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‘I know more than you would like,’she answered, the tone now deeper, gravelly somehow.
Her eyes opened, and shock shot through me when amber eyes—not her usual hazel—stared back at me.
“What?” My voice cracked.
“Careful what you’re thinking of,” her distorted voice continued. “Some things are better left buried, psechi mou.”
Blood drained from my face as the nickname I hadn’t heard in centuries was uttered by this woman. I tried to speak, but nothing came out. One of her eyes changed from amber to hazel, though the other remained the same.
Then she arched up. Instinctively, I tried to pull back, but her hand was there, firmly guiding me down to kiss her. Bitter blood coated my face and my lips as she gently kissed me over and over again.
The sting of her touch and blood melded together as memories collided.
Rough hands mixed with soft.
The hint of a five o’clock shadow scraping along my neck as the soft curves of her body made me whimper.
Just like lightning, it went on forever yet was over in a second. It tore apart my world and changed me forever when the sting of her touch branded itself into not only my soul but my body. I sat up as she stared, wide-eyed, and absently touched the back of my neck. A design was etched there, freshly burned into my skin.
A gasp, then her gaze tried to shift downward. I followed the movement to see a new design covering her forearm.
Mates.
Bonded mates.
But that wasn’t what made me pause.
It wasn’t the people I could hear approaching, many of whom would have very strong opinions of what just happened… No.
What really made me question everything was the echoes of my past mate that I could still feel in Isla.
“Cassius?”
Chapter 22
Isla
FRIDAY
No, no, no.
No.
This couldn’t be happening.
I tried like hell to pull away as Cassius tried to put up a barrier between us, but it was useless. Magick ripped through both of us and into the vampire then back again.
Bonding, mating, binding us together.
I didn’t realize just how cruel fate could be.
And even through all of this, I still couldn't see.
Darkness was my new world, and I hated it.
The aches in my body made it impossible for me to get up even when Hellsing finally pulled away, whispering Cas’ name.
Before I could figure out a response, the door to the room opened and I heard Demir call out to me. Just another question among the many I had at the moment.
