To be loved again

Melbourne, Australia British Airbase

Owen McGuire has been sent to train a group of young men to be ready for combat in Melbourne Australia. After one of his best friend Jared Michael got married he didn’t feel to be on the front line without his commending best friend retired to have a family life. He decided to be a teacher to future young men that will protect their country. He wanted to stay close with his friend in England but there wasn’t an opening that requires him. So General Osborne told him there was a job opening in Australia instead. He didn’t mind the distance since he needed to revaluate himself about what he needed in his life. Seeing Jared happy made him think if there was any chance for him and his other best friend Ian Westwood. Time will tell he told himself he didn’t want to be alone anymore but the harsh life in the military kind of change the course of his life. He kept in touch with his best friends of course, he didn’t know if he wanted to live in Australia or go back home. He went on some occasional dinner date but nothing serious with any one yet. He had been pleased so far of his new career choices, he has been leaving in Melbourne almost a year now, he got e-mail and calls from his best friend telling that they missed him he told them he will come visit during the holidays.
One day he got a call from England he thought it was probably his best friend calling to tell him the news that the baby finally came since the last times he talk to Jared he announced him that Gwen was pregnant. Owen tried to remember when the due date Jared told him. But on the phone line it was someone else, it was a doctor from London England calling him. He didn’t understand why a doctor will be calling him it must be something very wrong and grave has happen. The only people that he though of was his best friends since his parents moved with him to Australia. Suddenly he was in stay of shock what the doctor has told him. The doctor said “Are you Owen McGuire.” “Yes.” “I’m Doctor Wilson from Victoria general hospital in England. There is some important news to inform you of the condition of Miss Juliana Austin and your daughter”. Did he say your daughter can’t be? “Are you still there Mr. McGuire?” “Yes, can you tell what is happening”? The doctor said “Well, there was a big car crash and Miss Juliana and your daughter got severely injured. They will need you be there for them since her parents had past away for some years now since she has no siblings and any relatives except you.” “How do know how to reach me and where I was.” “Before she went for her operations we asked her who to call we called for you but we got your General to answer our questions instead, you are a hard man to find.” “She just came out from the operating room but still in a coma and your daughter will need you. Your daughter got some broken ribs, a broken arm and a lot of bruises; she will need someone to be there for her when she opens her eyes.” “Yes, doctor I will be on first flight to England after I rang up with you if any thing serious happen feel free to call me on my cell.”
He got a special flight from the airbase it was quicker and faster than taking a regular airline flight special help from Gwen’s family connections he did of course explain to them what was happening, and to his parents too. His parents will join him by taking a regular flight to England they were too old to flight on a military airplane.
One the flight he tried to remember Juliana she wasn’t someone he couldn’t easily forget, he had a serious relationship with her before he had joined the military. Their break up was due to the fact she didn’t want to be a military wife. He understood the reasons and gave up on her. Be in the military was in his family from generations he didn’t want to disappoint his family but now looking back he had his regrets when all the few relationship women had failed. Juliana Austin was the woman that he wanted it to be his wife, he had known her since elementary school through high school; their ages differences was six years apart but didn’t keep them to have a relationship then when she entered the university they got distant due to his career in the military. The last times he saw her it was by chance when he went to her university to give a seminar about the military. He didn’t know that she will get pregnant from that one night they had spent together; she didn’t even inform him about it and it was ten years ago. If he knew he will never enroll himself in the special commando forces.

