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She stared at him then at the ring and at him again, tears filling her eyes up.
"Angus... I- this..."She stammered not knowing what to say or how to react and when a few drops escaped her lashes, she looked away.
"What is it Alicia? Don't you want this?"
She could very well hear the worry in his voice and shook her head.
"What's that supposed to mean? Does it mean 'No you don't want to marry me' or 'No you want to marry me'?? Don't confuse me..."
"Why don't you read my mind and find out for yourself" she said softly.
He smiled. Of course he could do that and he knew the answer as well but he wanted to hear the answer from her mouth.
"Yes, I could do that but I want to hear it from you, love."
She hugged him tightly. "Of course I want to marry you. But this was so unexpected. You gave me no hints, nothing so that I could prepare myself for this day. I should have known earlier this evening but it didn't even occur to me..."
"So, that is not supposed to be a problem now; is it?" he asked holding her face so that he could look into her eyes. He wiped the tears away and placed a chaste kiss on her brow. "You are so perfect do you know that? Anyways I was planning for a surprise and I wouldn't be going around giving hints and have you ruin it now would I? Now be a good girl and tell me your answer."
He slid his hand under her head and grasped her palm with the other.
"Yes." She said softly.
"I didn't hear you..." he teased.
"Yes. Yes!! I will marry you." She shouted.
A huge smile broke on his face and she smiled back at him. He showered her with kisses and they fell into a peaceful sleep.
Sometime during the night, Angus woke up startled. Something was not right. He got up and peered through the curtains. Shit... there were about half a dozen black Mercedes and he could see from the number plates that they belonged to Duncan. He came back and woke her up, telling her to dress up quietly. The look in his face prevented her from asking him any questions and they started moving towards the door. The only light in the room was from a lone candle on a coffee table. While making her way in the dim light, Alicia hit a table that sent a crystal glass shattering to the floor and that was enough. They could hear glasses shattering as the whole house was showered with bullets.
Angus looked around for Alicia and when he saw her crouched under a table, he yelled at her to come towards him. As soon as she got up to move, one more sound added to the atmosphere.
"Aaarrghh..." she screamed and his heart skipped a beat as a stream of bright red liquid started oozing from her arm. He rushed to her and held her in mid-fall. The broken glass sliced through his hands but it didn't bother him. When he got to her, he was relieved to see that the bullet had only grazed her skin. Moving his eyes from her arm to her face, he caught a sight that left him baffled. Her eyes were glowing white and her pupils were the only thing visible in her eyes. And then he realized the bullets had stopped; rather they had been stopped by an invisible shield of some kind. Even the temperature of the room seemed to have gone down a couple of degrees. He had no idea how she did that but he had no time to wonder. He picked her up, teleported to the car and drove off.
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A few minutes after they left, a man entered the shattered house. He was in a wheelchair and two men dressed in black were accompanying him. He admired the mess his men had made, and then he saw the dark red drops on the white marble floor. Reaching down, he took some on his fingers and licked. Hmmm... so the girl had been hit. But what is it about her blood? It tasted normal but the effects it had on him were unique. If the girl was dead, it was a shame but if she is alive, he'd think of some way to get her. Duncan would do the job pretty well but right now, he was off putting an important plan to work. But this attack was enough to scare Angus and keep him occupied for next few days so that the plan could be easily worked on.
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It was an hour after they got to the hospital did she regain consciousness. One of the doctors who was his old friend tended to their wounds with out any questions. He was still in shock after what he saw but decided against talking to her about it. She was wounded and he was glad she'd be gone from this place for a month.
He laid her in her bed and tucked the covers around her. The wound was not serious so there was no need to worry.
"Who did that, Angus?" she asked in a small voice.
He came up and sat beside her softly caressing her forehead.
"They were sent by Duncan. The feud is between him and me but he still got you in the middle. He wants to have you Alicia. He wants to claim you. He wants to take you away from me."
"Isn't there a way to stop him? I don't want to be taken away from you. You're the best thing that's happened to me in years and I don't want to loose you."
"There is a way Alicia but I don't want to do that just now."