Strings of Fate - Chapter 288
Cam 45- Preoccupied and prepared
Harry pulls up in front of my home and I’m doing my best not to shake and bounce my knee due to nervous excitement. I’m
pushing the door open and getting out of the seat before. Harry even has the parking brake on because | don’t think I can sit still
for another second. | wait awkwardly by the car as Harry gets out to join me. He immediately winds his fingers through mine and
tugs me closer to him. We walk up to the doorstep, and as is our tradition,
we pause.
“So, Cam. Can | come in?” Harry asks. His tone is joking, | mean I’ve already invited him. inside. But there is a seriousness in his
expression that tells me he does still mean it. He’s giving me a chance to change my mind and send him home. But | have no
intention of doing that. To answer his question, | place a hand on his shoulder and tug him down towards me while going up on
my toes. | have to basically lean all my weight on him because I’m reaching up so high and I’m totally off balance, but it’s worth it
because now | can kiss him. My lips are just reaching his when he suddenly jerks away from me. What the hell? I’m frozen in
shock for a moment as my brain takes in the situation. Harry didn’t pull away from me, he was yanked away from me by Simon
grabbing the back of his collar and pulling him down the few steps leading up to my door. Harry is on the ground looking stunned
and Simon stumbles after him, probably not actually prepared for the weight of the guy he basically pulled down. on himself in
his rage.
“What the hell are you doing?!” | scream.
“I’m saving you from this demon.” Simon snarls back, still approaching Harry. | rush after
him and grab his arm.
“Are you insane? Do | look like | need saving? Because | can assure you | don’t!” | tug on Simon’s arm, trying to keep him from
attacking Harry again and giving Harry a chance to lurch to his feet, although he looks a little stiff from his collision with the
cement. At least he
didn’t hit his head, th
would have been really bad.
“You don’t know that you need saving because this monster is manipulating you. You’re a woman so you’re weak to his evil
magic.” Simon pulls his arm away from me and roughly shoves me back, | stumble on the steps and land on my ass right by my
front door. I’m tiny so | basically go flying straight into it. Ouch!
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“You are actually insane! Harry isn’t manipulating me!” | scream the words. Harry shoves himself in between me and Simon,
keeping his back to me so that it isn’t facing Simon again. | can’t believe | didn’t notice the asshole hanging around, although |
suppose | WAS a little preoccupied. | should have gone to the police today rather than wait, and | should have warned Harry to
be on his guard. But | didn’t think that Simon would ATTACK him. There’s a big difference between spray painting a building or
taking a few photos and physically trying
to hurt someone.
“Don’t you dare touch her.” Harry says darkly, glaring at Simon. Shit this is not good. | don’t want Harry to get hurt. Why didn’t |
call the police earlier? Why didn’t | bring a single defensive potion with me? I’m such an idiot. | could try a spell but my
concentration is completely shot so there’s no telling how it would turn out and | don’t want to risk hurting Harry with out of
control magic. Simon takes a step closer and Harry tenses up.
“Let the girl go. Release her from your magic demon!” Simon demands. Harry tilts his head in confusion.
“I’m not a demon, I’m an Incubus, that’s a totally different species. And why the hell are you so convinced that I’m using magic on
her?” He questions. His tone is oddly calm, totally different from the dark tone he had a moment ago. What is going on? | start to
feel a trickle of Harry’s magic rolling through me, but not the usual lust or excitement | usually get from him. This is more like…
fear? But not quite. Stress? Is stress even an emotion? Either way the magic is making me feel stressed. Is he trying to make
Simon MORE agitated? Why the hell would he do that? Or is he doing it by accident somehow? | really need to ask Harry more
about how his magic works. | know he can manipulate emotions, but | thought it was mostly related to lust and other physical
things. Either way, the magic is having a clear impact on Simon. He breaks out in a sweat and his eyes start darting around
nervously. It’s like he’s lost. the determined focus he had when he got here. He’s realised that he’s just one guy and that Harry
isn’t just going to stand there and take it, or just hand me over without a fight. For a moment, it looks like he might even back
down. Then without warning, Simon launches himself at Harry, arm swinging wide in a punch, screaming out as he attacks. |
cringe, hoping Harry doesn’t get hurt. To my complete and utter shock, Harry sidesteps the swing and without pausing, twists
around, grabs Simon’s arm and in a clearly practised and oddly. graceful selection of twisting and turning movements, Harry pulls
Simon’s arm in a way that causes him to overextend it. Simon immediately moves his weight, trying to escape the pain and Harry
twists him around again, grabbing him by the wrist and elbow and using his own weight to shove Simon face first into the
cement. Simon fights for a moment, but Harry drops. his weight onto Simon’s back and twists his arm up behind him. Simon
freezes, clearly in
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pain. After a moment longer Simon goes slack, no longer fighting although he does continue 07
to spit out insults and threats. He
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I’m just staring at Harry, totally stunned.
“Hey Cam? | know you’re a bit freaked
out. But could you do me a favour
and call the police. ea heldhiin
alliajghts Harry Says in a voice |
Ould usually use to soothe a crying
child. But I’m fine… Aren’t |? It’s his
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and | feel a little light headed. What
was | meant to be doing? Right. The
police. With shaking hands | pull my
phone out and call the emergency
line. The operator promises to send
someon out apa) Firfch when
Simoén-ye &e loudly as he tries to
escape Harry’s hold and Harry twists
his arm further up his back. The wait
for the police is long and quiet. In the
movies they turn up right away,
sirens blazing, lights flashing. In
reality, it takes about ten minutes for
anyone to turn up. The car pulls up
quietly on the street and two
uniformed. officers approach us. |
take a deep breath to steady myself.
There are a million things | should
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be worrying about, but all | can think is that my plans for the evening are completely ruined.
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