Onde o Amor e o Perigo Residem

Onde o Amor e o Perigo Residem

J.R. Stewart-King

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Introduction

“Eu sou uma maldita Duquesa... Bem... Mais ou menos”

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Alexandra Batiste é uma jovem de vontade forte que acabou de se formar no ensino médio. Ela nunca fez amigos na escola, apesar de ser incrivelmente bonita e ter uma personalidade encantadora. Ela nunca entendeu a aversão natural de todos a ela até descobrir o segredo que sua família havia escondido dela. Será que esse segredo ameaçará arruinar sua vida ou a colocará em um caminho de destino onde amor e perigo se encontram?
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Chapter 1

Uma coisa que eu nunca entendi é por que ninguém nunca quis falar comigo. Crescendo, eu sempre fui "aquela garota estranha", mas ninguém nunca conseguia me dizer por que achavam que eu era estranha. Nunca foi por falta de tentar descobrir, eu perguntei a todos que já me rejeitaram. Eu até tentei arrancar a verdade de Gabe Young uma vez. Ele me chamou de Garota Solitária como se fosse algum tipo de insulto. Isso não me afetou porque eu pensava que, se eles não estavam dispostos a ser meus amigos, não valiam o meu tempo. Essa era uma mentalidade que eu havia construído ao longo dos anos, mas nem sempre foi assim. Houve momentos em que minha barreira mental rachava e eu me perdia na amargura de ser tão odiada. Cada vez que isso acontecia, eu me perguntava por que isso tinha que acontecer comigo. Por que eu tinha que sentir essa dor? Nunca deixei meus pensamentos se transformarem em auto-aversão porque, se eu chegasse perto disso, eu me dizia que havia algo errado com a pessoa que não queria ser minha amiga. Bullying ou não, eu nunca deixaria aqueles que me atormentavam vencer. Eu fiz disso uma competição comigo mesma para garantir que eu recuperasse minha confiança quando me sentisse para baixo. Eu tinha um diário de contagem que comecei quando era pequena. Cada vez que o bullying me afetava e eu saía me sentindo mais forte, eu fazia mais uma marca no diário. Foi assim que comecei a sobreviver a essa parte da minha infância. Quando cheguei ao último ano do ensino médio, meu diário estava quase cheio. Minha infância, de outra forma, foi feliz; eu tinha um pai incrível, uma mãe amorosa e aquele avô estereotipicamente gentil. Eu não diria que fui mimada, mas nunca me faltou nada. Fui ensinada a apreciar tudo o que me era dado. Quando eu ganhava um brinquedo novo, minha mãe me fazia escolher um para doar para a caridade. Cada vez, esses brinquedos se acumulavam em uma caixa que era enviada para a cidade natal dos meus pais para distribuição às crianças carentes de lá. Eu ficava muito feliz em compartilhar, só não com as crianças de Everly. Embora eu tivesse uma maneira de lidar com o bullying, isso não me isentava de ser amarga com aqueles que me atormentavam.

No Jardim de Infância, eu me aproximei de uma garota chamada Sally Plinker. Ela parecia ser popular, já que sua mãe era a principal repórter da estação de TV local, então, de certa forma, os Plinkers eram celebridades locais. Sally era a típica garota popular de uma família típica da alta sociedade. Cabelos loiros perfeitamente arrumados, olhos azuis penetrantes da cor de uma safira, sempre com laços no cabelo, pérolas de herança familiar ao redor do pescoço e sua mãe adorava vesti-la de rosa. Ela ficou feliz em ser minha amiga no começo por causa da cor única dos meus olhos e me disse que gostava da minha personalidade. Violeta era uma cor que ela sempre amou e, então, dada a chance de ser amiga de alguém com olhos na sua cor favorita, ela aproveitou. Nossa amizade durou cerca de um dia até que seu irmão mais velho e sua mãe descobriram que ela tinha feito amizade com uma Batiste e, mais especificamente, com uma Alexandra Batiste. Ela e sua família se tornaram meus constantes tormentos a partir daquele dia, ou pelo menos tentaram. Eles descobriram que só me faziam chorar uma vez, eu havia construído essa defesa com a ajuda da minha família.

