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Authors: Marisa Chenery
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Anyway, we were in Finland up until yesterday. We’d gotten the information about you being buried alive and an estimation of where you were. We told Cameron, who was going to do some searching. The day he met you in the coffee shop was when he’d planned to go to the grasslands.”
Cameron chuckled. “You have no idea how shocked I was to run into you and Waverly. I knew from your scent you were a hybrid. With the name Brolach, I would have to be an idiot not to put two and two together. Plus, there’s the fact you look like Torger and Kaisa.”
“So that’s why you’ve been hanging around the coffee shop so much,” Waverly said.
The werewolf nodded. “Torger asked me to keep an eye on Brolach until they could get to Lemmon.”
Waverly shook her head. “And to bug the crap out of him by using me.”
Cameron shrugged. “What can I say? I was bored.”
Torger laughed. “Cameron’s boredom has gotten us into a few messes over the years.”
Kaisa rolled her eyes. “I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve gotten your dumbasses out of them.”
Brolach watched the interaction between his brother and sister with Cameron. It was easy to see they shared a friendship that had lasted a great many years. He ached to have that kind of closeness with Torger and Kaisa. He doubted he’d ever forgive himself for not being there for them on that fateful night. He had no idea what would have happened to them if they hadn’t been adopted by that native couple.
Waverly laced her fingers with his. “Stop,” she said quietly.
“Stop what?”
“The expression on your face says it all. You didn’t know they were alive, but now you’ve all found each other. You have an eternity to be with them.”
“You’re right.”
Brolach leaned toward Waverly and kissed her, putting the love he had for her into it. Once he pulled away, he found the three others in the room watching them.
He cleared his throat. “So, what do we do about the vampires who may or may not be around here?”
“We’ll keep an eye out for them,” Torger replied. “If someone is watching over where you were buried, they could already know you’ve awakened. If they do, the ones we really want, those vampires who were the ones to kill our parents, may come to try to finish you off. I’m hoping they do. They need to pay for what they did.”
Brolach couldn’t agree more. The faces of the vampires who’d ended his parents’ lives were forever etched in his mind. He looked at Waverly. If his enemy did come for him, he’d have to do everything in his power to protect her. Even if he turned her, she’d be just as vulnerable as his mother had been. The only way to keep her truly safe was to put an end to the ones who’d threaten her. He wasn’t sure if he could survive if something happened to her, if she were taken from him. Even though he knew of no means that would end his immortal life, he wouldn’t give up trying. Going to ground and “sleeping” wouldn’t work. Not with his mate’s passing. Only the finality of death would suffice. Now that he’d found her, he understood why his father had given up so easily after the death of his mate. Life no longer held appeal without the woman you loved in it.
* * * *
It was late into the night before Torger, Kaisa and Cameron left Waverly’s place. Brolach spent a great deal of those hours learning more about his brother and sister. They also discussed plans on what to do if there truly were vampires around town. There was a good chance they’d have human servants who’d do their bidding during the day when they couldn’t be out. There was no way the others would know who they were. The servants’ scents remained human. For Waverly, it was a bit of a scary thought. She wouldn’t know who to be wary of.
Alone at last with Brolach, Waverly could tell he was lost in his thoughts. They sat together on the couch watching television. He hadn’t said more than a couple words since
Cameron chuckled. “You have no idea how shocked I was to run into you and Waverly. I knew from your scent you were a hybrid. With the name Brolach, I would have to be an idiot not to put two and two together. Plus, there’s the fact you look like Torger and Kaisa.”
“So that’s why you’ve been hanging around the coffee shop so much,” Waverly said.
The werewolf nodded. “Torger asked me to keep an eye on Brolach until they could get to Lemmon.”
Waverly shook her head. “And to bug the crap out of him by using me.”
Cameron shrugged. “What can I say? I was bored.”
Torger laughed. “Cameron’s boredom has gotten us into a few messes over the years.”
Kaisa rolled her eyes. “I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve gotten your dumbasses out of them.”
Brolach watched the interaction between his brother and sister with Cameron. It was easy to see they shared a friendship that had lasted a great many years. He ached to have that kind of closeness with Torger and Kaisa. He doubted he’d ever forgive himself for not being there for them on that fateful night. He had no idea what would have happened to them if they hadn’t been adopted by that native couple.
Waverly laced her fingers with his. “Stop,” she said quietly.
“Stop what?”
“The expression on your face says it all. You didn’t know they were alive, but now you’ve all found each other. You have an eternity to be with them.”
“You’re right.”
Brolach leaned toward Waverly and kissed her, putting the love he had for her into it. Once he pulled away, he found the three others in the room watching them.
He cleared his throat. “So, what do we do about the vampires who may or may not be around here?”
“We’ll keep an eye out for them,” Torger replied. “If someone is watching over where you were buried, they could already know you’ve awakened. If they do, the ones we really want, those vampires who were the ones to kill our parents, may come to try to finish you off. I’m hoping they do. They need to pay for what they did.”
Brolach couldn’t agree more. The faces of the vampires who’d ended his parents’ lives were forever etched in his mind. He looked at Waverly. If his enemy did come for him, he’d have to do everything in his power to protect her. Even if he turned her, she’d be just as vulnerable as his mother had been. The only way to keep her truly safe was to put an end to the ones who’d threaten her. He wasn’t sure if he could survive if something happened to her, if she were taken from him. Even though he knew of no means that would end his immortal life, he wouldn’t give up trying. Going to ground and “sleeping” wouldn’t work. Not with his mate’s passing. Only the finality of death would suffice. Now that he’d found her, he understood why his father had given up so easily after the death of his mate. Life no longer held appeal without the woman you loved in it.
* * * *
It was late into the night before Torger, Kaisa and Cameron left Waverly’s place. Brolach spent a great deal of those hours learning more about his brother and sister. They also discussed plans on what to do if there truly were vampires around town. There was a good chance they’d have human servants who’d do their bidding during the day when they couldn’t be out. There was no way the others would know who they were. The servants’ scents remained human. For Waverly, it was a bit of a scary thought. She wouldn’t know who to be wary of.
Alone at last with Brolach, Waverly could tell he was lost in his thoughts. They sat together on the couch watching television. He hadn’t said more than a couple words since
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