him showed from where the
shirt was torn on his chest and shoulders.
"Please sit down, you're hurt. I'll
get the first aid kit." She hurried into the kitchen, snatching the first
aid kit from under the kitchen sink. She realized how badly her hands were shaking
as she carried it back. Melor took it from her hand.
"Mayhap you should sit. I am
accustomed to battle. This is but a scratch,"
"You're bleeding, so much blood,
so much blood…I..." The vision of Tyler's bloody body flashed into her
mind. Bile rose up in her throat.
"You could have been killed!"
she suddenly screamed at him. Oh God, she couldn't handle this. She ran from
the room, only just making it to the toilet before crumpling to her knees and
heaving her guts out.
~ * ~
"Blossom, do not take your mother's
words to heart. She loves you and was very frightened by what happened. Will
you be alright here while I tend to her?"
Blossom put on a brave smile. "Mom
needs looking after more than I do. I'll be okay."
He leaned forward and kissed her
forehead. "You are very brave, just like a warrior of Kell."
She beamed him a proud smile. He stood
up, walking swiftly down the hall and into the bathroom.
Summer lay on the floor; her head
pressed against the wall, her eyes closed. Her whole body trembled. Melor
stripped off his bloodied shirt. The claw and teeth wounds were minor. He
fetched a cloth; wet it from the sink before kneeling down to gently wipe down
her face.
Her eyelids fluttered open. He scooped
her up into his arms and rose to his feet in one swift move, carrying her into
the bedroom.
"I should be thanking you, not
yelling at you."
"It matters not. The burden of
your grief is great. I have known great sorrow in my life. I once had a family,
father, sister and mother. My father was killed in the Great War when I was
scarcely old enough to lift a blade. And half a year ago, my sister and mother
were viciously murdered by our enemy, the Drac."
He drew in a steady breath and set her
down on the bed before sitting down beside her, brushing strands of hair away
from her ashen face.
"I know you do not believe my
tales, but hear me out. Not only did the Drac kill my family, they hunted down
and slaughtered every woman and child they could find."
"Where were you when this happened?
What happened to the great warriors of Kell ready to defend their kingdom?"
"We had marched across to their
lands to put an end to the war once and for all, leaving the city undefended.
It was a cruel lesson to learn. We were left without hope, destined to die out,
for we no longer had women to bear our children."
"I'm not saying I believe you,
but is that why you came to earth? To find women to, um, marry." Her
stormy blue grey eyes held simple curiosity.
"Aye, our hope of survival came
with a single human woman. She had fallen through a natural doorway which
connects our worlds. She brought with her hope of survival, a way to move on
and forward. I was there the day we found her. My commander became quite taken
with her human beauty." He gave a small smile.
"I don't understand. Did you come
to earth to find a wife?"
"Aye. Every lady I have met
rejected me for another. I was on my way back to Kell when the trembling of the
earth caught us by surprise. I fell into the portal, and it brought me here, to
you." He took her hand, raising it, and brushed his lips over the back.
"I believe in fate, which brought
me here to you and Blossom. I want to take care of you and protect you
both. I care not if you have no wish to
travel to L.A. with me and go to Kell. I am quite willing to give up my
homeland and stay here with you. You need never be alone again. I am here for
whatever you need or want."
He released her hand and stood up from
the bed. "Think on my words, my lady."
"I need to get up. Blossom needs
me."
"No, you will stay. Blossom and I
can fend for ourselves today.
shirt was torn on his chest and shoulders.
"Please sit down, you're hurt. I'll
get the first aid kit." She hurried into the kitchen, snatching the first
aid kit from under the kitchen sink. She realized how badly her hands were shaking
as she carried it back. Melor took it from her hand.
"Mayhap you should sit. I am
accustomed to battle. This is but a scratch,"
"You're bleeding, so much blood,
so much blood…I..." The vision of Tyler's bloody body flashed into her
mind. Bile rose up in her throat.
"You could have been killed!"
she suddenly screamed at him. Oh God, she couldn't handle this. She ran from
the room, only just making it to the toilet before crumpling to her knees and
heaving her guts out.
~ * ~
"Blossom, do not take your mother's
words to heart. She loves you and was very frightened by what happened. Will
you be alright here while I tend to her?"
Blossom put on a brave smile. "Mom
needs looking after more than I do. I'll be okay."
He leaned forward and kissed her
forehead. "You are very brave, just like a warrior of Kell."
She beamed him a proud smile. He stood
up, walking swiftly down the hall and into the bathroom.
Summer lay on the floor; her head
pressed against the wall, her eyes closed. Her whole body trembled. Melor
stripped off his bloodied shirt. The claw and teeth wounds were minor. He
fetched a cloth; wet it from the sink before kneeling down to gently wipe down
her face.
Her eyelids fluttered open. He scooped
her up into his arms and rose to his feet in one swift move, carrying her into
the bedroom.
"I should be thanking you, not
yelling at you."
"It matters not. The burden of
your grief is great. I have known great sorrow in my life. I once had a family,
father, sister and mother. My father was killed in the Great War when I was
scarcely old enough to lift a blade. And half a year ago, my sister and mother
were viciously murdered by our enemy, the Drac."
He drew in a steady breath and set her
down on the bed before sitting down beside her, brushing strands of hair away
from her ashen face.
"I know you do not believe my
tales, but hear me out. Not only did the Drac kill my family, they hunted down
and slaughtered every woman and child they could find."
"Where were you when this happened?
What happened to the great warriors of Kell ready to defend their kingdom?"
"We had marched across to their
lands to put an end to the war once and for all, leaving the city undefended.
It was a cruel lesson to learn. We were left without hope, destined to die out,
for we no longer had women to bear our children."
"I'm not saying I believe you,
but is that why you came to earth? To find women to, um, marry." Her
stormy blue grey eyes held simple curiosity.
"Aye, our hope of survival came
with a single human woman. She had fallen through a natural doorway which
connects our worlds. She brought with her hope of survival, a way to move on
and forward. I was there the day we found her. My commander became quite taken
with her human beauty." He gave a small smile.
"I don't understand. Did you come
to earth to find a wife?"
"Aye. Every lady I have met
rejected me for another. I was on my way back to Kell when the trembling of the
earth caught us by surprise. I fell into the portal, and it brought me here, to
you." He took her hand, raising it, and brushed his lips over the back.
"I believe in fate, which brought
me here to you and Blossom. I want to take care of you and protect you
both. I care not if you have no wish to
travel to L.A. with me and go to Kell. I am quite willing to give up my
homeland and stay here with you. You need never be alone again. I am here for
whatever you need or want."
He released her hand and stood up from
the bed. "Think on my words, my lady."
"I need to get up. Blossom needs
me."
"No, you will stay. Blossom and I
can fend for ourselves today.
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