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anticipated the arrival sooner or later. Crimson most likely
wanted to try and turn Amara. That was why Simon wanted
to drive her and Andrew apart. If they could control her, then
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they would have gotten her power. She sighed. The old
Crimson would never have done that. The ghost Crimson in
the mirror was right. The vampire walking around was the
spirit of Kathryn inhabiting Crimson's old body. It would
account for the strange behavior and why she hadn't reacted
immediately when Amara had been attacked.
"Seamus is the one who brought you over. He could have
blocked you from me. Andrew, none of this makes any sense.
Why am I the target of all of this?" Should she tell him about
the apparition she had seen in the mirror? Her gut told her
yes, but not now. The walls had ears and eyes. The whole
place did. Amara felt more unsafe here than she had when
the hunter had jumped onto her car.
"He wouldn't do anything to keep me from you. He has
encouraged me to be with you, to seek you out. I'm not
entirely sure why Crys has changed so much and targeted
you. Maybe because you went with her to kill Simon. Maybe
because his insanity got to her?"
"Maybe. Like you never used to invade my mind and take
control of me? Please."
"That was a long time ago," Andrew replied.
"That was only a few days ago and you nearly killed me.
Look, I don't know Seamus. I don't know if I can trust him.
But "
"But why don't you tell us the truth? There are more
pieces to the puzzle you're not filling in. I think now is a good
time for all of us to lay our cards out."
Both vampires spun around when they realized someone
else was in the room. Amara growled, but Andrew shot her a
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look. The shadows of the room converged into the shape of a
man. Amara watched in awe. She had never seen anything
like it among their kind before. This was the stuff of fiction,
even to her.
"Don't give me that tone of voice, child." Seamus eyed
Andrew. "I see there are things you neglected to tell me. We
can discuss that later."
"Yeah." Andrew looked away and muttered.
"Okay, stop all this bullshit. How do you know I'm keeping
things from you? Will someone please tell me what's going
on? You speared one of my friends. Now why am I in danger?
I see a ghost of Crys, who is supposed to be downstairs, in
my mirror, but in reality that's Kathryn inhabiting her body.
Here I was thinking I was making things easier by reclaiming
what I once was and leaving my whole life behind. I thought
things were confusing before I ever got roped into this, but I
sure was wrong."
"Amara, I understand your confusion and reluctance, but if
you'll listen for a moment. I will tell you what is going on. We
can't talk here. Both of you take hold of me."
Amara was about to protest when Andrew scooped her up
and then took hold of Seamus' shoulder. In an instant the
shadows in the room wrapped around them and she was in a
vacuum. The air was sucked from her lungs and the pressure
on her body made her pass out. When she opened her eyes
they were in a dark room. She looked around and saw
Seamus putting wood in the fireplace. He backed away and
then focused on the wood. With a wave of his hand the logs
sparked to life and flames shot out of the hearth.
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"So that's where that came from," Amara mumbled. The
males looked over at her, surprised she was awake. She
stood and found that she could barely support her weight on
her left leg. It was taking her body too long to heal. If any
threat came after them, she was in no shape to face it. At the
moment she wasn't too keen on going back to the manor. It
was actually safer here with the ancient vampire who had
killed one of her friends.
"The fire ability is rare. My maker had it, and it only passes
down through my line. Andrew it skipped all together, even
before."
"But I thought Andrew was a hit and run last time. An
insane vampire came upon him while he was out hunting in
the woods."
"I wasn't insane, but badly injured. I needed to feed. He
was the first thing that I sensed. He was warm and alive. I
became aware of his creation after I fully regenerated. I
searched for him for centuries, but I only found Andrew right
before he was killed. Our bond never truly formed in the past
and he had enough of my blood to turn. It was my fault that
Andrew lost his wife and family in the past. I was deeply sorry
for that. When he awoke in this century, I knew it and I
searched for him to make up for the past. I was not so sure
about you though. I only hoped. It wasn't until I sensed
Trevor that I got a secure lock on you. That was two years
ago." Seamus paused and stared into the flames. "My first
concern was getting to Kathryn and then I was going to send
Andrew to you. I thought I had more time and that you might
want a familiar face to bring you over. Then Trevor appeared
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on Kathryn's doorstep. It was only a matter of time before
she locked onto you. Besides me, you were the last piece she
needed to complete her mission."
"Yes. I am the bridge between old and new because I
didn't live any human lifetimes in between," she said
sarcastically. "I get it, but that doesn't make me special."
"Actually, it does. That is only one reason why Kathryn and
Simon want to control you." Amara and Andrew stared into
the corner where another had appeared.
"Who are you?" Andrew asked.
"I'm surprised that you don't remember me, Andrew. We
used to be good friends in the past."
The stranger turned and it took a moment for his features
to register. They were androgynous at first. She studied the
stranger and his name came to her. He was the only gay
vampire that she had ever known.
"Valan." Amara forgot her troubles. A smile appeared on
her old friend's face. It only stayed a moment and his
features melted back into stone. He stayed in the corner and
bowed his head slightly.
"Jacquelyn, it's good that you have returned to your
former self." Valan nodded at Andrew, who had relaxed. The
one thing troubling her was the more Amara stared at her old
friend, the more she realized his features mirrored Simon's.
The same long hair, the same features, only slightly different.
He had no mustache and his eyes were blue, not tinged
purple. With one quick look he could have been Simon's twin.
It was eerie and brought back all of the disturbing things that
Simon had done to her.
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"Valan. Please sit and make yourself comfortable. There is
much to discuss now that all of my children are together,"
Seamus instructed.
The other vampire shook his head. "The shadows are [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]

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