Immortally Theirs by Scarlet Day

Author:Scarlet Day [Day, Scarlet]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, (¯`'•.¸//(*_*)\\¸.•'´¯)
Published: 2013-04-19T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Stefan handed Claire a glass of wine and sat down at the table, watching her while she sketched on her drawing pad. He had insisted she rest for a while after they got back from the cemetery and had kept a close eye on her all afternoon. It hadn’t taken long for Claire to become restless, though, and she had soon returned to the corridor outside Christian’s bedroom to work on her mural. She hadn’t shared what the supposed mystery woman in the cemetery had said to her, but Claire had been visibly shaken by the odd encounter for most of the day.

Christian had been justifiably concerned when Stefan had relayed the events of that morning to him. Neither of them were so naïve as to think Claire had been hallucinating. They knew that ghosts and some supernatural beings had the ability to appear and disappear at will. What had them both worried was why one would choose to appear to Claire and whether it was related to her impending fate, a fate Stefan was becoming increasingly intent on preventing.

Stefan recognized that he had always been impulsive, often rushing into situations without weighing the consequences. And he realized he might be following that same reckless pattern where Claire was concerned. But he had decided long ago not to deny his true nature and he wasn’t going to start now. He had feelings for Claire, potentially very deep feelings. And he wasn’t willing to relinquish her just because it had been determined to be her time to die.

It had also not escaped Stefan’s attention that his brother had been acting strange. Ever since Christian and Claire had returned from their excursion to the Fountain of Youth Archeological Park two days ago, his brother had been preoccupied. Something had happened between Christian and Claire. Stefan knew his brother well enough to know Christian was trying to make sure it didn’t happen again. Stefan could see the cracks in his brother’s defenses, though, and he knew it wouldn’t take much to break through.

Stefan grinned to himself as he thought of his brother’s struggle. He didn’t necessarily enjoy seeing his brother so conflicted, but he did think Christian needed to loosen up a bit. For better or worse, Stefan had channeled his rage and bitterness regarding their circumstances into revenge for many years, but it was out of his system now. Christian, on the other hand, had lived for far too long with all of his feelings bottled up inside him.

Stefan held no ill feelings for the way his brother had lashed out at him earlier in the week. Hell, Stefan knew it was the least he deserved for abandoning Christian, their home, and all they had held dear for so long. Stefan had been surprised his brother had accepted him back so easily. And even though their reunion had not drawn Christian’s feelings out the way Stefan had anticipated, something had happened to break through the wall Christian had so carefully constructed around his emotions.

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