you—you all—must come
to terms with this information quickly for time is paramount. The emotional
aspect of this situation must be dealt with later. Right now, you must focus on
the problem at hand. I did not make my existence known on a whim. You must find
a way to embrace this information, embrace your brother, Uriah, when he comes
tomorrow, and devise a plan to squash this uprising before it claims you all.”
“If
you are the legendary Ragnor, why don’t you simply take care of Trinidad and
let us be done with all of this bullshit?” Ashe asked.
“I do
not know who or what Trinidad is. I cannot risk being injured or worse because
I am the only one who can bring all of you into your true blood powers when the
time comes. After that happens, I will be weak and vulnerable for several days.
I will be drained.”
Anger
hit Aldin’s veins with a force that made his vision blur red. “You have never
been a part of our lives. You’ve never bothered all of these years to let us
know you were alive, and now you expect us to follow your orders?” Aldin
practically spit the words at the man.
He
walked toward him, surprised that Ragnor met him halfway with no fear in his
eyes. Aldin hadn’t met many who didn’t at least give his anger pause.
“Aldin.”
Ashe rose from behind the desk.
“No!”
Ragnor flung his hand toward Ashe. “We will settle any words that must be said
now.”
“You
left us.”
“Actually,
I did not. Marilena took you all away. But yes, I am at fault for allowing her
to do so. I loved her enough to let her make that choice. I cannot tell you how
many times I have regretted it.”
“You
stand before me as Ragnor, the supposed legend, and yet you blame this on
Marilena?” His fists clenched at his sides. He wanted to hurt Ragnor, wanted to
cause him as much pain as he was creating for him and his brothers at this
moment.
“No.
I blame nothing on Marilena. Although her choices were poor ones, I understand
that she thought she was doing the right thing. She was trying to protect her
children. I was not going to force her to stay with me if she did not want to.
There are some things worse than losing your viata amant . One of those things is watching the hatred in her eyes
grow for you with each passing day.”
The
situation was overwhelming, too much for one person to take in at once.
Hundreds of years of lies and deception. The rage took control and he swung on
Ragnor. However, everyone in the room, including him, gasped when Ragnor’s hand
flew up in a blurred speed and easily caught his fist in mid-air, holding it
without effort as if chastising a small child.
Aldin’s
eyes grew large. Never had he come across a vampire or other being who
possessed that amount of strength. He’d swung on Ragnor with everything, and
yet Ragnor stared at him in resignation and held him with ease.
Aldin
gasped and stumbled back. Ashe and Aiston came to stand beside him.
“This
will take some time for us to come to terms with,” Ashe said.
“Deal
with it quickly because your brother will be here tomorrow. After that, you
will have little time to devise a plan that will protect the family until Uriah
finds his viata amant ”—Ragnor glanced
at Marilena and frowned—”and I can perform the ritual that will awaken your
true blood powers.”
“Aldin
hasn’t found his life mate yet either. That gives us more time,” Aiston argued.
“I
think we all know better than that,” Ragnor responded.
“Why
must we all find our life mates before we can come into our powers? Why can’t
you do the ritual now?” Ashe asked.
“The
powers of a true blood are not limited as your powers are now. You will be able
to do things you’ve never been able to do before. Command things unthinkable.
With that kind of power comes a certain darkness, a darkness that is consuming.
Your life mates are the light, the reason that will always lead you out of the
darkness that will call to you.”
“I
still don’t
to terms with this information quickly for time is paramount. The emotional
aspect of this situation must be dealt with later. Right now, you must focus on
the problem at hand. I did not make my existence known on a whim. You must find
a way to embrace this information, embrace your brother, Uriah, when he comes
tomorrow, and devise a plan to squash this uprising before it claims you all.”
“If
you are the legendary Ragnor, why don’t you simply take care of Trinidad and
let us be done with all of this bullshit?” Ashe asked.
“I do
not know who or what Trinidad is. I cannot risk being injured or worse because
I am the only one who can bring all of you into your true blood powers when the
time comes. After that happens, I will be weak and vulnerable for several days.
I will be drained.”
Anger
hit Aldin’s veins with a force that made his vision blur red. “You have never
been a part of our lives. You’ve never bothered all of these years to let us
know you were alive, and now you expect us to follow your orders?” Aldin
practically spit the words at the man.
He
walked toward him, surprised that Ragnor met him halfway with no fear in his
eyes. Aldin hadn’t met many who didn’t at least give his anger pause.
“Aldin.”
Ashe rose from behind the desk.
“No!”
Ragnor flung his hand toward Ashe. “We will settle any words that must be said
now.”
“You
left us.”
“Actually,
I did not. Marilena took you all away. But yes, I am at fault for allowing her
to do so. I loved her enough to let her make that choice. I cannot tell you how
many times I have regretted it.”
“You
stand before me as Ragnor, the supposed legend, and yet you blame this on
Marilena?” His fists clenched at his sides. He wanted to hurt Ragnor, wanted to
cause him as much pain as he was creating for him and his brothers at this
moment.
“No.
I blame nothing on Marilena. Although her choices were poor ones, I understand
that she thought she was doing the right thing. She was trying to protect her
children. I was not going to force her to stay with me if she did not want to.
There are some things worse than losing your viata amant . One of those things is watching the hatred in her eyes
grow for you with each passing day.”
The
situation was overwhelming, too much for one person to take in at once.
Hundreds of years of lies and deception. The rage took control and he swung on
Ragnor. However, everyone in the room, including him, gasped when Ragnor’s hand
flew up in a blurred speed and easily caught his fist in mid-air, holding it
without effort as if chastising a small child.
Aldin’s
eyes grew large. Never had he come across a vampire or other being who
possessed that amount of strength. He’d swung on Ragnor with everything, and
yet Ragnor stared at him in resignation and held him with ease.
Aldin
gasped and stumbled back. Ashe and Aiston came to stand beside him.
“This
will take some time for us to come to terms with,” Ashe said.
“Deal
with it quickly because your brother will be here tomorrow. After that, you
will have little time to devise a plan that will protect the family until Uriah
finds his viata amant ”—Ragnor glanced
at Marilena and frowned—”and I can perform the ritual that will awaken your
true blood powers.”
“Aldin
hasn’t found his life mate yet either. That gives us more time,” Aiston argued.
“I
think we all know better than that,” Ragnor responded.
“Why
must we all find our life mates before we can come into our powers? Why can’t
you do the ritual now?” Ashe asked.
“The
powers of a true blood are not limited as your powers are now. You will be able
to do things you’ve never been able to do before. Command things unthinkable.
With that kind of power comes a certain darkness, a darkness that is consuming.
Your life mates are the light, the reason that will always lead you out of the
darkness that will call to you.”
“I
still don’t
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