blade
remaining sharp throughout the years, facts that made them
priceless in battle.
Sara clutched her head as the pain began to build, Seraphina
was almost upon them. “Lucian,” she whispered as flames sprung from
her body, “take my hand.”
There was something strange about his bride and he had every
intention of finding out what it was immediately. “Get out!” he
bellowed.
Gareth moved to Lucian’s side, tugging on his arm and pulling
him away from Sara’s dangerous flames. “My Lord, you want us to
leave? The meeting is still going on. We need to discuss our next
move against the Malachites. Is something wrong?”
“ I thought I had made that quite clear, I want you and
everyone else to leave. Leave NOW!” His voice was angry and those
in the room rushed to comply with his orders. Gareth stepped away
from him, confused by Lucian's strange behaviour but his leader’s
hand gripped his arm tightly preventing him from leaving.
“Gareth?”
“ Yes my Lord?” he answered hesitantly.
Lucian pulled his friend closer, whispering in his ear, “If
you ever get that close to her again, I’ll tear your heart out.” He
released him abruptly, glaring intently at him as Gareth backed out
of the room.
Now that they were alone, he let his attention return to his
bride. The flames on her skin were spreading, covering her entire
body in a bright orange fire. Without any hint of hesitation, he
walked into her flame, pulling her body close in a tight embrace.
The fires died down and her breath caressed his cheek as she
relaxed against him.
Sara wrapped her arms around Lucian's waist unwilling to let
him go. This was the first time since Seraphina had made her
presence known that she hadn’t blacked out after the flames began
to wash over her. “Thank you.”
“ I think we need to talk.”
She laughed. “I told you that this morning.”
“ There’s something wrong with you isn’t there?”
“ Well you’re direct aren’t you? Straight to the point but was
there really a need for you to say it like that? I’m not
contagious.”
“ There’s no need to beat around the bush, you’re a fire
elemental yet you can’t control your flame, there’s something wrong
with you.” Her body was beginning to affect him, the sweet smell of
her enticing him to take a bite out of her flesh. Her soft curves
encouraging him to ruthlessly plunder her body. She was holding on
to him so tightly that he knew she wouldn’t release him.
“ What do you know about the ancient oracle?”
The question surprised him but Lucian recovered quickly. “I
know about as much as every one else. She was an oracle and could
see into the future, her predictions were never wrong.”
“ Is that all you know?” Her voice was desperate. Lucian was
old, how old she didn’t know, but it was entirely possible that he
was alive at the same time as the ancient oracle. He might have
even known the woman for all she knew.
“ Yes. Why are you so interested in the oracle? Weren’t we
talking about your problem?”
She sagged against him, weakness overcoming her. Lucian was a
vampire, he wouldn’t know anything about elemental prophecies and
he knew nothing about the oracle either. He might be the one who
was meant to save her life but that fact was of little use when
neither of them knew how he was meant to go about it. “Trust me
when I say that the two topics are one and the same.”
“ You need information about the oracle then?”
“ Yes but you know no more than me.”
“ That might be true, but I have a library that will have more
information.”
She brightened up immediately, pulling away slightly to look
into his dark eyes, a hopeful smile replacing her previously
forlorn expression. “Really?”
Her smile tugged at his cold heart and Lucian felt a
corresponding smile creep onto his face. His bride was a
distraction, one he could ill afford, but she had also made him
smile more in the few days he’d met her than he had
remaining sharp throughout the years, facts that made them
priceless in battle.
Sara clutched her head as the pain began to build, Seraphina
was almost upon them. “Lucian,” she whispered as flames sprung from
her body, “take my hand.”
There was something strange about his bride and he had every
intention of finding out what it was immediately. “Get out!” he
bellowed.
Gareth moved to Lucian’s side, tugging on his arm and pulling
him away from Sara’s dangerous flames. “My Lord, you want us to
leave? The meeting is still going on. We need to discuss our next
move against the Malachites. Is something wrong?”
“ I thought I had made that quite clear, I want you and
everyone else to leave. Leave NOW!” His voice was angry and those
in the room rushed to comply with his orders. Gareth stepped away
from him, confused by Lucian's strange behaviour but his leader’s
hand gripped his arm tightly preventing him from leaving.
“Gareth?”
“ Yes my Lord?” he answered hesitantly.
Lucian pulled his friend closer, whispering in his ear, “If
you ever get that close to her again, I’ll tear your heart out.” He
released him abruptly, glaring intently at him as Gareth backed out
of the room.
Now that they were alone, he let his attention return to his
bride. The flames on her skin were spreading, covering her entire
body in a bright orange fire. Without any hint of hesitation, he
walked into her flame, pulling her body close in a tight embrace.
The fires died down and her breath caressed his cheek as she
relaxed against him.
Sara wrapped her arms around Lucian's waist unwilling to let
him go. This was the first time since Seraphina had made her
presence known that she hadn’t blacked out after the flames began
to wash over her. “Thank you.”
“ I think we need to talk.”
She laughed. “I told you that this morning.”
“ There’s something wrong with you isn’t there?”
“ Well you’re direct aren’t you? Straight to the point but was
there really a need for you to say it like that? I’m not
contagious.”
“ There’s no need to beat around the bush, you’re a fire
elemental yet you can’t control your flame, there’s something wrong
with you.” Her body was beginning to affect him, the sweet smell of
her enticing him to take a bite out of her flesh. Her soft curves
encouraging him to ruthlessly plunder her body. She was holding on
to him so tightly that he knew she wouldn’t release him.
“ What do you know about the ancient oracle?”
The question surprised him but Lucian recovered quickly. “I
know about as much as every one else. She was an oracle and could
see into the future, her predictions were never wrong.”
“ Is that all you know?” Her voice was desperate. Lucian was
old, how old she didn’t know, but it was entirely possible that he
was alive at the same time as the ancient oracle. He might have
even known the woman for all she knew.
“ Yes. Why are you so interested in the oracle? Weren’t we
talking about your problem?”
She sagged against him, weakness overcoming her. Lucian was a
vampire, he wouldn’t know anything about elemental prophecies and
he knew nothing about the oracle either. He might be the one who
was meant to save her life but that fact was of little use when
neither of them knew how he was meant to go about it. “Trust me
when I say that the two topics are one and the same.”
“ You need information about the oracle then?”
“ Yes but you know no more than me.”
“ That might be true, but I have a library that will have more
information.”
She brightened up immediately, pulling away slightly to look
into his dark eyes, a hopeful smile replacing her previously
forlorn expression. “Really?”
Her smile tugged at his cold heart and Lucian felt a
corresponding smile creep onto his face. His bride was a
distraction, one he could ill afford, but she had also made him
smile more in the few days he’d met her than he had
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