The Rock's of Beauty by Meghan Escott (books for new readers TXT) 📕

/> “What if I said yes?” He was being serious.
“Prove it.”
By Christ he proved it. He proved it like it was he was worth. He pushed her back on the sofa and kissed her for all that he was worth. It was wonderful but wrong. I thought of a spell and aimed it at him, sending him flying away from me and into the door.
“What the hell Eric?” I shouted at him. “You read my mind didn't you? I remember nothing of the vision.”
“I'm sorry Lucy.” Eric stopped mid sentence and stood up straight like he was listening to someone. “Why don't we forget this and talk about you being an elementist?” He sounded calm so I shrugged my shoulders and sat back down on the sofa and watched as he walked over and sat down next to me. “There's a legend saying, that if you are of fire or earth, you are extremely ticklish.” Eric said giving me no time to register what he said before his hands were all over my body and tickling me, making me laugh so hard that I didn't hear the sound of footsteps and an opening of my door.
“Lucy, how could you?” Sam shouted at me and suddenly my vision flooded back to me.
“Sam, honey, what The Head told you isn't true. You really think I was having sex with Eric?” Sam nodded.
“I thought I knew you but now. I don't know who you are any more.”
“Yes you do Sam. You know me better than any one.”
“Sorry to interject here,” Eric was coming between us. “But Sam, how many tattoo's does Lucy have?”
“She has 18. It's common knowledge that she has 18 tattoo's.” Sam said starting to doubt his answer.
“Actually, Samuel, I think you should know that she has 22 tattoo's.”
“What? How could you not tell me Lucy?”
“Sorry again, Samuel, I have another question for you. How much of my blood has she had compared to yours?”
“Well that obviously less.” Confident about his answer this time.
“Once again, incorrect. You don't know her at all do you?” Eric was just pissing Sam off and not giving me a chance to win him back.
“She wouldn't.” Sam said softly, giving up the hope to not believe what The Head had said. I ran over to Sam who moved away from me. I didn't give up. I cornered him and took his hand and showed him everything; my kiss with Josh and what had just happened with Eric hoping and praying that he would believe me.
“I didn't. You have to believe me.” I whispered to Sam. He nodded his head slowly and I forced Eric out of my room and locked the door.
Chapter Twenty Two

“We have to start packing.” Sam said quickly after Eric had left. “We have to leave now or never. Do you still want to leave?” After the past couple hours of trauma, she really did want to leave.
“Yes, but with you and no one else need know about it.” I said quickly making Sam smile and he reached under my bed and brought out my suitcase.
“You going to carry on staring or are you actually going to pack?” Sam said still smiling at me. I nodded and started packing all of my clothes and all of my notes on the water. “As soon as we get there,” Sam stopped packing and turned to face me. “You have to show me your new tattoo's. I now know that you have four more so I want to see them.”
“I have to warn you now, I will have to cover some of them up before we get there.” I stopped packing and turned to face him.
“Why will you have to...” He stopped talking when I walked straight up to him and closed my eyes. “What?”
“I know. I'm of all the elements. The Head said I was a pure elementist or something like that. I know that whole reason we are going is because of the hatred towards me so I'm going to cover all of them up and only you and I will know that I am an elementist.”
“Are you sure? I mean, you won't be able to just skip classes and go to the water or any other place you want. Your willing to give all that up for me?”
“Absolutely. I love you Sam and after all we've been through, it's time I give up something for you.”
“That's why your the best fiancé ever.” He leaned in and gave me a huge hug. However, the moment was ruined when a pain shot through my head and I felt my body fall back, my eyes rolling into the back of my head.
I recognised the room instantly. It was like a feeding room at this school only Cassius was there and he was feeding someone who was moaning at the taste of his blood. Cassius' head lifted up like he had heard something.
I'm sorry, I have to go.
Cassius then healed his wrist and walked out of the room and down the corridors and all the way to the equivalent of this school's Head's office. He walked straight in –
interrupting a meeting – and went straight to the woman's desk.
She's coming back Ma'am. She's coming back. She'll be here today.
How do you know this Cassius?
I don't know. I just feel her. She has had my blood but it may not still be in her system. I just feel her coming Ma'am.