Esse foi meu primeiro e último desgosto que eu estava determinada a ter, nunca mais deixaria ninguém nesta cidade me machucar assim. Foi quando adotei meu mantra de que eles não valiam a pena. Naquele dia, quando fui levada de volta à Mansão Batiste, ou como meu pai a chamava, Blackwood Deep. Foi nomeada assim porque parte da propriedade era uma floresta com árvores de casca preta única atrás dela. Em nenhum lugar do mundo havia uma floresta como a de Blackwood Deep. Uma vez perguntei ao meu pai se eles pintavam as árvores com piche ou tinta preta ou se elas foram queimadas. Meu pai apenas deu uma risada profunda e disse que elas cresciam assim naturalmente. "Minha querida, se fizéssemos algo, seria ferver essa casca para fazer tinta e colorir seu cabelo com ela." Meu pai sempre comentava sobre o quão escuro meu cabelo era, "ébano nunca pareceu tão bom", ele sempre dizia. "Sua beleza, tanto física quanto no coração, minha querida, eclipsa a de qualquer jovem em Everly. Nunca se esqueça disso, minha encantadora menina."

Naquele dia, minha mãe estava me esperando nas portas de Blackwood Deep, pois meu avô, Darren Batiste, foi quem me buscou. Ele sempre fazia questão de garantir que eu estivesse segura e sempre insistia em ser ele a me confortar quando eu estava mais chateada. No entanto, a família achava melhor que ele me buscasse, já que ele inexplicavelmente tinha uma presença calmante para aqueles ao seu redor. Ele é como lavanda e melatonina em forma humana; você podia dar um grande abraço no vovô e era como abraçar um urso de aromaterapia que exalava calor e calma. Eu sempre pensei que, se ele não fosse um Batiste, todos em Everly gostariam de estar na presença dele apenas para se sentirem calmos e felizes. Era maravilhoso quando você queria acalmar uma criança de cinco anos chorando. Naquele dia, eu estava histérica porque me disseram prontamente que eu deveria ir para algum lugar quieto e morrer porque eu era uma garota feia e nojenta. Naquela época, eu não sabia como lidar com as coisas cruéis que as crianças diziam. Na presença dele, eu estava tão calma que tirei uma soneca no caminho para casa, já que a mansão ficava um pouco fora da cidade. Quando minha mãe abriu a porta do carro, ela me abraçou apertado como um cobertor pesado sendo enrolado ao redor do meu pequeno corpo. "Minha querida. Se eu soubesse que você passaria por essa dor, nunca teria permitido que seu pai a matriculasse na escola pública. Se fosse por mim, você teria ido para a Academia Lune de Minuit."

Essa frase me pareceu estranha porque eu sempre ouvi falar da Universidade Lune de Minuit, que era a alma mater dos meus pais. Eu podia sentir ela se tencionando sob meu toque e sabia que ela estava com raiva. Ela nunca foi boa em mascarar suas emoções, especialmente sua raiva. Às vezes, ela ficava tão zangada que deixava escapar coisas que tanto meu avô quanto meu pai tinham que lembrá-la de não dizer. Meu avô, que estava contornando o carro, chamou minha mãe: "Talia, todos concordamos que, para o bem da nossa pequena Xan, enviá-la para lá não era ideal, dado o que sabemos sobre aquela coisa." "Eu sei, estou apenas emocionada sabendo que os Plinkers irritaram minha bebê. Eu quero machucá-los como eles a machucaram. Perdoe uma mãe por ser protetora de sua única filha. Eu vou superar isso logo, só preciso de um tempo para ficar com raiva. Acho que vou subir para o meu estúdio e desabafar minha raiva. É melhor do que a alternativa e nós dois sabemos exatamente o que é. Nunca cedemos aos nossos instintos, mas confie em mim, estou no limite." Ele abraçou minha mãe e segurou seu rosto com a mão, "Eu entendo, querida, estou tão zangado quanto você, mas precisamos manter a paz aqui para o objetivo final da nossa casa." Meu avô, nesse ponto, pegou minha mão para me conduzir para dentro da mansão, "Talia, teremos que endurecê-la pelos próximos 12 anos. Naturalmente, ela terá construído suas defesas quando a enviarmos para a Universidade Lune de Minuit. Ela sempre precisará estar em guarda, tanto aqui quanto lá. Seu caminho nunca seria fácil. Vivendo entre essas ovelhas, vamos treiná-la para ser um lobo." Minha mãe parou em frente ao meu avô, virou-se e ofegou para ele, "Não deixe o Reggie te pegar chamando nossa bebê de lobo. Você sabe como ele se sente sobre lobos. Acho que nem você é imune à sua ira. Você sabe como ele detesta qualquer insulto à Xan. Vai precisar de nós dois e talvez de um exército inteiro para manter os Plinkers sob controle." Ela estava certa, meu pai nunca aceitaria a dor que eles causaram à sua filha. Ele de alguma forma faria com que eles pagassem. Ele sempre teve maneiras sutis de garantir que aqueles que ele percebia como tendo me machucado pagassem de alguma forma. O amor do pai era eterno por sua filha, a quem as crianças da cidade chamavam de Garota Solitária.

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