He had arrived in London, Jared and Gwen came to pick him up to drive him straight to the hospital. He was quiet on the drive, he was so anxious about to see for the first time Juliana and the daughter that he never knew. Jared and Gwen didn’t say much or asked questions knowing that his mind wasn’t there at the moment. They got to the hospital asked information where Juliana’s room was and to page her doctor to see them. They went to Juliana’s room first. He stepped in the room the air suck out of his chest seeing Juliana for the first time after ten years, she looked so helpless lying on the bed and her face was bruise by the accident. Jared said “We are going to let you have a little time alone with her before the doctor shows up and we’ll ask the nurse in charge of her to tell us where your daughter is.” Owen replied “thanks you for being with me and for all the help you had giving me.” “You’re welcome, you are our friend it’s nothing.”
Owen approached Juliana’s bed side started to hold her hands gave her a gentle kiss, to him Juliana was still beautiful no matter with those bruises on her faces; he started praying and hoping for her to get better and to wake up. Then he leaned on her and gave her a kiss and murmured “Please, love wake up for our daughter I’m here now I’ll take care of you.” The doctor was walking the door said “You must be Owen McGuire the front desk informed me that you arrived.” “Yes doctor, nice to meet you I just got here.” “You must want to know the updates on her conditions.” Owen just nodded. “Well, she is getting more strength; her color had improved she will need a lot of physical therapy to be able to move her body now we need her to open her eyes.” “Your daughter is still sleeping anytime soon she’ll wake.” “Do you have any questions?” “About my daughter how emotionally she will be especially she is a child plus she had never met me yet.” The doctor said “the only things a child needs it’s a lot of love, talk to her and answer her with the best of your abilities then things will click together slowly.” “Now I need to check on my others patients and the nurse will show you where your daughter room is.” “Thank you Dr. Wilson.” Then he left couple minutes later Jared and Gwen came back. Owen still holding her hands turned to his friends informed them about her conditions then asked where his daughter room was. They told him and said to him “Your daughter she is beautiful.” Owen said to his friends “Can you do me a favor, can you pick up my parents at the airport.” “Of course when they’ll arrive we’ll go, we are going to get you something to eat you’ll need your strength to be with them.” “Thanks again.” They left the room, he went to his daughter room and his friends went to the cafeteria.
Owen came towards his daughter, Jared and Gwen was right she is beautiful. He never asked what her name was, he hold up on of her hands looked up at her hospital’s tag to read her name. His daughter name was Annabelle, he fought it was beautiful and suited it her. He asked himself, my poor little girl all broken, how I’m going to make things better when she doesn’t know me .Slowly she opened her eyes, looked at him and asked where was her mom. Owen said “Your mommy isn’t awake yet but soon she’ll be then I take you to go see her first I need you to get better.” She asked him “Who are you sir.” “I’m your father little one, I’m here now I’m going to take care of you.” Then she said “I always wanted a daddy.” He gave her something to drink and he asked if the nurse could bring some foods for her after she had checked her out. The doctor came by did his examinations, he told him that her bones will heal quickly enough as long as she isn’t active and not be physical. Owen asked “Can she be in the same room with her mother.” The doctor said “I think in couple days your daughter can go home.” After he helped his daughter to eat, Jared and Gwen walked in. Owen said “I would like to introduce you to my dearest best friends Jared and Gwen.” Then she answered “It’s very to meet you.”
They talked to her a little bit, she got exhausted by all the excitement she went back to sleep. His friends told Owen that they are going to go home and wait for his parent’s phone call then come back to see him. He told Jared that it will be for the best and Gwen needed her rest since she is almost due for the baby. They told him that if he needed it anything to call them.
The nurses came to tell him that they were ready to move his daughter to her mom’s room. He followed them to Juliana’s room. Seeing Juliana and his daughter beside each other, gave him a lot of emotions by thinking how much he had missed everything in their life he wondered if she had any hard times raising Annabelle all by herself since her parents had passed away and why she had never informed him about his daughter existence until something tragic happen, is she going to ever tell him about Annabelle?
They both looked so beautiful together he pictured them without all those bruises and scratches. His daughter looks like one of those little porcelain dolls with beautiful blue eyes and blondes hair with wavy curls, Juliana looked more mature now but her face still have that youthful baby face look. He was hoping that Juliana will give him another chance since their daughter knows about his existence. No matter what happen he wants to be a part of his daughter life from now on.
Annabelle woke up, was calling for her mommy but she wasn’t there when she opened her eyes she saw a stranger that was her father. Owen tried to calm her down she was lost and confused more than the first time probably having nightmares from the accident. Owen said “Sweetie pie there isn’t anything to be afraid off I’m here.” He hugged his daughter with such of tenderness that she calmed herself. Annabelle asked him “You’re my daddy please don’t leave us anymore, mommy and me need you.” He reassured her by saying softly “I’ll never leave you sweetie pie I’ll promise you.” Annabelle request him if she can get off of her bed and be beside her mom on her bed. He told her to hold on him by putting her arms around his neck he carried her to Juliana, he put her down gently beside her mom. Annabelle gave her mom a gentle kiss and murmured on one of her hear “Please mommy wake I need you and daddy is here now.” Then she turned her head to Owen and asked “Daddy how long mommy is going to sleep”. When Owen heard his daughter calling him daddy gave some kind of joy in his heart and said to her “Hopefully soon sweetie pie.” She asked him “Can I sleep beside her for a while.” “Yes, make sure you don’t move too much around your mom.” She nodded. Owen was seating beside Juliana’s bed holding one of her hands and one of Annabelle. He fell asleep until he felt his hand got squeeze tightly he thought that was his daughter but it wasn’t. It was Juliana instead he woke up and let go of his hands from Juliana and daughter. He moved closer to Juliana and she opened her eyes slowly. She murmured some words softly asking for her daughter. Owen told her “Annabelle is fine.” Then she realized that her daughter was sleeping just besides her.
Owen called the doctor to come to check her out. In the meanwhile he spends times with Juliana without exhausting her. The nurse brought her some foods to eat; it will help her to get some strength. After she eats she asked Owen “I’m glad that you had meet your daughter I’m so sorry about not telling you all those years please forgive me.” Owen replied “Don’t worry it’s nothing to be sorry, I’m thankful that I’m part of her life and yours now.” “She is beautiful and her name suits her. My parents should arrive soon to meet her.” She asked “How long Annabelle has been sleeping?” He answered “She’ll be up soon she had a lot of excitement today meeting me especially and my best friends, she took it pretty well about me being her father.” “Did she ever ask about me?” She told him “She started it few years back after her grand-parents passed away I told her that you were in the military and that your job took you away for a very long times. She asked me when you’ll be back I’ve told her soon when your mission was over then the years passed by then she hardly asked now except when school have family function but she is a very smart little girl since probably figured out somehow since some of her friends their parents are divorced.” Owen asked “Why you never try to inform me about our daughter.” She replied “Since the last we saw each other I told you that I didn’t want to be a military wife and I thought that your career was more important than having a family.”
Few minutes later the doctor came by to check on them, Annabelle woke up right on time for her check so he put her back in her bed after she said hi to her mom and gave a kiss to her. The doctor told them that every thing seems normal that he needed to do some few tests then if every thing turned out fine. They’ll be able to recuperate nicely at home and go for some physical therapy but they needed to use a wheelchair for temporary until their bones heal properly. Owen asked Juliana “If the test turned out fine where you’ll be staying, if you don’t mind I would like you and Annabelle to come to say with me you’ll need my help.” Juliana asked “What about your job?” He answered her “I had already asked for times off because of the accident, my job doesn’t matter right now. You and our daughter come first for now on; I had missed so much already.” She said “I wouldn’t mind to stay you with it’ll be nice for a change to have company and Annabelle will love to have grand-parents again and to have you. Instead of moving to your place why you and your parents move to mine. There are enough places I took over to my parent’s house.”
By asking permission from the doctor Owen was sleeping in the small sofa in Juliana’s room to be closer to her and his daughter. He got a little more rest since Juliana came out of the coma and his daughter got more colors on her face. Today should be the test result from Juliana then the doctor will tell them if they can be discharge from the hospital. His parents arrived early morning the next day. Jared and Gwen went to pick them up and brought them to the hospital. They got themselves rest it then went to hospital around noon times. They brought some clothing for Owen, Juliana and their daughter for them to change and some toiletry for him and the girls.
When they came into the room they didn’t see Owen they saw only Juliana and her daughter. Juliana was still in her bed Annabelle was seating down on the wheelchair beside her mom. Juliana and Annabelle looked up when they came in. Juliana asked “May I help you.” Jared replied “We are here to visit you, I’m Owen best friend Jared this is my wife Gwen and this is Owen parents, nice to meet you.” Then Annabelle remembered yesterday that she had meet her dad best friends then told her mom to confirm it. Juliana and Annabelle greeted them. Gwen asked “Where is Owen?” Juliana told them that he was taking care of the paper works for their discharge. Owen parents wanted to talk to her so they asked Jared and Gwen if they can take Annabelle for some fresh air. Annabelle was excited it because she didn’t get a chance to be out of her room.
Juliana was nervous but she allowed them to take her daughter. Owen father said to her “Don’t worry she’ll be fine with them you can trust them, my name is Robert and my wife name is Elizabeth. We are happy to meet you and to hear that you and your daughter are getting better.” His wife asked “Owen told us about you during the years but we never got a chance to meet you, we were too busy with our career and didn’t really try to get to know our own son either but things had changed when we almost lost him few years back.” “And your little girl is beautiful and she is our grand-child. We are so sorry that we weren’t in her life we didn’t know.” Juliana said “Don’t apologize it was my fault not letting your son to be a part of our life until something tragic happen I’m the one who should say sorry.” Owen parents said to her “We are both kind at fault, we just have to deal with the present now to make things right.”
At the mean times Owen took care of the hospital paper works and the doctor told him that the test were fine that Juliana and Annabelle be able to be release in the next couple hours. But then the police showed up they were looking for Juliana since him and the doctor were still there when they arrived. The doctor told the police that Juliana was in his care, they only asked about her conditions and if she’ll be able to talk to them. Then Owen asked them “I’m Owen McGuire and the child she is my daughter can you please tell me what is happening.” The police replied “Mine well go all together to her room and we’ll tell you what is happening.”
Owen entered the room with the police. They were all there wondering what was happening. The police asked for Juliana and if they could talk to her in private she told them that it was fine to talk to her a front of everyone except her daughter. So Gwen took Annabelle to the washroom told her that she needed it to change her clothes to get ready to go home. The police told Juliana “From our investigation we found out that your car has been tempered, we would like to know who would like to hurt you and your daughter.” Juliana was stocked replied “Well, we did got a company that want to buy my parents land in Scotland that is still harassing us to sell beside that I don’t have any enemies.” They asked her if she has any proofs she told them yes and that Owen will bring them the letters and the copies e-mail, they gave her and Owen their numbers.
Owen's mom and Gwen helped Juliana to get dress after her daughter came out of the washroom and Annabelle's grand-father was asking the little girl about what she likes. After they left Owen and Jared were talking with each other outside the room they were worries, they were going to do their own investigations about that company and read through those letters and e-mails then check out why those lands were so important. They were all ready to leave the hospital. Owen told his parents that he is going to stay at Juliana’s house that they are welcome to be there too. They told him that they are going to take care of few things first since they are back in England and that they will visit during the week-end and tell him a least to give them two weeks times then they will come to stay with them.
Jared told Owen that he will call him when he’ll get all the information about the company and he will come over.He told him to try to settle in into the new life and that he needed to take care of Juliana and his daughter first. Owen listened to Jared and let him take care of everything; he knew that he can always count on him. He needed to make things work with Juliana and he needed to know if there is a little hope for him. And to see if there are any feelings left between the two of them. Now that he knew the existence of Annabelle he couldn’t imagine being away from her life. He was in needs to have someone that matter in his life that he would be able to give the love and caring that they desperately require like his daughter , he needed the same things for himself his daughter would be able to give it to him. His love for Juliana was still in his heart even so many years had passed sometimes he thought of her in the difficult and lonely times in some of his dangerous missions.
Jared and Gwen called one of their drivers to pick his parents first then they dropped him and the girls. Since he got back from England he forgot to ask about Ian he was too preoccupy with Juliana and his daughter, he realized actually that Ian wasn’t there with them usually when something happen to any one of them, they were there for each other. Then he asked Jared where was Ian, Jared told him that he was on a secret mission in Asia and that Ian was aware about what was happening with him through his e-mails Jared had send him but as soon as he finished the mission he will come to see them. Jared told him that he will drop a car for him to use.
They arrived at Juliana’s house; his daughter was so happy knowing that her father is staying with her. After he got them comfortably in the house Owen asked Juliana where were those letters and e-mails she told him that she had put it in one of archiving boxes in the office and the name of the company was on the box. He went through the boxes and found it he read some of the letters then he saw a small box that had his name. He opened it and saw all the letters he had send Juliana, photos of the two of them and little gifts he bought her during the times they were dating. He could believe it that she kept everything all those years. He saw a letter for Annabelle; he couldn’t help it than to open it. The letter mention all about him and that he was her father. There was nothing against him in that letter there were only love and affections for him, and telling Annabelle to not blame him for not being in her life.
Jared came to see Owen he got some more info about the people that was harassing Juliana. They both went over the dossiers on the owner and what was the connection with Juliana. They find out that the owner was Juliana’s ex- boyfriend Warren Hugs a well renowned harms dealers in the underworld but in his normal life he was just a rich investor in import and export merchandises it was just a cover. Owen and Jared tried to get hard evidences on Warren Hugs to connect him with the endangerment of Juliana and maybe her parent’s death weren’t an accident after all. Then in one of the folder there was the satellite pictures of the lands showed there was a building on it, they called her parent’s lawyer to ask him some information on the legal matters of those properties and if her parents had build a new company or they had extended business distribution by building a warehouse. The lawyer told them that he wasn’t aware of any constructions that had been done on those lands except that Juliana parents had signed the right of the lands to Warren Hugs and he owned half of it. The lawyer told them in details how Warren Hugs was involved with her parents business. Now the things that they were uncovering started to connect all together.
On that day after Jared left Owen decided to tell Juliana. Owen told Juliana about their investigations on Warren Hugs, Juliana couldn’t believe herself that she had dated that man thankfully she had broken up with him when she found out about his affair with another woman and that she only dated him six months. She was so upset about the discovery he was the one who was trying to hurt or even kill her. And she was terrified just to think that he probably killed her parents too. She was furious with herself that she had endangered her daughter and her parents. Owen reassured by saying “It wasn’t your fault; he was a professional on fooling woman by swept them off their feet with his money and looks”. She told Owen “How can I be so stupid I usually aware of that kind of man. I guessed I was lonely after my parent’s death and he just showed up out of the blue in my life I started dating him without thinking.” Tears came down on Juliana face Owen hugged her and gave her a gentle kiss then told her “We need to move to Scotland we are going to stay with Jared his wife family has a estate there close to your parents lands.” He told her the reasons why then she said to him “Thank you I’m so glad that you are here, I feel so safe having you with us and I never saw Annabelle so happy. I’m glad that she finally knows that you are her daddy.” Owen told her “I’ll never let anyone hurt you anymore and I’m not going anywhere I have a lot of things to make up for.” Juliana and Annabelle healed pretty well; they were back on their feet in a month with the help of physical therapy. With the times spent taking care of Juliana and his daughter he got the closeness with Juliana back their old feelings they had for each other were still remaining between them.
Owen and Jared had been monitoring the activities of the warehouse at night times because they were out of plain sites in their elements and it was convenient for them. They were working with the agents that were in charge of taking down Roberts Hugs they had a plan set up to take down the men in the building. They had to be very cautious because the building had an arsenal of guns and explosives.Tonight was the take down of the warehouse; Owen and the rest of the team were ready. Owen and Jared went over the plan with the FBI team. Then one of the agents that kept a watch on the warehouse called to tell them there was an unexpected situation that was occurring. He told them there were two women unconscious that those men were carrying to the warehouse he couldn’t see who they were. Owen and Jared remembered that the girls were going to town to go shopping maybe one of Warren Hugs man saw Juliana and took her, Jared knew that Gwen wasn’t going to let them take Juliana without a fight so they probably took her too thankfully that Annabelle was with her grand-parents, they took her to the museum. So they called their cell phones no answer, then the house no answer either. Owen and Jared were sure that the women were them. They needed to get a move on it and see where they had put the women in the warehouse to make sure they didn’t get to a cross fire with the take down and that they were safe.
They were all in positions; according to the plan they knew where all the men stations at were. They made sure that everybody was out of the explosives areas they needed to drawn them out to certain areas of the warehouse. The agents were waiting for Owen signal, Jared went to find Juliana and Gwen then Owen will join him. They took down silently the men outside the building and finally Owen gave the signal after he had joined Jared to get the girls. As soon as they got all inside the building that when all the noises broke out with gunshots. Gwen and Juliana heard the noises; they knew that they were here. Gwen whispered to Juliana “Keep an eyes on those two, I’ve been trying to get out of those knots I’m almost free when I’m ready then we’ll move our positions that I can remove yours.” Juliana asked her “If they come to get us you won’t have enough times then what.” Gwen said “Try to trip them.” Gwen already finished with her knot she moved a little then worked on Juliana. There were still activities going on but those two men were still keep guard on them. Gwen guessed that Jared and Owen were trying to move out the men from the explosives area and she was sure that they were close by. Gwen asked Juliana if she was ready to take action since they were both free from being tied up. That was perfect timing the two guard men came towards them probably to take them somewhere else to their boss to have collateral as a bargain chip for his freedom escape from the law. Gwen told Juliana what to do. As soon as they came nearer they tripped them and quickly started it to kick them before they got up. Gwen and Juliana took their guns and knocked them unconscious but they still didn’t know where the others were. Gwen asked Juliana “Do you know how to shoot a gun?” Juliana said “Yes I took some lessons last year but I never shoot a person alive.” Gwen said “Let go before they wake up I’m sure that Jared and Owen are around here.” Suddenly four men popped-up out of nowhere. Gwen killed two men; Juliana killed one but then the fourth one came from behind Juliana, hold her at gun point Gwen went into a halt but thankfully Owen and Jared showed up. Jared gave a signal to Gwen. Then she screamed to Juliana “Deck down Juliana.” By that the man was off guard Juliana hit him with her elbow then deck down. The man started shooting at Gwen but she was already out of the way. Owen shot at him but other men came and gun shots went out in every direction.
Owen and Jared reached to the girls quickly; all of them keep shooting at the bad guys. Owen asked Juliana “Since when do you know how to use a gun.” Juliana answered him “I took some lessons when I got those treats and incidences from those unknown people.” One of the shot just nick the side of Owen head he was bleeding Juliana fought he got shot she came to him and check his head. Owen asked her “What are you doing isn’t the time to check it.” Juliana responded “But it’s bleeding badly I wanted it to see how bad it is just let me look at it I don’t want you to collapse on me while people try to kill us.” Jared and Gwen asked “Are you guys alright?” Gwen said “You’re bleeding Owen.” Jared said “He’s fine, we got worst than that as injuries, let go girls before more of them come to us unless all of them as been taking down already.”
It seems quiet all of sudden; Jared called one of the agent on his Bluetooth to ask how the situation now. The agent confirmed him that the take down went down smoothly with no casualty on their side the warehouse was clear. Jared told him that on his side everything was fine and told the agent to check if any explosives have been detonated on his area and he will check his side. Juliana asked the guys “Did any of you guys catch Warren Hugs?” Owen asked her “Was he in the warehouse? Did you see him?” Gwen said “But I heard one of the guard said to one of the man that they were going to take us to him for collateral, he must be here. Do any of the agents know how he looks like?” Jared said “Yes we showed them his picture if he is here they probably have him in custody unless he escaped.” Then he called and asked the senior agent. He told Jared that they had gather all the men, Warren Hugs wasn’t there the senior agent asked his men to check the died bodies he wasn’t there either. So Owen checked the men that they had killed he wasn’t there. Jared said to him “He couldn’t get out everywhere is block, our men out number his men he must be hiding.” Then an explosion went off couple feet from where they were and they got ejected from their standing, they saw Warren Hugs from afar with a detonation device on his left hand with few of his men. They had moved away from the blast no one was hurt. Owen took out his sniper gun from his bag then tried to position to shoot Warren Hugs; Jared helped to distract him by shooting towards his direction and the girls did the same. Warren Hugs shot at them back with some of his men that still left with him. Owen didn’t miss his aimed on the detonation device Warren Hugs dropped it but then Warren Hugs dropped on the ground. Juliana shot him because Owen got shot on the corner of his shoulder. Jared screamed at Owen to tell him that everything is clear everyone got gun down.
The mission was finally completed and finished. All the agents came and cleaned up the warehouse. After they finished, Owen and Jared took the girls home. On the ride home Owen told them “I’ll never forgive myself if anything happen to the two of you and I’m sure Jared won’t forgive me either Gwen you are is wife and a newly mother.” Gwen told him “Thankfully everything is over now, you are our best friends no matter what if anything bad happen we will support each other and get over the hardship together from lost of someone we love.” Then Jared said “I’m glad that we are alive and we won’t have to find out the circumstances, we are family even that we aren’t blood relate.” They arrived home; they said their good night to each other. Jared and Gwen went to their bedroom on the west wings and went to check on their baby in the nursery. Owen and Juliana went to check on Annabelle. She was sleeping safe and sound in her bed. Then Juliana said to Owen “Please don’t go to your room.” She hold his hands then said softly “Be with me, I need you so much.” Owen followed her as soon as they got into her bedroom nothing couldn’t stop the two of them from kissing.

