found the right person to turn you."
Anna wiggled her eyebrows at me. "Maybe I have."
"You can't be serious. Who?" I had a pretty good idea of who she was talking about, but I was holding out hope that I was wrong.
She just shrugged and went back to flipping the pages of her magazine. Sighing, I let the subject drop, knowing it'd do no good to press her on it. That was one thing we had in common; we were both extremely stubborn.
I had just put my polishes back in the silver bag I kept them in, when I heard the door open and close in the foyer. Glancing at my watch, I saw it was about time for Alex to be getting back, but I didn't feel him approaching the way I usually did. By the time I looked up from my watch, Ethan was rounding the corner into the living room. He had on a jet black suit that matched the color of his black hair perfectly and set off his emerald green eyes. Really, I had no idea how anyone that was around him could not know he was supernatural. Alex was the same way with his dark wavy hair and stunningly blue eyes that practically glowed. They both were entirely too perfect to be human.
Anna obviously thought so. She couldn't seem to take her eyes off of Ethan, who'd collapsed on the leather chair next to me. I rolled my eyes. He always made himself right at home whenever he came over. I guess knowing Alex for hundreds of years gave him that right.
Blowing air on my still wet fingernails, I propped myself on a pillow and looked at Ethan. "What a nice surprise. And to what do we owe this unexpected visit?"
I just couldn't help myself from giving him a hard time. I figured this was what it would have been like to have a brother. We both were relentless with our teasing, but when it came right down to it-- we would kill to protect each other.
He gave me a look that said he wasn't in the mood for my crap. "Is Alex here? I need to talk to him."
Judging from the seriousness on his face, I switched from my teasing mood. It was never a good thing when Ethan looked nervous. He was known for his laid back I-don't-give-a-damn attitude.
My stomach dropped a little. My eyes shot over to Anna who had sat up and was listening intently. "He should be here any time now. Why? Is something wrong?"
"I've received some reports that Lucien and a few of the nastier members of the Regency are in the area. I think it goes without saying that they are up to no good."
I swallowed hard. "Ophelia visited Alex the other day with a warning that Lucien might come this way. So I guess you could say we were kind of expecting him-- maybe just not this soon."
"Yeah, well he's not going to leave without getting what he wants. It's just a matter of time before he shows up here or tracks you down somewhere else." He looked at me sternly. "Seriously Brooke. You can not just take off without one of us or a guard. He's taken you before and he'll do it again."
I nodded. "You don't have to worry about that. I've learned my lesson. You'll see no more stubborn adventures from me-- cross my heart."
Looking relieved he stood up as Alex strode in. Alex stopped to kiss the top of my head and immediately sensing the tension in the room, looked at Ethan. "What's up?"
Ethan nodded towards Alex's office and the two of them headed off in that direction. I looked at Anna, who had been watching Ethan leave the room.
"Playing hard to get has obviously been the ticket to getting Ethan to notice you. You'll just need to reel him in," I said teasingly.
Anna smiled, glancing back in the direction Ethan had left. "That's the
Anna wiggled her eyebrows at me. "Maybe I have."
"You can't be serious. Who?" I had a pretty good idea of who she was talking about, but I was holding out hope that I was wrong.
She just shrugged and went back to flipping the pages of her magazine. Sighing, I let the subject drop, knowing it'd do no good to press her on it. That was one thing we had in common; we were both extremely stubborn.
I had just put my polishes back in the silver bag I kept them in, when I heard the door open and close in the foyer. Glancing at my watch, I saw it was about time for Alex to be getting back, but I didn't feel him approaching the way I usually did. By the time I looked up from my watch, Ethan was rounding the corner into the living room. He had on a jet black suit that matched the color of his black hair perfectly and set off his emerald green eyes. Really, I had no idea how anyone that was around him could not know he was supernatural. Alex was the same way with his dark wavy hair and stunningly blue eyes that practically glowed. They both were entirely too perfect to be human.
Anna obviously thought so. She couldn't seem to take her eyes off of Ethan, who'd collapsed on the leather chair next to me. I rolled my eyes. He always made himself right at home whenever he came over. I guess knowing Alex for hundreds of years gave him that right.
Blowing air on my still wet fingernails, I propped myself on a pillow and looked at Ethan. "What a nice surprise. And to what do we owe this unexpected visit?"
I just couldn't help myself from giving him a hard time. I figured this was what it would have been like to have a brother. We both were relentless with our teasing, but when it came right down to it-- we would kill to protect each other.
He gave me a look that said he wasn't in the mood for my crap. "Is Alex here? I need to talk to him."
Judging from the seriousness on his face, I switched from my teasing mood. It was never a good thing when Ethan looked nervous. He was known for his laid back I-don't-give-a-damn attitude.
My stomach dropped a little. My eyes shot over to Anna who had sat up and was listening intently. "He should be here any time now. Why? Is something wrong?"
"I've received some reports that Lucien and a few of the nastier members of the Regency are in the area. I think it goes without saying that they are up to no good."
I swallowed hard. "Ophelia visited Alex the other day with a warning that Lucien might come this way. So I guess you could say we were kind of expecting him-- maybe just not this soon."
"Yeah, well he's not going to leave without getting what he wants. It's just a matter of time before he shows up here or tracks you down somewhere else." He looked at me sternly. "Seriously Brooke. You can not just take off without one of us or a guard. He's taken you before and he'll do it again."
I nodded. "You don't have to worry about that. I've learned my lesson. You'll see no more stubborn adventures from me-- cross my heart."
Looking relieved he stood up as Alex strode in. Alex stopped to kiss the top of my head and immediately sensing the tension in the room, looked at Ethan. "What's up?"
Ethan nodded towards Alex's office and the two of them headed off in that direction. I looked at Anna, who had been watching Ethan leave the room.
"Playing hard to get has obviously been the ticket to getting Ethan to notice you. You'll just need to reel him in," I said teasingly.
Anna smiled, glancing back in the direction Ethan had left. "That's the
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