Fated Love: A Vampire Paranormal Romance Novel (The Twisted Destiny Saga Book 4) by Franca Storm Page A
Authors: Franca Storm
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of protection.
“Shit!” Luca hissed. “Father, I can’t hold it. There’s too much power,” he cried.
Nathanial saw his hands shaking from the weight of Cora’s magic. He moved slowly towards him, forcing Cora to refocus her power as he approached Luca, all the while holding his barrier steady. Well, struggling to hold his barrier steady. She was so strong. He’d never felt such power before. When he was close enough, he took Luca’s hand. “Join with me.”
Luca accepted and they both grunted as a surge of power ripped through both of them.
And then Nathanial yelled, “Now, Cora! Unleash all of it until I command you to stop! As soon as I command you, you must stop immediately! Understood?”
“Yes!” she called back.
“Now!”
Nathanial and Luca stumbled back as she hit them with the full force of her magical strength. The rays of her silver light shook their magic to its breaking point, threatening to consume it.
“Fuck!” Luca breathed. “I…stop her, father.”
“Even combined, she is far stronger than us,” Nathanial exclaimed in shock. He’d known she was strong, but this was something else. He couldn’t believe it.
It had only been a few seconds and already her silver fire was consuming his and Luca’s joined magic, devouring the walls they held before them so quickly.
“Cora! Pull back!” he called.
Nothing happened. He and Luca exchanged a worried glance.
“Cora! Now!” Nathanial bellowed.
Still she didn’t pull back. Instead she cried out in agony.
“She’s lost control. It’s engulfing her,” Luca said. “Can you hold it without me for a few seconds?”
“Yes. Go to her.”
In a flash of vampire speed, Luca stood directly in front of Cora, in between her rays of silver light. Nathanial’s eyes narrowed as he watched Luca cup her face in a far-too-intimate gesture. And, if that wasn’t concerning enough, his next words to her were, “I love you, princess. You mean the world to me.”
But she responded to them.
Instantly, she retracted her power. She blinked hard and shook her head, before noticing Luca standing in front of her. “Oh my God,” she murmured. She looked past him and called to Nathanial, “I’m sorry!”
Nathanial reabsorbed his magic and approached the two of them. He regarded Luca with suspicion. But he didn’t say anything. He wouldn’t in front of the princess.
He looked away and told Cora, “You were only able to pull your power back then, because Luca anchored you. You need to concentrate on your own anchor. Luca will not always be there. You failed to do so and that is why you lost control. What or who is your current anchor?”
“It was Ryan and my son,” she said sadly.
“I see. Well, your relationship with Ryan is unstable at the moment. You must remove him from the equation and concentrate solely on your son.”
“Or wherever else your love may lie,” Luca cut in.
Nathanial growled at him and shook his head. “Now is not the time.”
“Father, I was just—”
“Flirt with the princess on your own time. But know that I will not tolerate it around me.”
Luca scoffed. “Oh right, because your loyalty lies with the Wolf King and your duty to him , rather than your own son.”
“No, because Cora is already mated, Luca! You need to accept that!”
“There is a way to break that bond and you know it!”
“Is that true?” Cora demanded, gripping Luca’s arm fervently. “Is it true?” she pressed when he hesitated on his answer and looked to Nathanial.
Nathanial released a heavy sigh and admitted, “Yes, there is a way.”
“Oh,” she murmured.
“Is that what you want?” he asked. Much to his annoyance, he saw Luca waiting with bated breath for her answer. Clearly breaking the betrothal bond had done little to cure his obsession with the White Realm Princess. He really does love her. Wholly. And, it appears, unconditionally. I had never thought he would be capable of it. But his near-death experience
“Shit!” Luca hissed. “Father, I can’t hold it. There’s too much power,” he cried.
Nathanial saw his hands shaking from the weight of Cora’s magic. He moved slowly towards him, forcing Cora to refocus her power as he approached Luca, all the while holding his barrier steady. Well, struggling to hold his barrier steady. She was so strong. He’d never felt such power before. When he was close enough, he took Luca’s hand. “Join with me.”
Luca accepted and they both grunted as a surge of power ripped through both of them.
And then Nathanial yelled, “Now, Cora! Unleash all of it until I command you to stop! As soon as I command you, you must stop immediately! Understood?”
“Yes!” she called back.
“Now!”
Nathanial and Luca stumbled back as she hit them with the full force of her magical strength. The rays of her silver light shook their magic to its breaking point, threatening to consume it.
“Fuck!” Luca breathed. “I…stop her, father.”
“Even combined, she is far stronger than us,” Nathanial exclaimed in shock. He’d known she was strong, but this was something else. He couldn’t believe it.
It had only been a few seconds and already her silver fire was consuming his and Luca’s joined magic, devouring the walls they held before them so quickly.
“Cora! Pull back!” he called.
Nothing happened. He and Luca exchanged a worried glance.
“Cora! Now!” Nathanial bellowed.
Still she didn’t pull back. Instead she cried out in agony.
“She’s lost control. It’s engulfing her,” Luca said. “Can you hold it without me for a few seconds?”
“Yes. Go to her.”
In a flash of vampire speed, Luca stood directly in front of Cora, in between her rays of silver light. Nathanial’s eyes narrowed as he watched Luca cup her face in a far-too-intimate gesture. And, if that wasn’t concerning enough, his next words to her were, “I love you, princess. You mean the world to me.”
But she responded to them.
Instantly, she retracted her power. She blinked hard and shook her head, before noticing Luca standing in front of her. “Oh my God,” she murmured. She looked past him and called to Nathanial, “I’m sorry!”
Nathanial reabsorbed his magic and approached the two of them. He regarded Luca with suspicion. But he didn’t say anything. He wouldn’t in front of the princess.
He looked away and told Cora, “You were only able to pull your power back then, because Luca anchored you. You need to concentrate on your own anchor. Luca will not always be there. You failed to do so and that is why you lost control. What or who is your current anchor?”
“It was Ryan and my son,” she said sadly.
“I see. Well, your relationship with Ryan is unstable at the moment. You must remove him from the equation and concentrate solely on your son.”
“Or wherever else your love may lie,” Luca cut in.
Nathanial growled at him and shook his head. “Now is not the time.”
“Father, I was just—”
“Flirt with the princess on your own time. But know that I will not tolerate it around me.”
Luca scoffed. “Oh right, because your loyalty lies with the Wolf King and your duty to him , rather than your own son.”
“No, because Cora is already mated, Luca! You need to accept that!”
“There is a way to break that bond and you know it!”
“Is that true?” Cora demanded, gripping Luca’s arm fervently. “Is it true?” she pressed when he hesitated on his answer and looked to Nathanial.
Nathanial released a heavy sigh and admitted, “Yes, there is a way.”
“Oh,” she murmured.
“Is that what you want?” he asked. Much to his annoyance, he saw Luca waiting with bated breath for her answer. Clearly breaking the betrothal bond had done little to cure his obsession with the White Realm Princess. He really does love her. Wholly. And, it appears, unconditionally. I had never thought he would be capable of it. But his near-death experience
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