Marianne's Abduction
“A warm breeze blew, and the air smelled fresh and clean.
Marianne had coffee and a plate full of food, while Callie had a cup of tea.
“I’ve developed a taste for this stuff,” she said, sipping. “Especially the peppermint kind. You must have a million questions.”
“I’m just so happy to see someone else who lived through what I did. Vaughn and River told me your story. Were you terrified?”
“Oh God yes. But Jakara didn’t mistreat me.
Not ever. And there was something about him that called to me. I can’t even explain it.”
“I think I know what you mean. Those two are … how do I put this? Charming, gorgeous, seductive, funny, tender, protective…” She laughed. “I sound like I’m reading from a romance novel.”
Callie laughed, too, and then she asked Marianne where she’d lived on Earth.
“Fox Chapel, just outside of Pittsburgh. And you?”
“A tiny town in Maine called Castine. Have you heard of it?”
Marianne shook her head. “What did you do there?”
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