Entranced By You, Radiant Light [novels for beginners .txt] 📗

won't even look at me." He said sounding exasperated even to his ears.

Dawn took a deep breath before she turned and looked at him, "Happy now." She said her face and voice completely devoid of emotion.

"No but it'll do for now." Skye replied with a satisfied look on his face.

Dawn rolled her eyes at him, "Whatever." Dawn looked away from him and out of the corner of her eye she saw his smile fade and get replaced by an annoyed look.

"Yeah whatever." Skye said and turned away from her.

Dawn let out the breath she hadn't realized she'd been holding slowly before walking back inside and looking for Megara, she found her sitting in the kitchen, "Eggie, I'm really sorry. I didn't think me walking out of the library would upset you." She said using her nick-name for Megara.

Megara sighed and looked over at Dawn, "Hammie, they broke you." She said with a sad smile, "If I had known you going back to live with them would do this to you I would've told you to stay here. With me." She finished just as her face crumpled and tears started flowing down her cheeks again.

Dawn closed her eyes blocking out her best friends crying face before opening them again and pulling her into her arms for a hug, "It's okay, Eggie, I might be broken but I'm not beyond repair." She whispered in her ear.
Chapter 2

The next day Skye walked into the library and noticed the wall on which Megara wanted her romance novels was being filled by none other than Dawn, she was on a ladder with a book in her hand. There were boxes upon boxes stacked everywhere, "Need any help?" He asked her and smiled when she dropped the book she was about to place on the shelf.

Dawn didn't want to look at him. Last night she had made a promise to herself that she wasn't going to let him get the best of her, "Sure." She said as she came down the ladder and picked up the book she had dropped. Skye frowned at her before reaching inside a random box only to have her say, "No those are the R's, I'm still on the A's." She said and he looked down to see that the box had a big red R on it's lid.

"Oh, sorry." He said and saw her look at him for a quick second before she winced and looked away, "What is there something on my face?" Skye asked her as he reached up and wiped at his face.

"Um no." She said as she mentally chastised herself for breaking her promise to herself she looked over at him her eyes though stayed on his chest and didn't reach his eyes.

"How long have you been here?" Skye asked her as she started to stack books again while he helped her by handing them to her.

"What time is it?" She asked him absently barely paying any attention to him.

"It's three in the afternoon." Skye said and she looked at him over her shoulder.

"I've been here since nine this morning." She said as she placed another book in the shelf before walking down, "I didn't even have breakfast." She said more to herself than Skye.

Skye frowned at her, "You haven't eaten all day?" He asked her annoyed that she wouldn't even think to take care of herself.

Dawn looked over at him with a surprised look on her face, "No." She said slowly before she picked up her purse from the table and started for the doors, "I'll be back." She said only to have Skye grab hold of her hand.

"Where are you going?" He asked her not wanting to let go of her hand but did when fear leaped into her eyes, "Sorry.' He said looking away. He hadn't meant to make her afraid of him.

Dawn shook her head, "It's all right." She said and took a deep breath before grabbing his hand making him look down at her, "I'm going to go eat something. I'll be back." She said with a hesitant smile before letting go of his hand just as a little girl ran into the room.

"Hi Auntie Dawn," She said and hugged Dawn, "My mommy drew a picture of you for me." She looked up at Dawn and smiled, "You're really pretty." She said before running over to Skye as Dawn smiled before walking out.

Mackenzie had grown so much since the last time she saw her, taking a quick peek back at her, Dawn kept walking until she nearly bumped into Megara, "Hey where are you going?" Megara asked her as she patted her big belly.

"Going to go eat something." Dawn said absently and was about to keep walking when Megara hooked her arm through hers and led her towards the kitchens.

"Good, I'm hungry." She said and walked into the kitchen where Grant was standing at the counter making sandwiches, "Grant you remember Dawn right?" She said as Dawn and her sat in the chairs in front of him.

"The famous Hammie has returned." He said with a chuckle making Dawn blush, "You guys hungry?" He asked and had Megara frowning at him, "Grant that was a dumb question." He said to himself and made them sandwiches before walking out of the room.

