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Click hereSomething in Sean cracked in that moment. Something he would never be able to get back. Broken. His head was spinning and he felt his reality slip away. All he felt was pure rage.
Suddenly he overpowered Arshad before he realized what was happening. He swiftly grabbed the sword from his very hand and pierced his stomach. Arshad surprised eyes widened and groaned as he fell to the ground on his knees. Sean wielded the sword with such force that when he struck; he instantly severed his head.
"You're a natural."Haseem said in appreciation. He knew Sean would react this way and let him. It was only a matter of time. Arshad talked too much anyway.
"Now, there is much to be done."
Sean looked at the man as if he'd lost his mind."I will never follow you."
Haseem let out a crooked grin. "You say that now. But all you need is a little reconditioning. It's all been planned out. After we're done with you, you won't even recognize yourself."
That same rage from before coursed through his veins. He clenched his teeth and charged Haseem like a bull. But suddenly Sean felt a prick in his neck and stumbled heavily to the ground. He landed a few inches away from Khatira's angelic face.
Everything around him grew hazy and heavy.
His last thought before slipping away was Khatira's lush midnight hair and how it smelled of chai.
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Here are some meanings of people's names:
Khatira- "desire"
Haseem- "decisive one"
Arshad- "path to righteousness, rightly guided" (Ironic huh?)
Emir- "general or commander"
**So we're pretty much at a little more than a half way point in the story. This chapter was really hard to write. What do you think, will Sean be able to overcome everything he's been through??
- COMMENTS
Anonymousover 10 years agoBut this had me sobbing. Great series!
partial2passionalmost 11 years agoAuthorThank you so much for your comment, it really made my day. And also thank you to everyone else for their kind words and support. :)
Anonymousalmost 11 years agoYou deserve a ten. Wow. If I thought Good Grief was anything to go by. This story kept me on the edge wanting more. Please update soon. The way u write I'd swear u got both stories published already. Never ever stop writing. U are amazing. Ur stories are everything I live for. Comedy,suspense,romance and intrigue. Wow. I'm at a loss for words. Can't wait 4 chapter ten.
partial2passionalmost 11 years agoAuthorHellooo my peoples,
Just wanted to let you know that chapter 10 is nearly complete. It was almost ready to send to my editor last week buuuuut I kept messing with it and polishing it up a little more. So hopefully it'll be ready to go within the next couple days. I'll let you know when I upload it. Ttyl
-p2p-
Quietmahoganystormalmost 11 years agoI thought I commented earlier, but maybe not. Anywho - fab update. I've been curious about Sean from the beginning. Explaining who he is, and what happened to him is just great. His backstory wasn't fleshed out until now & I appreciate that you took the time out to do that. The emotions invoked are pretty raw, and the setup for the takeover was just great. I enjoy these updates. I hope the best for Sean - and that he can get the professional help he needs.
Anonymousalmost 11 years agoI have been following you since Good Grief. So when you started Duplicity I thought that there were only good things to come for Sienna and Jason. My heart cries for Sienna. The back story of Sean is so saddening. I was really thrown for a loop. I was not expecting this. Anyway I love your stories. Please keep writing. I am looking forward to what happens next.
honeybreealmost 11 years agoI really did have to re-read this again especially the ending...wow. Honestly, I’ am the type of reader that usually knows how a story is going to pan out base on the sequence of events and sometimes that can be a good and bad thing. But that is the one thing I like about Duplicity that it isn’t a basic x,y and z story like Good Grief (don’t get me wrong I LOVED LOVED Good Grief) but a little change up is nice especially since this story is multilayered. Personally, I can’t wait till you loop it together in real time, especially with some of the loose ends tied up about Sean’s past, and focus on Sean and Layla because now there is no need to explain things to the readers and hopefully in the next chapters we get to see them uninterrupted and see if their fire grows. Stick to your vision, sometimes it can get a little muddy before you see the bottom so keep up the good work and see you in ch. 10!
IronDragonalmost 11 years agoSeriously, please keep going! I'm loving the series so far, and you're doing an outstanding job! :)
