no
choice, but make no mistake, I won’t be coming to you under duress.”
He closes his eyes and drops his mouth to mine, his arms
lifting me up as he kisses me. I pull away to his disappointment.
“I need to speak to CK first,” I say as he puts me back
down.
“Okay, go now. He is at Ponte ,” he says.
I nod and Astral off, feeling worn out and crappy and almost
hoping that The Thirteen comes to find me right now so I can go and kick its
arse.
I land right next to him as he is sat at his desk in his
bedroom. Our bedroom. He only looks mildly surprised to see me. “Aefre,” he
says as he looks up at me and I bend down to kiss him.
“I have something to discuss with you,” I say.
“As do I, with you.”
“You first, then,” I say.
“Sit,” he says, pointing to the bed.
Uh-oh, this sounds like trouble. Watch what you say, watch
what you say, I start this chant in my head again.
“When the other you was here and I confronted her, I asked
her some questions that I probably shouldn’t have but was curious,” he starts
as he comes to sit next to me. I turn towards him and he smiles softly at me.
“I wanted to know how he had managed to do what I and the other, other me had
failed to do and to turn you correctly.”
I lean forward, also dying to know. “How?”
He pauses, “When we went back to the past the first time and
I told past me to take you and run, it seems that I did. Only it wasn’t me, it
was him. The other me saw us and took on board what I had said. He followed
you, other you, home and after killing Radulf after he hurt you, he took her to
an old Pagan circle and told her about him and she agreed to be turned. I fear
that we changed the course of their history with our time jump which is why
when we came back here, nothing had changed.”
“Well that makes sense, I guess. But how did I manage to get
there in the first place and take you with me, when it seems that the other
two, who are infinitely more powerful than me, couldn’t do it. That bit I can’t
wrap my head around.”
“Because you don’t believe you are that powerful, my love,”
he says as he takes my hand. “She also said she had a daughter,” he adds
carefully. “That they have a daughter.”
“Yes, Cassis,” I say without thinking and then curse myself.
Shit, shit, shit. Watch what you say, woman.
His eyes light up, “You saw her?”
“Briefly. In the Entrance Hall,” I backtrack. “Before they
thought I had lost my mind and ushered me off for peace and solitude,” I say,
hoping he drops it.
He frowns at me, “They thought you had lost your mind?”
“Well I was acting very strange and I was devastated that
Cole and Devon weren’t there. I think they thought I had a breakdown. But I
don’t want to talk about that anymore. I need to discuss something else with
you.”
“Oh, so you didn’t really see what she was like?” he
continues, ignoring me.
“No. But she has blonde hair and looks just like you,” I
say, giving him something. “And she adores you. Other you. As he does her. I
could tell by the way they looked at each other.”
“Oh, Aefre. I want her so much. When can we do the ritual again?”
“Soon. But please, Constantine, I need to talk to you about
something else.”
He looks serious then as I have called him by his full name.
“What is it? Is everything okay?”
“That depends on you,” I say, standing up and pacing. This
is an awkward conversation to be having and I am vastly uncomfortable.
“Me?”
“Yes, you.” Might as well just spit it out. “I spoke with
Sebastian before I came here,” I say, turning to face him full on. I am sure my
expression will tell him everything he needs to know about what that
conversation was about.
“Oh,” he says flatly. “I see. You have decided to comply to
my request?”
“Yes,” I say quietly. I drop to my knees at his feet and
take his hands. “He is in so much pain after what she did. I feel like I need
to do
choice, but make no mistake, I won’t be coming to you under duress.”
He closes his eyes and drops his mouth to mine, his arms
lifting me up as he kisses me. I pull away to his disappointment.
“I need to speak to CK first,” I say as he puts me back
down.
“Okay, go now. He is at Ponte ,” he says.
I nod and Astral off, feeling worn out and crappy and almost
hoping that The Thirteen comes to find me right now so I can go and kick its
arse.
I land right next to him as he is sat at his desk in his
bedroom. Our bedroom. He only looks mildly surprised to see me. “Aefre,” he
says as he looks up at me and I bend down to kiss him.
“I have something to discuss with you,” I say.
“As do I, with you.”
“You first, then,” I say.
“Sit,” he says, pointing to the bed.
Uh-oh, this sounds like trouble. Watch what you say, watch
what you say, I start this chant in my head again.
“When the other you was here and I confronted her, I asked
her some questions that I probably shouldn’t have but was curious,” he starts
as he comes to sit next to me. I turn towards him and he smiles softly at me.
“I wanted to know how he had managed to do what I and the other, other me had
failed to do and to turn you correctly.”
I lean forward, also dying to know. “How?”
He pauses, “When we went back to the past the first time and
I told past me to take you and run, it seems that I did. Only it wasn’t me, it
was him. The other me saw us and took on board what I had said. He followed
you, other you, home and after killing Radulf after he hurt you, he took her to
an old Pagan circle and told her about him and she agreed to be turned. I fear
that we changed the course of their history with our time jump which is why
when we came back here, nothing had changed.”
“Well that makes sense, I guess. But how did I manage to get
there in the first place and take you with me, when it seems that the other
two, who are infinitely more powerful than me, couldn’t do it. That bit I can’t
wrap my head around.”
“Because you don’t believe you are that powerful, my love,”
he says as he takes my hand. “She also said she had a daughter,” he adds
carefully. “That they have a daughter.”
“Yes, Cassis,” I say without thinking and then curse myself.
Shit, shit, shit. Watch what you say, woman.
His eyes light up, “You saw her?”
“Briefly. In the Entrance Hall,” I backtrack. “Before they
thought I had lost my mind and ushered me off for peace and solitude,” I say,
hoping he drops it.
He frowns at me, “They thought you had lost your mind?”
“Well I was acting very strange and I was devastated that
Cole and Devon weren’t there. I think they thought I had a breakdown. But I
don’t want to talk about that anymore. I need to discuss something else with
you.”
“Oh, so you didn’t really see what she was like?” he
continues, ignoring me.
“No. But she has blonde hair and looks just like you,” I
say, giving him something. “And she adores you. Other you. As he does her. I
could tell by the way they looked at each other.”
“Oh, Aefre. I want her so much. When can we do the ritual again?”
“Soon. But please, Constantine, I need to talk to you about
something else.”
He looks serious then as I have called him by his full name.
“What is it? Is everything okay?”
“That depends on you,” I say, standing up and pacing. This
is an awkward conversation to be having and I am vastly uncomfortable.
“Me?”
“Yes, you.” Might as well just spit it out. “I spoke with
Sebastian before I came here,” I say, turning to face him full on. I am sure my
expression will tell him everything he needs to know about what that
conversation was about.
“Oh,” he says flatly. “I see. You have decided to comply to
my request?”
“Yes,” I say quietly. I drop to my knees at his feet and
take his hands. “He is in so much pain after what she did. I feel like I need
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