Shadow of Doubt - Part 1
By W.J. May
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What happens when you fall for the one you are forbidden to love?
Erebus is a bit of a lost soul. He's a guy so he should be out having fun but unlike the rest of his kind, he is solemn and withdrawn. That is, until he meets Aurora, a law student at Cornell University. His entire world is shaken. Feelings he has never had and urges he has never understood take over. These strange longings drive him to question everything about himself.
When an old ex stalks back into his life, he must decide if he is willing to risk everything to be with Aurora. His desire for her could destroy her, or worse, erase his own existance forever.
* This is part 1 of a 2 part book. All your questions will not be answered in the first book *
** This is Romance and a love story, NOT Erotica **
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Shadow of Doubt - Part 1 - W.J. May
Shadow of Doubt - Part 1
W.J. May
Published by Dark Shadow Publishing, 2014.
This is a work of fiction. Similarities to real people, places, or events are entirely coincidental.
SHADOW OF DOUBT - PART 1
First edition. January 5, 2014.
Copyright © 2014 W.J. May.
ISBN: 978-1497701892
Written by W.J. May.
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SHADOW OF DOUBT
Part 1
By
W.J. May
Shadow of Doubt
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Prologue
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
About the Author
More By W.J. May
Prologue
Years ago...
The sun is rising, and I feel my death is imminent. I don’t remember how the events unfold, but I understand the natural instinct inside of me. I need to find a phone, or I’ll be killed. Fight or flight. I choose flight.
My breath shortens with my heart pumping at an agonizing rhythm. My lungs beg for more oxygen as my body tries to keep up with the demands I’m pushing. I don’t want to die.
I can barely focus on my surroundings. Everything’s a haze of dreary color, blurring past as I run. I round a corner and spot a red pay phone across the cobbled lane. Relief floods my terror. It’s not my day to die. I push my body past exertion; my only focus, the phone booth.
The first rays of dawn begin to creep onto the ground, as if they’re hands reaching out to grasp me. I collapse into the phone; my eyes close as I heave a sigh. Mercifully, I disappear...into the shadows.
Chapter 1
Erebus
Am I alive or dead? Maybe stuck somewhere in between. Nanny once, for about a week, ranted on and on about the middle life. For the life of me, I can’t remember what all she said.
I feel weightless. I can’t even feel my body.
The scariest thing: I don’t know how long I’ve been in this state. It could be minutes, hours. What if it’s been years?
Maybe I’m going crazy. Or worse, maybe I’ve already lost it.
Tightness claws at my chest. The panic is strangely familiar, but it terrorizes me nonetheless. It would be futile to scream. I’m trapped – forever.
I try to force in a lungful of air, but the sudden spinning inside my head means I’m going to pass out again.
I let myself drop in defeat, into the dark oblivion.
Erebus jolted awake moments later with his back resting against a pay phone. His breath shot in and out in short gasps. He still felt the panic deep inside him, but relief tasted better than the fear. He savoured it, trying to let it seep through his core. Slowly his heart began settling into its regular rhythm.
He glanced around and up at the sky. The absence of the sun indicated it was just past dusk. Reddish brick buildings and houses lined the streets. Square buildings with little history to them. Rubbing his chin, he realized he wasn't in England; the architecture was too American. It couldn’t be New York City. Everything looked too quiet, too country, with not enough skyscrapers. Then he remembered. Well, at least he knew the city, if nothing else.
Ithaca.
Gingerly, he stood. Brushing the dirt off his pants,