Bound in Blood (Broken Bloodlines Book 3) by Sadie Kincaid

Author:Sadie Kincaid [Kincaid, Sadie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Red House Press Ltd
Published: 2025-03-30T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter

Twenty-Seven

AXL

Iflex my toes in the velvety sand as the heat of the late afternoon sun warms my back. Elpis circles overhead, and I watch her, mesmerized. I’m still awestruck over the fact that such majestic creatures exist and that the majority of people on this earth can’t see them. Certainly none of the people in the towns below can; otherwise, I’m certain we would have hordes of curious villagers descending upon the house.

“I never figured you as someone who would enjoy the beach, Axl.” His voice startles me, and I spin around. It’s been over an hour since Xavier told me he was looking for me. I think I’ve walked the entire length of beach and back in that time.

“I like the sound of the ocean.”

He hums softly before he sits down. “How did all those vampire legends get our relationship with sunshine so wrong? I can barely get a tan, let alone burst into flames.”

His attempt at humor is very unlike him, and it makes me uneasy. Still, when he pats the space beside him, I take a seat in the sand next to him without hesitation.

“You are aware I have resecured the bond with Xavier and Malachi, yes?”

I nod, avoiding his scrutinous gaze.

“And you have been eluding me since.”

I stare out across the ocean, the sheer vastness of it making me feel incredibly small and insignificant. “Have I?”

“I will not dignify that with an answer, for you already know it. Do you not wish to bond again?”

I turn and face him now but find no clue in his expression as to what’s on his mind. I wish I could read him more easily, but he’s consistently closed off to us. I always thought I was special somehow, being the first vampire he turned in over a millennium. Perhaps I was wrong. “Do I get a choice?”

His right eyelid twitches. “I am afraid you do not.”

His response is unexpected, hitting me like a punch to the gut and knocking the breath from my lungs. I wish I could hide my reaction from him, but bond or not, there’s nothing I can keep from him. “I don’t?”

“You seem surprised by my response, Axl. Did you think I would not want to bond with you again? That I would allow you the freedom to leave our family unit?”

“I would never leave,” I insist. How can he even suggest such a thing? The mere thought of it flays me.

He tilts his head. “Well, of course you would never leave Ophelia.”

Is that what he thinks? “I would never leave any of you.” I ball my hands into fists and grind them into the sand. Anger simmers beneath my skin, and I have no idea why this conversation is eliciting such strong emotion. Better yet, why didn’t I simply tell him the truth—that of course I want to bond again? Fear that he wouldn’t want to has been tearing me apart since we got here last night. So what the hell is stopping me

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