No escape by Anne Louise Guest (books to read fiction txt) 📕

we mate for life,”
“Hold on your saying what exactly” I asked kath.
“We only ever have one mate and when we find them it’s for life,” she held up her hand stalling my question that she knew was coming next. “We can take lovers, marry don’t forget our life spans are much longer than mortals. But when we meet our other halves then that’s it there no going back. You can fight it and many do for loyalty to others but in the end you only cause pain to everyone including your self”
I sat there in complete shock. I looked at his stone expression on Raul face and I understood that his usual good nature and laugher was not appropriate and this too was reflected in my aunt face as I looked towards her.
“So why weren’t I told” I asked.
“Would you have Listerned, because you’re really good at that” she stated in a hard no nonsense voice.
“No probably not” I conceded. I sighed knowing I was defeated and my aunt could tell as she came round and gave me a brief hug and kissed my forehead before sitting down across the table from me.
“So mates or what ever they are how long do you have to wait and how do you know” I ask.
I waited for kath to answer and was surprised when it was Raul that answered me “there are no limits I am 1250 years of age and I am yet to find my hearts other half.”
I didn’t know what to say about that so I remained silent.
“I have not found my other half yet and I’m about 900 years of age give or take a decade.” kath added as she filled the silence that had settled over us.
“But how do you know,” I asked
“I don’t know some say you do right from the start as soon as you meet them, some say that it only a mild attraction to begin with that grows. Other say that they invade your thoughts and dreams you are unable to lie or keep secrets from them. No one knows until it happens.” my aunt explained. As kath explained this to me my mined drifted off and thoughts of Joshua invaded my thoughts, the dreams from last night, what I said to him on our first meeting, but as quickly as the thought appeared I dismissed it and tuned back in time to hear my aunt saying my name in order to regain my attention.
“Where did you go” she asked frown in place.
“Just thinking so basically I would have finished with Adam anyway whether I wanted to or not” I said looking to Kath and then Raul. Both nodded there answer in agreement.
“Bloody marvellous” I groaned, but before I could say anything else I heard a velvety voice behind me.
“Now we have had the birds and bats talk, may we now focus on what is important” my whole body filled with a mixture of tension, joy and it tingled as my body recognised him, Joshua. Raul bowed muttering something I couldn’t hear and to be honest I don’t think I would have even if he had shouted it as my whole focus was on Joshua. Kath bowed and quickly glanced at me and giving a silent message to basically tell me to behave. I looked away and turned the impact of him hit me again he was one bloody handsome vampire. I had schooled my face and bowed “sir” I added as I straightened. His mouth quirked as if he knew what I had been thinking and let’s face it he probably does.
“Come” was all he said and left expecting me to follow. I looked back at Kath and my bodyguard who looked as if they were in deep conversation. Shrugging I followed Joshua in to the small sitting room located right at the back of the house. It’s a room that kath keeps her dusty old books and things that she had collected over the many, many years of her longed lived life. The room its self was white walls, book case along most of the walls, a desk and chair up the one corner and a comfortable arm chair in the other. A thick patterned rug was the most dominate feature reds, gold’s intricate floral detail. I always liked that rug I remember Alex and I lying on that rug as Kath told us about our parents and our family many generations into our families passed.
Joshua stood in the centre of the room and was facing me “please sit” he said and as I looked towards the arm chair Joshua had sat on the floor shoes off, legs crossed and was looking up at me, I shrugged and followed suit and sat in a identical position opposite him.
Once I was settled Joshua closed his eyes “magic comes from with in you and around you. You have to learn control and concentration.” he said his voice washing over me.
“That is what we will begin with, I want you to shut your eyes, and empty your mind, breath deeply and relax it will help” he added. I rolled my shoulders and wriggled to get comfortable , I closed my eyes and tried to relax, but every time I tried and I thought my mind was blank something would distracted me. It would be Joshua himself or his aftershave or thoughts of what had happened with Adam earlier on. It was even a itch on my foot at that I growled in temper opened my eyes “it’s hard everything is distracting me” I groused,
Joshua remained motionless in front of me. He was oblivious to me or at least it seamed like it, I used this opportunity to really look at him. His dark hair was short enough to be fashionable but still touch his collar it looked thick and silky and my fingers itched to touch it. His jaw was Sharpe and begged to be stroked I raised my hand to do just that but caught myself before I actually did it. I mean what I was doing trying to pet a 1500 year old vampire who just happens to be the coven master. This little wake up call I’d just given myself gave me the kick that I needed. I relaxed again, closed my eyes and attempted to clear my mind.
I don’t know how long I remained like that but I was disturbed by Joshua stroking his hand down the right side of my face just the way I had imagined doing it to him. I felt so peaceful and relaxed. I looked in to his eyes and was lost in their beauty of there golden depths and their intelligence, it was like looking in to his soul his hand still remained against my cheek. The room started to vibrate around us but we were still locked on to one another. The books now where falling on to the floor but still we remained locked, an encyclopaedia fell hitting me on my leg and distracting me enough to break my concentration. As I looked down at the offending book this also released Joshua who using his vampire speed was over the other side of the room and as far from me as he could get but his eyes remained fixed on me. I slowly stood feeling very awkward and unsure of myself. As I straightened my balance had not caught up and I wobbled, Joshua was instantly beside me to steady me. Once I was up he let me go and retreated again.
“What the bloody hell happened?” I asked a tremor clearly could be heard as I spoke.
“Something I was not prepared for” was the reply he gave.
“And that is” I pushed.
“you are clearly powerful, and learn quickly and I was not expecting to you to be so deep within yourself as I tried to wake you, you projected on to me what I had heard you think earlier about what you wanted to do to me and you compelled me to comply” he then began to pace before coming to a halt at the doorway.
“So what you saying” I asked in a whisper,
“I am saying nothing Sarah, I didn’t strengthen my mental defences that is my error not yours, but I will be prepared for next time your powers also manifested physically by the obverse chaos in here.” he headed to the door way and stepped through.
“Wait” I called to him and with that he stopped and turned to face me. “But” I started to say but he stopped me and leaning down so we were face to face I could feel his breath on my face.
“We have an attraction Sarah to one another and I am not going to deny it, however you are young and are not ready for a man like me, I do not believe in the theory of mates and eternity so don’t get any ideas about me. I use, I love while your with me but you are all eventually discarded. When you grow up and want to play by my rules then talk to me about what happened tonight” with that he left leaving me speechless.
I sat back down heavily on the floor; I picked a small paperweight off the floor that must have been knocked on the floor during my lesson with Joshua. I toyed with it rolling it in between the palms of my hand. I placed it down on the floor in front of me and concentrated on it willing it to rise, I lifted my hand to focus my energy and to my amazement it lifted until I giggled at myself causing it to fall back down to the floor. I tried again keeping my emotions and thoughts at bay again the paperweight lifted. I managed to keep it up and slowly willed in to turn, again turning my hand in the direction I wanted my paperweight to turn. I used to do this all the time as a child but that was many years ago.
“What the hell went on in here” I heard Kath demand from behind me. At that my paperweight dropped to the floor straight on to my toe. Kath watched as I reeled out a list obscenity off all aimed at this innocent paperweight. Once I finished swearing I stood up having a good look at the damage.
“I’m not a good student” was all I said “I’ll clean it up” I added.
“Dam right you will”