Chance: An Action & Adventure Romance Novel (Sacrifice) by A.C. Heller Page A

seem sudden to you but you do not know how long I have been waiting for you. You are the girl I would have brought home to my parents. The girl who curls into me just right while we're watching TV. The girl that laughs and her eyes light up and I feel it in my chest. You are it for me.
    My hands are shaking as I bring them back to the keyboard.  The tears pooling in my eyes from his beautiful words make it hard for me to see what I'm typing but I manage to get it out.
    Dora : I don't know how to do this. And I didn't. I was terrified.
    Ripley : I know that darlin. And you do not have to. I will do it for both of us. You're hurt, I'll mend you. You're lost, I will find you. You've waited so long for someone to give you what you deserve darlin. I am that man. You just gotta' let me do it.
    Dora : Okay.
    Ripley : Okay? That means you're mine?
    Dora : Yes, Aiden. I'm yours.
    Ripley : Thank fuck. Sit tight Dora. Come hell or high water we will get you out of there.
    Dora : We?
    Ripley : Me, Angelo, Takeo, Al and Liza are all gonna work to get you out. Gonna sit tight for me darlin?
    Dora : Yes.
    Ripley : That's my girl.
    After I receive his last message his little icon goes gray and I know my Aiden is coming for me. All my life I've been consumed by darkness, whether it was in my mind, manifested physically by my abilities or in the eyes of The Sapient. But for the first time I know everything is going to work out. I feel like I'm on the right path with the right people.
     
    One week later – Aiden
     
    The main building of the training facility is currently housing Dora's cell so we've decided it would be better to move our night training outside. There's a flood light on the side of the compound that keeps it illuminated enough to effectively train. Tonight I've been pushing myself much further than I usually do but I've got more steam to blow. It's been a week and I haven't heard a fuckin' thing from The Order about Dora's release and its left me extremely pissed, among other things. I had a taste of her and now I felt like I was a dying man in a desert and my water was locked in a box in front of me. Fuck!
    Landing a savage blow on Takeo's chest I watch as he takes a step back from the impact but Takeo being who he is he only smiles and comes at me full force. Takeo doesn't have abilities like me.  He's just fucking huge and strong. I've watched this man flip a car and while training I've personally felt one of his punches.  Let me tell you, do not get in this man’s fuckin' way. Takeo hits me in my abdomen with his shoulder sending us both sliding across the grass. He sits up laughing and that only pisses me off more. Coming to my feet I assume my fighting stance. I quickly notice that Takeo is already on his feet standing next to Angelo. They are both staring into the shadows behind them and that's when I feel him.
    Damiano steps out into the light and he's shirtless and his peculiar white locks are tied back in a ponytail. He's still wearing his black pressed slacks and his expensive Italian dress shoes, but his eyes are golden in color.  The one time I saw his eyes that color he dropped twelve Sapient. They didn't have a chance.  As fast as they would reach him they were dead. I've known Damiano for years, but to this day I'm not entirely sure what he is capable of.
    “ Come to learn to fight old man?” Angelo says.  Both Takeo and I flinch slightly at his words. Oh shit. Damiano doesn't say anything.  He just lifts one hand and motions for Angelo to come at him. Angelo unsheathes his sword and charges Damiano without another word. When Angelo's blade is about to pierce the skin of Damiano's chest he wraps his hand around the blade and tears the weapon from Angelo's hand. Damiano tosses his sword against the wall of the compound and with his other hand he grabs Angelo by the throat lifting him off his feet suspended in the air.

“ Ego.” Damiano mutters and drops Angelo to the ground. He steps over Angelo and