Deja Vu

By Elaine Marie

A recent graduate of college, Nevaeh Clarke finds herself returning to the outskirts of Meadow Crest to investigate the truth of her father's death. Staying with her cousin, she finds there are some things she may not want to know.

Along her journey, with the help of Kato Dameer, a sexy mechanic with animal magnetism, she learns her self-discovery is playing games with her heart and mind.

Nevaeh is taught the truth can be painful, but it can also be bittersweet. Will she let go of the past and see into the future?

This was originally published in the Sassy Ever After Kindleworld as Classy Yet Sassy

• Language: English
• Publisher: Elaine Marie
• Release date: Sep 4, 2018
• ISBN: 9781386302681

Elaine Marie

A Jersey girl at heart! I love to write, read and spend time with my husband and children. I love to watch Football & Hockey-who wouldn't~ those uniforms!

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Déjà Vu

ELAINE MARIE

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Totowa, New Jersey

COPYRIGHT 2018 ELAINE MARIE

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Table of Contents

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Note From the Author

Prologue

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

Chapter Ten

Chapter Eleven

Chapter Twelve

Chapter Thirteen

Chapter Fourteen

Fifteen

Sixteen

Seventeen

Eighteen

Nineteen

Twenty

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Note From the Author

Dearest Readers,

Deva Vu was formerly known as Classy Yet Sassy, published under the Kindle World platform. However, effective July 16, 2018, the Kindle World program was terminated, and the rights reverted back to the authors who chose not to continue with the World owners. With that said, this is the same story, but some places and characters have been renamed to comply with the requirements the World owners specified in order to republish on my own.

If you haven’t read Déjà vu, I hope you enjoy! If you have, be on the lookout for the next story coming soon!

Lots of love,

Elaine Marie

Prologue

THE MIDNIGHT SKY and crisp air surrounded the heavily wooded area as I walked on the dirt path along the riverbank. The moon peered through the clouds, and the fluffy snowflakes caught in its light glistened as they fell to the ground. Some unforeseen force tugged at me, and I turned my head to the cliff on my left. A large gray wolf with piercing blue eyes stood on the edge and stared at me.

Startled, I retreated a step but stopped when I realized I wasn’t afraid. Instead, the same force that urged me to look at this beautiful creature was now drawing me to him. As I examined him, I didn’t see a creature to fear. He had the eyes of an angel. A protector.

I stepped closer and waited as he climbed down the side of the mountain. As he approached me, I kept my eyes on this muscular animal. Not from fear, but from curiosity. At last, when he reached me, he circled me a few times. With each step he took, his eyes caressed each inch of my body. Goose bumps covered my skin, and my head spun. I swayed in the moonlight as the snow billowed around us. Without warning, my legs weakened, and I fell to my knees. Within seconds, his soft fur surrounded me and warmed my cold body. Despite my weakness, I realized I was home. For the first time in what seemed like forever, I felt safe and whole again before my world went black.

The next thing I remembered was waking in the bed my cousin graciously allowed me to use when I visit. Was the wolf a dream? As if on cue, a howl echoed from the mountain, drawing my attention to the open window. I tossed the blanket aside and rushed to the window and grab hold of the sill. In the distance, under the full moon and surrounded by snow, I saw the wolf’s glowing blue eyes that had become part of me somehow.

This is a dream I have often since my winter break visit with my cousin, Lucienne, last year. A part of me knows the first time wasn’t a dream. However, I can’t be one-hundred percent sure. Whether it is real or a fantasy, the dream settles the uneasiness, stress, and fear. And as of late, those feelings have come more often as each day passes.

Chapter One

I ROLL MY LUGGAGE through the front door moments before the screen slams shut behind me. It’s four in the morning, and I savored two cups of coffee. But I can’t wait to get on the road and away from this town and the creepy people who live here. In fact, they can kiss my ass. Since I’ve graduated college, there are new and better things on the horizon, and I won’t look back.

Let me explain a little about my not-so-loving stepmother and the whacked-out family I live with. My stepmother’s name is Julia, and to get right to the point, she is as cold-hearted as the rest of the people here. She’s a stuck-up bitch with nothing but power and money in her sights. It’s one reason she married the creepy Jeremy Stone.

Jeremy’s son, Joshua, was part of the package deal like I was when she married my father. The only difference is Joshua is older and is as heartless as she is. He and his beady eyes make my stomach churn.

The last name Stone fits each of them so well. They have no heart and are as cold as ice. I’ve had to put up with them for years. Well, if I’m being honest, it wasn’t all bad. I mean, I received a great education and my bank account always has money in it for shopping. So, who am I to complain? I’ll tell you.

Over the years things changed. I never felt as if I belonged. Being the outcast and feeling unwanted turned me into a bitch and a stubborn one at that. However, I soon realized I changed, and I decided there’s no way in hell I want to associate with these people or this place anymore. The longer I stay here, the more like them I become. And I know, as long as I have warm blood flowing through my veins, they’ll look down upon me. I’ve decided I’m taking the bull by its horns so to speak and am returning to where my father and mother come from.

My mother, Catalina, died during childbirth and my father raised me in his family home outside of Meadow Crest. It’s where he’d show me pictures and tell me stories of their life together. It’s the only place I can recall where I was happy.

After my father’s passing, I learned he willed the land and house to me. However, since his death, I haven’t been able to take one step onto the property, much less enter the house. For whatever reason, I can’t bring myself to do it. I’ve driven by the property on the way to Luci’s, but I can’t find the strength to stop and walk inside. It’s almost as if something is stopping me.

Meadow Crest and the surrounding towns differ from this crazy city. I feel at ease when I’m visiting. The people are friendly, and I feel at home there. However, the people here are cold and make my skin crawl. They stay up all hours of the night and creep around these huge houses.

Take Joshua, for instance. There are times I stay awake to make sure he hasn’t entered my room again. I’ve caught him a few times as I woke from a deep sleep and it disgusted me. He’d stand in the corner watching me as I slept. Who does that? Freaks, that’s who.

Throughout the years, Jeremy and Joshua tried to control me. When they demanded things, I would