Ashes to New: an Angel Fire Rock Romance Prequel by Masters Ellie

Author:Masters, Ellie
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: JEM Publishing, LLC
Published: 2016-09-10T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

IT TOOK ANOTHER month and a half before Master John returned. Whatever business he’d had overseas kept him out of their home for the majority of the summer, but time had marched on, relentless and determined.

Soon, Elsbeth and Forest found themselves on their knees, waiting on his arrival.

School would start in a couple weeks. Their senior year.

At eighteen, they would be legally eligible to exit the foster care system. One question remained though. After everything he’d done, would Clark Preston let them leave?

An arrangement had been struck between Master John and Clark Preston. Forest didn’t seem to be included in the deal. How did he plan on controlling her without the threat of hurting Forest? She was missing something. And what did Clark Preston have planned for Forest?

Clark Preston sat in the library, working on his case files. She had no idea what kind of lawyer he was. She didn’t care. And it never came up in idle conversation, not that the three of them engaged in chitchat.

She needed to focus on the here and now. Slow her breathing. Calm her heart. Tackle the nerves fluttering in her belly and channel that energy into something useful. Control what she could and worry about the rest later.

To her left, Forest’s deep breathing pulsed into the air separating them.

When she dared to stretch her hand to soothe him, he jerked away. His aversion to her touch had only intensified over the intervening weeks.

She’d barely seen him this past month. During the day, he would disappear inside his computer room, and at night, he’d close the door to his bedroom. He’d said he was working on his project, but she understood.

Forced into intimate contact nearly every night, Forest was avoiding her.

Clark Preston would pose them, filming his nonstop narrative direction. She and Forest never spoke as they moved like the puppets they had become.

Focus!

Master John would be here soon.

A chill ripped through her body, and she fisted her fingers tight until her nails cut into her palms. Her mind was a raw and ravaged mess, and she was failing to package the important bits and squirrel them away. She needed to find her center if she was going to survive the night.

A rustle of paper trickled out from the library. Clark Preston had finished working on his latest case. His leather chair creaked as he rose, and then his steps filled the silence, echoing against the walls and bouncing off the ceiling to lodge deep in her chest. He came to a stop before them, the weight of his power settling heavily on her shoulders.

“Not long now. Master John has a treat for you, boy.”

Elsbeth’s insides twisted. With her head pressed to the backs of her hands, she squeezed her eyes shut and prayed.

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