~ ABOUT A YEAR AGO ~ FAMILY LAND ~
~ JARED & CHLOE's HOUSE ~ MARGARET's ROOM ~
Margaret whirls around the room like a top, packing her things into a huge suitcase on the bed. Her mother, Chloe, sits cross-legged in the big reading chair, drinking hot, aromatic tea spiked with a few drops of blood. At some point, seeing that her mother has no intention of helping her, Margaret addresses her.
Margaret: What's going to happen now, Mom? Will you help me get my suitcase ready? I'm already late. I'm going to miss my flight.
Chloe: I'm not going to help you make a big mistake.
Margaret grimaces.
Margaret: Please, Mom. We talked about this, didn't we?
Chloe: No, we didn't. You just announced to us that you were leaving, and even by phone. I fought with your father to let me come alone.
Margaret: You shouldn't have come.
Chloe: And what? Let you make that fatal mistake?
Margaret sits down heavily on the edge of the bed and sighs. Chloe sets the cup down on the coffee table, stands up and walks over to her daughter, who lifts her head and looks at her with tear-filled eyes.
Margaret: Why don't you understand me?
Chloe: What exactly am I supposed to understand, Maggie? That you're giving up on the man who literally worships the ground you walk on, and has given you the great gift of immortality in addition to himself?
Margaret: I'm not going to give up on him.
Chloe: You pack your bags to go to another continent without even warning him.
Margaret: I left him a letter explaining everything.
Chloe: Besides being so old-fashioned, do you really think that's enough? And most importantly, is that what he really deserves? Damon ...
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There Is No Light 🌇 Without Darkess 🌃 - Book 4
General FictionIn this fourth and last book of the MAGIC OF LOVE series we meet the youngest son of Jace Haronnate Nicolae and his grandson - son of Stefan - JJ. But the two aren't alone. They're joined by Damon and Elena, the children of Sebastian and Lois, and J...