Surrender my love

Central America Rain Forest

In the insolate village area in the rain forest, the government had send a crew of medical doctors from doctor without borders. Gwendolyn Edwards was one of them. At twenty-two she is the most renowned top scientist and doctor of her generation. She is from a famous family known for their medical research that own most of the pharmaceutical companies in Europe. She got enough of her crazy and busy career; she needed to do something worth her giving knowledge, be able to help the less fortunate with medical care in the poorest country around the world. She had already gone to few regions of Africa and Asia. She had giving medicines without any cost to those countries and she didn’t ask for any salary for her work. Her parents are so proud and support her with love. She has two older brothers in the same field but they retired to help their parents with the pharmaceutical companies and in the medical diseases fields.
She has been at the village for six months already with the crew; they are ready to go home their jobs were done. Gwen went to the river down from the village to get some herbal plants. Something wasn’t right when she walked toward the village, it was too quiet usually she will hear noises from the children playing and running around. Then she heard gunshots in the air, on a stand still try to think quickly enough to react. She run towards the village and try to hide behind the trees that surround it. She saw men with guns every where in the village, they had gather the people in the center. She saw about four villager’s dead on the street close to where they had gathered the people. She looked for her crew found them among the groups; she saw that they had been pretty beat up. She knew that the guys weren’t going to stand there without fighting that was why they got hurt in the process. She told herself that hopefully that those rebels weren’t going to rape the women. She was thinking who was going to save them. She needed to go get help but how? Then she saw the rebels with a video camera filming the villagers and made two people of her crew to talk on the camera. She knew as soon as they broadcast that video that the government will send rescuer to help them but how soon they will get to them. Meanwhile she tried to hide without been seen.

PART#1
London, England

The Costa Rican government had contact the British government to tell them what had happen forward them the video broadcast of village. As soon as they got the news, they called all the families members of the crew from doctor without borders. But they saw the most important name on the list the one of Gwendolyn Edwards. Her parents are the most influence people in the British political arena since her first older brother is going to run to be the next Prime Minister for the country.
Her family got the news to meet with the British officials; they had assured her family they had send out a special commando with a team of twelve men. And those men are the best of top trained in their fields. Her parents and brothers got all the updates of the current situations. One of her brother noticed from the video that she wasn’t in it; with a sight of relief he didn’t know what to think of it. So he mentioned to the senior officer, he had known for sure that her sister was there in that village because she had e-mail him some pictures of her and her medical crew. And all of them were account it for except her, they did saw those bodies that were killed in the video but where was she? Her family hoped that those rebels didn’t done anything to her especially rape since she was such a beautiful woman. So much awful scenario went through their mind and they spoke out loud between them but they got other good scenario from the senior officer General Osborne. He had asked them to give him a picture of her and her crew; he was going to e-mail it to the captain in charge of the special commando named Jared Michael.
In the air on the C-17 globe master airplane on way to Central America Captain Jared Michael went over the mission with his men, they looked over the video footage of how many people are in that village and the list of name of the crew from doctors without borders. He will get soon all of their pictures via e-mail. Then he got a phone call from General Osborne he told him the situation with one of the doctor missing in the video and forwards him the picture of her with the rest of her crew.
Jared was worried how everything will turn out and how many persons him and his men will be able to save. It’s going to be a hard mission especially involving children to be witness the killing and violence around them. It wasn’t something new to him or his team, it was in their line of duty, their career it came with it. Talking to the General didn’t make things easier the ways he wanted things to be done, especially to find the one particular person and the importance that she is. How one person can change the out come of a mission and made like the others people didn’t matter, she have to come first according to his boss. Well Jared told himself that it was his mission, his men and the welfare of others human being are the most important than one person.
Jared rang up with his boss, went on the internet to check the e-mail that he received from headquarter. He read through their background and looks at their pictures. Especially one picture in particular he stared at it, the one woman that was missing from the group. At first he fought because of the wealth and her family name that she got her job but the background on her was very impressive, intelligent and knowledgeable on survival skills. The woman he looked at was younger. He fought she will be at least in her mid- thirty or more like the rest of her crew. He wondered how she can be in charge of a team of doctors that were much older than her; she could be one of their student interns instead. He looked at her date of birth she is younger than him by ten years, very beautiful with long light golden brown hair and deep shade of green eyes. She looks so pure and innocent. He was worried about her welfare. A woman beautiful like her how long she will survive among those rebels; he had the same scenario like her family and his boss. But according to the info she was missing from that village there was hope that she might be hiding somewhere and be alive or the worst being rape and left it for death.

