Chapter 2
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~ANGELO~
I leaned down closer, my mind refusing to believe this was true.
Was I dreaming again?
I placed my hand over the ice once more, just above her lips. My body felt as though it was under a spell, completely lost in the woman in front of me.
I didn't know how to break the structure without harming the girl inside of it. My mind went back to my brother's words, was this really that young witch from the legend?
Did she really come into my dream to lure me here to wake her?
Her hair was the same color white as in my dream just a bit more silvery, and her lips even more red. My body ached to know whether or not her eyes would also be the same beautiful hazel I'd seen in my dreams.
This wasn't right, I shouldn't be feeling this way for someone I didn't know. Surely I was under some spell, I had to get away before I did something I regretted.
I pushed away from the ice structure.
If anyone knew I was trying to wake the girl they would sentence me to death. I didn't know anyone who'd dared to walk into this forest, much less try to wake a witch!
But then when had I ever feared death?
I'd seen her, a part of me was already scarred. I would never be able to live with myself if I just left the girl here. Something was telling me that if I left here without doing anything, my dreams would get one hundred times worse than it already was.
But who could have done this? Why would anyone trap a girl in one of these things? And how long exactly was she here for?
But was she even alive? Some part of me knew that she was, I didn't know how I knew.
I just did.
"Ah," I groaned out loud. "What's taking Nathaniel so damn long!"
Then again, he could already be back and searching all over for me. After all, he wouldn't find me in the same spot he had left me. I knew my brother well, he would think the worst of things if he didn't find me soon.
I had to get back there before he returned, if he didn't already.
I looked back at the ice sculpture, my heart felt weird. That alone should be a cause for me to leave without freeing her. I never liked matters involving emotions, if this woman was about to bring them about in me, I didn't want it.
I heard some shuffling in the trees the moment I started to walk away. I turned to see what had made the noise, it was too late however. Before I knew it, a flock of crows were attacking me. I braced my face with my hand as I tried to push them off.
I silently cursed as the wild creature bit down on my skin. Suddenly, they were all gone just as quickly as they'd appeared. My hand burned and I looked down to see the damage caused.
Fuck!
I was bleeding. I watched as the blood dripped down my arm and straight onto the ice, the moment the first drop hit the glassy texture something happened.
Something unbelievable.
I watched in shock as it started to melt. As the structure began turning to liquid, the girl's body began falling to the ground.
I jumped forward and caught her in my arms. The moment our skin touched I felt a sharp pain in my chest. The pain was almost unbearable, I groaned and clutched my chest with one hand while still holding onto her. As the pain eased, I focused on the woman cradled against my chest.
I swallowed, who was she? I felt her stir in my arms, totally surprising me, a feeling of relief spread throughout my body.
It was like my body was happy that she was somehow breathing.
That thought bothered me, I needed to get away from here.
But still as I thought the words, my feet made no attempt to move.
I gently laid her down on the ground before me. A soft moan escaped her lips and I saw movement in her eyes.
I held my breath.
The moment her eyes opened , shock coursed straight through me.
She carried with her the same eyes that had haunted me for weeks now.
I reached forward and gently touched her forehead with the back of my hand. "Are you okay?"
Her eyes took its time in focusing on me, I had to guess that she was trying to wrap her mind around everything. After all she'd been trapped in that thing for lord alone knows how long.
"You!" She screamed. "Don't touch me!"
My eyes widened at her outburst.
W-what?
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~AMETHYST~
I glared at the man that destroyed my life. Anger and confusion was fueling my veins and before I could stop myself I used my power to throw him against a tree with so much force that all the branches shook.
His eyes were wide with shock as he stared at the purple light coming out of the palm of my hand, why did he act as though he'd never seen anything like it before?
"How dare you stand before me after everything you've done to me!" I screamed, my voice echoing throughout the quiet forest. I watched as birds began flying around us, scared for their lives.
"Look here woman," he replied. "I don't know what's wrong with you but I've never done anything to you before. I don't even know who you are!"
My anger increased at his words. Was he ready to play games again? Games was all he knew how to do, playing with my heart wasn't enough. Now he wanted to make it look as though I was insane!
There was something different in the way he looked at me now however, he'd never looked at me like that before. I felt a part of my heart reach forward for him and I immediately toned the feeling down.
I frowned, somehow even his voice sounded different from what I remembered.
No, I wouldn't let him confuse me anymore than he already did!
"How dare you lie to me once more!" I hissed. "You're a disgusting pig Azrael!"
He was looking at me as though I'd completely lost it.
He cleared his throat, "ah, I think there is a bit of a misunderstanding here." He informed me. "My name is not Azrael, it's Angelo."
It was only when he said his name did I realize that his features were slightly different from the man I remembered. Something wasn't right here, something was very very wrong.
Was he really not my Azrael?
I studied him more closely now, taking in his handsome features. He had the same sharp jaw, but his lips were more arrogant and a little deeper pink than I remembered. His hair was a deeper blond, the perfect golden shade. But it was his eyes that completely tore at me, it was not the warm amber that I remembered.
No, this one was a piercing light blue resembling that of frozen ice cubes.
I felt my body shake with unknown emotion. Why was my attraction to this man so much more?
It frightened me.
But furthermore, why did he share such a close resemblance to the man that destroyed my life?
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