Seduced by Innocence (The Seduced Saga, Book 1 of Rose's Trilogy)

Author:Kinrade, Kimberly [Kinrade, Kimberly]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Daring Books
Published: 2013-01-26T23:00:00+00:00

FIFTEEN

The Nightingale

DEREK

Wilt thou be gone? it is not yet near day:

It was the nightingale, and not the lark,

That pierc'd the fearful hollow of thine ear;

Nightly she sings on yon pomegranate tree:

Believe me, love, it was the nightingale.

— William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet

ROSE LOOKED READY to kick ass when she snuck through the woods to my car. She slunk in and ducked down. "Hurry, before someone sees me."

"Should I start driving a car with tinted windows?" I asked, trying to keep the mood light.

I hated seeing her so scared of her own family. For all of my family's flaws, they always supported me in my life choices, even if they didn't like them. Rose looked a cross between terrified and angry, and I wanted to confront someone, anyone, and tell them to let go of the control they had over her, but I didn't yet have that right.

Maybe I never would.

The blistery winter day had stayed dry so far, but heavy clouds heralded rain in the near future. Tall trees stood as green sentinels on either side of us as we bumped along dirt and rock until we reached the main road.

Silence lingered, stifling all the unspoken words between us.

That morning I'd confided in my mother about Rose. She too had shared the story of how she met my father, and talked about how he patiently and persistently won her over.

"Did you not like him at first?" I had asked.

Mom's green eyes softened as she seemed to peer into the past. "I liked him very much, but I was scared. I'd never been in a serious relationship, and your grandparents had always encouraged me to explore the world before settling down. I didn't want to be like those other girls who jumped into bed, and into marriage, with the first handsome man who swept them off their feet."

Could that be what scared Rose? "What changed your mind?"

"Love changed my mind. When you find the one, when you share that spark of kismet, then it becomes inconceivable to walk through life with anyone else. More than that, it's impossible to imagine life without them. I made him work for that "Yes," because I didn't want to be a pushover. But I knew from the beginning that he would be mine forever."

The talk left me cautiously optimistic, that despite such a shaky beginning, Rose and I might yet find our way through the obstacle course of this new passion.

I snuck a glance at her and heat rose inside me at her loveliness. "Do you want to talk about what happened last night?"

She smirked. "Which parts?"

"Any of them? All of them?"

"I'm not sure what to say about it. I feel like a fool for acting like I did on our date and putting us both in danger. You were really incredible, you know. Thank you for… everything."

I placed my hand on her gloved one, and wondered once again what secrets she kept in those gloves. "You don't have to thank me."

"And thank your sister for me.

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