All Chapters of ABLAZE ( A SACRED Romance): Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

Alex flew. A huge, blood-red sun sat on the horizon, and he flew right for it, through a field of mud. He landed just outside the door to his house, his heart pounding loudly in his chest, he gently pushed open the door, the blood flushed from his face.The two most important people in his life were lying side by side, dead.Alex crumpled to the floor, and let out a scream, an unearthly scream, the scream of a man who just lost everything he ever loved.The walls of the house cracked at the impact of the scream."Da…da..daddy." He heard the whisper, he rushed over towards the pile.Aya was still breathing, her breathing was shallow but he could still sense life in her."Da..da..daddy it hurts." Aya whispered again."Hold still honey….daddy will make the pain go away." He whispered back as tears streamed down hisface, for the first time since he had been turned into a vampire, this was the first time he cried.He gently carried them and laid them side by side on the large bed.He too

Alex flew through the night sky, racing for all he was worth. In one hand, he clutched the vial containing the remainder of Ivory's elixir, he had drunk the required portion and he was feeling the energy pulsing through it, praying, hoping beyond hope that his blood could save Aya's life.*Alex dove for New York, and had a sense of dread as he swooped down low. He landed in the courtyard, at a running clip, and sprinted for his house. Alex's heart dropped, as he walked slowly into the darkened room. He could see Lucy and Aya still lying there, on the bed. From here, he could sense Aya was still breathing, she was still alive, although she still looked deathly ill, and the sight felt like a knife going through him.Alex looked around for Pablo, he had been counting on the dog to keep his daughter safe till he got back.Alex looked around more carefully, and as he did, his heart stopped. There, lying against the far wall, unconscious, was Pablo.Alex walked over to him, knelt down, a

20 years later….Aya Savage looked up as her boss leaned his hip on her desk. His eyes went straight to the hem of her shirt.“Working late again,” he murmured.“Hey, Shawn.”Shouldn’t you be getting home to your wife and four kids? she added in her mind.“What are you doing?”“working on a piece for James.”“You know, there are other ways of impressing me.”Yeah, she could just imagine.“Did you read my e-mail, Shawn? I went down to the police station this afternoon and talked with Teddy and Dan. They swear a gun dealer’s moved into town. They’ve found two modified Magnums on drug dealers.”Shawn reached out to pat her shoulder, stroking it as he took his hand back. “You just keep working the blotter. Let the big boys worry about the violent crimes. We wouldn’t want anything to happen to that pretty face of yours.”

Malcolm****Malcolm Baal knew someone had quietly entered his home office. Either a foe or close friend.A friend, he decided. A foe could never make it past the guards at each entrance of his Upper East Side Manhattan townhouse. Or past the guards stationed on each of the five floors.With his excellent night vision, Malcolm suspected he could see much better than his uninvited guest.His suspicions were confirmed when the dark silhouette stumbled into a Louis XVI bombe chest and cursed softly.Jacob Bethram. A friend, but an annoying one. The vice president of marketing for Baaltech Industries tackled every problem with tireless enthusiasm. It was enough to make Malcolm feel old.Really old. "What do you want, Jacob?"His guest whipped around and squinted in Malcolm's direction. "Why are you sitting here, all alone in the dark?""Hmm. Tough question. I suppose

Aya****"Aya rode the night bus this time, after what had happened to her the other night, she had decided to play it safe, it was hard working two jobs and living undercover as a journalist.Her mind wandered back to that scary night, when she and her best friend Natalie had been on a case, that would have been the case that would have changed their lives but instead It had taken Natalie's life and forced Aya to live in hiding.She knew she was wanted, the head quarters had granted her asylum, they had sent her here to hide in the rush of new york, and work two jobs.The bus pulled up in her bus stop and she quickly hurried down.*It was another endlessly boring night at the dental clinic. Aya leaned back in the squeaky office chair and gazed at the white ceiling tiles. The water stain was still there. What a surprise. It had taken her three nights to conclude that the stain was the exact shape of a dac