Charlotte’s pov
“No one can open the tomb, it’s in a cave, but maybe you will be able to do so. Every witch that I have met and asked to open it couldn’t and some wouldn’t” Sebastian said.
“What do you mean some wouldn’t?” I asked him and he just shrugged.
“They said that there was something there that shouldn’t be awaken” he replied.
“If there truly is something there that shouldn’t be awaken, isn’t it better to stay away from that place?” David said.
I see he has grown a lot but still seem to be cautious, even growing up my little brother was always too cautious for his own good.
“We will be fine, maybe it was just a warning to keep us from finding the answers we need” I said, and he just shrugged.
“Maybe but I have a really bad feeling about it, but if we must then we will go” he said.
“For today I want everyone to relax until we get feedback from Logan” Sebastian said and then left the room.
The moment he left the room May looked at me with a big smile on her face.
“Your dream man, he is even more yummy in real life than he was on the painting” she said.
“I am her younger brother, and I am still in the room, can I leave first” David said getting up and leaving the room.
“We also have to unpack” Alexa said but Clara’s cheeks were all red.
“Well happy unpacking then” I said, and they left me with just May.
I am so glad that I don’t have just to wonder about her.
All the questions I had about her life and how she has been living so far will be answered.
I do feel guilty though that she got all tangled up in this situation.
I would have loved for her to live a normal life doing normal things, not betraying the coven for my sake.
“Yes it him, he really is hot” I said which made her smile.
“Who knew? That the person he was looking for all this time was you. The Longing look was meant for you” she said, and I shook my head.
“It wasn’t meant for me; it was meant for Scarlet. I am not her; I get that our names sound familiar and we have the same soul, but I am not her” I said, and she nodded.
“So, you are telling me that you felt nothing the first time you met him?
You are the one that told me that it felt as if he had known him for a thousand years. What about that?” she asked me.
“I was crazy, I was a teenager who didn’t know what was happening” I said, and she nodded.
“So, you are telling that you feel nothing?
That it doesn’t hurt when you see him hurt.
That your heart doesn’t warm up when he comes next to you?” she asked me.
It does all that, but that’s because he is a really hot man showing interest in me.
“Let’s not talk about it, tell me, what have you been busy with for the last few years?” I asked her changing the topic.
She started telling me about how she was lonely without me.
How the entire coven’s main purpose seemed to be catching and when she asked them why they couldn’t say.
They all said that they had to get rid of me or I will destroy the world.
No matter how many times she tried to make them see reason they just didn’t care.
She even tried to reason to my mother which got her banned from our house.
After that she started doing her own research on the blood curse mark.
“And then when David got a little older and wiser he joined me. We have been looking for you for forever” she said holding my hand.
“Did you ever have a boyfriend though? Did you go to college?” I asked her and she nodded.
“I did when I turned 18 I moved from the coven since everything was chaotic. I went to college in the city, I did a lot of exchange programs hoping I would bump into you” she said, and I smiled.
“Dad and I travelled around, I did go to school online though, but we had to be careful” I said, and she nodded.
“I want to hear all the details. Lets tell each other anything and everything” she said, and we just started talking.
Time seemed to stop as we started talking, you know it’s so different when you talk to old friends.
She just seemed to get it; it was amazing how we have both changed but somehow were still the same.
I think the saying is something like ‘the more things change the more they stay the same’.
The next morning, we woke up and had breakfast.
I got a text from Logan sending me a picture of my mother.
“Mother and her followers went back empty handed; they just wanted me and didn’t cause a fight” I informed everyone.
“It’s a good thing we didn’t stay and fight, no one got hurt by it” Clara said.
“I don’t think your mother would have cared about anyone else. They want to kill you even if it’s the last thing they do” May said.
“Yes, she once called an entire village collateral damage” David said shaking his head.
My mother has grown so much.
you can even see it In her face that she isn’t that young anymore.
I think even the stress got to her, probably even a little of guilt that dad died, and she couldn’t say goodbye to him.
I know for certain that my mother had her flaws, but she loved my father more than life.
I saw it that night, the way her eyes quickly changed to love when she looked at him.
She let us get away for his sake and no other reason other than that.
But honestly at times I doubt it, she loved me as well but that day the hate in her eyes.
The same eyes that used to look at me with unconditional loved looked at me with so much hate it felt suffocating.
But I am happy that everyone is still alive, well not everyone but I am glad that some of them are still well.
“Is everyone ready? we should get going shouldn’t we?” Sebastian asked as we finished up eating.
We got into the car, and I noticed something when we arrived about 20 minutes later to the tomb.
“You built your house close to her tomb?” I asked him as we were walking there, and he nodded.
“Yes, I wanted to be able to keep an eye on her. It made me feel closer to her” he replied as we went in.
When we got there the entrance was open.
“What the hell? Didn’t you say that the tomb was sealed?” I asked him.
“It has always been sealed; I have never seen this place open like this before” Sebastian answered.
“Maybe someone went in” Clara said, “or someone went out” Alexa said.
“Well considering that its been closed for centuries then whatever that someone that went out, Is no longer a someone but a something” David said shaking his head.
Sebastian didn’t wait for anyone and went inside, and I followed after him.
The place has a mountain pool, the water was so clear, and the place was so serene.
