He Came For Mine
Book 2
The Protector Series
Fending for
herself for almost two years,
Jazz worries
she will never see Sebastian again.
A new man
enters her life, but he holds a secret.
Will Jazz
trust him?
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Sebastian
discovers an ancient ritual which must be performed
on the
Chosen One's son before his first birthday, or he will die.
He returns
to Earth to find Jazz in the arms of another man.
A man he
knows very well.
A man he
does not trust....
BLURB (Long):
Desperate to save the life of a child he never knew he had,
Sebastian returns to Earth to find Jazz in the arms of another man. A man he knows all too well. One who cannot be trusted! Sebastian worries if Jazz’s feelings for him
have fleeted in his absence and he vows to win her back.
Jazz struggles to find ground between Sebastian and her new
life, unsure who to trust and still holding resentment for Seb’s
abandonment. She seeks solace through
someone who was there for her when she needed to pick up the pieces.
After coming to terms with her new life, Jazz is struck down
with confusion and longing when Sebastian suddenly returns.
However, a dark battle is forthcoming, one that is bound to
bring bloodshed.
SYNOPSIS:
This book continues the story of Jazz and Sebastian's fated
love affair. Sebastian abandoned Jazz at
the end of book one and returns to his home world of Aidensdein, which was
burned to the ground when Jazz escaped from his nemesis Brennan. He is kept
busy rebuilding the city and restoring order to his people.
Unfortunately, Jazz is left alone to transform into a
part-vampire and deliver their child on her own. Seb, of course does not know that she is even
pregnant when he leaves her. As Jazz
tries to survive the changes to her own body and raise a young vampire, she
finds herself being drawn into a relationship with someone who looks very much
like Seb. Can she trust this stranger, or should she be wary?
EXCERPT:
Auron began
to lead our party down lower and as we turned to pass a ridge of mountain, The
Sanctuary rose before us. I quickly
looked over at Jazz, her face showed her astonishment, as she looked around the
scene before her.
The actual
building stood near the top of the following summit, but what I wanted Jazz to
see was the green grass which spread across a flat plain filled with a variety
of trees, majestically reaching their limbs towards the blue moon.
In the
distance just before The Sanctuary lay a crystal clear blue lake, which I knew
was filled with colourful fish. The moon
was reflecting its deep blue cast upon the surface and the water’s surface
shimmered with the movement of the fish.
As our
steeds retracted their wings and landed upon the ground, they broke into a
gallop, before slowing to a stop near the edge of the lake.
I looked
across at Jazz and my heart leapt at the sight of her amazed expression as a
flock of winged creatures similar to large butterflies, escaped the long grass
beside us to travel to a nearby tree.
This close
to the trees, we could view the exotic flowers of Aidensdein blooming from
vines which crept their way up to the tree tops. I moved my mount nearer, “Do you like my
favourite place in this world?” I asked
Jazz.
“Yes, oh
yes Seb. It is beautiful. Why have you
not shown me this before?”
“The time
was not right, before.” I answered. “Come, we are heading to the heart of The
Sanctuary near the top of the summit, across the other side of the lake.”
“Why can’t
we just fly there?”
“There is
no room to land the Pegasoi Aithiopes up on the top of the summit.”
“How do we
cross the lake?”
“You will
see.”
Auron was
again the first to head to the edge of the water, at full gallop, crying out
loudly as he took off, “Watch this Jazz!”
As soon as
the first hoof of his animal landed upon the water a smooth flat rock rose to
the surface, another followed soon after to hold the weight of the horse’s next
hoof.
Some of the
Protectors followed Auron across, others waited while Nicola crossed before
them. The Royal Guardians moved their
mounts to position themselves behind Jazz and me, as we approached the water’s
edge.
As I felt
my steed’s hoof hit the stones surface, fond memories of my childhood swept
over me and I was caught up in an emotional moment as I shared this moving
experience with Jazz and my children.
It wasn’t
long before we reached the outskirts of the Sanctuary building, which was
protected by an invisible army of stone like warriors. They bowed their heads as our party passed by
their stations on the path to the entrance.
I noticed
Jazz turn back to look down at the plain we had just passed through and I was
amused by the look on her shocked face. “What? Where did it go?”
I turned to
look but knew I would only see a crimson coloured landscape with a lake full of
red water.
Jazz turned
to me and asked, “Was it an illusion?”
“No, it was
real. What you see now is an illusion.”
“Huh?”
“It is how
The Sanctuary is protected from unwanted intruders. There is only one path in and the secret is
one only certain families know.”
I guided
Jazz to turn around and continue our path towards The Sanctuary’s majestic
structure standing before us. A sacred
place where our religion was strong, and also where my ancestors were laid to
rest.
We gathered
together before entering through the main gates. I noticed that two of the Protectors had
closed their ranks tighter around Jazz.
When I
looked closely I recognized the pair.
Zane and Grayson had joined our outing.
Since their time as Jazz’s constant guards on Earth, when I was unable
to be with her, these two Protectors had taken it upon themselves to be her
main body guards and friends.
I felt no
jealousy towards Jazz’s obvious affections for both of them. I only felt a gladness that if my presence
was missing at a time when she could be in danger, that thankfully, someone
other than myself would stand before her and defend her safety.
I knew that
one of the two, the one with white blond dreadlocks, Grayson, his name was, had
also played a part in delivering Yolanda safely into the world, when Jazz had
gone into premature labour, during the attack on the Palmwoods house.
I met
Jazz’s eyes with a smile and she casually moved Brimstone to be at my
side. Grayson and Zane followed her
movement, staying close behind her. “Are
you ready to enter? We are expected and
the priests will be gathered to grant us a blessing as part of our wedding
ceremony.”
“Sebastian,
why did you not tell me this before?”
“I wanted
it to be a surprise.”
