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.Runs his finger around the rim of a golden glass that could be nothing else than a goblet.Who drinks from a goblet? She hopes it’s not blood inside.Her stomach just can’t take that again.“Where is Asmoday?”Keely swallows down the surprise.Nearly chokes on it.That was the last thing she expected.“I don’t know,” she answers honestly.He stares at her so long she begins to squirm under the pressure of his gaze.“I haven’t seen him since his last dream visit.Since your last dream visit.Are you certain you have no idea of his whereabouts?”Keely shakes her head slowly.“The union should have secured itself by now,” he says distracted.Eyes wide, Keely asks, “The union? What is that?” She has a pretty good idea already.“Do you feel an attachment to Asmoday?”“Yes.What is it? Why do I feel it?”He smiles showing dazzling white teeth.“Perfect.”“What is it?” She rubs her sweaty hands together.“It’s your betrothal.It began the day of the blood sacrifice and it should seal itself soon.”“My what? What do you mean seal itself? What does that mean?” Her hands shake.She folds them into fists.Betrothal?“Your promise to marry.”“Marry Asmoday?”“Yes, my Keely.”“Does he know?”“He has always known he was to be yours.”He always knew? “Does he know that’s why we feel like we do?”He tilts his head.Takes a long look at her face.“What is the answer you want to hear?”Keely is trembling all over now.Shock doesn’t even come close to describing how she feels.“I want the truth.”He laughs like chimes in the wind.Claps his hands together and sits back.“Free will.I do so love it my child.I do not suspect he could have known.I never spoke of it to him beyond his duty to wed.”“What did you mean when you said it would seal?”“When the union is completed it will be as if you are one being.Then you will be ready to wed.”“I can’t marry Asmoday.I l-love… Nick.”“Your union has nothing to do with love my child.As two, you are stronger.”“One, two.I don’t even understand what you’re talking about.And you said the blood sacrifice was needed for my accolades.Do you ever tell the truth?”He stands.Towers over her.“I do whatever needs to be done.You will learn this quickly.And you will obey me.”Keely shivers.“I understand.I’m sorry.” She is such a coward.“May I go now please?”He touches icy cold fingers to her chin.Lifts her head so he can look into her eyes.“Inform Asmoday he is to return home.I do not want to do anything rash.”Keely sits up soaked in sweat.Nick stirs beside her.Reaches out to touch her shoulder and she jumps.“What’s wrong?”She shivers again.“I have to be free of him.”He sits up.Turns on the light.“Who?”“My father.I hate him so much.”Nick pulls her against his chest and rubs her arm.“Dream visiting?”She nods.“What happened now?”“He betrothed me to Asmoday.He wants me to marry my brother.And I think he can force me to do it, too.That thing I feel with him.How I can feel his emotions, this is why.He said that when it’s complete we’ll be like one person.I don’t want that, Nick.I am so sick of not controlling my life.I’m sick of being scared all the time.If the Hierarchy doesn’t decide to help me tomorrow, they better kill me because I won’t marry my brother.”Nick crushes Keely into him.“Don’t say that.We’ll find a way out of it.We can search the Grimoire.I’ll ask my dad for help.The Hierarchy may know a way.There is always hope.”“I just feel hopeless at this point.How many times am I going to get knocked down before I can’t get back up?”“It’ll never happen.I’ll always be there to lift you.” He kisses the top of her head while his mind races.“Did he say how long you have until it’s completed?”She shakes her head against his chest.“We’ll talk to Asmoday.”“I don’t think he’ll be helpful,” she says.“I’m pretty sure he doesn’t know anything.And besides, he’s probably all for the marriage.He said it’s different for Demons.They marry their family members.” She shakes her head again.“I can’t do that.”“You won’t have to.We’ll figure it out.”***Asmoday leans his head back and looks at the speckling of stars in between the hazy gray clouds.The moon light drowns his skin in a soft glow.As he feels Keely begin to relax, he closes his eyes.It’s the only thing keeping him in this spot.He recalls the rush of emotions that brought him to stand here in the grass outside of Nick Wallace’s apartment building in the middle of the night.The raw, vicious anger that heated his body with rage.The shock and confusion that made his hands tremble with helplessness.The jolt of excitement that sent his stomach into somersaults.Followed by a feeling of betrayal that resurfaced the confusion.Resting finally on a cold, desolate fear that brought tears to his eyes.He battled this along with his own outrage and alarm for what Keely was going through.Her overall sense of well being calms him now.This of course makes the jealousy surge within his heart.It should be he with her.He who makes her feel so safe.And not knowing what had her so upset eats at him.He looks back to the building.Watches the light go out.Feels the heavy weight of sleepiness.Just one quick look.They’ll never know he is there.He will only stay long enough to verify she is unharmed.He won’t even touch her.Asmoday envisions Keely and his body shakes, vibrating quickly as he loses himself to the jump.He stands over the futon.Regards the two intertwined bodies.He begins to shake again.This time from the fury his resentment produces.He wants to pry Nick’s arm off of Keely’s waist.Break it into pieces [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]