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Lotus SeraphimOh no. What would you do if you were Celine? What would you do if you were Sebastian? Let me know.
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The three girls held their breath while the video call rang and rang. “It’s really late.”, Collette said.It was late. Most adults, if they were up at this hour, were frantically wrapping gifts or putting complicated toys together in time for their kids to wake them up in a few hours and open presents. Celine was just about to give up when Sebastian’s face appeared on the screen.“Hold on.”, he said. Celine could hear music and talking, and she got a nice view of the ceiling as Sebastian walked out of the room. He closed a door and sat down and had a big smile for Celine and she almost didn’t have the heart to say anything to him. How could this man be fooling around on her?“Hey, baby. You miss me already?”, Sebastian asked. His words were a little sloppy and Celine realized he had been drinking too. At least they were on a level playing field, she thought.“How is the party?”, Celine was going to give him a chance to tell her himself.Sebastian put his face close to the phone and whi
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Celine finished her tirade and waited. Sebastian rubbed his temples but said nothing. Celine twisted her hair around her finger with a vengeance. Sebastian sighed heavily. Celine’s foot began tapping and she was just about to suggest they end the call when Sebastian closed his eyes and took another deep breath.He spoke with a voice as flat as a disconnected heart monitor. “Nothing happened last night other than I was ambushed and set up, and I have been non-stop fighting with my family.”, he said. “And now there is this article.”He leaned his head back and closed his eyes. “I texted you as soon as I woke up Celine. You were the first person on my mind. I told you; I am taking our second chance very seriously.” He opened his eyes and the brilliant gray that changed with his mood was washed out, almost imperceptible. “I’m sorry baby, my family is exhausting. I should have never come here.”A burst of compassion diluted her fears, and even though what she said were her true feelings, s
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Kissing Sebastian was delectable, and Celine was addicted. Ever since he arrived, she had been thinking about how to get him alone. And if it were not for her father, she would have dragged Sebastian to her bedroom like a cavewoman and had her way with him.WOW, where was that coming from?“Celine.”, he murmured into her mouth. “You taste incredible.” He slowly delved into her mouth stroking and sucking until she was incoherently moaning. He pulled her tighter, crushing her breasts against him and she could feel his arousal against her abdomen. “I want you.”, he groaned. “I need you.”, he said and bit her lip fueling her passion.“Sorry to interrupt, but…”, Collette said. Shit. Celine pushed away from Sebastian her face flaming. What if that had been her dad?Sebastian turned his back to Collette for obvious reasons, and Celine began wringing her hands. “I’m sorry. We…um…”“Did Dad leave?”, Collette asked, and Celine remembered Dad’s message.“He left without you. He told me to tell yo
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Another hospital, another waiting room. They were all the same, weren’t they? A room for shocked and desperate families to sit for hours upon hours all drinking from the same cup of dread, with a splash of hope to sweeten the bitter brew of mortality.Dad went into surgery within the hour of his arrival. All thanks to Sebastian who called in some favors and got an excellent surgeon, to leave his New Year celebrations and save her father’s life. And if that were not enough, he was at Celine and Collette’s beck and call making sure they had a never-ending source of caffeine to drink and vending machine snacks at their disposal.Around ten at night Rachel, Linda, Jacob, and John showed up, and after answering lots of questions they joined the sisters in their vigil. The new year began without anyone noticing, and a couple of hours later Kim showed up, a little worse for wear, with Phillip.When Phillip darkened the doorway of the waiting room, Sebastian stiffened, Collette gasped, Celine
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The next morning, a middle-aged man appeared in the doorway wearing scrubs. “May I speak to the Beaumont family?” A sharp pain stabbed Celine’s stomach and within seconds, the man was swarmed with Celine and Collette at the center.Tugging at her braid, Celine squinted to read the man’s face trying to see any sign of the outcome. Was her father dead? Was he alright? Why wasn’t he saying anything? “Which one of you is family?”, the surgeon asked.“We are. We are his daughters.”, Collette said and pointed to herself and then Celine.The surgeon glanced around the group, then spoke. “I am Dr. Morgenstern, your father’s surgeon. He made it through the surgery.” There was an outburst of noise, and Celine sent out a silent, Thank you. “Your father was severely injured. The most concerning injuries were to his heart and his lungs.”, the surgeon said.Whatever relief she felt left her body, leaving her feeling heavy with dread. She clutched her sister’s hand and felt Sebastian step in closer.
