Dark Rapture by Hauf Michele

Author:Hauf, Michele [Hauf, Michele]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Horror, Time Travel, Ghost, Paranormal Romance, vampire, paris, michele hauf
Publisher: Swell Cat Press
Published: 2012-08-21T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirty-Eight

The engine purred to a halt and fingers of white fog tickled the hood of the car. The gargoyle-guarded iron gate swung in the wind, making a metallic screeching noise that only a graveyard could produce. Beyond that, the mausoleum rose from the mist, a foreboding castle protected by its tombstone sentries.

“It’s just for a short time, Scarlet. After you’ve fallen asleep you’ll lose track of time. And when I come back to you, you’ll wake thinking you’ve only been out for a few minutes.”

Sebastian’s calmness made her blood boil. He actually expected her to climb inside a stone sarcophagus and wait until he returned. She shook her head. “No. I’m not setting foot out of this car. No way! I thought you loved me, Sebastian.”

“I do, cherie. But—”

“If you really loved me then you wouldn’t ask me to do this.” She shivered already, even though the mist could not penetrate the car. “I just can’t.”

Without replying, he stepped out of the car. She listened as he walked around, his boots crunching in the gravel, and fumbled with his keys. The trunk opened and shut and he walked around to her door and opened it, the mist pushing past his legs to creep into her sanctuary.

He knelt before her, resting his chin on her leg. “I love you with all my soul, Scarlet. And that is exactly why I beg you to do this for me. You mustn’t be afraid. You'll be safe. I know Francesco will never find you here. Please, cherie don’t make this any harder than it has to be. I know you’re scared.” He squeezed her hand. “I’m scared too. Scared that he’ll find you and harm you.”

Sebastian buried his face in her lap. She stroked his hair, sensing his pain, and his love. He was doing this for her, and she should be more grateful. “I don’t know, I do trust you, but—”

“I’ll stay until you fall asleep. I promise. And I’ll hurry back to you as soon as I’m able.”

The idea of not waking was creepy. How would her body know to remain asleep? Though she remembered Sebastian had lain in the same coffin during his journey to America. If he had done it and risen safely, then possibly she would be all right. Just for a few days. That was all it would take, wasn’t it?

“You promise you won’t forget about me in there?”

Sebastian’s mouth dropped. “How can you even think that, knowing how I feel about you? I’ll be counting the seconds until I can come back for you.”

Though she still felt it wasn’t a good idea, the care Sebastian was taking to reassure her was working. Scarlet sighed and turned her feet out to the ground. “What’s that?”

He held up the blanket that he’d tucked between his legs. “I thought it would make you more comfortable.”

Letting a miserable moan escape, Scarlet clutched the thin plaid blanket to her chest and closed the door behind her. Though Sebastian's heart was in the right place, she couldn't embrace the idea without some reluctance.

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