Memoirs of an Immortal Life by Candace L Bowser

Author:Candace L Bowser [Bowser, Candace L]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-03-01T06:00:00+00:00

14 August 1893

Ahbrim’s presence is strong and yet, in a strange twist of emotions, I find solace in knowing he is here in this new country that I now call my home. I had hoped to begin my life anew without his interference, a folly on my behalf for believing I could exist without him, for each time I have sought a new life elsewhere, he has always been my silent shadow. His dedication and loyalty to me I find perplexing, even though they are traits I hold in highest regard. His pledge to me I long ago released in the hopes he would seek his own happiness without being bound to me. His vows to the Order he has kept in his own way and not as they had intended. My anger toward Ahbrim still lingers, but has softened somewhat throughout the centuries. Forgiveness I cannot offer. It is a trait I do not possess.

I have viewed the other properties here in London, and despite their unique beauty, they pale in comparison to the Gothic structure of the Abbey. She will make a comfortable home, one which Mina will come to love. I find the longer the desire burns to be in her company, the more she is in my thoughts.

I am not one to fall prey to the modern follies and beliefs of things such as reincarnation as the free thinkers of this age are so quick to accept. I cannot deny what I have seen and the memories she holds. How could it be that my beloved would return to me? In my heart, there is no doubt, for not only does she bear an exact likeness to my beloved, but her mannerisms mirror my Elisabeta. In her thoughts, I see details she remembers that even I had long forgotten. Our first encounter left me speechless.

This day we spent many hours sitting next to the Thames discussing world affairs and her desires. She is an accomplished teacher whose students adore her. Her dedication to the children in her classes is evident as she speaks about them. I see so much of Elisabeta within Mina that my sensibility and reason is fleeting in her presence. Love is not reasonable, a sad fact I learned long ago. It causes men to behave irrationally, to do, and act in ways not true to their nature. For what reasonable man would curse God and accept the fate I did were it not for love?

I watch Lucy from a distance to gage her transformation. She is surrounded now at all times by at least three companions. Mina comes now each day to visit her dear friend, enabling me to learn a great deal about those who surround Mina from Lucy.

Ahbrim comes with his young associate, a Dr. Seward, in pursuit of a cure for the poor, dear, Miss Lucy. I have no doubt he has assembled the pieces and knows exactly what plagues Lucy Westerna.

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