Meanwhile in the forest Gwen tries to find any things that could be eatable. She stayed close to the village and kept an eye on it to see anything got worst or stay stable. She felt weak from lack of nutrition’s but she need it to be strong she knew that they will send rescuers; she knew that her family will send the best. Since she is a scientist and knowledgeable of nature environments, she told herself she will survive but she was so worried about the villagers and her crew. Hopefully those monsters rebels aren’t killing any more people since they killed four already she had more concern about the women please do not rape them telling herself. She blends with her surrounding by camouflage herself she wasn’t clean but it was necessary.
At the village the leader of the rebels was please with the government response he knew because of the international aid workers there will be a trade off.

Costa Rica, British Military airbase

The government couldn’t figure it out how a leak went out about those aid workers being there their own military took them to the village. No one else knew the location except the two countries top people from the government. They got a team of investigators to solve the issues. If there were any casualties they will have the answers for it.
Captain Jared and his men gear up with their equipments ready to go the village. They went over the rescue plan again and planned out another rescue tactics in case of miss haps. In the past his other team was caught by the enemies all of his men died except him and two others. They got starves and tortures for six months until another team came to rescue them. The other two men became his best friends they still have nightmares, they are coping the best ways they can by supporting each others but their relationships with women were a disaster. He told himself that it would never happen again every mission he went on he made sure that his men came back alive. He was glad that his best friends joined his team it will be less casualty and less worries for him. It has been two weeks now that they got the video footage it took them a long time to put things into places without any political issues involving.
It was midnight by hiking they reached twelve kilometers before they reach the village into the forest Jared has split three teams of four men and each of his best friends took one team. Each of the team will be staying around the village areas by monitoring the rebels for a night at least to be familiar with the layout of where every ones were located with night vision and thermal goggles and stay well hiding without being detect it. They need it to act as soon as possible before the government release their real leader for a trade off with the doctors. They have less than three days it’s going to be morning already then they have only twenty four hours.
Jared gives his group to get some rest he usually doesn’t sleep at all even his two friends because in their experiences when they tried to sleep on a mission they got nightmare so they preferred to be on a night watch instead but at least it made the rest of his teams at ease and confident that they were save. His group station their camp close to the river Jared wondered and followed the river to see if it will end somewhere because it wasn’t on his map probably that was too small to be on it maybe it was created not too long ago by thermo logical changed from the weather. He looked ahead and saw a small water fall on the rock wall of the bottom of a hill and walked toward it.
Gwen had found a wonderful discovery a place of sanctuary a little cave under a water fall the first week that she arrived at the village that it was where she’ll go to get away from her stressful days from the sick villagers and the ones whom were dying from the disease outbreak, that was why they were there at the first place. In her hide out where Gwen was sleeping she heard a weak noise in the air she though that was unusual in her location especially being there for months no ones had came around her area. She woke up silently thinking how she would be able to see in the darkness what was out there and try get out from the small cave she was in behind the water fall. She was scared if it was one of the rebels or more checking out different area she told herself. What to do she was thinking she didn’t have anything to protect her except a small knife that she used to cut the herbal plants. In her mind she was praying that was a wild animal or any kind of animal species from the forest.
From the brightness of the moon as guidance she was about to step out from the cave through the fall then she saw a hand piercing through the water she was trying to back away but it was too late she froze someone just grab one of her arm panic with her knife in her other hand starts to stab on what was holding her, she was sure that was a hand couldn’t see well she was stabbing at something from every directions without making a sound she heard her knife broke and sound of the blade hit the rock. Jared saw a shadow behind the fall from shinning light of the moon he came closer put one of his hand through the fall he felt that he had grab something or someone. Then he felt the stabbing pain on his arm with full force he pull the person with his other arm still kicking and fighting he could feel it and the body hit his chest he locked the person from behind with tight pressure got control of the two hands. Still holding his captive tightly he pulled themselves out of the fall then he turns the body around to see the person face. He was bleeding but he didn’t care thankfully he had put his body armor vest. With the moonlight fading out and the morning sunrise coming up Jared looked down on a woman face cover with mud, she looked up at him and times stand still between the two of them.
Her voice broke the silence surrounding them. “Let me go, let me go.” Still looking at him it was hopeless he was too strong then she realized that he doesn’t look like the rebels from the village. “Are you here to safe us?” He looked at her watery beautiful green eyes tears dripping down, it’s must be her and said “Yes, just calm yourself down I’m not going to hurt you”. “Are you Gwendolyn Edwards?” “Yes.” Slowly he releases her.
Gwen calmed down a little and suddenly started to hug him then says “Thank you.” They walked out slowly from the water to the ground path then sat down. They got both wet a little he could she her face got a little cleaner, didn’t matter to him how dirty she was, she looked beautiful he was thankful that she didn’t get into any harms. Jared still didn’t speak any words yet. Gwen was so great full that someone finally came to safe them and asked “Are you the only one that came to save us”. “No, my team is here with me, we just got here about couple hours ago, we did checkout the village and evaluated where everyone was located around the village. I let my team to rest a little and split a team of three with four men around the village areas, we have twenty four hours to rescue your crew.” Gwen was much relaxed now she saw blood on her hands and realized that she had stabbed him. “My god, I hurt you please let me look at your arm.” She rolled up his sleeve and saw the damage she had done to the poor man. “I’m so sorry, I have some medical herbs that I made in the cave, and we need to get it. It will help with your cuts please let go back. Don’t you think that you need to inform your team your where about.”
She was right he called his team and inform them where he was and that he’ll be back shortly in half an hour.
Instead of going through the waterfall she took him to a different entrance of the cave it was behind a shrubbery on the rock wall of the hill. The morning sunrise was up they could see each other better now following her from behind he saw that her clothes were very dirty and thorn up her skin was so dirty that it turned black on her, he thought she had access of water why isn’t she clean herself. In the cave he saw a lot of banana leafs and a banana cushion stuff with a lot of grass on the floor probably that where she was sleeping in his mind that was very imaginative and exotic fruits beside it. There was a small extinguish fire couple feet a front of it probably made a fire the old fashion way then some empty coconuts and a wooden basket with dry herbs and fresh ones. “Please can you clean your arms with water then I need your undershirt to use as bandages”. Jared followed her orders, he removed his jacket, and his army shirt and his body armor vest then his undershirt. She just staired at his chest it was a beautiful built hard body. Jared looked up after removing his clothing he could see that she blushed even under all that dirt on her face. She moved closer to him with her basket on hand and started to put ointment on his arm. “Oh, mine it looks a little too deep those cuts it might need stitches but for now that will do until we get to your camp. I’m sure you have medical equipment. Do you?” “You are not a person that talks much”. “No I’m not; we do have medical equipment in one of our gear. I’m doing fine don’t need to worry”. “Obviously I don’t have too it seems you had been through worse according to those scars on your body”. She rips the undershirt and starts rapping his arms then she was done. “We have to go our times almost up before my men are going to look for me, I mean us”.
She listened and went with him. She asked him “You never told me your name.”
“My name is Captain Jared Michael, I need you to listen to me and follow my orders don’t forget that we are still in danger and not save yet until we get all of you rescue”. They arrived to his camp and all his men came up towards him. “What do you mean much earlier that your team has twenty four hours to save us and please don’t try to hide things from me be honest about the situations we are in”. His mind was somewhere else, he didn’t answer her questions. He was too preoccupied with his men. She was a few feet from them she could hear their conversations. They just ignored her if she wasn’t even there. He told his men about her, they gave a quick look at her then continued their conversations.
Late in the afternoon the other two groups arrived, Jared’s best friends gave him an updates they sat all around the camp and talk about strategies into their plans that already been set up they will move to action at night fall. His best friends Owen McGuire and Ian Westwood asked him if the airbase contacted him about when they are going to send a plane to pick them up he gave them an answer but she couldn’t hear clearly just few pieces of the conversation. Gwen approached Jared by tucking on his jacket then he turned around. He had totally really forgotten about her then said “Is it something that you require?” “Oh, sorry I forgot to introduce you to my men, guys this is Miss Gwendolyn Edwards as you know these are my men”. They introduced themselves then left her alone but she was still standing beside Jared. His other teams went back to their camps and his men went for a look out to let him rest since he was up all night. He noticed that she was still holding his jacket then looked at her. She started to say “Jared I’m hungry do you have any foods and any medicines for fever.” “Come with me”. He took her to one of the tree behind the high grasses there were wooden boxes stamped with the words said British Military weapons then behind it were some back packs he opened one of them and pulled out a bottle of water, two compact foods care packages and from the other bag a bottle of Advil. He hand it to her.
“Thank you, are you not eating too.” “No I need to get some rest after you eat you should do the same and please do not leave here for your own safety.” He just leaned on the tree then closes his eyes. She didn’t know the man sleeping affront of her she finds him very handsome and his men weren’t so bad looking either but she was attractive to Jared from their first accouter. He was tall with dark chestnut brown hair with the most magnificent blue eyes. She tried to evaluate him and the situations that had happen between the two of them if she could understand him or figured out his personality. She started eating, took two pills of Advil then looked at Jared sleeping. What wrong with her thinking of those things in a moment like that. She was glad that finally they are going to rescue those people; she doesn’t even care if those rebels died they deserved it as long as her friends and the villagers are safe. She’s wonder if she could help in any way than doing nothing, she knows the areas very well by going about from the village to the cave plus she was well under cover with those dirty clothes on her. She though that she looked pretty ugly, oh well too bad she need it to be for her own survival.
She was ready to go to the village no matter the answer she will get from Jared she will come along with them. She hated to be useless now that she had the proper equipments to protect herself. She put on a jacket with a body armor vest under it that she took from one of the wooden boxes and some grenades then a handgun since she didn’t know how to use the heavier bigger weapons. She tries to load the handgun without making a noise under her jacket, suddenly she got startle when she heard Jared’s voice “What are you doing dressing up like that, it’s hors of the questions.” “You can’t stop me, don’t even think to tide me up I’m going with you I know the areas better than you or your men and I know how to use a gun”. She was lying to him the only gun she knew how to use was a hunting shotgun she fought was no any difference. “Fine then stay close to me and remember do as I tell you. You should rest a bit in few hours we are going to the village”. “No, I don’t need it you think that I’m stupid!” “Oh, fine woman! Do as you please spoiled brat!” Both furious he left her alone, he called his men to come back to the camp and talked through his Bluetooth headset to the other teams to tell them when they’ll meet up at the village.
His men came back told him that it was clear that they can proceed. They geared themselves up with their arsenal weapons, hides the rest of their equipments. She felt so tiny around him and his men. His team wasn’t a talkative group; she guesses they were here to do a job than being social. She knows the reasons of men and women by being in the marine, the air force or the army the sacrifices they made for man kind.
Being in a special commando must to be hard in their lines of work after she saw Jared’s body scar. She wondered if they are married and have family waiting for them to come home then wonder if Jared has a wife and children all those questions but no answer. She can’t believe that she is attractive to Jared; she doesn’t know anything about the man.

