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Chapter One Silence. A dark, calm center absorbing chaos into its stillness. The peaceful rhythm of inhales and exhales. A pulse. The fundamental beat of nature extending into infinity. Awareness of everything and nothing. No thoughts. No dreams. No hungers. Pure existence. Primeval knowing. Floating in the center now. Finally. Singular but also transcendent. Only the pulse in the darkness. Alone, but unified with a larger rhythm, the– A disturbance. A small, silent shout of caution and worry intruding into the perfect void. “Why are you creeping around, Phippen?” “My apologies, my lord. I thought–you appeared to be sleeping and I just thought to come in and remove the tray–” A louder shout. Fear now. Always fear. The world roared with it. “I will go at once, sir.” “Take the tray, Phippen. Let us make the disturbance worthwhile, at least.” Chaos. Dismay. Thumps and bumps and the brittle cacophony of metal and crockery crashing. “My abject apologies, sir. The footstool–I will have this cleaned off the carpet in a thrice. I will be gone faster than you can say Phippen is a fool.” “Phippen is a fool. I’ll be damned, you are still here.” Noise. Sounds both audible and spiritual. Despera - tion amid clinks and sighs. The dark center shrinking, shrinking . . . ... |
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eBooks - Titles - Authors - Romance - Romance - Madeline Hunter - The Sins of Lord Easterbrook