A Forever Series Box Set: A Paranormal Reverse Harem-(Book 1-5)
“Yes, well, don’t get any ideas,” CK says wryly. “The book is nothing for you to worry about,” he adds to me.
“Scott thinks otherwise.”
“Scott should mind his own business,” he says menacingly.
“If he thought it wasn’t important, he wouldn’t have mentioned it.”
“What is he?” Sebastian asks again. “Like some kind of mind reader?”
“Exactly some kind of mind reader. He is an Empath, and your thoughts about this book sent up a red flag,” I affirm.
“Fuck me. He really should mind his own damn business,” Sebastian mutters, looking far too worried about having his thoughts read than I’m comfortable with.
“Well, if you hadn’t gone down there in the first place, your little secret would still be safe,” I say. He blanches before resuming normal expressions as I add, “Lucky for you, he doesn’t understand French, or Latin, or whatever language most of your thoughts are in.”
CK glowers at him. “We will discuss this in private,” he says, effectively dismissing Cole, much to Cole’s annoyance.
“Cole stays,” I say. He looks smug as CK looks furious.
“Fine,” he snaps. “The book is a history, of our history.”
“What do you mean?” I ask curiously.
“The run-up of events that led to our creation, why and by whom.”
“What? You didn’t already know?”
“No. It just…was.”
“Don’t you have all of that in your head?” Cole asks me.
“No. The records only start the exact moment that Ahmed was created. There is nothing prior to that. And not much prior to any of the Initial Vampires’ human lives. Why didn’t you want me to know?”
“I was going to tell you. I just wanted to read it through first. Understand it myself before I tried to explain it.”
“But Sebastian knew about it,” I pout. “I would have thought that not only as a Vampire but as Queen of the Vampires you would have told me about it. And if not for that reason, then because it’s me,” I add softly.
“Sebastian risked his life to get this, if he hadn’t gone for it, he wouldn’t know either. And I was going to tell you,” he adds just as softly.
“Risked his life? Why, where was it? I could have gone for it.”
“I started looking for it before I knew you were invulnerable, but even then, I wouldn’t have risked you, Aefre.”
“So, what am I?” Sebastian asks, insulted. “Chopped liver?”
Ignoring him, I say to CK, “What’s the story then?”
“It’s written in Babylonian so it’s taking me awhile to translate, but by that alone I’m going to assume you know who started all of this?” he says and waves his hand at the four of us.
“Babylonian?” I say thoughtfully and the penny drops. “Tiamat.”
“Got it in one, my clever girl,” CK says. I simper under his praise. “That woman has been a thorn in my side,” he grumbles.
“What, you don’t like being a Vampire?” I ask, surprised.
“It’s not the life I would have chosen, my sweet,” he says wryly, to my shock. “As it was, I had no choice.”
Hurt by his words, I say, “No choice? You didn’t choose this?”