[Forbidden book 02] Forbidden Rapture

Forbidden Rapture

Tales of the Forbidden,

By

Jaden Sinclair

Forbidden Rapture: Tales of the Forbidden, Book 2, Jaden Sinclair

Published by

Melange Books, LLC

White Bear Lake, MN 55110

www.melange-books.com

Forbidden Rapture: Tales of the Forbidden, Book 2,

By Jaden Sinclair, Copyright  2011

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Any resemblance to actual events, locales, organizations, or

persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental and beyond the

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Credits

Copy Editor: Nancy Schumacher

Line Editor: Taylor Evans

Format Editor: Mae Powers

Cover Artist: Caroline Andrus

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Forbidden Rapture

Tales of the Forbidden, Book 2

By Jaden Sinclair

Dane Knight never believed that there is one girl out there just for him,

or that she might walk right past him, until Samara Tabor did just that.

She is everything he could ever want. She brings out feelings inside him

that he never knew he had, or could feel for someone.

Having her summoned to the Compound is the easy part. Showing her

how right they are for one another, a bit more difficult. But when secrets

from the past come to haunt them, Dane’s love is tested and he has to

gather all this strength to fight for the one he loves the most—even if his

rapture is forbidden.

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Other stories by Jaden Sinclair at www.melange-books.com

The Proposal

“Kiss Under the Mistletoe” in Holiday Treats

S.H.I.L.O.- S.E.T.H.

Interplanetary Passion

Outerplanetary Sensations

Love at First Sight

SHIFTER SERIES

Stefan’s Mark

Claiming Skylar

Dedrick’s Taming

The Prowling

Cole’s Awakening

The New Breed

Seducing Sasha

Draeger Legacy

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Forbidden Rapture

Tales of the Forbidden, Book 2

By Jaden Sinclair

Dane Knight sat at the end of the long dining room table,

across from his grandmother, with yet another dinner guest and

her mother seated in the middle. He tapped his fingers on the

table, waiting for his grandmother to initiate the unpleasant

conversation.

For the past year now she’d been trying to get him to marry.

And not just anyone either. Oh no! Berdina Knight wanted her

grandson to marry a proper lady, not the trash that one of his best

friends married from the poor side of town.

Before Devon Noved got married, Dane’s grandmother was

about to ship Dane’s sorry ass up to the Compound to find a

bride, but after Devon’s marriage, she changed her mind. She

didn’t want to take the chance that he might come home with a girl

unworthy of the Knight name.

So she’d devised this plan. Great!

“You haven’t touched your soup.” Dane turned his head to

look at the young girl sitting to his left. She had to be no more than

eighteen, and her innocent brown eyes spoke to him of how little

she knew of what was going on. “You don’t like it?”

He was about to answer her question when his grandmother

spoke instead: “You’re being rude, Dane.”

“Am I?” He waited for her to look up from her soup. Berdina

had the same blue eyes as him, but hers were so much colder.

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She was a hard woman, and at age seventy-two, very

accustomed to getting her way.

She took him in when his parents disappeared during a trip to

the everglades. After being gone with no word for over nine

months, his grandmother had them declared dead and had herself

named sole guardian. Dane had only been fifteen then.

But her stern discipline and controlling ways had him instantly

rebelling. He’d hooked up with Blaine Cedric first. The two of them

would sneak out at night and go drinking. By seventeen, he was

hanging out, not only with Blaine, but also Devon Noved and

Darius Alistair and the four of them raised hell.

They partied, drank, and womanized like nothing anyone in

Treece had ever seen. They enjoyed many nights with many

different girls, not giving a shit if they were from the rich side of

town or poor.

The fun lasted three years before the group was broken up.

Blaine and Darius were shipped off to boarding schools in

different locations and Dane transferred to another school outside

of town. Devon was the only one that stayed put and on the

weekends, when Dane would come home, they’d take the town

again. Only then, they did it all as discreetly as they could.

But like Devon told him about a year ago, there comes a time

when they all must stop and grow up, and it appeared now was

his time. But he’d be damned if his grandmother was going to

dictate to him who he should marry. He wanted what Devon had.

He wanted to be happy with a girl that was just right for him.

“Funny, I thought you were the one being rude,” Dane

remarked, getting the reaction he was hoping from his

grandmother.

