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“Well, I hadn’t known Regina and Tobias or Clarissa were vampires. I might have even met others in passing that I didn’t realize were vampires either. If most vampires telepathically communicate with each other, they must do it with each other and no one else can listen in.”
“That’s a good bet,” Levka said. “We never know who could hear us.”
“Like with us,” Michail said. “Which was done on purpose to clue you in.”
“Do you have pictures of my parents?” Fiona asked Michail and his sister, Shelly.
“Uh, no. Sorry,” Michail said.
Fiona thought then she would be able to connect the man in her visions with her father. She was disappointed that she couldn’t. She couldn’t wait until she could see her real parents and hoped they could become a family. Though she realized now that she probably wasn’t going to college in Dallas any longer. She wanted to be near her brother, but he wasn’t going to be there.
Then the chauffeur drove the limo onto a long drive and parked in front of a virtual mansion, that was akin to a castle of its own. The gardens were gorgeous, fountains out front, flowers everywhere but some of the trees were sporting beautiful fall colors too—from greens to oranges, golds, yellows, purples, and reds.
Fiona was so eager to see her brother, she threw open the limo door before the chauffeur could get it for her. Arman hurried after her. Everyone quickly exited the car and Levka said, “We have some friends who are here.”
About thirty men and women came out of the mansion. Fiona felt a little panicked that they were going to be in a fight, but Levka assured her, “They’re friends, making sure we’re all right and we have more of a security force if Tobias or his friends show up here.”
Fiona sighed with relief, but she still needed to see her brother. “Where’s Justin?”
One of the vampires smiled at her. “Swimming in the pool. He’s in heaven.”
Fiona was so glad for it.
Caitlin said, “But we’re all going to have to get some sleep to deal with jetlag.”
Oh, yeah, the adrenaline had been flooding Fiona’s bloodstream and she hadn’t felt tired, but now that she was meeting up with her brother, she felt relieved, and exhausted.
Arman led her through the house, Levka and their little group following them until they reached the pool. She knew they wanted to meet him just as much as she wanted to see him.
As soon as she saw her brother, she called out to him, “Justin!” She was crying and ran to the edge of the pool, slipping a little, but Arman caught her arm before she fell in. That would have been so lame.
Justin smiled broadly at her and swam to the edge of the pool and pulled himself out of the water, then gave her a big wet hug. “Hey, sis.”
“Omigod,” Justin. She hugged him, weeping happy tears. He was alive. And she loved him. She was so glad that when the vampires had changed his memories, they hadn’t wiped the memories of her from his mind.
But now she had some hard choices to make. He was a human. She was a huntress. Her parents were vampires. What was she to do? Tell him? Keep it all a secret?
Where was Justin going to go once they had eliminated the threat? Back to Dallas? She couldn’t think of him going back there. Not when he had no other family than her and she wouldn’t be with him to protect him in the event anyone targeted him. She would have to think about it once she had some sleep and just chilled for a few days.
“How come you are here?” Justin asked. “Did you win a trip here also? No, that would be too weird.”
“I know, right? I’ve got to sleep, and I’ll see you in a few hours?” She was soaking wet after he hugged her. But she didn’t care. She was just so glad to see her brother was there and safe.
Justin smiled. “Sure.” He glanced at Arman. “Who’s he?” Now he was acting like a protective big brother?
“Arman. Everyone will—” She was going to say make introductions later.
Arman shook his hand. “I’m Fiona’s boyfriend.”
Fiona couldn’t believe he would say that. Well, she guessed he was, after coming to her rescue and after all the visions she had shared with him. Though he was a vampire, and she was a huntress. Wasn’t that kind of like mixing oil with water?
The other vampires were talking to Levka, and they seemed to be taking their direction from him. It was fascinating to see the dynamics between vampires. She wondered if it had to do with Levka and the other guys who were so close to him all being princes. But that was in Wales. Since this was Scotland, she wouldn’t think they would owe any kind of allegiance to him.
Caitlin said to Fiona, “He’s often in charge, though we all fought to help the Scots overthrow their League rulers. So they gave us this estate and they are here to watch out for you. We’re glad we have some additional support if we need it.”
“Do you think Regina and Tobias would send people for me?” Fiona asked.
“If what you can do is as important as they seem to think it is, yes.”
