Title: Broken Angel
Author: *Writer Chic*
E-mail addy: angel_in_the_midst@hotmail.com
Disclaimer: I am not Virginia Andrews, nor am I Andrew Neiderman. I'm a fan who hopes to sucessfully imitate Virginia's style.
Qualifications: [for those who have doubted] I've read the entire Casteel series, most of the books at least twice. I've read *Web of Dreams* four times and I own every book in the Casteel series. I've roleplayed Leigh VanVoreen in several roleplays: The VCA Stage, Broken Wings and Angels of Heaven. Currently, I RP Leigh in Angels of Heaven. I've written VCA fan fiction for quite awhile now; however, this is my first fan fic that continues a VCA story. Thanks for reading! :)
A/N: This was revised from the original version.
Prologue: Leigh
When the briny sea winds blow their fiercest, I am reminded of all I have lost over the years. I've let so much slip through my fingers- and some of it I can probably never reclaim.
But I can no longer hide from what I'm meant to do.
It's time I face up to my responsibilities. In a small town in West Virginia, Winnerrow, in a mountain range known as the Willies to be exact, a part of my past is trapped there. It might not be the right thing to do- going back- but it's what I'm meant to do.
I've avoided my past for too long. I've hidden in shame for too long. I've cowered in fear for too long.
I owe it to Heaven, to Luke and to myself to go back to Winnerrow. I'll face my past, and my future- and whatever it holds...
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-So begins Broken Angel-
I'll give a bit of a background so this story will make sense... :) This story is set when Heaven Casteel is almost 5 years old.
This story is from Leigh VanVoreen's point of view, first person. Contrary to the plotline of WODreams, Leigh didn't die in childbirth. Bear with me, because this can get a bit unbelievable, but surely it's better than the first draft was! ^_^
Leigh slipped into a coma instead of dying as she did originally in WOD. Luke, in his bereaved state, didn't notice the difference. He was busy grieving "Angel", and when the doctor arrived, he examined Leigh and concluded she was in a coma. He tried to tell Luke this, but Luke was simply too distraught to listen to any reason. He believed he had seen Leigh die, and couldn't let the truth penetrate.
Leigh was taken to the hospital and examined again, and put on life support, etc. The doctors had no choice but to contact the Tattertons. Imagine that they found some form of ID on Leigh, a wallet or something with an ID card filled out, okay? Tony and Jillian, "overjoyed" that Leigh has been found -although if you remember from WOD, Tony had hired a private detective anyway- took her back to Boston and kept her in a hospital there.
She remained in a coma for almost six months, and then finally emerged. Of course, Leigh was still a minor, and legally married to Luke. But Luke believed Leigh had died and so he "married" Sarah. This would mean that his marriage to Sarah was never legal, but the only ones who really know that are Leigh, Jillian, Tony, and the doctors at the hospital in Winnerrow. So, life went on in Winnerrow as in the series until this time.
As for the funeral... A simple *mix-up* at the morgue will do. I know, I know it's so unrealistic. BEAR WITH ME! I promise the story gets better after we get all this out of the way. Anyway, Tatterton money greased a lot of hands, and several people were persuaded to keep what they knew to themselves.
Leigh returned to Winterhaven to finish out her schooling. Mind you, this was all against her will. She wanted to return to Winnerrow, return to Luke and be a mother to Heaven, but as a minor, was still the ward of her mother and stepfather. She had to remain there until she turned 18, and although she tried to get her father to sue for custody, Cleave couldn't win a custody battle. When she turned 18, Leigh, having graduated Winterhaven, attended Boston University. She's completed her first semester and is on a two week break- so she's going back to Winnerrow.
At this time, Luke is 20. Leigh hasn't spoken to Tony or Jillian in almost 6 months, although they've tried to contact her.
Leigh returns to Winnerrow to make peace with her past. But how can she ever explain her departure to Luke...and to Heaven, the child she has never known?
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-Reviews are welcome, so are comments. Comments go to: angel_in_the_midst@hotmail.com-
A/N: Thanks for the two reviews!
