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Authors: Hazel Hunter
Abandoned (Book Two of the Castle Coven Series): A Witch and Warlock Romance Novel (13 page)
“Hey Piers, how’s the girl?”
“Unchanged. Look, I need you to do me a favor.” There was a long silence on the other end of the line. “For Hailey.”
Stephan grunted a little. “All right, let’s hear it.”
“Who was the Magus Corps officer who escorted Hailey from Italy?”
“That was Major Kieran McCallen. Why?”
“We need him here––as soon as possible.”
“It’s not exactly a great time to pull officers from the field.” Stephan said, but then paused. “I’ll see what I can do.”
Piers hung up, dropping the phone on the night stand. As he had so many times, he gently stroked the side of Hailey’s soft but pallid cheek. If she wouldn’t wake up for him, maybe she would for this Kieran.
• • • • •
Hailey’s story continues in HEALED: Castle Coven Book Three, available now.
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Excerpt:
HEALED
Castle Coven Book Three
Hailey let out a long breath that she hadn’t been aware that she was holding. Despite the fact that she lay in the crook of Liona’s arm, a leg protectively thrown over the older woman’s, she had been afraid for her. Even in her short life, she knew that there were wounds that you could carry forward without showing. She thought of the scars at her side from the Templar’s hot poker.
“How strong you must be,” she whispered, clinging to Liona, resting her head on her shoulder. As the twilight chill had seeped into the room, they had gotten under the blanket.
“I didn’t feel strong at the time,” Liona said.
Her voice was light. More than a thousand years stood between this woman now and the girl who had been tortured by monsters wearing human faces.
Hailey sighed a little, drawing the blanket up over them a little more snugly.
“I don’t know if I could have been as brave if it were me.”
Liona’s laugh was soft as she encircled her in her arms.
“We are more alike than you think. We are survivors, you and I.” She paused, as though considering. “Wiccans yes, but also women. We share the same spirit, and perhaps even the same desires.”
There was something about the way that Liona said the last word that brought warmth to Hailey’s cheeks.
“I understood what you meant, I think,” she murmured. “When you loved two men, I can see why you would love both. I am grateful that you never had to choose.”
“One thing that I have learned over the course of my long life is that anyone who would force me to choose may be a fine friend, but they will never be my lover. I have had many friends and lovers over the course of my life. Both are a pleasure. Some cross the line back and forth.”
“Cross the line…?”
“Mmm, yes. From friend to lover and back again over the course of the years.”
Liona’s voice was almost dreamy. Hailey could find it in her to be envious of the other woman’s obvious good memories. She realized, however, that at some point, she would be able to make her own.
“You’re blushing,” Liona whispered. “Why is that, Hailey?”
“I don’t know,” Hailey mumbled. “You’ve lived such a long time. You’re in my bed. You’re telling me about…about…”
“About all the fun I’ve had as well as the pain? The pain passes, dear one, as does the pleasure. Nothing really lasts. I have come to learn that we must take pleasure where we find it.”
Hailey became aware of the way that Liona was rubbing her back. Relaxed and unhurried, her hand moved up Hailey’s spine and then back down. Her fingers gently kneaded the flesh at its base. Though Hailey didn’t know the moment that Liona’s touch had gone from comfort to something more, she definitely knew that it had passed. The barest pressure of Liona’s hand nudged her hips from behind, and Hailey let them move forward. She pressed herself into Liona’s side, the connection almost electric. Hailey’s heart fluttered uncontrollably.
“Do you…want to find pleasure with me?” Hailey asked, her voice breathless.
MORE BOOKS BY HAZEL HUNTER
THE SILVER WOOD COVEN SERIES
Rescued (Silver Wood Coven Book One)
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THE CASTLE COVEN SERIES
Found (Castle Coven Book One)
Abandoned (Castle Coven Book Two)
Healed (Castle Coven Book Three)
Claimed (Castle Coven Book Four)
Imprisoned (Castle Coven Book Five)
Sacrificed (Castle Coven Book Six)
THE MAGUS CORPS SERIES
Dominic (Her Warlock Protector Book 1)
Sebastian (Her Warlock Protector Book 2)
Logan (Her Warlock Protector Book 3)
Colin (Her Warlock Protector Book 4)
Vincent (Her Warlock Protector Book 5)
Jackson (Her Warlock Protector Book 6)
Trent (Her Warlock Protector Book 7)
THE SECOND SIGHT SERIES
THE EROTIC EXPEDITION SERIES
Arctic Exposure
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Part 2
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Part 3
Desert Thirst
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Part 2
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Part 3
Jungle Fever
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Part 2
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Part 3
Mountain Wilds
Part 1
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Part 2
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Part 3
Island Magic
Part 1
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Part 2
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Part 3
THE ROMANCE IN THE RUINS NOVELS
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