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Unbeknownst to Celine, Beaumont Equestrian Center had a dedicated attorney of sorts. It all started when her mom took on a troubled teenager whose mother, Carly, happened to be a freshly minted lawyer. Daniela Beaumont saved Carly’s son from a life of drugs and crime. Through her intervention, she allowed him to change his destiny and he grabbed onto that chance with all of his heart.In exchange, Carly stepped in whenever Mom needed legal help. It happened so infrequently that Celine was not aware of the friendship or the arrangement. Celine was halfway between home and New York City when she got a call from Smith, Carson & Associates Legal Firm.“Hello, Celine? This is Carly. Carly Smith. I was a friend of your mom’s”After introductions and getting caught up Carly told Celine that an attorney contacted her on behalf of her client who was interested in purchasing the equestrian center.“But it’s not for sale.”, Celine said and reached for her hair. Collette slapped her hand. Celine r
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Celine jabbed her sister and stood. “Hello Dr. Gururaj, I am Celine Beaumont and this is my sister Collette Beaumont.”“Why don’t you follow me to my office so we can talk.”, Dr. Gururaj said. He gestured toward the door he came out of, and the sisters followed.Collette was still rubbing the sleep out of her eyes. “Is this the surgeon?”, she asked keeping her voice pitched for Celine’s ears.“Yes.”, Celine murmured back.Dr. Gururaj’s office was excessively clean. The only thing on his desk was a monitor. The only things hanging on his walls were diplomas and awards. In front of his desk were two chairs and he motioned for them to sit. While he was getting himself settled across the desk from them, Celine took the opportunity to check him out.Like his office, he was meticulously groomed. He had short hair, no facial hair, and his hands were long, tapered, and manicured. Celine looked down and folded her hands in her lap. She worked with horses and her hobby was woodworking, her hands
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Celine tiptoed to her father’s bedside and kissed his forehead. “I love you, Daddy.”, she said in a whisper. “Please forgive me.”Collette was waiting for her in the hall. She took Celine’s hand. “We are not selling we are just seeing. This is the smart thing to do.”, Collette said. Celine nodded and the sisters hugged.“Text me if you hear anything about the surgery, okay?”, Celine asked then she let go of her sister and walked to her car.The lawyer’s office was a thirty-minute drive, so she called Sebastian.“Hey Kitty Cat.”, Sebastian answered. Celine smiled. She didn’t know how he did it, but just hearing his voice calmed her down.“Hey yourself Big Bad Wolf.” Her smile widened.“Big bad wolf? I think I like that one.”, Sebastian said. They were still trying out nicknames. “I’ll huff and I’ll puff and I’ll blow your house down.” Celine giggled.Every day she was more certain, about her feelings for him. Which made the thought of losing him a constant ache in her throat.“Are you i
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When she heard her voice, Celine burst into tears. She had been rescued. Somehow, against all odds, she had been found. Like a newly born fawn, she stood on wobbly legs and burst into tears. “Kim,” she said, barely able to get her best friend’s name out.When Kim did not open her arms and come to her, she tried to run into her arms, but Kim put her hand out, “Stop.”Confused, she obeyed and did not stop to think much about it. She was filthy, so… She was just so thankful. Waves of emotions overwhelmed her exhausted body, too many for her to contain. So, she stood in place, shaking violently in relief, ready to do whatever Kim told her to.But Kim did nothing to rescue her. She did not smile, offer her the long coat she was wearing to cover her nudity, or even offer her comforting words. Kim’s eyes were hard, her arms were crossed, and she looked at Celine like a cockroach she discovered in her silverware drawer.Dread silenced her tears. Had they captured Kim too? “Kim, are you okay?
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It’s strange to have a traumatic event she couldn’t recall. It’s even stranger to have a crippling phobia and not know why. For as long as she could remember, she has been terrified of the dark. It was so bad that her parents took her to a psychologist, where she was diagnosed with PTSD and trauma-related Nyctophobia with panic-induced cognitive impairment. AKA She freaked the fuck out like a cat who got their tail caught in a mouse trap when she was in the dark.According to her parents, this was why. When she was four, they visited a friend’s farm, and she was sent to play outside with Collette. After a while, Collette returned alone, crying hysterically. Alarmed, her parents went looking for her, and when they couldn’t find her, they called the sheriff, and people came from all over to help find her. They searched night and day until a search and rescue dog found her trapped in a crawl space under an old, abandoned shed.When Celine had what her parents called “a fit,” she sometime
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When she opened the door to her truck, the interior was covered in a thin layer of dust. The culprit was the passenger window. It was left open a crack over the last year, and while the truck was in storage, it slowly allowed fine dirt to accumulate. She grabbed an old rag and began wiping down the driver’s seat, but the only thing she accomplished was creating a dust storm that erupted in the truck cab, causing a coughing fit. Frustrated with the delay, Celine opened both doors, did a quick clean, and then drove with the windows open until the dust stopped swirling around the cab.After Sebastian fought with his mother, Celine called her dad. He was at the house in the Hamptons with Collette and had taken over supervision of the equestrian center rebuild. Her dad had poopooed her worries about Sophia but allowed John and Jacob to stay in the house with them to placate Celine. Every day, she called and checked in with him, and after a week and a half of hearing that everything was fin
