Our fleet‚ empowered by a westward tailwind‚ glided across the wine dark sea for nine days and nights‚ as smooth as river stones rolling across seamless granite floors. We had just sighted Ithaca when I fell to exhaustion from nine days at the tiller. Greed overcame my men‚ and they stormed the hold beneath the decks where the bag gifted to me by Aeolus rested‚ and they ripped the sack open. Wind erupted from the bag‚ scattering my ships across the sea. Distraught‚ I run from below decks‚ seize
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She was young‚ but old. Young in the eyes of someone old‚ old in the eyes of someone young. Her golden hair was like the setting sun‚ full of bright colors. And her eyes held so much spirit that you thought you were looking into the bright blue ocean. Her pointed ears poked out inbetween her hair and when she smiled the sun was brought out from behind the cloud it was hidden from. She walked through the green‚ lush‚ forest. Her footsteps soft and silent. She would often go here when the sun set
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The sun was low and swollen‚ falling off the edge of that great faded blue abyss. The flat‚ empty horizon of reds and browns gave way to neat sections of farmland that flickered past like pages of a picture book. They were wheat fields‚ bristling and swaying in the early autumn breeze. I knew then M— wouldn’t be that much further. And it wasn’t; it appeared like a smudge of dark green on that lifeless line of longitude known as the outback. I drove through the town and the cool drape of dusk gently
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She didn’t even get to finish her sentence as her arms pushed her body forward‚ slamming them into Josh. Her friend let out a surprised sound as he stumbled backward. “Lila!” Josh screamed as he slipped. He was at the edge of the cliff now‚ barely centimeters away from plummeting to the bottom. Water and mud gathered around his boots as they sunk into the wet ground. Crack! Another loud sound echoed through the night air as Josh looked at Lila with pleading eyes. He knew what was happening
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11. Ravenclaw Raven: A male agent employed to seduce people for intelligence purposes Trying to find out who the man stalking my family was‚ turned out to be a lot easier than expected. Blake and I stayed up late the second day we moved into the neighbourhood‚ watching the security camera films over and over. I saw him move his face so that it slightly faced the camera and quickly paused the video‚ my mouth hanging open. "Is that Claire’s boyfriend?" Blake immediately asked. I nodded‚ putting
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As if she was dreaming‚ she saw Arthur‚ so tall and confident in chain and crimson. She missed him fiercely‚ the security of his embrace‚ the comfort of his voice‚ his tender kiss so long not felt. She could not resist running to him‚ but there was something unusual in her gait. Tears fell so fast she could hardly see. Most importantly‚ there was something dire that the king needed to know. But it was as if she saw everything through a haze‚ sluggish and gray as the fog on a winter morning. Everything
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“I love you!” But by the time I looked back my mother was gone. I knew she was just trying to get me away from her when she said “go hide‚ let’s play hide and seek.” A few minutes later I realized why she had me hide‚ there was a group of mean soldiers chasing her on massive‚ muscular horses‚ but I knew most of the horses the soldiers were riding‚ they used to be in my herd but they went missing‚ they used to be so beautiful and free now they are machines used to catch more wild horses. I ran and
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He had been unsure of the depth of his feelings towards this sassy‚ spunky‚ independent woman‚ but now without a doubt‚ she was the female meant for him. There would be no denying the Selkie’s lifemate bond for him. Adaira being human did cause a ripple of concern for him. For a Selkie‚ it was forever‚ for a human it wasn’t quite the same effect. Even for a Selkie‚ a lifemate was hard to find. Selkie’s enjoyed sex with others of their kind and humans alike. Selkies are known for their sexual
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Not a single nightmare or even a dream for that matter. Nothing. Nothing but blissful sleep yet again. Sharing a bed and blankets with a man who could kill without a moments hesitation. Waking up to silence in their hotel room and the cleaners in the next room over‚ Azairah opened her dark eyes expecting Kyle to be there beside her but there was nothing but cold sheets. For just a split second Azairah felt a nauseating panic seize her stomach as she sat up but it wasn’t until the sound of crumpling
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Devin was waiting for Chace in the study when Chace strolled into the room. Devin stared at him from the leather chair he was sitting in by the fireplace. “I saw you with Alivia yesterday at the Cafe.” Chace eyed him and said‚ “And?” “Chace‚ let’s be real here. You don’t care about Alivia.” “How would you know how I feel?” “I feel everything you feel remember. I know that Alivia has become a challenge for you.” Chace stared at Devin and raised his brow. “I’ll admit that in the beginning‚ it
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