Secrets of the Great Oak

Chapter 17

"Maggie! Maggie!" Anna screamed into the clearing. Was this the wood where that 'Great Oak' was?

"Anna." She said the name softly. Releasing her handsome prince from his dancing embrace. Her dress shown in the light as she closed the distance between herself and Anna.

The dress she wore tonight matched her wings perfectly, cream and gold. The bodice accentuated all of her curves and skirts spilled from her waist in layers and layers of expensive fabric. She looked like cinderella on her wedding day. The sight was breathtaking.

"Maggie, Jake and I found your journal!" Anna said excitedly.

"Anna, listen to me very carefully." She grabbed Anna's chin, demanding eye contact. "Burn that journal. You must stop looking for me. I beg you, Anna."

Anna looked past her sister to the beautiful prince behind her. And the realization hit her.

"Is that Elas?"

Maggie's face softened at the mention of her lover's name.

"Yes. This is Elas. And he is my world. I am safe with him. Please stop looking for me. You don't want the answers you're looking for."

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Anna's eyes flew open as if she'd been kicked out of her own dream. Looking over at her alarm clock, she noted that it was just past three in the morning. She grunted and rolled over. But, she knew with the way that her heart was hammering, there was no way she would be able to get back to sleep.

The idea of calling Jake tumbled through her mind and she picked up her phone. Would he even answer? Would he be mad for her calling him simply to tell him about a dream?

She laughed at the idea. Of course, he wouldn't be mad. But, he probably wouldn't answer either.

She dialed the number and waited.

A sleepy, "Hey, Matthews," arrived in her ear and she couldn't help but smile.

"Hey, Johansen, I--" She started but, he interrupted.

"Is this a booty call?" She rolled her eyes. "If so, I'm totally in."

"JAKE!" Anna exclaimed into the phone.

"Whoa," he groaned, "too loud, too early. What the hell time is it anyway?" There was a short pause as he looked at his phone. "Three? Anna, it's three is the freakin' morning! This had better be a booty call."

"If I could, I would punch your arm right now." She retorted.

"And after that, you could touch me very, very nicely." His voice was so sexy.

"Why? You want to nuzzle my neck again?" She said the words before thinking and shocked herself.

"You want to moan my name again?"

Her breath caught in her throat.

"I did NOT moan" she defended.

A sultry laugh. "Oh, Anna. You definitely did. But, don't worry. I liked it."

Her core warmed. Goodness, he was in a mood this morning.

No, no. She called him for a reason. Time to get down to business.

"Jake, I had another dream." Hopefully, that would kill his mood.

"Alright, tell me about it."

"Maggie seemed angry when I told her about the journal. And the prince I've been seeing her with, she told me that was Elas and that she was safe with him."