ReEmergent -Guardians of Vesturon [4] by A.M. Hargrove Read Free Book Online Page A

“I don’t know.”
    “ I hope not because I would hate to have to call you by a number instead of your birth name.”
    “ Birth name?”
    “ Oh sweet Deity. What in the bloody hell did they do to you?”
    Her eyes darted about in confusion, not comprehending any of this. She looked at him again, not daring to look him in the eye for fear of being punished. She knew she was not supposed to do that. He was tall with long dark hair. He frightened her because he was so large. She cowered beneath her bedcovers, afraid he would strike her for being so bold with him.
    “ I’m not certain what you are asking me.”
    “ I wasn’t asking it of you. It was more of a rhetorical question.”
    “ You speak in riddles. You confuse me.”
    Xarrid stared at her. She was truly afraid of him. “Saylan, I swear to you I will not harm you.”
    Saylan lifted her eyes and gazed upon the male standing before her. She had never seen him before, but for some odd reason, she did not doubt that he spoke the truth. “I believe you, though I don’t know why.”
    “ Did they hurt you?”
    “ Who?”
    “ Those that held you prisoner.”
    “ I don’t know what you mean.”
    It all came crashing down on him, like a tidal wave, with its thundering roar and its crushing weight. Saylan had no recollection of him, their love, their shared joy, their bond. She didn’t even know she’d been kidnapped and had a chip implanted into her brain. She didn’t comprehend that she had been under the control of someone for over a year. She had no memory of them at all. According to her, there were no Saylan and Xarrid . They had never existed as a couple.

Chapter 9
     
     
    Xarrid
     
    I thought I would mourn her, but I knew that would be ludicrous. I knew I would have to woo her and earn her love all over again. Loving Saylan became my motto. Everything I did centered around her.
    Everything I looked at became a cause for me to love her even more. Saylan had taught me how to appreciate the little things that life handed you...small things really, that I usually took for granted. She always delighted in the beauty of the blue sky or a star lit night. I began to appreciate those too, after I knew her. Wildflowers that grew everywhere on Vesturon were a favorite of hers. Whenever I could, I would pick her a fresh bouquet and bring it to her. Her eyes would light up as she held them in her hand. Those moments were what I lived for. I strived to regain each and every one of them.
    The first thing I did was to resign from The Guardians. Rayn wasn’t pleased at first, but we decided this would be temporary. I couldn’t do my due diligence as a Guardian if I was so preoccupied with getting Saylan her life back.
    The next thing on my agenda was figuring out how to win Saylan back. This would be particularly difficult, as I knew she feared everything, especially me. I wasn’t quite sure why, but terror radiated from her, wrapping its tentacles around me, whenever I was near her.
    The third thing I did was I became as informed as possible on memory loss and how to help those suffering from it. I was determined to win her back, if it took the rest of my life.
    Saylan’s parents had turned her recovery and rehabilitation over to me. I suppose it was my fierce determination to see her return to her old self that convinced them. Or maybe it was my fanaticism at keeping all visitors out. Maddie was angry with me because I wouldn’t even allow her to see Saylan. I just thought it would do more harm than good. Julian couldn’t give me a good answer either way, so I went with my heart.
    Jurek stayed on Vesturon with me, using his powers on Saylan when she became overwrought. Julian decided this was better than sedating her continuously and she seemed to be having fewer episodes of acute pain. The scans on her brain showed that the remaining parts of the nanochips seemed to be staying inactive, so we were all hopeful that she would make a full recovery. Julian