Revelations by Cassandra L. Thompson

Author:Cassandra L. Thompson
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781958228043
Publisher: Quill & Crow Publishing House

THE ATLANTIC OCEAN, 1858

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Libraean opened and closed his fist, stretching his sore writing hand. He watched the ink dry on the paper before looking up at Lucius, letting the story he just heard settle around the both of them. Lucius looked reflective, smoking one of his spiced cigarettes and watching the smoke swirl up to the ceiling. It was hard for Libraean to imagine how much life he had seen. He was far from young himself, but his existence had been one of solitude and reflection. All the great moments of human history passed him by as he kept his nose buried in his work, the complete opposite of Lucius’s turbulent reality. “And you still have no recollection of what happened to you from Tartarus to Hades?” he asked him.

Lucius shook his head, his eyes impassive. “I think we should give your hand a rest, regardless.”

Libraean looked back down at Lucius’s memoir, realizing only one page remained in the book. “Well, even without those millennia accounted for, your story is longer than David’s,” he commented. “I suppose it is high time I make you another book.”

Lucius shrugged, a sideways smile lifting his lips. “Ah, well, maybe my story will end soon and you won’t have to worry.”

“I highly doubt that,” Libraean snorted as he shut Lucius’s book. “You seem to be utterly unkillable.”

David breezed into the library where they sat, his sudden arrival unsettling the room. Libraean was undeniably startled, watching David try to fight the scathing look that Lucius’s presence provoked. He felt a wave of guilt, as though he was somehow being disloyal to David by being in his brother’s company, but he swiftly reminded himself how ridiculous that was. David had never been one to indulge in pettiness, there was no reason he would start now.

“I do hope I’m not interrupting,” he said lightly.

Libraean showed him the book he had been working on. “Lucius was just helping me fill in some of the blank spots in his memoirs,” he explained. “I’ve been updating the histories, trying to keep my mind busy during this long journey of ours.”

“Ah,” David nodded, sitting across from him in the chair next to Lucius. They both instinctively stiffened, the tension in the room becoming so thick it was almost palpable. Libraean shifted in his seat, wondering if it was even possible for the two brothers to co-exist in any semblance of harmony. “Which part were you writing about?”

“Oh, surely you don’t want to hear all the deliciously sordid details of my life with Nephthys,” Lucius cut in.

“Right, because I never heard you carrying on in Romania.” David didn’t miss a beat. “Rest assured, recollections of your escapades cease to give me pause, especially since she’s shown time and again that she prefers me.”

Libraean’s heart rate increased, frantically wondering if he would be able to intervene between the two if a fight erupted. Where were the others—Cahira, Sandrine?

Lucius laughed, the sound bellowing through the room. “You were never one to throw barbs, brother. Something must have gotten under your skin.

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