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Facing the Ghost of Christmas Past

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Julia

“Your what?!” I echoed, watching as his grey orbs twinkled with mirth and mischief. He took a step closer to me; he was so close that I could feel the warmth emanating from his body. He towered over me that I had to tilt my head back to meet his gaze, my frown deepening.

“What are you doing?” I asked, swallowing when he took another step, and I quickly took one back.

“I wanna take a closer look at you,” he murmured, taking another step closer to me. “It's been too long,” he added, his tone low and gravelly.

My eyes widened when he raised his hand and gasped, ready to take a step back, but he stopped, seeming to think better of it. He brought his hand to his head, dragging the red hat off in one go, revealing thick locks of dark hair that fell in unruly curls over his forehead, eerily identical to Lucien's.

His stormy gaze met mine as he slowly pulled the fake white beard off his face, and I gasped, my eyes growing wide.

“R-ryan,” I stuttered in shock, taking a step back in shock
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    Julia “He's our son; we'll do everything humanly possible to see him happy again,” Ryan said with conviction, and I nodded in agreement to his words.“I'm sure you will,” Sade smiled, her fingers running in a soothing circle over his shoulder.“Adrien, my darling,” she murmured softly, and slowly he raised his head to meet her gaze.“Do you remember what we talked about?,” she asked, her tone still light and slowly his gaze sweeped around the room for the first time, where both Ryan, dad and I were seated before meeting her gaze again with a slow nod.“Everyone is so happy you're home; even your brother and sister are excited to meet you,” she smiled, and he blinked. “My brother and sister?” he echoed in a timid voice, and she grinned wider, nodding quickly in response.“Yes, bud, aren't you excited to meet them too?” she asked, and his nose scrunched up into a tiny frown.“Are you going to leave me here, Sade?” he asked instead, ignoring her earlier question, and her enthusiastic s

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  • Second Chance Christmas    Blood on the Snow

    RyanIt had been about five minutes or so since Julia left to answer the door but there was still no sign of her. I frowned at the strangeness of it all.“What's taking so long love, who's at the door?!” I called out and waited for a response but there was none.I rose to my feet, my phone still placed over my left ear as I was still on a call with Damon.“Uhm Damon, would it be okay if I call you back? ,” I asked, looking out towards the foyer but there was still no sign of her.“Sure man,” he responded and I nodded, “Thanks, I'll talk to you later,” I responded, disconnecting the call and slipping the phone into the pocket of my sweats.I walked out the sitting room, towards the foot of the stairs, my eyes scanning the area for any sound or signs of movement but detected none.Something was wrong, I could feel it in the pit of my stomach but at the same time I knew I had to stay calm to take control of the situation.I took slow steps towards the front door but halted in my steps wh

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    RyanThe next day, I was lying in bed, staring out the window. The sun was streaming in through the windowpanes and bringing colour against the stark white walls of the hospital room.The nurse had been in shortly to check on my stitches before she left, and Julia followed shortly after to get something outside.There was a firm knock on the door, causing me to look away from the window to face the door.It was pushed open, and Damon walked in clutching a briefcase to his side. His eyes turned into giant saucers the moment he spotted me lying on the bed; he burst into a loud sob and flung the briefcase onto the tiny sofa on the other end of the room as he rushed to my side.“I came as soon as I got your message. How the hell did this happen?” I asked, his eyes wide with disbelief as he gave me a once-over, and I rolled my eyes.“I'm fine, Damon,” I sighed, but he frowned, not buying a single word.“No, you're not. I can see the slight grimace you make when you try to speak, so no, you

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