{"product_id":"2940046459692","title":"Love","description":"\u003cp\u003eI felt Carl’s eyes on my back while I walked toward the edge of Loren’s property. There was something that needed to be done, and there was no way for me to rest until it was completed.\u003cbr\u003eYes, I was breaking more rules than not by this one action. But, I didn’t give a damn anymore.\u003cbr\u003eMy heart screamed out for this. It was then I knew beyond doubt. I had finally come to a decision. One Loren had needed the definite knowledge that I loved him for so long.\u003cbr\u003eI knew the moment I’d crossed the line of power. My skin prickled, alive with old energy. Adoniia had a major hand in weaving these spells. It made me smile, and miss him even more.\u003cbr\u003eI walked toward a large boulder on the shore that consisted of thousands of smaller rocks. The clouds had grown darker still, and it was going to rain very soon. Not that I cared.\u003cbr\u003eThe massive cabin-style mansion stood behind me, encased in woods. Everything about it reminded me of Loren. I thought about him hard, praying that he would hear me. I needed him, his guidance.\u003cbr\u003eWhy are you going outside of the perimeter, my love?\u003cbr\u003eI missed you.\u003cbr\u003eI’ve been gone for a few hours, he said, but I knew he missed me too.\u003cbr\u003eWhen you spent all of your time with someone, one person, it grew to be that way.\u003cbr\u003eI needed to tell you something.\u003cbr\u003eHe filled my mind, and I realized he was still at Council headquarters in Vancouver being briefed. They hadn’t even left for Europe yet.\u003cbr\u003eHis flash of anger flared seconds later. And then, tears filled my eyes. I didn’t bother to corral them, letting them zigzag down my face. So much confusion…but there was so much everything.\u003cbr\u003eThat son of a bitch…\u003cbr\u003eI know you’re angry, but that wasn’t what I wanted to tell you.\u003cbr\u003eThen what was it?\u003cbr\u003e“I love you,” I whispered across the ocean, hoping the wind carried it down the coast to his ears.\u003cbr\u003eAnd there was silence. I hadn’t expected that. He waited to hear those three words and know I meant them. And then…\u003cbr\u003eI’m processing.\u003cbr\u003eProcessing what?\u003cbr\u003eYou wouldn’t have said it, if you didn’t mean them, he reiterated my thoughts. But there was much pain in his voice I didn’t understand. Like hearing them was tearing him apart inside.\u003cbr\u003eYou know that, baby.\u003cbr\u003eI love you, more than you could ever possibly know. As soon as I get home, I will make sure you know that beyond doubt. And take care of Keoni. He feels lost without Adoniia. I will do the same in reverse, my greatest treasure.\u003cbr\u003eI will baby. Stay alive for me, will you? I wanted to say “stay safe”, but in our life and business, the point was moot.\u003cbr\u003eLoren chuckled. Yes, I know. I have to go my love. It’s time to leave. Be safe for me.\u003cbr\u003eAlways, baby. I ached as his presence left me, but there wasn’t anything to do about that. I would see him soon enough. Thoughts, worries and fear filled me. Why did that feel like the last time we would talk?\u003cbr\u003eMy head turned. It wasn’t a sound per-say, but something was off. Well, more than usual. My senses flared, but I felt nothing to constitute the sick feeling overtaking my stomach.\u003cbr\u003eA shadow flew by in the trees to my right, and I scented the air. Another to my left darted in and out in a zigzag pattern. Someone was here with me. There wasn’t another property for many miles in any direction, and no human would come near here.\u003cbr\u003eAnd whoever it was; they weren’t Keoni or Carl.\u003cbr\u003e“Sara,” A feminine voice whispered from the trees, one I didn’t recognize.\u003cbr\u003eI pfft’ed in the general direction the movement had come from. “Bodiless voice,” I called back taunting. I stood, wiping at my clothes to get the dirt off, not because I cared, but to show them I would not cower. “Come out, come out, wherever you are.”\u003cbr\u003e“We’ve come for you.”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New Dawning Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47072443465968,"sku":"2940046459692","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940046459692_p0.jpg?v=1764001298","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940046459692","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}