Bloodstained Heart by Kassandra Lea

Author:Kassandra Lea [Lea, Kassandra]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: JMS Books LLC
Published: 2019-10-09T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 4

Seamus stood on the high most balcony of the mansion, staring out over the pond, his back to the town that shunned him. The weight of Tibbit’s gun was uncomfortable in his hand. That was perhaps the one good thing about his friend leaving so quickly, he’d left behind the offending weapon.

Seamus gave it his best effort, throwing the gun, watching it sail through the air. It sank into the smooth water with a splash, lost, out of reach forever. Where it belonged, unable to do harm to a man who meant the world to him.

I love you.

Even just thinking of those words, flashing back on that moment, filled Seamus with a warmth he had not felt in so very long. And his heart…He pressed a hand to his chest hoping to feel it beat again. It had been still for decades. Nothing stirred.

Seamus gave the lightening horizon one last glance before slinking back into the darkness of his home. Like a shadow Atlas followed him. As he walked the halls Seamus ran his fingers over the stone, a swirling mess building inside of his chest. It had certainly turned into a crazy night, to go from finding Tibbit in such despair to learning the secret he held locked inside, Seamus felt like he’d been sucked into a whirlwind and spit back out.

What did he do now?

Tibbit should have stayed, should have given him a chance to speak, to react. There were so many things he wanted to say, and he kept playing it out in his mind, the different scenarios and how things might have gone. Had Tibbit run, he wondered, out of embarrassment? Fear of rejection? That quickly shifted to another troubling thought, loving him had driven Tibbit to consider the worse; talk about an unpleasant realization.

Self-loathing simmered just under the surface. Seamus stalked into his bedroom, the only other furnished room in the castle, and directly over to the mirror. He grimaced as his reflection, surprised anyone possessed the ability to fall in love with him. The hem of his shirt in hand he pulled the fabric up to reveal more grave-pale chest. It looked like a particularly nasty bruise, nothing more, but it was part of the magic leading to his undead existence.

Anger quickly gave ‘way to sorrow as he traced fingertips over the mark. The symbol was alien, the slash of the lines, the circle they crossed over, and he longed to be rid of it.

“A mistake. A horrible misunderstanding,” his voice broke.

He slid to the floor, Atlas promptly at his side. Seamus took hold of the dog and buried his face in Atlas’s fur. His mind flooded with images of the past, decades ago when the little town below had been even smaller and less populated. The castle stood high on the hill, a fixture, and a place known for its opulent parties. Oh, how he loved to entertain and dance with the ladies and generally have a good time. He shared his wealth, was generous with his staff, and privately worried if they talked about him behind his back.

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