Heart of Darkness (A Vampire Romance Novel) by Heaton Felicity

Author:Heaton, Felicity [Heaton, Felicity]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2011-10-16T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 18

“Is Elise coming to see me off?” Vasiliy picked up the long sword case from the floor by the double doors of Aleksandr’s reception room.

The one Vasiliy had given to Aleksandr rested on the side table along the wall behind him.

Aleksandr looked at the dark world outside the windows and then back at his brother. “The entire mansion will be seeing you off and you worry about one woman?”

“You are worried about her too, Brother.” Vasiliy toyed with the silver latches on the black case. “Do you know where she is?”

Aleksandr glanced at the tall sash windows again. He didn’t know where Elise was. She hadn’t reported to him tonight with the other guards and he hadn’t seen her when he had gone down to Ladislav’s reception room to tell Vasiliy to leave.

Commander Piotr had been there and informed him that Elise had gone out with some of the others.

She wasn’t alone, but the company she had chosen left much to be desired.

Andrej.

It was his company’s turn to patrol the city tonight and Elise had gone with them for some infernal reason. It angered him. The hunters were getting closer and his prey could arrive at any moment. It was the reason he was sending Vasiliy back to Russia where he would be safe.

“I am sure she will return soon. Will you give her my regards when she does and tell her that I am sorry for upsetting her last night?”

Aleksandr glared at his brother. “Just what did you say to her that hurt her so much?”

Vasiliy turned his back on him and walked to the door. He hovered there, as though he was considering leaving without answering, and then faced him again.

“I asked her to love you but she already does.”

“That was not what she told me you said last night.” Aleksandr crossed the room to Vasiliy, his footsteps heavy on the hardwood floor, and stood toe-to-toe with him. “You mentioned something about my changing.”

Vasiliy looked away again, fidgeted with the case latches, and then sighed and met his gaze. “It is true. I asked her to watch over you, and do what was necessary if it came to it.”

Aleksandr growled, grabbed his brother by the throat and slammed him against the wall beside the door.

“You asked her to kill me!” He clenched his teeth, fighting his desire to shake sense into his brother. “How could you do such a thing to her?”

He pulled Vasiliy away from the red wall and then shoved him back against it, causing the doors to rattle and Vasiliy to drop his sword case.

“How dare you ask her to do something like that?”

Vasiliy choked and wheezed through Aleksandr’s tight grip on his throat. “Because I knew you would not, even when you would want to die by her hand.”

Aleksandr tossed him aside and paced across the room, needing to distance himself in case he lost control and hurt Vasiliy. He would never forgive himself if he did. He loved his brother but it

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