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Lucian and Arabella Maybe Tomorrow
Chapter 24Lucas looked at Lucian with sad eyes. The storm outside was starting to abate. Neither one of the two could sleep so they were in the kitchen drinking coffee. It was the third such storm sense Arabella went missing. It seemed like one would hit once a week. Nature was not happy.“Do you think mom is dead, dad? It’s been three weeks that she’s been missing and no one could find anything that she might have left behind.” Lucas watched Lucian’s face closely and was relieved to see that he did not think she was dead.Lucian slowly chose his words carefully. “I believe she is out there somewhere and she is alive. Your mom knows how to survive on this mountain. No, Lucas, I truly believe she is okay and I need you to believe too. Don’t tear yourself up until we know what is going on here. Bella would not leave you. You are her sunshine.” Lucian reached across the table and griped Lucas’s shoulder.Jack walked into the kitchen, a Sat-phone in his hand. Cell phones did not work up o
Lucian and Arabella Time is Short
Chapter 25Arabella lay back on the warm boulder. The snow was still on the ground; the sun shining, light glistening off rocks and trees. For this moment, she felt content. It surprised her that it was possible to feel this way. After all, she didn’t have a memory, she was co-existing with a man she did’t know, they were more or less stranded in the middle of a great mountain range. Yeah, what was not to be content about?The air was redolent with the smell of spring. Animals were stirring from their deep sleep to forage for food. The world sighed as it settled into another season. Gabriel stood at the only window in the cabin and watched Arabella as she greeted the warmth of the day. His mouth went dry when she stretched, hands above her head, back arched. Gabriel jerked his head and stepped back from the window. He did not like where his mind was taking him. Arabella was hard not to love. He had never been in love so did not like the feeling. He was used to the many dalliances he e
Lucian and Arabella Home
Chapter 27“Whats the matter Gabe? You’ve been moody all evening. Was it something I said or did?” There was concern in Arabella’s voice.Gabriel glanced up from his venison stew. At first, Arabella’s words did not make sense. He shook his head to clear the webs growing there. “No, nothing, there’s nothing wrong. I was just thinking of the hunting I need to do. The food stock is getting low; I did not plan for anyone else to feed.”Arabella did not believe Gabriel but she let the subject drop. If Gabriel was angry or upset about anything, it was none of her business. After all, she was just a visitor here until spring turned to summer. The way Gabriel explained it was ‘The spring causes the snow to melt at a fair rate of speed, this causes the streams to swell and overflow their banks. We have to wait until the start of summer, when the melting has reached its end, before walking to a place down below where we could contact someone to come for you.” She supposed it made sense, but she
Lucian and Arabella Selene
Chapter 27Lucian drove at break neck speed on the narrow dirt road. His mind was not totally on the road but Lucas and Jack didn’t seem to mind. The boy wanted to get to his mom as fast as Lucian did. Lucian’s mind turned back to the trip He and Jack took into the middle range of the Rocky Mountains.“Lucian, if you can’t keep up, say so. I can always pitch a tent for you, build a fire and leave you. I don’t need you slowing us up.” Jack was frustrated. What should have been a day to get there and a day back had already turned into a day and a half.Lucian shook his head. He struggled the last twenty minutes and couldn’t blame Jack for getting irritated with him. He was irritated with himself. He considered himself fit and in good shape but these mountains were proving to him that he had no idea what fit really was. There was no way he would let Jack leave him behind though. His need to find Arabella out shone his exhaustion. With renewed determination, Lucan picked up his pace and s
Lucian and Arabella What Was Lost
Chapter 28He never believed he could fall in love. It never happened before, so how was it that it happened now? Gabriel loved before, many times from the time the earth was new and before. It was his nature; up until today, he didn’t fight against his nature.“Gabriel!” Mother demanded, “Are you listening to me?” Gabriels head jerked up at the sound of Mother’s voice.“Yes, Mother, of course I am listening.” Gabriel gave Mother his best ‘I’m innocent’ look.Mother wasn’t fooled, she was never fooled. She only let Gabriel get away with most of his foolishness because he was one of her favorites. “I asked you a question, Gabriel. Why did you have a cone of silence surrounding your cabin?” Mother looked sternly at Gabriel.“I did it to keep Sybil away. That brat shows up where ever she pleases. The cone helped to keep her from finding me. When you send me away like that, I prefer my privacy.” Gabriel was good at coming up with things on the spot, He could only hope Mother bought it.Mo
Lucian and Arabella Do I Love This Man
Chapter 29Lucian, Lucas and Jack stood in the middle of the small cave. The fire in the pit was cold; it was obvious that it had not been lit in a while. Where could Arabella have gone? The only way out was through the front of the cave and the three men were camped out there; they would have seen her.A stir of air floated across Lucian’s face. He recognized that feeling. Lucian turned toward where the air was coming from. Facing the back of the cave, Lucian watched as Arabella stepped out of the shadows.Lucian was cautious as he walked toward Arabella. He did not know what mood would possess her and did not want to startle her. Arabella’s eyes lit on Lucas and Jack first. She smiled at them, a smile that lit her whole face. Lucian watched, fascinated as the emotions rose in her face. He did not believe he had ever seen her look as beautiful as she looked now. Her eyes finally come to rest on Lucian. She did not frown at him as she usually did when she saw him.Arabella was so happ
Lucian and Arabella Adora
Chapter 30‘To understand a God, one must be a God.’ Gabriel repeated the mantra over and over as he guarded the gates between the heavens and Paradise. Only a few tried him today. On a good day, at least two dozen fought for entrance.Most who ended up in Paradise realized that it was only a staging area before they went on to worlds they earned, or were condemned to, while on earth. Maybe it was because they could look over the edge and see Hell clearly was what caused the poor souls so much distress. Gabriel shook his head but gladly rose to the challenge when another such patron decided to try his patience. Everyone was afraid of Hell.The hours here were endless. Time ceased to have meaning on this plane of existence. It could have been hours or weeks that he saw Arabella last. His whole being cried out for the beautiful and alluring woman. Never in all his life times had such a creature captured his imagination so throughly. Here he stood, guarding one of the most important port
Lucian and Arabella Life on Earth
Chapter 31Adora ended up spending a week with Arabella. In some ways, she, Arabella seemed to be lonely and enjoyed the company. As for Adora, she was only too happy to stay with Arabella. It could not have worked out better. Adora wanted to know who this woman was that she could capture the thoughts of her man. Gabriel didn’t know he was her man, but after meeting him centuries past, she had eyes for no one but him. Her stay with Arabella was an eye opener.Arabella, for her part, was happy to have another woman to bond with. She had a few friends, but none were close enough to confide in. She found it easier to talk to a stranger than to someone who knew her.Adora was a strange woman to be sure. She had strange mannerisms that reminded Arabella of old movies she had watched where the women were chaste. Adora did not seem like a chaste woman to Arabella. Still, Arabella enjoyed Adora’s company. It would seem that Adora had traveled over time but had not done so recently. This was he
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