Bound By Blood by Kimberly Hoyt

Author:Kimberly Hoyt
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Kimberly Hoyt
Published: 2011-05-26T07:16:40+00:00

Later, Sebastian would not be able to explain precisely what had driven him to agree. Time travel, magic that was not within his control, unknowns; these were not things he dabbled in as a general rule, despite that such travel was common among his kind. Magic was often wild and unpredictable, and Sebastian was a man who enjoyed control in all situations.

Laurel’s cajoling and his desire to spoil her certainly played a part:

We could just go for a little while. A few hours. It would be stunning to see you in competition, to dance with you.

Ultimately, there was more driving him than that, more than his desire to let her really know him. A whisper in his blood that he could not precisely name or understand.

Seducing him, beckoning. Fate. Destiny.

Some darker force, perhaps. He felt like an unseen hand was guiding him in this direction, a reverberation in his soul that he presently had no clarity about.

Except that it was prompting him to act. A strange pall lay over him, like an odd film on his skin that wouldn't be washed away. New experiences, old memories.

An hour after leaving Laurel in his sanctuary, dressed in a strict suit and fresh tie, he waited in his office for Isabella and Caleb to arrive.

"Sebastian, is all well?" Isabella asked the second she was in the door. Caleb was on her heels, searching Sebastian's face for signs of trouble.

"Everything is fine. I have need of something that I would like you to get me," Sebastian said, getting right to the point.

Isabella stood next to Caleb on the other side of his desk, watching with curious eyes. "What is it?"

"I would like you to visit the fae prince Silsin and have him make me an amulet that will allow Laurel and I to step back and forth through time. He owes me a boon for my involvement in their last war. I'm calling it in." Sebastian saw surprise register in Isabella's expression.

Caleb frowned and asked, "Go back in time? What for?"

"We will be going back to my days in the Tudor court. There are a few things she wishes to see, and that I want to show her. I would like to have it by tomorrow," Sebastian said.

"Are you sure, fratello? What are the risks?" Isabella asked.

"I don't think there will be many, we will only be there a short time. A couple hours, no more," Sebastian said.

Caleb opened his mouth to speak, paused, then continued. "Well, Silsin is the most skilled at wielding his power. If I were going to trust anyone to make me that kind of thing, it would be him. He owes me a favor, too, so I can go see him and get it back to you before tomorrow morning."

Sebastian inclined his head. "See it done. While you are gone, Isabella can accompany me to the council meeting."

"Just be careful, Sebastian," Isabella said.

"What's more important, I think, is to keep it under wraps here. We need to contain the knowledge of his travel to just a handful of us," Caleb said, stepping around Isabella for the door.

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