Sunset Rising (Sunset Vampire Series, Book 5) by Jaz Primo

Author:Jaz Primo [Primo, Jaz]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: vampires, vampire, urban fantasy, paranormal romance, paranormal, paranormal fantasy, vampire adult romance
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15

Caleb

The saddest expression commanded Kat’s features.

How could I have realized that she hadn’t been divining our future in her expression, but rather reflecting on the past?

My past.

I felt spent all of the sudden. My entire body felt ragged and emptied of strength and energy.

I reached out to place my hand around hers, grateful even for that limited contact, yet realizing that it was much more than I’d had in weeks, with her away in Europe.

In an instant, I was wrapped in her arms, my face pressed against her shoulder. My own arms embraced her tightly.

It felt as if had been forever since I had held her.

“Come,” she said, guiding me toward the couch.

She sat alongside me, cradling one arm around my shoulders.

“Take a moment,” she said. “Then tell me everything.”

I took a deep breath, suddenly feeling unprepared to unload what was the culmination of months of building tension, self-doubt, and angst.

“My life,” I began. “It feels like its spiraling forward out of control, full-tilt and mixed with both routine and menace, but neither in a manner or direction that I care for it to go. And worst of all, I feel like you’re less and less a part of it…”

I told her about the conflicted emotions I had experienced; including my feelings of guilt for all that’s been done for me, and yet, having found myself wanting for more, or at least different circumstances.

She listened as I recounted my fears about what felt like our waning relationship and her obligations that I felt powerless to balance in our relationship.

Of course, I confessed my feelings of regret over holding Alton responsible for her obligations, given how he’d saved my life more than once. Not to mention how he’d generously offered himself as a quasi-avuncular figure in my life.

Of all my conflicted feelings and emotions, guilt appeared to figure prominently among them.

The thunderstorm outside raged for a time in a manner that seemed to mirror my own tumultuous inner feelings.

I don’t know how long I spoke, but it felt like an endless stream of thoughts, feelings, and even confessions, poured forth like a flood. I left nothing out, recounting events and inner feelings that spanned fear, shame, anger, and anxiousness.

Most of all, no matter the consequences of my revelations, I felt unbridled relief at getting everything out in the open.

By the time I finished talking, I felt nearly exhausted. That’s when I noticed that, while it was still dark outside, the thunderstorm had ceased, save for droplets of rain occasionally pelting against the glass window panes.

Kat pulled me close against her again, holding me in place and gently nuzzling the top of my head with her chin. I had almost fallen off asleep when she finally spoke.

“My dear, sweet, Caleb,” she said. “You maddening, precious, silly man. You drive me almost insane at times.

“Why did you wait this long to tell me these things? Why endure this on your own at such length?” she asked.

“I don’t know, really. At first, I just tried to brave my way through it, or ignore it completely,” I replied.

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