Summoned (The Brazil Werewolf Series) Read Online Free Page B

face.  He was easily the most handsome man I had ever seen with a square masculine jaw.  His silver eyes burned and I noticed as he walked closer that they had lines of white within them.  His nose was straight over lips as full as Sophia’s and he also shared her olive toned skin. 
                  “Are you okay?” He asked, looking right into my eyes. 
                  I inhaled sharply and nodded my head.  My lips parted and I had to force myself to speak.
                  “Y-Yes,” I said as he gently grabbed my chin and examined my cheek.  I blinked in shock as I wondered who he was and why he was so worried about my welfare. 
                  Sophia must have seen my distress, “You haven’t introduced yourself,” she said, quickly and he stepped back.  His eyes swept over me again.
                  He tilted his head and then, sighed heavily, “I would have introduced myself but I couldn’t let your mother do that to you,” he said, gently and then, shifted as if embarrassed, “I’m Marco Brazil.” 
                  The air left my body as I looked into the eyes of the man who would be my husband in less than a week. 
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                  I didn’t know what to say.  I just stood there, staring and making a complete fool of myself.  Minutes passed before I was able to tear my eyes from his handsome face. 
                  “Lilly,” Sophia said, softly, capturing my attention, “Are you okay?” 
                  I nodded as she stepped in front of me.  She raised her hand and I flinched, causing her to frown.  Slowly, she swiped my hair from my face and inspected the spot where my mother had struck me.  I frowned, not expecting the gentleness of her hand tilting my face by cupping my chin as she looked at the redness of my cheek. 
                  Finally, her eyes met mine, “You will not be harmed again.  I promise,” she said before turning to Ion, “I realize that to you she is your daughter so I am sure that you will agree that there is no longer any need for her to be in the presence of her mother.”
                  Ion glanced at me and then, nodded, “It is past time that she is out of her presence.” 
                  “Pack her things.  She will be staying with Aurora,” Sophia said as she gave Ion a gentle smile, “And you are more than welcome to stay with me and Gavriel until we have finished preparing your home.”
                  He nodded and without another word he turned, disappearing into the motor home I had lived in my whole life.  I breathed in and out slowly as I looked at my mother, hoping to see that she would miss me but instead I saw only the hate she had harbored for me for my whole life. 
                  My mother stepped toward the door and Sophia blocked her, “You aren’t going in there until he finishes.”
                  “I don’t want him taking my things,” she sneered. 
                  Sophia smiled in such a way that it sent a shiver down my spine, “Your things will be safe.  We are only retrieving the possessions of Lilly and Ion,” Sophia’s eyes narrowed as she leaned closer to my mother, “By the way, if you deny Lilly one thing that is hers, my son’s threat will seem mild compared to the torture I will put you through.”
                  My mother’s eyes widened, “All of you are monsters,” she said in a trembling voice.
                  “Perhaps,” Sophia said, “But we have good souls.  Yours is evil.  You couldn’t manage to love a daughter who is a blessing.  Only a soulless person could do that.” 
                  She turned then and moved beside me.  Slowly, she took my hand, “Don’t worry, Lilly,” she said, softly, “You will receive the family and love that