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Part of Zeke wanted to stop her now He didn’t want to hear anystory and the cruelness she endured, but he wouldn’t dare interrupt her He kept his o, Layton sat ht it was best if I quit my job and stayed home He said his wo her head “Before, I would have agreed, but it was in that moment reality hit me”
At the tears welling in her eyes, Zeke shoved his hands into his pockets, fighting off his desire to hunt Layton and rip him apart “What did you realize?”
She wiped the moisture off her cheek “He didn’t want ic embarrassed him Just as my parents wanted no association with me, he wanted to hide me away too”
Now Bryanna made perfect sense to him Every piece of the puzzle fitted into place and explained what led her to be such a wounded witch “So you ran?”
She gave a firot in the car and never looked back”
Zeke didn’t knohat to say No words could erase the dae that had been done For the first time in his immortal life, he believed in the existence of a horror far worse than a de a soul
An innocent soul crushed and buried by deceit was the cruelest of all evils
“Oh, ,” she said, snapping hihts “This must be it”
He glanced toward the stone house that had captured her attention Wanting nothing more than to protect her from those who had harmed her, he looked back at her “Yes, this is now your home”
Bryanna gazed over the brick house that looked like a little piece of heaven tucked in between thick trees and her breath caught in her throat Round stone blocks rass covered the lawn and instead the grounds were filled with every flower she knew of and even soht colors
At the nudge of Zeke’s hand on her back, she inhaled and the sweet scents froo, emptiness had filled her over memories of the past Noith the beautiful home in front of her, she wouldn’t spoil the moment with a somber mood “This is really mine?”
Zeke nodded with a gentle grin “All yours”
While the inside of the house tempted her, another part of the home held more importance “Can we check out the backyard first?”
“This is your house” He urged her on with a gentle push on her back “Go wherever you please”
Right, why did she ask his permission?