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@gracie-j. Apparently, my reply didn’t go through. 🤦🏻♀️ But anywho, OH YES THEY WILL! (no one will lay a finger on Ezra and Eva or they might end up dead, tbh) Aww, thanks! I love the three of them! Such good friends to Ezra! 💖💖💖 (oh, btw, Abelard is Aadelheide’s older brother. Just a way of connecting the books. 😜 Can’t remember if I mentioned that before. 😅😂)
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*Screeeeeeeeeeeech*
(Just to be sure.) Did you just say that Abelard is Aadelheide’s older brother? Like, Leon’s wife, Aadelheide?! So Abelard would be Leon’s brother in-law?!
Or am I pretty totally and completely confused? That’s possible too.
Oh, and the scene was fantastic! I loved it and definitely need the rest!!! 😉 (Like, soon?) 😉
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@elishavet-pidyon. The VERY SAME! 😀 Yep, Abelard is Leon’s brother-in-law. Uncle Abelard to Leon’s kids. 😉
Aww, thank you! 🙂 (I’ll try to get the rest written, and soon, for y’all. XD)
@freedomwriter76 Whew. Good. YES!! OOH COOL!!
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@elishavet-pidyon. @gracie-j. @koshka. Here’s the promised ending! 😀 Took me long enough. XD I wanted it to be good! 😉
“Stay down, half-breed. That’s an order.” Zach snarled, the alcohol in his breath stinging Ezra’s eyes.
Breath heavy, arms, face, and stomach aching from the blows he’d already received, Ezra stood, ignoring the pain. “Never.”
He swung, and Zach, in stunned surprise, didn’t move. Ezra’s fist connected with his gut. Zach groaned, but some unseen force, likely the alcohol, kept him on his feet.
“Why you…” And Zach called him some of the worst things Ezra had ever heard come out of someone’s lips.
And that was really saying something.
Ezra had heard a lot.
Before he could duck, Zach made a lung at Ezra’s head.
Bright light.
Aching pain.
A groan.
And Ezra sank to the ground of the alley.
“Got yourself into another scrape? You know you’re supposed to be careful, Ezra.”
His sister Margaret’s voice in his head reminded Ezra, once again, of the family he’d hurt. So, so much.
Zach punched him again.
And again.
And Ezra did nothing to defend himself.
He didn’t mind the pain.
No.
He craved the pain.
Made all the thoughts…the regrets…the guilt…go away. Even if it was only for a moment.
“Hey! Lay off!” Ezra opened his eyes. Zach readied another punch, when he was pulled away, cussing the entire way.
“Watch your mouth, pilot.”
“…Curtis? I thought you weren’t-“
“The war needed me back.” Curtis replied, getting down onto one knee beside Ezra.
Abelard tried to hold Zach still.
Zach got out of his grip. “Care so much about the black boy, do you? You wanna keep him safe, Jerry? You must really be betraying us now…”
Zach pulled out a pistol. Ezra forced himself to his feet even though Curtis protested.
“Don’t do anything you’ll regret, Zach…” Yoshua warned, narrowing his eyes.
Zach chuckled. “Oh, I won’t…”
He went, fast. Grabbed Eva, who almost screamed when Zach covered her mouth.
In his other hand…he lifted the pistol.
Pressed it against the side of Eva’s head.
She cried out.
Zach’s grip on her tightened.
“Do anything and the German girl gets it.”
~*~
Now she was held.
Helpless against the strong grip that held her tight.
Eva watched Ezra.
Tears filled her eyes at the sight of the blood on his face…his arms…hands…his entire body, she was sure.
She even saw some in his hair.
‘Oh Jesus, help us.’
“Let her go, Zach. Now.” Jameson ordered.
“Why should I?”
“Let her go…now.” Ezra snarled; his Southern drawl low. Oh, Zach was in for it.
“Never.”
Ezra took another step. “Let her go. I’m the one you want.”
Zach smirked. “Sure. But I’m sure she would suffice.”
He pressed the cold barrel of his gun harder against Eva’s forehead.
She held back a cry.
“Let me go. Don’t tell anyone you saw anything, and I’ll let her go. Otherwise, well…we’d have a bloody mess on our hands. Literally.” Zach snarled, wobbling a bit.
The alcohol in his breath stung Eva’s eyes and throat.
“Let. Her. Go.” Ezra ordered.
Zach smiled. “I suppose you’ve made your decisions then.”
The pistol cocked. Eva screamed.
She felt herself hit the ground.
Some pain shot from her head.
“Grab him!”
She heard a pistol hit the ground.
Eva slowly opened one eye, expecting to see Light.
She smelled wool.
Heaven didn’t smell like wool…did it?
Or…or…well, most definitely not.
Eva smelled blood.
She wasn’t in Heaven.
She was…she was alive!
But that meant…Eva almost jumped to her feet.
Jameson had Zach pinned to the ground. Zach was struggling, trying to escape, but he stood no chance against Jameson, especially drunk.
Jameson pinned him down harder. “Keep struggling and trying to escape. See what happens.”
Zach snarled a curse at him.
