Morgan Rice - 10 Craved by Morgan Rice

Author:Morgan Rice
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-01-27T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWELVE

Sage sat there, on the wide stone patio, watching the moon drop against the Hudson. He had hardly moved since Scarlet had left. He couldn’t help feeling as if he’d messed it all up—and at the worst possible moment.

His heart was breaking inside. He felt closer to Scarlet than to anyone he’d ever encountered in his time on earth, and it had all been going so well. Looking into her eyes and kissing her had been the highlight of centuries.

And then, at the worst possible time, he had gotten struck with the pain. This last year, this final year of his life, the pains had been getting worse, coming more frequently and getting stronger the closer he came to his death date. Now, with just weeks left to live, the pains had become more intense and unpredictable—not just for him, but for every member of his clan. They came out of nowhere and sometimes, they were crippling.

How could he possibly explain that to Scarlet? What was he supposed to say? Was he supposed to tell her that he was an Immortalist? That he had been alive for nearly two thousand years? That he was struck with pain because he would be dead in just a few weeks? That his family had sent him here, to this place, to try to manipulate her, to gain her trust, to find out her secrets—and then kill her?

Of course, that was something he would never do. The moment he’d laid eyes on her, he knew he could never harm her. On the contrary, he’d felt that she was the love of his life, and only regretted that he’d met her with such little time left to live. Even if it meant his own death, he would go the end of the world to protect her. He would never try to get the necklace. If he did, then his clan would surely kill her. And that he could not allow.

So instead, he’d had to send her away like that, so abruptly, without even having a chance to explain. The thought of it broke his heart.

He sat there, slumped against the stone, head in his hands, and barely moved.

“There you are,” came the disapproving voice of his father.

“Figured we’d find you here,” echoed his mother.

Sage looked up, too tired, in too much emotional pain, to care. Still, his stomach twisted and turned at the sound of their voices. He could already sense their upset.

“Leave me alone,” he said, lowering his head.

A split second later, they managed to cross the entire balcony, and his father yanked him by the arm to his feet.

“You had her here,” he hissed, “and didn’t even try to obtain the necklace.”

“You acted like a stupid schoolboy in love,” his mother added.

“We have no time,” his dad said. “Don’t you realize? She holds the key. And you—you sit here playing your pathetic schoolboy games.”

“I’m sorry,” he said, trying to buy time, to think of how to deter them. “I was waiting for the right time.

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