Blood Stained Lives (The Blood Stained Saga Book 1)
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Aluana is on stage, getting ready to perform. Her band tunes their instruments, and she looks over the crowd that has gathered. Namon stands right in front at the center of the crowd with Brice on one side of him, Kieran and Sierra on the other side. Kieran's arms are wrapped around Sierra, and she has a big smile on her face like she is having the time of her life. Kaya and Eric are there as well, but they are sitting at a table away from the crowd.
The music starts and Aluana speaks.
“I wrote this song for a very special guy.”
I have walked through this world
Vulnerable, and alone.
Searching for some good
To keep my heart from being stone.
I'm a prisoner in this world,
With no hopes of a hero to save me.
In the dark, your light shines,
And so begins my destiny.
You came, and chase away the darkness,
You drive it from my sight.
Your strength so strong, and true,
You cut it with your light.
You make me want to be like you,
Beautiful, wild, and free.
You’re my hero of the wild,
It’s your light that saves me
As my heart calls for you,
Yours calls for me
We’ll make it through, I promise you
And together we will be.
The odds are against us
And we are worlds apart.
No distance can separate us
Or tear you from my heart
You came, and chase away the darkness,
You drive it from my sight.
Your strength so strong, and true,
You cut it with your light.
You make me want to be like you,
Beautiful, wild, and free.
You’re my hero of the wild,
It’s your light that saves me
No wall is tall enough
To come between us
Or to keep me away from you,
We’ll kick we’ll fight, we’ll cuss
And those walls will crumble and fall,
I’ll feel safe by your side,
As we stand side by side and face it all.
Being near you,
I will never forget.
I will live every moment without regret
You came, and chase away the darkness,
You drive it from my sight.
Your strength so strong, and true,
You cut it with your light.
You make me want to be like you,
Beautiful, wild, and free.
You’re my hero of the wild,
It’s your light that saves me
Once she's finished, the crowd goes wild and Aluana hops down. Namon catches her with ease and spins her around, kissing her.
“How did I do?” she asks.
“You were wonderful, baby!” he says.
She smiles wide at his approval and jumps on him, wrapping her legs around him as he catches her. She kisses him, and then hugs him before letting her legs touch the floor again. Then the same song starts playing that they first slow danced to. She reaches up and wraps her arms around his neck as he places his hands on her waist. They gaze into each other's eyes, smiling because they recognize the song, and she moves in closer, pressing her chest against him as she leans up to kiss him. They kiss for what seems like an eternity to them, and then she lays her head on his chest. They move together, dancing as if nothing else matters, and they are the only two people in the room.
Kieran and Sierra dance a few feet away from them, and they look over at the happy couple and smile.
“I'm happy for him, really. He deserves to be happy for once in his life, you know,” Sierra says.
“You sure that you don't want to knock her out, and take him instead?” Kieran asks.
She playfully hits him on the shoulder.
“You know better than to ask that. I am more than happy to be with you.”
Sierra leans up, kisses him on the lips, and then rests her head on his shoulder.
Kaya watches the youngest members of the group dancing, and then she looks over at the bar, and sees that Brice is standing at the bar, drinking a beer, watching them as well. She taps Eric on his knee and points in Brice's direction. He looks over, sees Brice, and gets the hint. He takes the final sip of his beer.
“Yeah, I need another beer anyway.”
He gets up, walks over to the bar, and orders another beer. He takes a sip from his new beer and turns to Brice.
“You doing all right, Brice? You look a little lonely over here.”
“Yeah, I just miss them, that’s all. My family, that is. Seeing all of them over there makes me miss them more,” Brice says while sipping his beer.
“I know it hurts. It will get better in time, trust me. Take Kaya for instance, she will be my fourth wife. It took me so long to ask her to marry me because I didn't want her to meet the same fate as the others. We have many enemies, Brice, and it's difficult for us to have wives that cannot protect themselves. One day, you will find someone as strong as you. Just wait and see.”
“Yeah, I know. You're right.” Brice drinks his beer, and then looks over at Kaya. “She looks pretty lonely over there, man. You better go dance with her before someone else comes over to ask.”
“I'll do that, my friend.” Then Eric leans in closer. “There is another benefit of this White Wolf thing, you know. You see my beautiful lady over there? She is pregnant now, thanks to this gift,” Eric says with a smile.
“That's great, man. Congratulations,” Brice says with a slight sadness to his voice.
