Fated Love: A Vampire Paranormal Romance Novel (The Twisted Destiny Saga Book 4) by Franca Storm Page B
Authors: Franca Storm
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must have brought forth the epiphany.
“I…I’m not sure. All I ever wanted was a choice. I’ve never had that.”
“You are the White Realm Princess, Cora. No one can control you now that you have come into your full powers. You are free to make your choices as you see fit,” Luca said.
Nathanial cleared his throat and told Cora, “We will take a ten-minute break. But then we must continue. You must master this tonight. Ryan can only hold Oriana at bay for so long.”
He watched her nod at him and head back into the compound. He knew she was going to visit with her son again. Not living with him was taking a toll on her.
When she was out of sight, he rounded on Luca and hissed, “What are you doing?”
Luca met his intense fiery glare and said, “I love her, father.”
“You are sure that it is love? It has only ever been lust with you.”
“I’m different now. I regret what I’ve done. And I am sure of it. I love her.”
“Has she shown you any encouragement?”
Luca shook his head. “We’ve graduated from hatred to tolerance.”
Nathanial couldn’t suppress a small chuckle. “I see.” And then his tone became sober as he said, “You must let her make the choice, Luca. Do not interfere or attempt to wedge yourself between her and Ryan. You know I cannot support that. You must not go against the Wolf King over your love for her. This is very important. Do you understand?”
“Yes. I know. I want it to be her choice anyway. Anything less is…not enough for me.”
Nathanial laid his hand on his shoulder and said kindly, “You have learned what I’d hoped you would one day. Keep it up and you may just see true pride in my eyes.”
CHAPTER 10
“Hey,” Josh said as he approached Cora.
She was sitting at one of the tables in the corner of the mess hall, her head in her hands as she watched Orion bounding over the table top.
“Hey,” she responded without turning around to look at him.
He stroked Orion as he rounded the table and the wolf-pup licked his hand before continuing to play.
He eyed Cora from across the table as he gripped the back of one of the hefty, wooden chairs. “Cora?” he pressed gently.
She finally looked up at him and as her eyes met his he saw tears glistening in her eyes. She wiped them away with the back of her hand and sniffled. “What?”
“You and Ryan will work things out, sweetheart. He’s just a stubborn ass at times, that’s all. But he loves you.”
“He loved me when I was weak and new to all of this.”
“I saw him after you left. He was devastated. He’s willing to work on things.”
“He told you that?” she asked, surprised. “He said he was willing to work on it?”
Josh nodded.
She leaned back in her chair and watched Orion running back and forth along the table top. “You know that he forced Orion to shift so I couldn’t take him?”
“Ry can be a little extreme at times. Very possessive. He’s wanted a child for centuries, hence his insane reaction.”
“I get what you’re saying. I know how much he loves our son. That night, I hadn’t intended on taking him permanently. I’d just wanted to get the hell away from him to clear my head and I hadn’t wanted to leave Orion behind. I wanted him to be willing to work things out, to come to me and tell me we could, that he would compromise. But he never did. And now he’s far away in the Dark Realm. With everything that’s happened lately….both of us acquiring more power…we’re both being pulled in two completely different directions—me to the white and him to the dark. I can’t even see the connection between us anymore. It’s all…it’s just all messed up. And maybe we’re just too far apart now to be able to come back from it.”
Josh shook his head. “No. You guys can work through this.”
“I’m not sure I even want to,” she murmured sadly to herself.
What? Where had that come from? “Cora, please don’t zap me with your power for asking
“I…I’m not sure. All I ever wanted was a choice. I’ve never had that.”
“You are the White Realm Princess, Cora. No one can control you now that you have come into your full powers. You are free to make your choices as you see fit,” Luca said.
Nathanial cleared his throat and told Cora, “We will take a ten-minute break. But then we must continue. You must master this tonight. Ryan can only hold Oriana at bay for so long.”
He watched her nod at him and head back into the compound. He knew she was going to visit with her son again. Not living with him was taking a toll on her.
When she was out of sight, he rounded on Luca and hissed, “What are you doing?”
Luca met his intense fiery glare and said, “I love her, father.”
“You are sure that it is love? It has only ever been lust with you.”
“I’m different now. I regret what I’ve done. And I am sure of it. I love her.”
“Has she shown you any encouragement?”
Luca shook his head. “We’ve graduated from hatred to tolerance.”
Nathanial couldn’t suppress a small chuckle. “I see.” And then his tone became sober as he said, “You must let her make the choice, Luca. Do not interfere or attempt to wedge yourself between her and Ryan. You know I cannot support that. You must not go against the Wolf King over your love for her. This is very important. Do you understand?”
“Yes. I know. I want it to be her choice anyway. Anything less is…not enough for me.”
Nathanial laid his hand on his shoulder and said kindly, “You have learned what I’d hoped you would one day. Keep it up and you may just see true pride in my eyes.”
CHAPTER 10
“Hey,” Josh said as he approached Cora.
She was sitting at one of the tables in the corner of the mess hall, her head in her hands as she watched Orion bounding over the table top.
“Hey,” she responded without turning around to look at him.
He stroked Orion as he rounded the table and the wolf-pup licked his hand before continuing to play.
He eyed Cora from across the table as he gripped the back of one of the hefty, wooden chairs. “Cora?” he pressed gently.
She finally looked up at him and as her eyes met his he saw tears glistening in her eyes. She wiped them away with the back of her hand and sniffled. “What?”
“You and Ryan will work things out, sweetheart. He’s just a stubborn ass at times, that’s all. But he loves you.”
“He loved me when I was weak and new to all of this.”
“I saw him after you left. He was devastated. He’s willing to work on things.”
“He told you that?” she asked, surprised. “He said he was willing to work on it?”
Josh nodded.
She leaned back in her chair and watched Orion running back and forth along the table top. “You know that he forced Orion to shift so I couldn’t take him?”
“Ry can be a little extreme at times. Very possessive. He’s wanted a child for centuries, hence his insane reaction.”
“I get what you’re saying. I know how much he loves our son. That night, I hadn’t intended on taking him permanently. I’d just wanted to get the hell away from him to clear my head and I hadn’t wanted to leave Orion behind. I wanted him to be willing to work things out, to come to me and tell me we could, that he would compromise. But he never did. And now he’s far away in the Dark Realm. With everything that’s happened lately….both of us acquiring more power…we’re both being pulled in two completely different directions—me to the white and him to the dark. I can’t even see the connection between us anymore. It’s all…it’s just all messed up. And maybe we’re just too far apart now to be able to come back from it.”
Josh shook his head. “No. You guys can work through this.”
“I’m not sure I even want to,” she murmured sadly to herself.
What? Where had that come from? “Cora, please don’t zap me with your power for asking
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