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Chapter 57: Lance.
I wake, unsure when I fell asleep or why but then notice that I’m not sleeping directly on a mattress. I am extremely comfortable, and I lift my head to discover that I am laying on Rayne.
Ah, now I remember.
I glance at her features, and she seems to be content considering what happened only a few hours ago. A deep gnawing pain bites at my stomach as I think about my confession to her, and I came close to doing the same thing Ethan almost succeeded in doing.
Suddenly I feel sick to my stomach, and I gently separate myself from her before rushing into the bathroom to throw up. I stay in there for a few minutes glaring at my reflection in the mirror.
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Equivale: Finding His Heart - Book two Chapter 58: Lance.
He nods and smiles while looking dotingly at Rayne before turning to leave so we can have privacy. I place my phone down and run my hand up and down her arm, gently jostling her. “Rayne. Rayne, time to wake up.” “Mmmm.” “Rayne, come on, you need to eat.” “Mmmmhhh.” I kiss her temple and stroke her cheek with my other hand. “Come on baby.” “Mmm sleeeepy.” “Hahaha, I am sure you are. But you must also be hungry.” As if on cue her stomach grumbles and I chuckle as she finally begins to wake. “Gosh, you were really dug in. Having a good dream?” “Mmyeah, but it got better when I woke up.” “Oh?” “Mmhmm.” “And why is that?” “Because when I woke up you were still here, just like in my dream.” She is looking at me so seriously and all I can think of is how beautiful she is and how much I want to worship this woman in every way. I cup her cheek with my right
Equivale: Finding His Heart - Book two Chapter 59: Rayne.
Lance made love to me for two hours after I finally convinced him to let go of his fear. All the time I was dealing with my own demons, but I know my mind and my body well enough to understand that his touch would help me overcome at least some of it. What is beautiful about it all is that he let himself go in a way he never has with me before and I loved every moment of it. There wasn’t one moment where I felt overwhelmed to the point that I had to ask him to stop. If anything, I enjoyed it more than any time before because of how primal it felt. And the best part of all is I could feel everything. Yes, there is a little demon in the back of my mind telling me that if Ethan had breached that final barrier, then I would have been at the mercy of feeling that too. But I take solace in know
Equivale: Finding His Heart - Book two Chapter 60: Rayne.
I throw my phone down on the bed and continue to stare at the necklace. I cannot believe I forgot about it. Thoughts swirl in my head making me question all of my decisions up to this point. If I had been wearing this the day of the accident, could I have done something to heal myself and avoid all this? If I did that, would Lance and I be as close as we are now? If I take it now, will it work? What will Lance say if I suddenly reveal that I have had a cure for my injury all this time? Will he be happy? Will he be angry? Tears spring in my eyes, I am so conflicted and scared, I have never felt so scared before and I don’t know what to do. I grip the pendant tightly in my hand before taking a deep breath and placing the chain around my neck. For now, I will keep it with me until the time comes to use it and hope that I don’t lose those I hold dearest as repayment for my deception. Knock, knock. “Come in.” Lance c
Equivale: Finding His Heart - Book two Chapter 61: Lance.
Seeing Rayne ride Stripe for the first time since her fall made me realise two things. First, just how much she has missed being able to ride horses, and second, how much I have neglected her recovery in that area. I have been so focused on keeping her safe and comfortable, that I forgot to help her to keep in touch with her passions. So, I have spent the past weeks ensuring that she gets out there as much as she wants to and the improvements, I have seen in her emotions have been incredible, even her anxiety about being alone has lessened. I am so proud of her, and I need to do more to be the man she deserves which is why today I took her for a ride on Diablo with me. He has always had a soft spot for her so naturally, we both rode on him, but I made sure to use her saddle just in case she wanted to ride him alone for a bit. Our date was amazing but as we approach the fields at the edge of the forest nearest the ranch, I notice something is amiss. I feel Ray
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He has truly lost his mind, the women, and children behind me scream in terror, but the men shout obscenities at the soldiers. All are tied and cannot move, so they are unable to either help me to fight or defend themselves. I am alone in this fight. “We are almost there Lance! Just hold out a little longer!” I am grateful to have Lilli to reassure me, but I have to push her to the back of my mind and focus. I charge toward my brother attempting to reach him, but his guards block me. They have guns, so I focus on disarming as many of them as I can while avoiding getting shot or knocked out. I am making steady progress when Colt suddenly shouts. “Enough! You have a choice to make brother. Continue this ridiculous fight which you will lose or save your little friend.” “What are you talking about?” “I know you left her out there thinking she would be safe, but how will she manage, when faced with a stampede? Do you think she can
Equivale: Finding His Heart - Book two Chapter 63: Rayne.
How did I end up in a situation like this? As impossible as it sounds, I am sitting on the back of a black Pegasus that has blue flames as its mane and tail. If that isn’t fantastical enough there are two dragons fighting with soldiers from the palace while my home is on fire. It is all too crazy to believe and yet it is all happening before my very eyes. But even as I stare in wonder my mind is pulling my focus away and I am becoming increasingly worried about Lance. There is no sign of him anywhere and knowing that Prince Colton wants him dead makes me even more terrified that I could lose him. “Ahh.” I cry out in surprise as the Pegasus picks me up in the same manner as when he saved me on the cliff and passes me down to my uncle. “W-what is happening?” “I am not sure, but you had better stay with me until this is all over.” “But Anton...” “Nrrrrrfff!” My head snaps to the Pegasus as he nickers at me and as I
Equivale: Finding His Heart - Book two Chapter 64: Rayne.
My excitement is infectious, and he scrambles to help me in exploring my range of movement and feeling. “Can you feel this?” He pinches my left calf and I flinch from the sharp pain, but I continue to smile as I nod. He then does the same to my right calf. I respond the same and giggle a little, he then moves to my right thigh and pinches. “Aahh! Haha!” I yelp and giggle making him chuckle before he repeats the process with my left thigh earning the same response. “Your sense of feeling has definitely returned, but you may still not be able to stand. It has been months since you were paralysed and naturally the muscles begin to atrophy when they are not used.” “Please help me up, I want to try to stand.” “Rayne…” “No, I have every belief that I can do this, please help me uncle.” He nods solemnly and leans down to take my arm to help me up. Slowly I am pulled up until I am stood on my feet leaning on him for sup
Equivale: Finding His Heart - Book two Chapter 65: Lance.
After hearing her scream, I never want to hear her sound like that ever again. Anton was the only family she had and now she feels alone in this world. It’s something I can relate to, and I will make it my mission to show her that she is not alone. I turn in time to see her jump onto my brother and begin raining punches on him, I am proud of her for fighting back but then my brain finally catches up with what my eyes saw. She moved her legs! She can move her legs again! Seeing her moving again causes me to become distracted and suddenly I find myself surrounded by the enemy all holding rifles. I won’t be able to avoid them all, so I stand still. A low roar behind me alerts me to Lilli and when I look at her, I see that she and Drake are both pinned by iron nets. This is bad for us all; Rayne may be our only hope now. She is the only one close enough to Colton to end this. But he manages to capture her instead and my heart sinks. “Surrender now! I have the advantage; I will kill
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