Eric chugs the rest of his beer, hands the empty bottle to Brice, and then pats him on the shoulder. Then he walks over, and Kaya stands up. He leans over, and talks to her belly.
“Do you mind if I dance with your mommy? You don't? That's good because you have such a beautiful mommy, and if I don't dance with her, one of these young men may try to take her away from me.”
She laughs, “Like that will ever happen!” She then starts dancing with him. Brice stands there watching, and thinks back to the years before he joined the pack. He can see his wife's image dancing as if she were standing right there in front of him. A single tear falls from his cheek as he thinks about her, missing her, needing her.
“Cheers to you, Sheila.”
He raises his beer, and then drinks the whole bottle in one gulp.
“I love you, baby, and it would take someone really special to match up to you,” he says.
Then he can tell that a woman is watching him out of the corner of his eye. She walks over to him. He looks her up and down from her long legs up past all of her curves that her black dress hugs very nicely, and then all the way to her beautiful face. She has long, wavy, red hair, and deep purple eyes that he becomes easily lost in. He tries to hold tight to the vision of his wife, but the longer he gazes into her eyes, the more lost he becomes.
“Do you want to dance, big guy?” she asks.
“Hell yeah, I want to dance.”
Brice takes her hand, and they walk out onto the dance floor. Everyone looks his way, and cheers at him as the red head grinds over him in suggestive movements to the rhythm of the music. Then the song changes and it’s a slow song now. She turns to face him, wrapping her arms around his neck, keeping her eyes locked onto his. He can feel himself unravel in his mind as the pain that he has felt for the loss of his family starts to fade away. This woman is amazing.
She stands on her tiptoes and kisses him, rubbing her fingers through his short hair. The kiss could have been a lifetime as far as he is concerned at that moment. The kiss makes him feel intoxicated, much more than the beer does, and he craves another. He leans down and speaks into her ear.
“I'm Brice. What's your name?”
“I'm Lilith, but my friends call me Lily.”
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About The Author: Ronald Edward Gri
ffin
Avid movie collector and author Ronald Edward Griffin grew up in Macon Georgia. With a vivid imagination he has enjoyed writing since childhood. In 2014 he was a Georgia Author of the Year Nominee. Along with his nomination Ronald has a number of books under his belt. Currently in process for new publication are Blood Stained Lives, Blood Stained Deception, Blood Stained Origins and The Dead and the Restless. Current work,Turning Tides a romantic novella is coming soon, along with the third installment of the Blood Stained Saga, Blood Stained Apocalypse. Ronald encourages you to always follow your dreams by never allowing anyone to tell you that you’re not good enough. “So, what do you say? You ready to lead us? No one else knows these things better than you do.”
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Other Great Works By Ronald Edward Griffin
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When genetically altered animals escape a military lab and infect the citizens of Chesterton. Two people meet and find love in an impossible scenario. Will they survive the dead? Will they survive the drama?
The Dead and the Restless.
Cyrus is dead and Galamythe has been destroyed, Aluanas’ memory is restored, and Namons’destiny has come full circle as the leader of a new team of White Wolves. However when a mysterious woman comes into Brices’ life things start to get a little on the wild side. New monsters start appearing in Macon and Denominos plots from within the shadows. An organization known as P.S.I. (Paranormal Supernatural Investigations) has been established to help protect the citizens of Macon, but the White Wolves are still the first line of defense.
Love is in the air as all the wolves pair off with the loves of their lives. Or could one of those loves be something else than what they portray themselves as.
Events unfold to split the White Wolves up and each of them are put to the test as they all meet new people and creatures from pixies to ancient Egyptian deities. Who can be trusted and who will be adding to the deceptions in the works.
Did you enjoy reading all about Namon and the skinwalkers' from Blood Stained Lives? Did you want to know more about where the Skinwalkers' came from? How about the previous White Wolves before Namon?
All of these things are explained within the pages of this anthology. All of your favorite skinwalkers' Brice, Kieran, Sierra, Kaya, and Eric have their own spotlight before they become a family. You can also read about Namons' godmother Katrinas' first meeting with the Skinwalkers' and paved the path for Namons' future all in the Skinwalker section.
What do you do when you’ve struggled most of your life to make a name for yourself? Or better yet what do you do when opportunity comes knocking from an unlikely older man seeking companionship? Rose is a sweet girl who is timid by nature, but circumstances put her into an unusual situation causing her to act out of her nature. One day she does meet someone that she can have a life with but by choosing this man she risks losing all of the help she has received getting to where she is. Will she choose love or money? The answer is within these pages.