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on the glass, showing his pronounced muscles that f orm on his arms and chest, but I don’t miss the hundreds of scars he has patterned all over his torso.
    “I’m nothing, nobody, you should know that better than anyone.” I tell him with a frown.
    We lock eyes as I step up to him, I let go of my breasts as I take the towel from his hand, and I see the change in his eyes and face, he looks hungry.
    “Where is she?”
    “Who?” He asks taken back.
    “The healer, Dorothy.”
    He steps out of my way, with a sigh.
    “She is in my bedroom.”
    “Thanks.”
    “Why are you thanking me?” He asks in disbelief.
    “For the shower, and for not hitting me today.” I tell him as I walk out of the bathroom and into his bedroom where Dorothy stands.
    She walks to me with tears in her eyes as she hugs me tightly.
    “Did he do this?” She asks tenderly.
    “No.”
    “Ok, lay down in the bed Zara, I’m going to put you to sleep while I heal you ok?”
    “This isn’t my room, I....”
    “It is for tonight honey,” She tells me as a tear slips down her cheek. Why is she crying for me? Why does she care? I lay back in the bed as a warm, loving joy tingles through my blood, and my eyes shut to the sound of Dorothy’s enchanting words of magic.

Chapter Four
     
     
    Waking up from a wonderful sleep, I sit up in bed as the memories of last night come flashing in my mind. Theo saved me from the unthinkable; I will hold him as a friend now for proving he really does care. Then there is Richard, what got into him last night? I know there is a chance that I could charm him as a Charmer, but could it really happen so quickly, he is such a cruel man. However, last night he showed me compassion, something I thought I would never see in him.
    “Angel, you ok?”
    Theo enters the room, and by the smell of it, he has a cup of coffee, Yuk, I hate coffee.
    “I feel better thanks Theo, Dorothy came last night and healed me again.”
    “Yeah? Good. Can I sit with you?”
    “Um hum.” I mumble, patting the bed beside me.
    He takes a seat; kicking off his shoes as he passes me the coffee.
    “I wanted to thank you again for last night, I will never doubt you again, I’m sorry I was so harsh on you, It’s just that...”
    “I know. I don’t blame you Zara. You know you’re real tough for a girl.” He jokes.
    “Yeah, I know,” I say with a playful wink.
    “You looking forward to seeing Dallah today?”
    I turn to him with a wide grin, which he returns.
    “You have no idea.” I say excitedly.
    “You’re so beautiful Zara.” He tells me scanning my face.
    I shy away from him, I don’t want to be looked at as beautiful, I just want my life to go back to normal. Being the Charmer means that I have one man chosen to be mine by destiny, but I don’t know who he is, or where he is. I could fall in love with all the men known as Warriors, but they will not all be like the Brothers’ or Parrise and Angus, many may be like Richard. I can tell which men are Warriors by the attraction I feel towards them, and they will all be supernatural. Nevertheless, I don’t want to love, or to be loved.
    “Where’s Richard?”
    “He left a few minutes ago.”
    “He was here?” I ask in shock.
    “Yeah, he wanted to see you were well before he went to Dallah.”
    “Why has he gone to her?” I ask panicked.
    “She’s fine; I have made sure of it.” He reassures me gently.
    “Oh ok...So where is she?”
    “She is here, I’m not sure where exactly.”
     
    Theo explains to me that in the Dark Coven, Richard’s close allies live here in his palace, but no family as he has lost them all in battles and wars, bar his cousin Thomas, whom I met the other night, 
    They do their own thing in the day, but always eat together in the evening. He tells me that he offered his services while I was here as extra security, which I could have laughed at; I’m hardly going to fight them all.
     
    After speaking with Theo for a few hours, Richard

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