Part#2

They went toward the village smoothly quietly; suddenly they stopped to a halt. Jared blocked her with one arm to make her stop. There was a wire probably been set up by the enemies they had put some traps close up to the perimeter of the village. She was thankful to never come close to get herself kill she always watched for afar. Jared and one of his men were disabling the wire and the trap that was attached to it, there were probably more to come. He contacted the other teams to know if they were ready to move in at his signal and reminded them to watch out for the traps around the areas. They already knew where every rebel was located in the village, there were a total of forty men that they counted hopefully they didn’t miscounted.
She told herself what she was thinking coming along how stupid she felt but said that she had been in worst situations in the war zone country it was different circumstances.
Because she was operating on injured men or women that came close of dying not going to shoot on people or kill them. Will she have nightmare from killing a person especially when she never kills someone? There were rebels on a look out and night watch his other teams on the other side took care of them.
They moved along and hide behind the village hut Jared told her where her crew and the villagers were then told her that him and his men are going to do a silent kill with the rebels whom were sleeping if she hears a noises or a gunshot he told her to hide and get out without being seen. Then said “Do not try to go help your crew since I told you where they were that is our job, I want you to be alive not died so do the smart things for your safety do not think with your feelings”. She just nodded; she doesn’t even know how she’ll be reacting when she’ll be facing danger. She watched them kill the rebels one by one with no incidents until a few shot went up. Oh! No what had happen everything went smoothly until now? Noises start to break out; some of the rebels were shouting, children and babies crying then guns firing everywhere and some explosions started in some part of the village it was chaos. “Please stay out of sight and do what you have to do survive you understand me girl.” With a confident tone and a courageous one she said “Don’t worry about me you can see I had survive didn’t I”. Shot come towards them in reaction they fire back at them they keep moving, keep shooting; he decided to stay with her instead there was too many rebels. “I though you were going to join your men, I’ll be fine”. “No, I changed my mind you are going to need help, my men gave me a count of how many they had killed I added yours and mine there are still more of them left”. To his surprise she handles it well. They went toward the hut where the children and women were look inside the hut some children run to her and hug her she tell them in their native tongue to come out. Jared communicated with his others team asked them if they got the men and the doctors, asked if there were any casualties and how many that got injure. They told him yes and few of the villagers and doctors got injured but nothing major, she was happy to hear it. He told them to move them out and meet each other at the camp site and asked again how many of them they kill so far. She asked him “How do you keep count on how many men you had kill especially with so many other surrounding you? “It part of our training plus we have doing it for years.” “Lets go we need to keep moving and get out the village there are still ten rebels left”. They instructed the villagers. Then three rebels shot at them, she saw another aiming at the children she runs towards tries to get them out the way and the shots got her but she didn’t care. Jared had killed them instantly then realizes that the children tried to hold her up. She has been shot terrified he came quickly to her. He held her in his arms and looked where she got shot. “I’m alright let move on before more show up.” But she wasn’t fine he saw where the gunshot were, one was on her right arm the other one on her left leg. With out saying anything he carried her up into his arms then tells the villagers to keep moving. She felt light head it her head was spinning she was about to faint and she did. She woke up just a few minutes later opened her eyes then realize that she was in Jared arms leaning on his chest even under that body armor vest she can hear his heart beating so fast and his breathing was calm. Then said “Thank you Jared.” That was her first time she ever said his name.
They got everyone out they got to the camp site Jared’s teams were all there with the rest of villagers and her crew. From the explosions the village got burned everyone was safe few injuries on some of them including herself. Her friends came towards them and said “Oh! God is you Gwen you are hurt please put her down we need to take care of her and please bring us some medical supplies we need to attend to her injuries and to the others”. He did as he has been told. He went towards his men asked for a new update and tells them to help out with the doctors. In meanwhile he and his best friends try to reach the base for them to send aircrafts. The mission went well even there were few incidents. The aircraft came within an hour and everyone got their injuries tend it for. They were on their ways to the base. He didn’t a chance to check on her since she was surrounding by her friends.

