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Chapter One: The Spark

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Chapter 4

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Chapter Four Bramble felt heat lick at the back of her neck, slowly rising to brush her cheeks. She didn’t understand how this man had snuck up on her. She had been relaxing, yes, but she had been aware of every breeze that blew, every fish that swam around her. It was almost as if he was a ghost, moving silently through the night. She narrowed her eyes, never letting him out of her sight, as she slowly walked towards the shore. This did not seem necessary, however, since he never moved an inch. Still, she did not trust this man. “What are you doing here?” She inquired as her feet finally brushed against grass. She could not keep the edge out of her voice. “I could ask the same of you.” She noticed a hint of malice, of ill-intent, in his tone. All amusement was gone. She took two full strides towards him, efficiently closing the gap. She would not allow him to have an effect on her. Not now, “But I asked first.” By now she had changed her pose. She was swayi...
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Chapter Twelve: Realizations

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Bramble found herself on Chad’s front porch that evening. She wasn’t sure how long she had stood there unsure of whether she should knock or not. It was an odd notion - she hadn’t been nervous to see Chad since the first night she had visited. In the last few months it had become part of her usual routine; A routine that had been compromised due to a misunderstanding. Or so Airin had said. The notion that kept Bramble’s hand by her side was the simple fact that she wasn’t certain it had been a misunderstanding. What if Chad’s had meant to take advantage of the situation? She wasn’t certain that Chad had any real lasting feelings for her. The choice to confront Chad was made for her when his little brother threw the door open in a hurry. The young man stood there, eyes rimmed with dark eyeliner, looking slightly dazed. Soon a smile broke out on his lips and he called up the stairway, “CHAD! YOUR FRIEND IS HERE” Apparently he didn’t remember her name. Which was a good thing since she...
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Chapter Five

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Chapter Five “Bramble! Bramble, wait!” The voice vaguely sounded familiar to her, but Bramble couldn’t quite place it to a face in her memory. Her peaceful pace halted abruptly, blue eyes wide and searching the crowd. She had wandered into the downtown area of Starlight Shores numerous times over the past week – only during the day. She didn’t really want to risk running into any unsavory characters if it wasn’t necessary. Bramble especially didn’t want to chance another run-in with Cress’ grandson.  This was the first time someone had attempted to speak to her in public since she had bumped into Chad. It wasn’t slicked back brown hair that filled her view, though. No, it was wild and unruly silvery blonde.  “Oh, hi.” She gazed down calmly at the teenager before her. She had forgotten about the application she had submitted at the bookstore.  Chance was huffing and puffing, doubled over, with paper clutched in his hand, “Y-your application.” ...
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