"How's the library coming along?" Megara asked as she took a bite of her sandwich.

"It's coming." Dawn said before taking a bite of her own sandwich.

"Megara you're supposed to be laying down." Liam said as he walked into the room. Dawn looked over at him and smiled hesitantly. Liam, Grant, Gabriel and Skye had never really paid her any attention so she had never really thought to make friends with them, "Hey Dawn." He said with a wave.

"Hey." She said before setting down her half eaten sandwich, "I should get back to the library." She said getting up and walking out of the room.

Liam frowned after her before looking back at Megara, "She's scared of me." He said shaking his head, "I've never had anyone really look at me the way she did, except for you." He said his eyes getting the sad glow that had been on Megara's eyes when he'd walked in.

Megara gave him a sad smile, "She might be broken but she's not beyond repair. Can you believe she said that to me?" She said becoming angry at whoever had told her that.

"I can." Liam said wrapping his arms around Megara, "I love you." He whispered in her ear before running a hand down her belly.

"I love you too." Megara sighed, "I hope Dawn is able to let go of the fear and let him in."

"Let who in?" Liam asked curiously resting his chin on the top of Megara's head.

"Skye." Megara said so only Liam could hear her.


Dawn made her way back into the library and saw Skye putting books into the shelves, "You've been busy." She said as she noticed he was halfway down the shelf already stacking the C's.

Skye looked over at her and back to the wall in front of him, "Yeah, it's actually kinda fun putting all these books away." He said as he stacked another book before coming down the ladder and standing in front of her.

She jerked back a step and watched him frown, "Sorry." She said softly and took a hesitant step towards him.

Skye stepped back this time, "You have no reason to be sorry," He said turning on his heel and walking over a half empty box.

Dawn frowned at him. Usually if she took a step away he would raise his hand and slap her. When she had stepped forward she had been expecting Skye to do the same instead he had looked down at her before moving away, "I don't?" She asked hesitantly.

Skye looked at her over his shoulder and smiled, "Not at all. You remind me of Megara." He said with a smile, "She would jerk away whenever one of us came near her. It was a couple of weeks before she actually let any of us touch her besides Liam."

Dawn frowned, "Oh." She said before walking over to the box he was currently digging in and grabbed a couple of books before stacking them.

Skye nodded, "I have a feeling Megara gave you this job because she wants you here." Skye said and had her looking at him with a sad smile.

"This time I won't say no." She said softly.

"What do you mean?"

Dawn hesitated before saying, "I was in Vegas the day after Liam and Megara got married. Actually, you let me into the room." She said and watched him frown as if thinking back to that day, "You probably don't remember, but in those couple of minutes Megara and I spoke she had asked me to stay. Of course I said no and that I would be fine." Dawn shook her head at her own stupidity.

Skye had been staring at Dawn while she told him this. He had been inches away from her that day, "Wait a second you...you're Hammie?" He asked her with an incredulous look on his face.

Dawn eyes widened nobody called her that except for Megara, "How...how do you know that name?"

"Megara talked about her best friend Hammie so much when we were in school but I didn't know it was you." He said with a grin, "Finally I have met the famous Hammie."

Dawn blushed, "I still don't know what possessed her to call me that." Dawn said with a shake of her head.

"Just like I have no idea what made you call me Eggie." Megara said walking into the room with a smile on her face.

"Wait a second. Hammie and Eggie?" Skye said before he burst into laughter, "You guys got to be joking." He said in gasps as he tried to breathe.

Megara smiled faintly, "Unfortunately no." She said and looked over at Dawn who was slowly backing away from Skye, "Come here." She said and grabbed Dawn by her upper arm in a vise grip and led her outside before walking down the balcony steps and onto the yard, "There's something I need to tell you." Megara said to Dawn as she pulled her down to sit on the grass.

"Okay..." Dawn said slowly and looked at Megara waiting for her to continue.

"I know how you feel." Megara started and Dawn frowned, "I know exactly because the way you react is how I used to react a long time ago. When I was younger my family, and I use that word lightly because what they did isn't something family does, they gave me to one of their