At the base everyone was being looking after by the aid workers. Jared’s teams got congratulated by their head officer; Jared was talking to the general Osborne about the faith of the villagers. By a knot on the door they got interrupted. General Osborne said “come in”. It was Gwen on a wheelchair push by someone and other people coming towards them. He remembers her family’s picture in the file and it was them with her. Jared saw the smile on her face he just looked at her memorize to see how even more gorgeous she looked all clean up with make up. She was wearing a beautiful summer dress. General Osborne said “I’m glad you are safe Gwen your family was so worry including me my dear, I see you meet up with your family they have been here the whole times. Jared I want to introduce you Christopher and Emily Edwards and their sons Matthew and Ethan”. Jared hand shakes them. Then her family starts to thank him and his few times at Jared without letting him aware of it. She wonders why he didn’t talk to her, after what they had been through together at least ask her how she is doing, he doesn’t even care a little or it was just a mission. Then her family said their farewell to him and his men, she asked her brother to push her wheelchair toward him. “Thank you Captain Jared again for saving me, hopefully some days we meet again but this time in a safer environment”. Suddenly she pulled on her brother then he held her up, with a little step she hugs Jared. Said softly beside his ear “Bye, I’ll miss you”. She gave him a kiss on his cheek then fall back on her wheelchair. She couldn’t believe that he didn’t even open his mouth to say something not even a good bye. She told herself she must forget about him, how stupid she was to fall in love at first sight with a stranger she only spend three days in his company. Jared told himself how he will ever forget a beautiful woman like her. How hard he was on Gwen without saying a word to her or even a good bye now it was too late. He’s fooling himself to think a woman of her statues will ever care for a man like him. And even so he doesn’t know how to treat a woman like Gwendolyn Edwards she was out of his league since the failed mission of the past him and his best friends couldn’t hold on a relationship with a woman because of their nightmares and harshness of their heart they couldn’t open their feelings towards them.
Gwen had found out so much about Jared and his crew background from her family. He wasn’t married and some of his men were. She asked about the welfare of the villagers, her family told her that they have to clean up the mess there first then they are sending aids workers to rebuilt the village, and reassured her that they will be military presence to protect them and some of her crew will stay longer to help out. They told her that she needs to go home to rest and to recuperate from her injuries than to stay with her crew that she’ll be useless. She agreed there was no point for her to stay especially when she knew Jared’s team going to stay put to help with the rebuilding for her to be there will be hurting her more knowing that Jared won’t talk to her or do anything with her. They will leave early tomorrow morning back to England. She felt a little better she doesn’t need the help of wheelchair just kluges she supposed to go to dinner with her family and her crew but she declined knowing that Jared might be there the excuse she gave her parents was that she was weary, needs sometimes alone.
Jared wonders why Gwen didn’t dine with them he told himself that he couldn’t blame her if she didn’t want to see his face. Gwen walked around the quarter where Jared and his men were staying trying to find out where Jared’s room was then she bumped to one of his friend Owen and asked him where Jared was at the moment and his quarter. Owen was a bit surprise to see her around here and especially asked about where his friend was. He told her that he just left him that he was still with his other crew members and told her where his quarter was but that he won’t be back there for a while. She said thank you to Owen then turned back. He looked at her walking back wondering if she has fallen for his friend; it’s always happen when woman gets save by a good looking man. It has happen a few times among them but never work out.
Gwen walked back she knew that he was still looking at her when she came to a corner turn she just stayed there until he left. She waited about ten minutes then slowly looked out to check if he was gone. No one was there then she tried her best to walk silently with her kluges thankfully the path way to Jared’s quarter was a smooth walk way. She hoped that he had come back. She was at his door and knot on it she was so nervous and afraid to be disappointing it if their talk didn’t go the way she was hoping. Then the door opened Jared was standing there with no shirt on she just have her mouth open the words didn’t want to come out. Slowly said “Hi, I need it to see you. Are you going to let me stand here?” Then he back up a little to clear the way for her to get in, in the process she trip and fall into Jared arms. “Are you alright.” “Now you are asking me if I’m fine, how you can be so insensitive to not even to talk to me since we left the village.” He closed the door behind them still holding her. She was still in his arms when she looked up at him could see he was still in chock. “What are you doing here, isn’t your family going to look for you”. “Stop worrying so much about everything, no my family isn’t going to look for me I just talked to them before I left to come to see you they probably think that I’m sleeping by now”. “I told you why I’m here to see you”. “I think you need to go back aren’t a proper place for you to be”. “Oh! My god stop with this proper manners of yours can we just have a civilize talk between the two of us I didn’t want our good bye to end like that and don’t push me away and stop staring at me like that I’m not a ghost.” Still in his arms she hugs him tightly didn’t even matter if one of her arm was hurting. Their faces were an inch apart she had her soft lip on him now then she gives him a kiss.
Jared gave into her kiss by deepening it he couldn’t control is hunger for her any more how can’t he controls himself and his emotions with her kiss him. Their rhythm was in a fast pace and the room was so silent that they could only hear their breathing. Her hands through his hair the kisses intensify she kissed him until there was no air and that she couldn’t breathe then broke off the kiss. During the kisses he has zipped down her dress she was standing a front of him naked. Did she really plan that coming to him without nothing under her dress didn’t matter to him now he couldn’t control himself he wanted her. Instantly quickly Gwen continued kissing then move on to his chest she didn’t want to let him think just to react on his needs. It has been a long time for the both of them they didn’t have intimates relationship with any one for so long.
Since he was shirtless the only thing left was his pants that was easily came out. Now they were both naked all while dragging him towards her and twisting their bodies together against the love seat she able to push herself against his torso until she found the right position and he pulled her even closer. He filled her so wonderfully; he knew what do with what he had. The pleasure was so deep and so real. The feelings were so deep, so joyous, and it went on and on if they could only do this forever.
They made love wonderfully, a heated it moment of passion. She felt so peaceful with him, she was weary getting sleepy then Jared got up slowly told her “Please Gwen you need to go I don’t know what got over me. You should try to understand we are from two different worlds don’t make it harder.” Gwen was so furious and upset beyond words then said to him “Fine that is the ways you really want, you don’t want us to have a chance together that was mine mistake I’m a fool to believe that you will return my affections.” She got dressed turned to look at him to see his facial expressions she couldn’t read him. Jared was confused didn’t know what to say to her, it wasn’t often that a woman really have genuine affections for him usually in the past the women he dated it was just about sex and no commitments. He couldn’t look at her in the eyes. Gwen said “then it is good bye Jared.” She limped to her kluges then walked out the door. Gwen was hoping that he will come after her but he didn’t happen. Her heart got stumble on by a heartless man with no feelings. She told herself she should have listen to her head instead of her heart.
Jared was still in disbelieving what had transcended between him and Gwen. He did try his best to keep his distance from her but in the moment of temptation he couldn’t resist can he really surrender his heart to this woman that he barely knows. The attractions were there since even the first time he saw her picture he was drawn to her. Something about her made Jared at peace with himself and made him surrenders his guards down every times she was around him. Can he surrender his love to this courageous beautiful woman with the most caring and generous heart?
The next morning Jared went to look for Gwen hoping that she didn’t left yet, he was going to try to explain about him towards her and especially to apologize for his poor manners. Can Gwen ever forgive him for his heartless actions and give him another chance. It was too late the general told him that they had left very early due to her family schedule arrangement. Owen and Ian came to see him later that afternoon they could see something different on their friend face and he was very quiet around them. Owen asked “Jared what is happening to you, are you going to tell us or you want me to give you my versions.” Ian said “You can always try to ask us for advices we don’t know if it is going to help.” Then Jared explained to his best friend what had occurred between him and Gwen. Owen told him about his past experiences that he needed it to go after Gwen. Then said “If you don’t take a chance you will never know the outcome at least you know for sure if there is really something between the two of you.” Ian said “you have nothing to loose.”“Think hard enough what you really want but don’t wait too long.”
Gwen went back to her regular life she used too in England. It took her a while to get back on track, she kept herself so busy that she got exhausted; she needed to get away from the city so she went to work in Manchester. No matter what she was doing her mind was still with Jared. She felt stupid by believing in romance with a man like him who couldn’t care less, she was only a one night stand to him.
It has been couple months now Jared still felt miserable having Gwen haunting him in his dreams was harder than he though to forget about her. He though back at the conservations that he had with his friend’s couple months ago they were right he needed to go after her hopefully it wasn’t too late.
He asked for a leave of absent from his boss to take time off. He took the first flight out to England. He was hoping that Gwen will a least let him talk to her, according to the files he got early before the mission he got all the information’s he needed to find her. He arrived at one of the research center in Manchester where she worked. He asked the front desk if he could see her, the clerk told him that she went to the Werneth Low country park. It was going to be harder than he fought to find her in that park but knowing her he had an idea where she might be. The only area that she might be was where the orchard, herb gardens and croft picnic area. So he drove to the park and asked the Country Park Ranger for directions. Remembering that she had treated him with a herbal paste for the stabbing on his arms he went to the herb gardens first. He looked through the little crown there and found her smelling at some herbs. He was approaching her, she swing her head a little then look towards his directions. Gwen was shocked to see him, she was wondering if she was dreaming again. Jared kept moving towards her. Gwen stood frozen thinking that her mind it’s playing trick again she thought it’s probably just someone that look like him so she turned her back and bend dow to pick up her bag on the floor. As she put her hand on the bag handle Jared was trying to do the same she looked up face to face looking into his eyes, times went to a stand still it’s him. Jared was holding her hands then said “Hi, Gwen.” She was speechless she opened her mouth but words couldn’t come out fast enough then suddendly Jared kissed her.The kisses were fierce so deep , so passionate so much with hunger. She wasn’t dreaming her mind went back to reality broke off the kiss she tried to push him off but he was holding her too thigh. Then she said “Jared please let go off me or I ‘ll scream and make a scene.” Jared let her go by loosing up his harms but still remaining close to her. “You can’t just come here after all that times and forget what you had done to me.” Jared said “Please let us seat on that bench and let us talk.” Both were seating down then he started to speak first “I’m so sorry for the ways I had treated you, can you at least let me apolozige to you and hear me out then you can deceide if you still want to talk to me or see me again.” She just nodded couldn’t believe herself that was really Jared coming for her just the ways she had it in her dreams. He told her that it wasn’t the right ways how they left things between them he opened up to her by saying that he didn’t know how to trust people anymore, and he sure as hell didn’t trust fate about the matter of love. And that he wasn't sure what that occur between them was really love.Jared said “Please Gwen can you give me another chance to make things right between us.” It was the first times she ever saw Jared to talk her more than one minutes and to see him opening up himself to her made Gwen even more soft hearted and forgiven. “Oh Jared did you know how long I was waiting for this moment, I was going to give up on us.” “Please don’t, I’m here now I’ve missed you so much we can spend times together and get to know each other more if you don’t care for me I’ll g back where I came from.” Gwen answered him back “You idiot I think you know about me more than I know about you, you’ll think I’ll let you go now that you are here.” “I’ll fall in love with you the first time I saw you even I was scared of my wits because I didn’t know you or anything about you. It was love at first sight for me Jared; I’ll give you all my love in a moment if you care for me.” Jared was so overwhelming with happiness by just her words he couldn’t but to kiss her. Then he stopped and said “I love you, I adore you. I‘ll spend the rest of my life showing you just how much if you let me.”.” Gwen was so happy by his confessions of love but realized it wasn’t going to work then asked him “So it means you are staying here for awhile then you have to go back to your military life I won’t be able to have you go back to that career Jared I think that you are right we are not in the same world.” Jared expected that from her then told her “I’m willing to give up on my career to be with you, or I won’t be here right now with you if I wasn’t sure of myself. I need you Gwen you are the only one that care for me and willing to forgive me for my heartless heart you understand me more than you ever know. You are my salvation, you made me believe in love again.” Gwen’s heart was beating so fast, tears were dripping down on her cheek; Jared whipped her tears away and said “I love you.” Then Gwen said “I love you too and for always.” Jared asked her “You really mean it.” “Yes, Jared I love you.”

