investigation to watch the people around him and Adriana. He wouldn’t let anything untoward happen to her. He couldn’t
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Ana couldn’t believe how long it took. Yes, everyone was so civil to each other, but it was constant bickering. Nothing knew for her. It reminded her of a lot of the debates the emperor allowed within the court for his entertainment. He’d never listen to what they said, or more likely, he didn’t let anything said to influence his decisions. It was his way of ferreting out the liars, disloyal, and traitors. As the debates became more heated, there was a greater chance he’d find clues to those preparing to betray him. Ana now got the chance to watch George at work. The vampire looked intimidating dressed in his dress uniform and glaring at everyone who got within two arm’s lengths of her. She suspected she liked it a little too much. It made her feel like she was his everything and it made her feel almost warm inside. There must be something wrong with her. She felt the urge to get close to him. Closer than close. She wanted to touch him, but it shocked her she felt clothin
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Ana didn’t have a clue how she’s ended up lying beneath George, but she could feel his solidly built frame pressing down on hers. His eyes locked with hers. She could feel his breath against her cheek, and then Ana watched his eyes shift to her lips. That was the only warning she got before his lips came down on hers. In surprise, Ana did nothing. She couldn’t. His hands held her wrists against the floor on either side of her head. He’d effectively had her pinned to the floor. The suddenness of his urgent kiss didn’t prepare her at all. Ana felt like she was drowning as she responded to the demanding need within his kiss. George’s need was there in his kiss, but he didn’t rush anything, nor did he push the boundaries further. The thrill of Ana’s response was more than enough to have him savouring this kiss, and the feel of her soft curves under his. His brain was just registering what his senses were telling him, when his tongue en
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What in the world was that? How did that happen? Were just a few things that ran through George’s head as he berated himself for such a foolhardy action. He couldn’t be more unprofessional and with the emperor’s daughter. It could only have been worse if it had been the empress herself. He groaned as he entered his apartment and punched the wall beside the door. He leaned against it so he could catch his breath and sort out his thoughts. All he wanted to do was hunt her down and finish what he started. George couldn’t remember any woman tasting that sweet before. It was like an explosion of pleasure in the form of a taste. He wanted to know what the rest of her tasted like and all he’d done was kiss her. How could it be like that? So sudden and fierce, he felt like he’d been swept away by some sudden storm. Was he cursed by a mage to want, no crave, what he can’t have? Or has fate turned it’s anger on him and sent her to punish him
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Ana couldn’t decide how she’d handle seeing George. Did she pretend the kiss never happened? Tell him off and set stark limits? Fire him and hope her father doesn’t ask questions when she requests a new head of security or personal bodyguard. Whatever his job title was, she didn’t care right now. It was all so much to think of because that wasn’t what her mind or body was truly focused on. She was still obsessing over the entire experience. It wasn’t every day that Ana was kissed like that. In fact, she didn’t believe she’d ever been kissed like that. Most males avoided getting entangled with her, believing she was more of a liability than a benefit. She’d never felt the need to rend and tear at anyone’s clothing. Never felt the need to feel skin on skin from only a single smouldering kiss. She had to come at this from a position of strength. She was the leader here. The highest ranking member of any caste. If Ana failed to maintain her power over George, how coul
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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.
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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
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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
