Hadaen [The Marujan Brothers Series] Book One by Hannah888 Read Free Book Online

very powerful group as well. While we owe our praise to The
First, they are governed by a very dangerous fiend named Deorci.
Somehow he managed to understand the prana —life source—beneath my
father’s powers.” He casted her a long side-long glance. “Maruj is
in a vulnerable position, Amelia.”
    Blowing out a sigh, she
re-took her seat and massaged her temples. She tried to imagine a
calm and peaceful place that she could run off to but her thoughts
never averted from the words he had just spoken. She really needed to go home
and get some sleep. Maybe tomorrow she’d wake up and realize that
she’d been in a horrible dream. Amelia looked up to notice Hadaen
staring at her. All emotion had been swept from his face and he
looked at her expectantly.
    “What does this have to do with
me?”
    He said, “In order to be
able to resist the Dynasty’s darkness, we must seek Liberty . It is the only
way.”
    “Wait—what? Who’s this
‘ Liberty ’ person
you keep talking about?”
    “It is not a person but a
force. A force created by The First to overcome all darkness. It is
yet to be found,” Hadaen told her before grasping her hand, gently
massaging her wrist with his thumb. “Amelia, you are the Daughter of Liberty .”
    “No, I’m not!” she snapped, snatching
her hand away.
    “Yes, you are.” His annoyance had
broken his steely surface. “You are a sorceress and I cannot
understand how you cannot remember!”
    Amelia brushed him off and shook her
head. She refused to believe any more of it. It was too much for a
mortal girl to take. Did she just describe herself as being
‘mortal’? When had she ever thought of being anything else? She
needed to get this man out of her hair before he managed to crawl
deep under her skin.
    “Look, I know your country—land,
whatever it is, must be in some real deep shit right now but it’s
got nothing to be with me. Trust me, if I was some sorcerer or
something, I’d know. I surely wouldn’t be going home to a dump
every night. Can I go home now?”
    Hadaen clenched his jaws
furiously. Damn stubborn woman! “Sit down, Amelia. You’re not going
anywhere.”
    “The hell I am—.”
    The front door busted open. Amelia’s
harsh shriek echoed throughout the room as she flew up off her
feet, her fingers piercing into Hadaen’s flesh, and seeking
protection. The last thing she saw was a large figure coming
towards her before she blacked out completely.
    *~*~*~*

    H adaen pulled the blanket over Amelia to shield her body
against the semi-chilled air that blew in from the balcony. She
looked so peaceful while she slept. The flames from the fireplace
sketched dancing shadows across her beautiful face. Her chest rose
and fell slowly as the realms of sleep seemed to be taken well with
her. A few strands of hair, positioned near her mouth, flew up… and
slowly back down as her calm sighs came puffing out like a sweet
lullaby. Hadaen gently pushed back her hair from her face and
silenced the groan he knew was fighting to escape him. Dammit, he
was getting hard again.
    Turning abruptly from her,
he seethed hotly and headed out to the balcony, feeling murderous.
He was going to fucking kill him! Pulling the doors shut behind
him, he turned to face the fool, lounging back in a chair and
sipping on his damn whiskey. “I can feel your rage all the way from over
here, Hadaen,” Gideon mumbled. And he had the damn nerve to mock
him.
    “Did you have to come barging in like you did? Did you learn
nothing from Father?”
    “I love whiskey, don’t I?” Hadaen
grabbed him by the collar and shoved him up against the wall.
Gideon was only an inch shorter than he was, and almost as large.
But the rage that was broiling within him could have made Hadaen
kick his fucking ass all the way to Antarctica.
    “Easy there, all right?” Gideon said
raspingly, his own hand gripping the hold that Hadaen had around
his neck. “No need to get violent, big guy.”
    Shoving Gideon away as if