Immortal Protector by Finn Elizabeth

Author:Finn, Elizabeth [Finn, Elizabeth]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Literature & Fiction, Romance, Paranormal, Vampires
ISBN: 9781931761413
Publisher: Liquid Silver Books
Published: 2013-02-24T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

As he stood over her seemingly lifeless body, he waited. The council was convened, and he stood sopping wet in their large marble room. The group of four men sat in front of him, eyeing him and the small, frail heap of Ember’s body. He could still hear her heartbeat, and it was the only comfort he had. The council watched him with interest. They had none of the cruelty of his family, but they had their laws and mandates, and he was asking them to set one aside for him for no other reason than he’d fallen in love with a mortal.

The council hated his family, and they accepted him only because he hated his family as well. They had sought him to fill his family’s spot at the council table for years, but he had always refused. The problem with the council was that vampires were no longer allowed to sire, and the humans that were turned were exterminated. This was the council’s mandate, and it made them nearly as big of a threat as his own family. Standing over her body now, he felt the threat that loomed over her.

“You’ll need to give us time to discuss this, Truman.” This was spoken by the head of the council, Sylvan, a man who’d transitioned in middle age and commanded power by his imposing presence alone. He was a fierce leader and the reason their mandates were followed swiftly. All regional councils shared the same main rules, but not all were so regimented and swift with their punishments as his own, but that was simply the predicament Truman was in.

“She doesn’t have time!” Truman didn’t want to sound shrill, but try as he might, he couldn’t stifle his desperation and panic. She was still alive, but he had no idea what her chances of survival would be without their doctor.

“And what are you prepared to do to keep her alive?” Again it was Sylvan who was speaking for the group.

“I don’t… Whatever… Whatever I have to. Just please, help her.” His voice was pleading and desperate, and as he asked, he sank to his knees at her body and pulled her into his arms. If they weren’t going to help him, he wasn’t going to let her body loose until her soul had passed from it. They would have to pry her from his arms, and as they continued to watch him, he cried and begged quietly. “Please… Please… Please… I’ll do whatever you ask, just please help her.”

“Stand up, Truman.” He was reluctant, and he looked at the group with hesitation. He shook his head with slow, jerky movements, not willing to let go of her without some agreement. But as he held her tight, two men approached and grabbed her limp arms. They pulled, and he held tight, refusing to part from her until he knew what they were going to do. “We’ll help her, Truman, but you have to let her go.” He looked up to Sylvan’s eyes, and he nodded a tight nod.

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