Love At Last

Caught by surprise quickly enough to answer: “Honey finally I had found you”. He gave her a kiss.
The man she got into an argument with step away from her and says: “It isn’t over yet.” Then he left. Still standing with her arm through his, she looks up at him eyes to eyes. She was much shorter than the man she was looking at. But what beautiful eyes he has. This stranger looks so familiar to her but couldn’t figure it out when? Where? Or did she know him from a past time. After a couple minutes she composes and said: “Thank you for your help your timing was perfect”. John says: “You’re welcome. My name is John Mac Gregor nice to meet you.” “I’m Dara McAllister.” As soon as they introduce themselves memories flashed back through Dara. She remembered his name how can she forget that name but he didn’t remember her. It has been fifteen years since the last time she saw him and she was only ten years old and he was eight year older than her.
“Are you sure you’re alright it was a pretty steamy conversation. “I’m fine hopefully he had left.” “To be safe I’ll keep you company until the party is over.” She replied: “Are you sure if you came with a guest you should go back too that person.” “No, no I came here with no one I was invited to my aunt’s party.” “Do you know her? “Not personally but my parents knew her for a very long times.” They headed back inside.
As soon as they got back inside eyes were turning on them. His aunt was the first one that came towards them. “My dear nephew you had show up, who is your date darling.” “Oh, mine isn’t you little Dara you had grown beautifully.” “How long you two have been seeing each other?” “My dear aunt we just have met each other for the first time on the patio”. “Don’t you remember her”? Then his aunt went on with childhood stories about the two of them. Stunt about his aunt revelations about Dara during the conservations, he was starting to remember. Then his aunt said: “I had heard about your legal dispute about your parents companies and must be hard to put a hold on your life to resolve it. And I’m so sorry about their passing two months ago.” “I saw that man here the one who wants to take over some of your companies, he wasn’t invite I don’t know how he got an invitation from. I’m so sorry I hope that he didn’t give you any grief.” Dara replied: “Don’t worry I had won yesterday in court this battle legally it’s just he doesn’t get it that those companies that he wants are not for sales.”
John looked at her there is more into this story than she let people knows about it. Is she in some kinds of troubles or treats from that man and who was he?
It was getting late. John was watching Dara all night interacting with his aunt guest. She is a beautiful petite woman with gorgeous eyes with different shades of blues it changed depending of her mood expressions but she wasn’t that short after all she is about 5”6ft. She came towards him with his aunt and said: “It was a wonderful party, it has been a long times that I didn’t see any familiar, it was nice to catch up with everyone since I only come back here during the holidays. I was thinking of moving back home to stay but it’s definitely.”
John asked: “Did you drive here or you need a ride home.” “I drove here, it isn’t going to be a long drive you should know we are neighbors.” “Thank you for your offer.” “Aunty I’m leaving too, so good night.” “Good night dear.” “I’ll work you out to your car.” “I’ll follow you to make sure get home safely; I’m going the same ways since we are neighbors.
Twenty miles of driving suddenly something went wrong. Dara’s car was swerving, she lost control went down the ditch then hit a tree. John called 911 and stopped his car where the accident happened, got out then run out quickly towards Dara. The front of her car got smash from the impact. Thanks to the air bag there weren’t any major injuries only cuts she was bleeding from the windshield glass that got shatters, she was unconscious he couldn’t move her out from her sit she was stuck, he had to wait for the fire truck to arrive. John went in the ambulance with her to the hospital. He called someone to come to pick his car.
At the hospital since Dara has no relatives that he’s aware of he told the doctors that he was her fiancé; he called his aunt to let her know what had happen and asked her about the man that Dara was arguing with earlier that evening. John knew he looked familiar that was Dara step-uncle he didn’t know much about him and the stories behind it but he told himself that he will find out. In the early morning the cops came by to talk to John to give him an update on the accident, they told him that her car has been temper so perfectly that they almost didn’t catch it, they told him that wasn’t her first incident with accidents since her parents deaths and they were looking into it to find out who wanted to harm her.Dara woke didn’t know where she was until her memories of last night came back she looks beside her and saw John by her side and holding her hands. She felt so safe knowing he was with her. He had fall asleep probably tired from last night event. She was trying to let him rest for awhile; just to smile it was hurting her she couldn’t look at herself in a mirror or get up to without disturbing John she has to wait until he wakes-up. She felt back asleep. John woke up as soon as he opened his eyes Dara opened hers. He asked her how she was feeling.
She answered: “I feel like craps all my bodies parts are aching and my face hurts terribly, please tell me honestly how I look probably awful.” “Well the doctor said that it will heal slowly and it won’t leave you any scars as long as you follow his instructions. And you will look beautiful again.” You are being release tomorrow since you have no family you should come to stay with me until you get better I did tell the hospital staff that you were my fiancé or they wouldn’t let me stay with you.” “It’s very nice of you but I won’t be able to feel comfortable around your parents since your sisters are not living there anymore.” “My parents are away for two months nobody there, you need someone to take care of you and protect you. I won’t take no for an answer.”
It has been a week now since the car accident Dara was healing nicely.
She remembered at a younger age how lonely she was for being the only child and having divorced parents. Thanks to John’s family and his sisters she didn’t feel alone her mom came often to spend times with John’s mom since the two of them were best friend but then she was sent to boarding school but John’s already went away to Naval school she didn’t see him much only during the holidays then she never saw him at all since she was trying to make something of a life for herself and not depending much on anybody since they were never around.
John never thought one night by attending his aunt’s party will lead to stumbles upon a beautiful woman obviously in need of saving and it was little Dara the little girl that he used to tease when she came over to play with his little twin sisters. He has hired two private detectives to find more about those incidents and try to put an end to it. Within the week Dara has stayed with him, he got to know about her more and the life she has made for herself. He was amazed how can she made her life to be so busy that she won’t feel herself alone and lonely. He could see his own life through her eyes even he has a family he was alone his parents were to busy with their careers and his sister were much younger than him but every chance he got to spend times with them he made the best of it. And didn’t compare to the loneliness he had being away in the Navy.
Having Dara suddenly did make him new perspectives in his life especially when having those feelings about her. Things have been quiet since Dara stayed with him no incidents lately. Would it stay that way or it will start it again as soon as she is on her own?
The police came earlier in the morning to give him an update on their investigations; he had compared it with the ones of his two private detectives to see if there will be any news clues to have proofs to nail the man after Dara. He told them about his investigations to the police they combined all the information into one and they finally got something to nail him but they needed Dara to be the bait to catch him.
He didn’t want to put her through another dangerous situation again but they have no choices. That mad man who was treating Dara was one of her parent’s business partners and her dad’s youngest step- brother they broke their partnership after he was trying to sexual assault Dara it had made a conflict and put a strain on her parents marriage and the trust that they had with each other. That was why her mom sent her away. But every times Dara came back home he was always lurking around everywhere she was and tried to convince her to have a relationship with him. John remembered him clearly now he never liked him just the ways he acted around Dara and his sisters. Now he knows the reasons that Dara wasn’t around anymore. Due to the death of her parents he was fortuned that one sad event in Dara’s life made her showed up back in his life again.
The police wanted to try to make her step-uncle to do another act of violence to towards her. So Dara has to move out of John’s house to go back home then see if he would try anything to endanger her. He talked to Dara about their plan and she agreed to go with it.
Dara felt uneasy in her own home, she didn’t have much of a childhood memories except sadness and loneliness. She fought about selling it but couldn’t it was an ancestral estate hang down from generation.
Steve reassured her that her home was save he installed listening bugs through all the rooms of her home until every thing over. Even he wasn’t there with her, he will be near by talking to her through the earring device he gave her to put on.
First night back was over, she didn’t get any much sleep but she’ll get use to it. She went to the study to catch up with all her work documents since her accidents. After all afternoon with her work she was exhausted, she felt asleep in the library woke up from a nightmare. The door from the library room opened. And her uncle was moving towards her with a gun pointing at her; she knew that he will show up soon enough. Thankfully, she put on her listening device on hoping that John was always listening and that he didn’t fall asleep too.
She said: “what are you doing here?” “I told you, it wasn’t the last of me. It seems that I have to do the job myself since you still alive. You can’t run from me and you are alone no one here. Wasn’t smart of you to stay home when your employees are not around. You are nothing but problems for me I need you to die to claim the some of the properties that your dad took away from me.” He was so close to her, and then she saw from afar the library door opened slowing and it was John.
Dara kept the conversation with him without upset him but he seems agitated doing hands gestures up and down and keep pointing the gun. John enters the room. He came behind him. They got into a fight the gun was still in her uncle hand up in the air and then a shot went off. John was on the top of her uncle beating him up and he went unconscious on the floor then John stopped. His shoulder was bleeding her came to him, and embraced him and said: “Thank you.” The police came and all the drama that happen was finally over.
After the paramedic attended Johns injuries she asked him to go back to his place where she felt comfortable and safe, she wanted to forget today event by being with him he agreed.
She had always been in love with John, she was wondering about his own feelings towards her. He did show her the last week that he did care, they kissed and had intimate moments together without being in bed together she needed to move things further with him. She told herself tonight will be the night to put down that wall he had built around his heart, be forwards and courageous shown him that she wasn’t afraid and the most that she loves him. On the drive to his house, knowing he had almost lost Dara again John remembered all the good childhood memories with Dara and many times he teased her and made her cried and smiled with all his stupid jokes to her and his sisters but he realized that he did make some mean jokes and comments about her during those times too. They were kids what did he knew, he should knew better since he was much older just hope that Dara didn’t hold a grouch about that.
As soon as they got to his home, she held his hands looked him in the eyes, smiled and gave a gentle kiss took him to his room. She said: “I love you and I’m yours please love me.” Without a word his give her a passionately kiss, he lifted her off in his arms, she could hear his heart beating so fast that made her head spin and put her on his bed. The room was so quiet that the only thing you could hear it was the two of them breathing with extend fast paces. The special moment that she had always dreamed off with the man she loved forever.
And he started gently kiss her down her neck and his hands gently unbutton her shirt he moved down farther with his kisses. She was so eager and ready for him but he wanted to make this moment special for her and memorable, to feel love and need it. And he needed her so much she was the only person who understands him without him saying much and know what he wanted and especially knows his inner self. Slowly he lifted up his head looks into her eyes and said: “I love you”.