Author: *Writer Chic*
E-mail addy: angel_in_the_midst@hotmail.com
Disclaimer: I am not Virginia Andrews, nor am I Andrew Neiderman. I'm a fan who hopes to sucessfully imitate Virginia's style.
Qualifications: [for those who have doubted] I've read the entire Casteel series, most of the books at least twice. I've read *Web of Dreams* four times and I own every book in the Casteel series. I've roleplayed Leigh VanVoreen in several roleplays: The VCA Stage, Broken Wings and Angels of Heaven. Currently, I RP Leigh in Angels of Heaven. I've written VCA fan fiction for quite awhile now; however, this is my first fan fic that continues a VCA story. Thanks for reading! :)
A/N: This was revised from the original version.
Prologue: Leigh
When the briny sea winds blow their fiercest, I am reminded of all I have lost over the years. I've let so much slip through my fingers- and some of it I can probably never reclaim.
But I can no longer hide from what I'm meant to do.
It's time I face up to my responsibilities. In a small town in West Virginia, Winnerrow, in a mountain range known as the Willies to be exact, a part of my past is trapped there. It might not be the right thing to do- going back- but it's what I'm meant to do.
I've avoided my past for too long. I've hidden in shame for too long. I've cowered in fear for too long.
I owe it to Heaven, to Luke and to myself to go back to Winnerrow. I'll face my past, and my future- and whatever it holds...
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-So begins Broken Angel-
I'll give a bit of a background so this story will make sense... :) This story is set when Heaven Casteel is almost 5 years old.
This story is from Leigh VanVoreen's point of view, first person. Contrary to the plotline of WODreams, Leigh didn't die in childbirth. Bear with me, because this can get a bit unbelievable, but surely it's better than the first draft was! ^_^
Leigh slipped into a coma instead of dying as she did originally in WOD. Luke, in his bereaved state, didn't notice the difference. He was busy grieving "Angel", and when the doctor arrived, he examined Leigh and concluded she was in a coma. He tried to tell Luke this, but Luke was simply too distraught to listen to any reason. He believed he had seen Leigh die, and couldn't let the truth penetrate.
Leigh was taken to the hospital and examined again, and put on life support, etc. The doctors had no choice but to contact the Tattertons. Imagine that they found some form of ID on Leigh, a wallet or something with an ID card filled out, okay? Tony and Jillian, "overjoyed" that Leigh has been found -although if you remember from WOD, Tony had hired a private detective anyway- took her back to Boston and kept her in a hospital there.
She remained in a coma for almost six months, and then finally emerged. Of course, Leigh was still a minor, and legally married to Luke. But Luke believed Leigh had died and so he "married" Sarah. This would mean that his marriage to Sarah was never legal, but the only ones who really know that are Leigh, Jillian, Tony, and the doctors at the hospital in Winnerrow. So, life went on in Winnerrow as in the series until this time.
As for the funeral... A simple *mix-up* at the morgue will do. I know, I know it's so unrealistic. BEAR WITH ME! I promise the story gets better after we get all this out of the way. Anyway, Tatterton money greased a lot of hands, and several people were persuaded to keep what they knew to themselves.
Leigh returned to Winterhaven to finish out her schooling. Mind you, this was all against her will. She wanted to return to Winnerrow, return to Luke and be a mother to Heaven, but as a minor, was still the ward of her mother and stepfather. She had to remain there until she turned 18, and although she tried to get her father to sue for custody, Cleave couldn't win a custody battle. When she turned 18, Leigh, having graduated Winterhaven, attended Boston University. She's completed her first semester and is on a two week break- so she's going back to Winnerrow.
At this time, Luke is 20. Leigh hasn't spoken to Tony or Jillian in almost 6 months, although they've tried to contact her.
Leigh returns to Winnerrow to make peace with her past. But how can she ever explain her departure to Luke...and to Heaven, the child she has never known?
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-Reviews are welcome, so are comments. Comments go to: angel_in_the_midst@hotmail.com-
A/N: Thanks for the two reviews!