Reborn: Chapter Sixty One "Fighting Instinct"

in #fiction7 years ago



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Chapter Sixty One



Jared sat on a hilltop overlooking a town outside of Dublin. There were few lights, indicating that this was not a metropolis. It was a peaceful scene, a stark contrast to the turmoil going on inside of him. When he'd left his house he'd barely had the presence of mind to throw on clothes.

How could he have bonded with her? What sort of cruel joke was this, that after centuries of being alone, of wishing to be so, he would end up bonding with a fallen female?

Stop lying to yourself, you know she isn’t fallen. He drew in a breath of irritation.

He pictured her in his mind, her small feminine body, delicate elven features, brilliant blue eyes ringed with gold…the eyes of a healer. He shook his head hard. He didn't know how it was possible that she had gone undiscovered. Of course that was how she had survived, wasn't it?

And yet why stay hidden for centuries and show up in London now? And expose herself so fucking recklessly! That last thought made him grind his teeth together in anger. In part for what she had done to him, but also for the danger she'd placed herself in.

What kind of fools were those males to allow it? Or plan it, or whatever the hell had happened to bring her into the bar that night. If he learned they had sent her to perform the theft he would curse the fact that he didn’t leave them to their fates on the rooftop.

And she had been a virgin. That fact kept blowing his mind. Not only had she been well hidden, she'd been untouched. And he'd taken it from her so roughly. If it weren't for the fact that he could smell her desire...No, that was a lie. He would have taken her even if she hadn't wanted him, he’d been too far gone with the effects of the demons in combination with his anger and lust.

Those eyes, he thought again. Obviously she’d been wearing contact lenses when they met, but he'd never seen a female with her particular combination. Warrior females had black hair and violet eyes and healers were fair haired with her shade of blue. She must have dyed it as part of the disguise. But the idea that not only was she an unturned female but a healer as well...the last known of her kind had died centuries ago. Yet when she'd grabbed onto his shoulders he had felt the darkness recede. And she'd begged to be allowed to go back to her friends. To heal them?

He sunk his head in his hands. He didn't need this. He didn’t fucking Want This! Even now he could feel her presence. Less than in London, but he could still feel it. And he was being drawn there, pulled as if by an enormous invisible magnet. Thoughts were tumbling around in the back of his mind, particularly the fact that she was in a house full of males. Rage boiled up in him as he imagined them touching her, he would tear the arms off of any who fucking DARED! She was HIS.

But rebellion was in the forefront of his thoughts. I don't give a damn who touches her, I will NEVER accept this. Let them touch her and break the bond, he would deal with the pain, it would be far better than this.
Then another thought slammed into him. Those males kept either pushing her into, or at least allowing her near danger. Panic rushed through him, the need to go and make sure she was safe.

Shit. Shit. SHIT.

Long buried feelings were shoving their way to the surface. His indifference was no longer providing a cloak.

He forced himself to stay put. But eventually he knew he would weaken and the magnet would get the better of him, the instincts were just too strong.



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How soon can we make this into a blockbuster movie @dreemit?

Hi @oluwoleolaide! Now that would be amazing, you are too kind!

that means a lot to me dreemit

I see on your profile that you are writing adventure/fantasies, unfortunately my internet is terrible and I have a difficult time getting pages to load beyond the first one. I would love to read something of yours if you want to drop a link in the comments :)

Will start doing that!i was getting myself familiar with steemit.Now i can navigate fairly,will showcase my projects.....Though not as professional as yours😊

I have decided to devote the time to reading all of the chapters so far tonight. Some times it's the simple things that draw us in. The escalating enthusiasm of the word shit has clearly peaked my interest. I can no longer put off the overwhelming urge to jump into the story (even if I arrived to the party late).
You had me at:

Shit. Shit. SHIT.

Haha! I should warn you, this is the shortest chapter by at least a half, and they average being three times longer :) But since you are a novel reader, this shouldn't pose a problem. However there are about 400 pages for you to catch up on, lol. I'm actually nearing the end of the first book. Luckily the second book is also finished, though I will probably break between posting.

Due to my tendency to binge on things I like, you are technically just enabling me so I'll allow it. :)

True, this must be one of the shortest chapters you've written

I usually put in a break and add more, but this time it wouldn't work :)

Another beautiful chapter dear friend @dreemit, thanks for sharing, have a beautiful day.

Woah! Am I right to assume that this is the shortest chapter so far? I got through this in less than 3 minutes! Angsty Jared is still way better than many of the newer crew for me. I really love how you portrayed his conflicting emotions. Wonderfully executed, my friend! Definitely one of my faves so far :D

By far the shortest, there just wasn't anything i could put with this one. You did say you wanted someone with conviction and not easily swayed...you'll continue to like Jared lol.

This sounds familiar-- it's possible that I have been so captured by an un-fallen vampiresse in the distant past like this. I had all of the symptoms described here. Uncanny!

Ouch, I ouch for you. Would it be going on a limb to conclude she fell at some point after?

Oh maybe, but I am probably the wrong one to ask, I may be missing some objectivity even after so long!

Well I unfortunately don't have much of that where my friends are concerned either, so fallen blood sucker to me, LOL.

I like Jared more already. He may have had a hardened heart due to all the past pain but he still cares. He will definitely be side by side in Anna's life and keeping her safe and vice versa. The greatest warrior vampire with the vampire fairy healer, talk about a powerhouse duo. Nice short chapter, gave a lot of depth of his character from so little

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