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Celine burst into Sebastian’s home office, frustrated and seething. Spinning to face her in his office chair, Sebastian seemed startled by her abrupt entrance and raised an eyebrow.She flung herself dramatically onto his lap, nuzzled into his chest, and said, “I want to elope.”He put his arms around her, and she felt herself calm. She nuzzled, greedily inhaling his scent.“What happened?” he asked.It was his mom. She kept adding people to the guest list, telling Kevin they were essential additions. Every time she did, they had to redo seating arrangements, and now Sophia’s additions were so numerous that they would need to change the venue to accommodate her.When Sophia first expressed an interest in being involved with the planning, Celine decided, against her better judgement, to allow it. To keep the collaboration less hostile, they had Kevin act as a go-between. And at first, that had worked. Kevin had years of experience dealing with the atrocious woman, and she did not bothe
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Her mother once told her, “All living things reproduce. What we do afterward separates us. Children do not owe us filial love and fidelity for the gift of life. It is something we earn every day.” But she knew that Sebastian’s parents did not prescribe to that gentle philosophy. They believed the stark opposite because not even love was afforded to Sebastian; still, they demanded his obedience in all things.Celine had never met Sebastian’s father. Not even when they were children; it was as if Brandon Gale was more of a legend or a concept than a man. So, she was surprised to see him at their engagement party. According to Sebastian, “He never attended any of my birthdays or milestones. He didn’t even show up for my college graduation. Brandon only had me to procreate his genetic material.”Until meeting Sebastian’s father, Celine would have said Sebastian was a male version of his mother. Now that she met Brandon, she saw some of his features subtly represented in Sebastian, like hi
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Tender feelings filled Celine’s chest as she watched Sebastian dancing with Amara. He gently maneuvered the tender youth around the dance floor carefully and thoughtfully, and Celine wondered where he had learned to be so loving and gentle with children. He certainly hadn’t learned from his parents. Seeing how giant Sebastian seemed compared to Amara made Celine laugh out loud. His massive hands dwarfed hers, and he seemed to swallow up her little body in his enormous arms when he picked her up and swung her around, dangling her several feet off the ground—Amara’s ringing laughter brought smiles to anyone within earshot.A sweaty Amara and Sebastian returned to their seats. Sebastian leaned into Celine and kissed her cheek. Surprised, she looked at him. He was beaming, and his gray eyes reminded Celine of the light in a moonlit landscape. He was happy, and the satisfaction of seeing him so joyful gave her a sense of contentment. Breaking their eye contact, Sebastian scanned the table,
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The micro-beaded silk draped down her body like a shimmering column, from the gown’s rose neckline to her perfectly manicured toes. Her sleek black hair was bound in a classic French twist, and her makeup was effortless. She looked elegant in her Oscar de la Renta gown, like she belonged to the world of the ultra-rich.Glancing in the mirror, she saw a woman whose beauty was otherworldly, and for the briefest of seconds, she saw herself as something ethereal and worth looking at. But then she blinked, disbelieving her eyes, and she was simply Celine again, all done up and dressed in a gown that cost beyond her comprehension. An artfully crafted deception, an imposter.She heard Sebastian enter their bedroom. He was impeccably dressed in all wool, velvet, and satiny sin. His grey eyes, like the mists that clung to the peaks of mountains, and his mouth reminded her of sensuous kisses and unbridled pleasure. They gazed at each other, and she knew he was drinking her in. Studying her, me
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The elevator dinged, and yet another person squeezed into the packed elevator. “Is anybody getting out?” asked a hopeful-sounding voice. Celine almost laughed out loud. The guy was only echoing what they were all thinking. There were too many people on this elevator, and it was stifling. But nobody got out, and the shiny chrome doors closed, crushing their dreams of personal space.“Something smells good.”, the same voice commented. A few passengers laughed at that. Celine blushed. They were smelling the homemade lunch she had made for Sebastian. Lately, he had been working long hours, coming home late and leaving early, and she missed him. She checked with Kevin, and he told her Sebastian had a few minutes free, so she begged him not to schedule anything. Now, she was on an elevator with some home-cooked love, ready to surprise him.Only a few people got off with her on the executive floor, and she groaned when she saw Yuri was one of them. He was going to talk to her. She just knew
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She would have recognized his scent anywhere, so she wasn’t scared when Sebastian grabbed her from behind. Vlad, on the other hand, didn’t know who Sebastian was and exploded into action, ripping Celine out of Sebastian’s arms and twisting Sebastian into a submission hold within seconds.“Vlad, no. VLAD.” People ran and screamed around her. Security appeared and began clearing a circle. Sebastian struggled, his face red. He didn’t look like he could breathe. Celine begged Vlad to let Sebastian go, but he didn’t listen to her. She tried hitting him, but it was like hitting a brick wall.Before she could think about it, she leaped onto Vlad’s back and screamed into his ear. “Let him go. That is my fiancé.” Vlad let Sebastian drop, and Sebastian began to cough. Desperate to get to Sebastian, Celine tried to scrabble off Vlad’s back, but Vlad did some twisty thing with his body, and he had her dangling, like a kitten, in front of him. Green eyes, so like her own, looked quizzically at her