The Mysterious Princess

Still confused of what’s happening to her then she realized that wasn’t a dream after all. What has she done Luke said? She has lied to him about herself pretending to be someone she is not. In her entire life she wanted a man like Luke finally she got him but all of it was lies from the beginning to the end. Did Luke kidnaps her or she had come on her own free will? Where is her ring? Was she drug or drunk? But she was too bold and fearless last night to have the courage to do what she had done. She had must know what she was doing.
Her gaze meets Luke eyes and saw the sadness and anger within it. What to tell him? What about true for once. She couldn’t handle the look of his eyes on her, try to avoid it by looking down then she saw the stain of blood on the bed sheet.
Now the memories were vivid, she was attack last night by some men before she got to her hotel but Luke was there at the right moment to save her then he took her to his place to be save. To calm her nerve from the attack he offered her laudanum, she was crying and wet from the rain, and he was hugging her. It leads to a kiss the most hunger savagely kiss that she ever got from a man, he spoke to her with his lips, but without words.
He taught her things with his tongue. He drew her out, showing her how to duel and how to smooth. But she realized that she had to be in control since she supposed to be an experience woman. She should act like one; she did pay a real courtesan to teach her how to please a man for her future husband.
Her blood darted about frantically, seeking oxygen from nonfunctioning lungs, but she had to show no pain on her face. He could no longer stall the inevitable, but he couldn’t help himself his groan of ecstasy as his orgasm exploded, draining him until he collapsed, sated, atop the bewildered Elizabeth. Exhausted she slid immediately into slumber now she remembered what had happen between the two of them.
Luke is seating down beside her on the bed with the same look in his eyes that she tried to avoid “Care to explain to me what have you done to me and to yourself” With an anger tone in his voice. “What is it a trick?” “Answer me dam it.”
She never fought that she has fallen for Luke, her place it’s to be with her family and be what she supposes to be a princess and soon a queen. But her life is in danger. She doesn’t know anything about him expect that is a Duke and a rogue that like courtesan. And he thinks of her to be a courtesan he did see her among them the first day that they met and she went along with it knowing that wasn’t the right thing to do. Can she trust him? “No it’s not a trick, I just didn’t tell you that it was my first time as a courtesan and I choose you to be my first experience and I have no shame of it.” She got up to get clean up and dress, where is her ring? Did she lose it in the struggle or those men from last night took it from her to show to her family that they had kidnapped her as a proof.
“Stay for a while, I’ll send for new clothes for you it’ll be here shortly if you decide to stay.”
“Be my mistress you’ll get everything you ever want in life and you don’t have to continue to be a courtesan.” “I’ll stay for a while until your parents and your brother get back from their trip but I won’t, I can’t be your mistress, I’ll be soon leaving the country.”
Luke took her ring from one of the men last night wondering why they would try so hard to steal it from her but he realized that they didn’t want only the ring but her too. He has to find out what are the connections. He needs to protect her and keep her save since she has nobody here but he has to find out more about her. Her ring looks very antique with a crest and engraving. He needs to step out for a while to investigate. Why he care so much she is just a woman atop of all that a want to be courtesan, she isn’t an aristocracy from a noble family. The way she acts tell him that she is well educate and sophisticate.
Her headache is not going away too much things running wild in her mind what to do? What is her next move? But her mind couldn’t stay away from Luke lovemaking just to think about it make her heart melt with affection.
Luke got back from his inquiries late in the afternoon it seems nobody knows about a woman names Elizabeth Scottfield in all England. He has well connections in the diplomatic political area and aristocracies couldn’t get any information about her. And all the rogues in England don’t even know any Madam that had hired a courtesan by that name. Hopefully he will know more about the ring from his jeweler that was his last stop of the day. As soon as he enters the store there was a familiar scent of a perfume then the jeweler cuts him off from his thinking starts to greet him.
“Good afternoon my Lord.” “There were two gentlemen with a beautiful woman asking about your ring, they will pay any price for it but I told them that I didn’t have that kind of priceless ring in my store.” Very interesting indeed Luke fought by lifting one of his eyebrows. It was a good think that the jeweler was with the family since his grand-father generation, he could trust that old man.
“So what did you find out about that priceless ring?” “I know I can count on you my old man mister Edward.” “Well, my Lord this ring is indeed priceless it from a royal family in a small country in East of Europe, that family is related to our Queen as long distant cousin.” “The crest is the family emblem and the engraving his the family last name and it’s given to the first born of the family from generation to generation to be King or Queen of that country.”
“How did you get the ring in your possession my Lord?” “By luck my dear friend I will return it to the rightful owner soon enough since my grand-mother knows the Queen.” “I know that my Lord will do the right thing.”
She went to all the jewelry shop in England since early this morning when Luke has left the manor with her two bodyguards; she has just got back to the manor an hour ago. Even her maids didn’t get any luck in Scotland. It likes she has to send a letter to her parents that she had lost the ring without them worry about her being kidnap as soon as possible.
Luke got home wondering if the woman staying with him could be a princess. He asked his butler if she has left the manor. And she did indeed left the house it gets more and more interesting by the minutes. He enters her room without announcing himself but that smell of the perfume is the same one from the jewelry shop so that means she was there looking for her ring, he hears a beautiful singing voice by the bathroom. He walks toward the room smoothly and quietly standing by the door just admiring the site of beauty, remembering last night event was just trilling, and the rush of taking her body was enticing. If he had known, he would have taken her differently. The desire of possessing her he couldn’t control himself he didn’t think that it was her first time.
She was singing a song from her childhood. In the tub with her eyes closed dreaming of Luke and his wonderful hands on her body. She starts opening her eyes Luke was coming toward her to the tub. Her face turns red of embarrassment hoping that he wouldn’t notice her shyness. It wasn’t like last night when the room was dark only the light from the fireplace was lighting up the room. Luke will have a full sight of her nakedness. Take me; take me now just like her dream. His lip is on her, he deepened the kiss his tongue creating a steady rhythm into the depths of her mouth and somehow, that rhythm echoed in her belly. That is real Luke is kissing her. He lifted her up from the tub into his arms the wetness of her body soak his shirt when he put her down into the bed she could see the shape of his firm manly chest makes her breathless. He is undressing himself affront of her. What a wonderful magnificent body that he has. Totally without consciousness, without fear, she smiled at him. That smile held such sweet and wanton seductiveness. As she moved her legs, lifting her knee, wiggling her toes, he caught glimpses of the softest part of her and realized –he couldn’t wait. Placing his lip on her nipple, he sucked strongly; bringing it into is mouth and working it with his tongue. She gasped. Her hands went to his bare shoulders, and her fingernails dug into the skin. She felt something strange along her fingertips when caressing his back he started to hold tighter then she saw his back. “Luke, what happened to your back?”
Damn. He hadn’t meant for her to see the stripes that crisscrossed his flesh. “This is cruel.” She kissed the ridges where white scars met pink skin. “It was a long times ago.” Right now he could think about one thing, and one thing only-and it wasn’t is back. He suckled on her other nipple and at the same time his hand descends to rest between her legs. He pressed his palm against her in a slow rhythm that built and built until she writhed and gasped and tried to escape. Slowing the pace of movements, he let her drive him in deep, then held her still while he pulsed within her before allowing her to pull back for another thrust. He plunged in one last time and bound her against him as they shuddered, spun and shattered together. Into his arms she feels so save and everything happening in her life went away with no worries in the world. The way he spoke to her seems so harsh with no emotional feeling attach to it. He makes it so simple and easy. It hurts her like knife went trough her heart. He did want her to be his mistress nothing more, it’s not like he has feelings or love for her. What happen to him those scars on his back was horrible, who could have done that to him and why, the only thing she knew about him it was his family. He isn’t a man of many words to tell her about himself. And she was in the same position. Luke didn’t want her to ask too many question of what happen to him so he asked her “Doesn’t your family worry about you?” “Why because I’m a woman, I’m not a child like you can see.” “My father doesn’t mind what I do as long as he doesn’t know much about the details, but my mother worries too much.” “Do they know what are you doing right now?” “No if they did, they will be disappointed with me.” “Don’t do anything rash don’t leave yet, I’ll make things right.” They spend the night together. Early morning Luke left the manor he had receive an urgent note from the secretary of state. The same morning she left to see her people to ask them how she is going home without being kidnap and keep her entourage save. Lord McGhee her secretary of state told her that he had hired someone to bring them back home. He told her all about the man that will protect them, he has been well train in his field as British spy and being highly recommend it by his country and his real name is confidential, he will go by under a surname. Her heart is breaking knowing that this morning was her last day with Luke, she did spent a month with him but only couple days in his bed ;she wished that they had meet in a different circumstances, she was still confused with the last word that Luke told last night before she felt asleep. She did left a letter to Luke’s butler to say good bye.
Luke arrived to the office since it was so urgent his boss filled him in with the details, he shake his head and told his boss that wasn’t his kind of job. Then, he said “Don’t her people protect her, they brought her here save why can they bring her back home save.” “They kind of running into troubles lately since you know the in and out of this country you can take care of her and her entourage without anyone knows that she was even here.” “Someone must know she here or she wouldn’t be in danger.” “That’s why you are hired to do the job.” In his mind he put the pieces together, think that it could be Elizabeth the princess that his boss asked him to protect. Then he asked “Can you described me how the princess looks like, what is her name and what country she from.” It’s Elizabeth but her real name is Amelia Elizabeth Sophia DeBellemont of Corinthia and the ring belongs to her, she was using her middle name. “You know that the princess is here with her entourage in the conference room they want to meet you.” Oh, god he slept with a princess that is against the rules and he ruined her, especially when she supposed to betroth to someone else. As soon as he entered the room his heart stop, his eyes were on her only when her eyes meet his she knew that he was hurt and angry by her deceit and lies she wanted to cry but she has to maintain her composure around her people. She didn’t say a word Lord McGhee was doing all the talking on her behalf. They acted if they didn’t know each other. “I’ll be back in an hour to take the princess and your entourage to the ship; I need to take care of a few things before we leave.”
Amelia just remembered about her letter to Luke, did he have a chance to read it if he did will he forgive her or hate her forever. When he got to his house he couldn’t believe what just has happen it seems that he has lost a part of him he was furious but every times he looks at her beautiful faces his heart heals. Could he have fallen in love with her? Then the butler said “My lord there is a letter left by Miss Elizabeth for you, she went back home.” He reads it, the letter has explained everything about her feeling about him, and she told him the all true about herself. Now it’s all up to him to do the right. He went back; he needed to talk to her alone. “Your highness the Duke of Wentworth would like to have a word in private with you.” “Let him in and please that nobody disturbs us.” As soon as her maid left they come toward each other. “What have you done to me?” “It isn’t that you care I was just another woman to you this morning why because I’m a princess that you are showing interest.” “I’m sorry if I can change the ways I had done thing I will but it’s too late.” Did I tell you last night do not do anything rash and I’ll make thing right that before I knew that you were a princess.” “I was going to ask you to marry me tonight then this happens between us and I don’t know who you are anymore.” “I just read your letter.” “Please forgive me Luke I didn’t mean to lie; I love you with all my heart.” “You don’t need to apologize, I’m the one who should, I was a foul not to surrender to my heart I love you.” “It’s means that you still want to marry me.” “Yes your highness, as soon as I bring you back to your country safely, I’ll go ask your parents hopefully they’ll say yes.” “They’ll because I love you.” “You don’t mind to leave England and your life behind for me.” “There nothing here for me, my younger brother could take care of the family business over for me ,my life without you my heart won’t be able to take it and we’ll visit sometimes.” That is the first times that she ever sees Luke happy with a smile on his face. Then he knees down and hand out a box. She opens it to her surprise that was her ring with another one. “Oh, Luke how you found it and the other ring is gorgeous.” He gives her passionate kiss; it was so intense that they didn’t hear the knock on the door. With worry Lord McGhee opened the door, in shock. “That’s alright Lord McGhee; I would like you to meet my future husband.” With a big smile he kisses her again.