We will make arrangements for her for the next week or so and if she comes then you can look after her again – since your so fond of her. And if she doesn't come. Well, you know what happens.
Thank you Ma'am.
Cassius started to walk away from the lady and then the vision ended.
“You okay?” Sam said after I had come back to him.
“Yeah. I'm fine.”
“What was that?” He asked and only then did I remember that he didn't know about my visions.
“Vision.”
“Did you just say vision? But, you've never had one before.”
“I had one in the water and another with Eric. He said I must have developed them rather than be Turned with them.”
“Is that your other mark?”
“Yes but I'll show you when we get there. There expecting us there in the next week otherwise something is going to happen to Cassius. So, lets get a move on and get there by this evening. I can transport us all there.”
“Who's Cassius?”
“The guy that looked after me while I was there last time. His blood is poisonous to Vamp Prince's and Princesses so don't let him give you blood.” I turned my back on Sam and continued packing my things.
“Your in a hurry to get there.”
“We need to get there fast. I don't know how long ago he told the school that we were coming and I don't really want Cassius to die.” Sam turned his back on me and started packing as well and we were done in the next half hour. “Where's Kahn?”
“I gave him to Destinie to look after until we came to get him.”
“I'll go and get him and can you pack his things?” Sam nodded while I zipped up my suitcase and walked out of the door. I walked all the way down to the infirmary and knocked on the door of Destinies office.
“So you're actually going to leave then?” She asked bluntly.
“Yes, and you can't stop us.” I said taking Kahn from her who was sleeping. He woke up as he went into my arms. “Hey there little soldier.” I said to him and kissed his head. He giggled in my arms and I held him close; revealing in the pure action of holding my baby for the first time in weeks. He had grown a lot and he was growing his first tooth. “Thank you for everything you've done for me Destinie.” I said and then turned my back on her and left the Infirmary.
When I got back to my room with Kahn, Sam had piled all of our suitcases up into one big stack and was trying to transport them. He was starting to get frustrated with them but he controlled his anger when I kissed Kahn on his forehead and handed him to Sam. I looked straight at the suitcases and transported them with a click of my fingers.
“Okay, in whatever free time we have, you have got to teach me how to do stuff like that.” Sam said to me before I took Khan back from him and took his hand. I looked quickly around the room making sure we hadn't left anything and then I clicked my fingers, transporting us to meet our suitcases.
I was carrying Kahn in my arms while Sam was carrying our suitcases when the guards spotted us. They were just about to attack us when Cassius ran out of the huge doors and into the firing line.
“Hold fire.” He shouted to the guards and they came out of the hiding places to meet me again. “The Vampire Princess Lucy returns.” Cassius shouted and all off the guards used their vamp speed to line up in a horizontal line in front of me and they all fell to their knees. “How are you Lucy?” Cassius turned to me and gave me his amazing smile.
“Just great Cassius. This is my fiancé Sam and my son Kahn.” I said pointing to Sam and lifting Kahn up slightly higher then he was.
“I though you had two sons; Joshua and Kahn?”
“There was an earthquake and we lost Joshua.” Sam intervened.
“I'm so sorry.”
“Can you tell them to stand up?” I asked Cassius motioning to the guards who were still in their knees.
“Certainly.” The guards all stood up and some went back to their positions and some lingered.
“No humans for us to kill and eat this time round Professor?” One of them asked.
“No. No humans this time although, they did taste delightful.” Sam cleared his throat loudly and Cassius laughed. And on that note, Sam picked up our suitcases again and followed Cassius into the castle like building that would be our new home.
“I'm afraid that you won't be seeing a lot of each other as you did at your old school. Considering that your both going to be full time teachers, five days a week and you must be available to your students at all times.” Sam gave me a meaningful look. “That means no sneaking off campus at any time.” Sam's 'I told you so look' increased. “You'll both have to start tomorrow. I'll show your separate rooms,” Cassius put emphasis on 'separate' “And then show you both to your offices where a task list awaits you.” I internally groaned and Sam looked sternly at me.
The room that I was staying in was painted a neutral colour of cream and all of the furniture was black. Sam