She dropped her spoon and motioned for the servants to

come and take the soup away. Next course was coming, and as

much as Berdina Knight put on the act that she wasn’t affected by

what he said, he could tell differently. She hated defiance, and if it

was done with witnesses, she hated that even more.

“How long are you going to play this little game?” He sat

forward in his chair, both elbows on the table, chin resting on

hands. “How many young girls do I have to inspect before you

give it up?”

“You need a wife,” his grandmother stated, glaring at him.

“And until the right one comes along, I guess we’ll just keep

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having guests for dinner.”

Dane narrowed his eyes on her before turning his attention to

the young girl. He saw, out of the corner of his eye, how her

mother watched him closely. “It’s Katie, right?” She nodded. Tell

me something, Katie, do you want to marry someone like me? I

mean, I’m sure your mother really doesn’t want you to and all. I

have a somewhat torrid reputation.”

“Dane—” there was a warning tone in Berdina’s voice.

“Are you still a virgin?” Katie’s face turned beat red and her

mother gasped.

“Dane!” Berdina snapped.

Dane tossed down his napkin, pushed away from the table,

and stood up. He glared at his grandmother before turning and

walking away. As far as he was concerned, dinner was over.

He made it to the hallway with the intent of heading for his

room to pack a few things for the weekend. The last thing he

wanted right now was to stay here as his grandmother ranted over

his behavior during dinner.

“Dane Richard Knight,” Berdina’s sharp voice caused him to

pause. On the heels of his feet, he turned to face her. “How dare

you embarrass and disrespect that young lady. You come right

back and apologize to her.”

“Grandmother, I’m tired of this game. If you want me to marry

then let me do it my way,” he sighed.

“And let you bring home trash like Devon did?” she huffed

back. “You are better than that and I refuse to let you degrade our

name.”

“Degrade our name!” he heaved in disbelief. “Do you even

listen to yourself? I’m twenty-nine years old, not fifteen. You don’t

get to run my life and tell me who to date anymore.” She opened

her mouth to speak, but he held up his hand. “Enough. I think it’s

time that we part ways. We just don’t see eye to eye or get along;

not that we ever did.” Once more he turned and headed for the

stairs.

“And where do you think you’re going? You’re definitely not

going to go see those hooligans you call friends.”

Dane was halfway up the stairs before stopping again. “Those

hooligans, as you call them, have been the only ones who were

there when I needed them. Now excuse me, I’m going to pack.”

He didn’t wait for a response. Two at a time he took the stairs

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and walked as fast as he could to his room.

For the past few months he’d been moving things from his

room to
his
home. All he had left was maybe a couple bags of

clothing. It took several months of moving his belongings behind

his grandmother’s back, and a couple years to build himself his

own home, but now it was time for him to take the reins of his own

life.

His house was about thirty miles from Devon’s. In fact, all four

of them built homes close to each other. Dane kept his home a

secret, as did Darius. Dane did it because he didn’t want his

grandmother trying to hinder his plans. No one had a clue as to

why Darius wanted it kept quiet.

He just finished putting his last bit of clothing in the suitcases

when his cell buzzed. He had a message.

Not going to believe this. Blaine is in town and wants to see

us. Meet you at his place. Devon.

Now that was somewhat of a shocker. Blaine, back in town?

Boy, there was going to be some money-hungry mothers out there

looking to hook him up with their daughters.

Dane waited until he heard his grandmother slam her

bedroom door. With a smile, he left his room with the two large

suitcases in hand. As quietly as he could, he went down the stairs

and out the front door.

His car was just where he had parked it this morning. Dane’s

ride was a black ford mustang convertible with black leather

seating. The top was down, so Dane put his bags in the back

seat, jumped over the door to the driver’s seat, turned the key,

and peeled out of the drive. For the first time in years, he felt free

and it was a feeling he wasn’t going to let go of for a very long

time.

The drive to Cedric Manor took almost an hour due to its

location deep in the woods. Cedric Manor was one of the first

homes to go up in Treece, but after Blaine’s father passed, Blaine

had it completely gutted. Dane didn’t know what the place looked

like now, but recalled it being dark and broody feeling the last time

he was there.

The drive came into view, and right off Dane saw the

changes. The ground was immaculate. The trees had been

trimmed, flowers were in full bloom, and a coat of fresh, crisp,

cream yellow paint had been added on the house.

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Two cars were parked in the drive, one belonging to Devon,

and the other Blaine’s. Dane parked right behind Devon’s, turned