Chapter Twenty-Three-Jade

                                    

                                          
Hello, My Lovelies,
                          
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News:  I'm getting closer to the end of this book and there will be a sequel.  I really don't think I can write a standalone.  I've tried and failed.  It's not going to happen.  There's just too much story to put in one book.  If you look above there is the Sequel's cover.  I hope you like it.
                          
Question:  After having so many series come out at once, do you have other series in the works?  Answer:  I've answered this question before but I will answer it again because sometimes things get lost in the mix.  Yes, I have seven series planned for release after the ones on my profile wrap up.  None of them are connected to the existing series.  I have a dragon romance, a dark vampire romance,  a dark high school romance, a M.C. romance and a bad boy romance plotted as well as re-working an existing series I started on Amazon that I will be putting on here called Roses and Blood.  Roses and Blood is a mixture of dark and sweet.  Also, just so you know I will be writing for a very long time, I keep every story idea and I probably will have to be reborn to write them all.  So, expect plenty of stories out of me.  I hope you find other stories you like.  
                          
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One more thing!  WARNING: This chapter contains violence, blood and death.
                          
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I watched Macon walk away even though every muscle in my body begged me to scream out his name to prevent him from going.  My stomach swirled telling me something wasn't right but I pushed it away convincing myself it was because I was nervous about all the danger Macon would be in.  Tears burned my eyes as I stood within the bedroom trying to get a handle on my emotions because I knew if I was going to be with Macon, I had to be strong.  I couldn't be the weak girl I was when he had taken me.
                          
            A knock sounded at the door and I raised my eyes to take in Eri's face, "He'll be okay," he said giving me a knowing grin.  His hazel eyes sparkled.  
                          
            I shook my head, "You must think I'm-"
                          
            "In love?" He asked, raising his brows, "Being worried about him is perfectly normal."
                          
            "I was going to say weak," I said, neither confirming nor denying my feelings.  
                          
            Eri frowned, "I don't think you're weak," he said, shaking his head, "I think you're one of the toughest women I know...Especially since you can sometimes out-stubborn Macon.  Not many people can do that."  
                          
            I scoffed, "It's because I am Josephine's sister.  He's always let me get by with more than most people," I whispered, but I knew that wasn't the only reason why.  Macon cared about me...Maybe he felt more than care.  I hoped for more.
                          
            "And because you're his girlfriend," he said, shaking his head as he chuckled, "See...You're both stubborn.  You know he's never had a girlfriend."
                          
            "He must have," I said, my heart clenching in my chest, "He wasn't a virgin."
                          
            Eri chuckled again, "You may be strong, but I never said you weren't innocent," he said his lips tilting into a grin, "I said he didn't have girlfriends, not that he hasn't fucked someone but he's never committed to anyone until you."