Immortal Skye (Vampire Mates) by K L Bone

Author:K L Bone [Bone, K L]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: K.L. Bone
Published: 2019-08-27T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter XI

Present Day

Isle of Skye, Scotland

From the towncar’s backseat, Julia observed spacious fields lining the single-lane road to the Isle of Skye. As her destination approached, Julia marveled at both the ways in which the isle remained the same, and had changed, from familiar, ancient stone landmarks, to the rise of new buildings and distilleries.

The Skye family home existed on an island owned exclusively by her father. As a cover story for the ever-encroaching mortal world, locals believed the island to be owned by a pair of brothers. Reclusive billionaires, who only visited a few times each year, but paid others to maintain the manor during their absence. None of the residents noticed her late-night arrival.

After taking a private luxury yacht across to the island, Julia declined the SUV that waited to drive her the mile inland, deciding to walk. At first, she wondered if she would struggle to recall the exact route to the ancient keep. However, as with all things on the timeless island, her feet remembered the way as though she had never left.

Before turning away from the rocky shore, Julia paused to grasp the star-shaped pendant she wore dangling from a golden chain.

Once belonging to her mother, the keepsake had been passed to her after her mother’s untimely death. She’d been murdered by hunters hired by another pure-blood family when Julia had been seventeen. The loss had been devastating, leaving her future entirely to the care of her unyielding father.

Rónán had been the one to give it to Julia, as she stood upon this very spot.

“Your mother died in my arms,” spoke the mournful knight. “I’m sorry. There wasn’t anything we could do to save her. Her last act was to hand me this pendant. She could not speak, but I believe, in my heart, she intended me to convey this token to you.”

“Thank you,” she whispered, gingerly taking the pendant as her thoughts moved to the many times she had admired it around her mother’s neck. “Would you put it on for me?”

He nodded, producing a golden chain from his other hand. “Hers was rather tarnished, so I had a new one made, with a stronger clasp. I hope that’s okay?”

“It’s perfect,” she answered, gathering her hair to grant Rónán access to her neck.

Slipping the pendant onto the chain, Rónán secured the lobster claw clasp behind her, allowing the golden star to rest on Julia’s upper chest. Releasing her hair, Julia touched the pendant and offered a soft smile. “Thank you for the pendant, and necklace. I’ll cherish both.”

Rónán smiled, reaching out a hand to lightly caress her cheek. “Your mother will be with you always, Julia. As will I.”

Drawn from memory—yet another treasure no longer corrupted by the witch’s curse—Julia released her hold upon the pendant and resumed her walk. The sunset imagery had been the first big chink in the illusion she’d lived under, but another had been when Caleb had no knowledge of where the star had come from, and had in fact encouraged her to stop wearing the “old thing.

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