“And don’t you dare try to hurt anyone else, or you’re going to meet your maker tonight.”
Eva felt a hand on her shoulder. “Eva, are you okay? I’m so sorry. We should have protected you better.” Curtis whispered.
“I’m…I’m fine. What…?”
She stopped. Gasped.
Ezra gave her a lopsided grin. “Hello Eva.”
There was a hole in his dress uniform jacket.
Blood.
“Ezra…you…you…”
“Had to return the favor…”
“I didn’t…I never…I never saved your life.” Eva whispered, tears coursing down her cheeks.
Yoshua was trying to staunch the blood flow. He turned to Curtis. “Hurry. Go get a medic, a physician, a nurse, someone.”
Curtis nodded and rushed off.
Abelard was already missing.
“Abelard’s getting some MP to deal with Zach. Ezra, hold on, will you?”
“I’m trying Yosh. Trying…I’m…trying…this hurts somethin’ fierce.”
Eva leaned in close. “Ezra…I never saved your life…”
Ezra glanced at her.
Gave her a small, soft, sweet smile. “Eva…you save my life every day.”
More tears fell.
“You convinced me…convince me every day…that life is still worth livin’. I-I was ready to…ready to give up. On all of it. But-but then…you came…” Ezra smiled, “and changed my mind.”
Eva didn’t let him say more.
She leaned close.
And kissed him.
Didn’t care that there was blood on his lips.
Didn’t care that Yoshua was watching.
She only knew one thing.
She loved him.
With every fiber of her being.
“You’re going to be okay, Ezra…” She whispered, pulling away from the kiss.
He gave her a smile. “…We’ll all be, ma’am.”
She nodded. Smiled.
Leaned in close.
And their lips met.
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Ezra will be FINE Y’ALL!!! I PROMISE!!! That Southern boy has a talent for staying alive. XD
Scares me all the time. XDXDXD
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Ezra…
*broken-hearted sniffles*
And I’m with @koshka on this one… It’s good Ezra’s attackers are fictional… XDXD
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Ezra glanced at her.
Gave her a small, soft, sweet smile. “Eva…you save my life every day.”
THOSE LINES.
I’M DEAD. YOU’VE OFFICIALLY KILLED ME.
GOODBYE.
Yeah, those were pretty great…
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Eewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.
I quote Viktor.
Did they just…
kiss?
*retches into trash can*
Just teasing. 😉 Although that was my reaction to the last little bit, especially the last sentence, there were a lot of reactions packed into that scene. It got rather tense.
And I love the dialogue! And that Ezra took the bullet for Eva.
To essence quote a friend’s character, love is built on trust… It’s taking an arrow for him, and knowing he’ll take one for you.
The context is a wee bit different, but hey, it fits. 😉
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@lydia-s. I know! My poor Kentucky boy! *sobs* OH THOSE LINES!!!! XD SAME HERE, GIRL, SAME HERE! XD XD XD
@elishavet-pidyon. Haha, Viktor…XD XD XD XD Aww, thank you! I do my best with dialogue. 😉 AND YES!!! I LOVE THAT HE TOOK A BULLET FOR HER!!! *cough cough* Anyways…ooh, I LOVE THAT QUOTE!!! <3 <3 <3- Rank: Chosen One
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@gracie-j. @elishavet-pidyon. @koshka. @lydia-s. @queen_of_alvastia. This one isn’t a full scene, but I wanted to share this snippet. 😉 (@queen_of_alvastia I know you’ll love it especially. XD)
“And if they all came to Christ…wouldn’t it be wonderful if we could show the rest of Japan and even America what it means to be brothers and sisters in love?” Michael grinned. “And then maybe we could-“
“Can we talk about something else, Michael?”
Michael blinked. Once.
Twice.
“Uhm…okay? Asher talks about it just as excited as me. I thought you would be…well…”
“The same? News flash, Michael, I’m not my older brother.” Jayden interrupted. He regretted the bitterness in his tone immediately, but at the same time, he wouldn’t apologize for it, either. “Asher has that faith. That trust. That belief. I don’t. If you haven’t figured that out by now. This place…this war…it’s horrible. They took your arm, Michael, for crying out loud. How could a good, loving God let you lose your arm?”
“He could have let me die instead. But he didn’t. I’m thankful for that. And now…I’ve devoted my life to him. I’ve finally found hope, Jayden. Hope that I could never find before. But now…I have it. All because of God.”
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I am being 100% serious. I have actual literal tears on my face as of this moment….
*WAILING*
JAYDEN!!!!
*sniff*
AND MICHAEL!!! 🥰🥰😊😊
*why do you do these things to my heart*
Does Jayden come to faith later? I MUST KNOW!
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@queen_of_alvastia. I KNOW!!!! 😭😭🥰🥰
HE DOES, DON’T YOU WORRY!!! 🤩🥳 It just takes a long journey for him to get there. 😉
@freedomwriter76 SO SAD!!!
YAY!!! *hugs my poor broken boy* I bet his journey is SO SWEET!
Tissue fort here I come!!
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@queen_of_alvastia. It SURE IS! (rocky at times, but sweet.) 💖💖💖
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