“How is this even possible?” Sebastian asked looking around.
“What?” I asked him and I saw tears in his eyes as he looked around.
“She always wanted to be buried near a water source, just in case she got thirsty while she is dead” he said with a painful chuckle.
“What? You always said so sister” Alexa said, and I saw May nodded.
“Honestly, that’s what you would always say as well” May supported Alexa.
I mean I have mentioned it a couple of times, but I bet its nothing but just a coincidence.
“OMG, guys come here fast” Clara suddenly said, and we went to her side.
They were two cement coffins next to one another.
The other one was empty.
when my eyes landed on the second one I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. Its me, or should I say that its Scarlet, “she died centuries ago, why does she still look the same? She isn’t bones and worms” David said.
I looked at Sebastian, he was looking at her, the love in his eyes was clearly visible.
He touched her, this time a tear fell from his eyes as he was looking at her.
He was touching her cheeks.
“this is what she was wearing the day she died” he said and then held her hand.
Her hair had a hair pin in it, “How does she look so much like me? even I don’t look like me the way she does” I said.
“Isn’t anyone scared that she might just wake up and kill all of us?” Clara asked.
“I agree, lets take the hair pin and go” David said.
As I touched the hair pin time stopped, everything went dark, and I came face to face with Scarlet.
“It’s you isn’t? its you Scarlet?” I asked her and she laughed.
“Why are you talking as if we are two different people? You are me and I am you” she said.
Where am I? how Is it that I am talking with the soul of dead me?
Charlotte’s povShe looked at me and smiled, “Please tell Sebastian that I am sorry” she said.“Why? Why are you sorry? What happened back then Scarlet? How on earth did you get the blood mark curse?” I asked her.“You know the answer, they incorporated something into their spell. But I found a weakness to the spell, find the weakness to the spell” she said and the disappeared.“Are you okay Charlotte?” May asked and I looked at her confused.What?What happened just now?How did I see her?What is the weakness of the spell?“I am okay” I said and then my eyes landed on Scarlet.“What happening? Why is she turning into dust?” Sebastian asked panicking.“I don’t know, what the hell? Why did she turn into dust when you touched her? She didn’t when Sebastian touched her” Alexa said.“I don’t know why” I said, and we heard a chuckle from behind.“Okay I get it, Scarlet was in that coffin, so who on earth was in the other?” Clara asked.That is a good question, who else was in the other on
Sebastian’s povI looked around and couldn’t find a bottle of water in my office.Mark must be sleeping by now since its late, damn I miss the time where vampires slept in the day.I got up and went to get a glass of water myself.I heard footsteps in the kitchen, “is anyone there?” I heard Charlotte ask.“Yes I am” I said as I entered, and she looked at me.“Hi” she said with a small smile, “please don’t mind me, I just want a bottle of water” I said and opened the fridge.As I was leaving she spoke up, “Sebastian are we okay?” she asked me.I didn’t turn around by answered anyways.“yes we are okay, why would you ask that?” I asked her.“Its just that you have been so distant, and I don’t know why. Did I do something wrong?” she asked, and I shook my head.“No, you did absolutely nothing wrong” I said, I turned around and gave her a smile.Honestly, I love seeing her but at the same time just looking at her makes my heart break even more.For her to break the curse she needs to mate
Charlotte’s povWas it a mistake?Was it all because of the wine I had?I looked at him, “goodnight” I said before running out.I could hear him chuckle as I was leaving, what the hell just happened?I got to the room I am sharing with May, and she was sleeping like a log.I wish I could do the same, I have been having trouble sleeping lately.I got into the bed, he is a great cook and I feel so alive while I am with him.He challenges me, somehow when I am with him I feel really bold.Like I could handle anything life throws at me? what is wrong with me?I am Logan’s mate, to break the curse I will need to mate with him.I cant be falling in love with someone else, its just not right on my part.I was just caught up in the moment.I have had a crush on the guy since I was 16 years old.And he is so romantic, doing all those things and just being so cute around me.I have heard so many things about Sebastian,how he is ruthless and cold, but I have never seen that side of him.He is s
Charlotte’s pov“With Sasha and Justice” he said and showed us a photo of him with Sasha and Justice.“I don’t like this one bit; he has been in hiding for years. Why come out now?” Sebastian asked and seemed deep in thought.His eyes landed on me.“I think he is coming after you” he then said.“When those two are involved I wouldn’t be surprised” I said and saw as Sebastian frowned.“Keep an eye on him and also on Chris, if he is working with Sasha and Justice then it means that he is also working with Chris” he said.“Isn’t Chris your friend? So, all this time he was the mole?” I asked him and he nodded.“What will you do now?” I asked him.His aura changed, and he went from a playful to being dead serious.“I will kill anyone who tries to get in the way of breaking this curse.No one will hurt, I will rip apart anyone who even breathes wrong around you” he said.Why did those words just make me all warm and giddy inside.He means every word; he would kill anyone that breathes in a
Sebastian’s povThere was a knock on the door.“Come on in” I said, and the girl came in with a huge smile on her face.She the took a glass and then sat down.“do you have to drink from a glass? Feeding directly from the source is even better” she said showing her neck.“I told you to stop making me that offer, you give me blood because I pay for it” I said, and she looked down and nodded.She slowly cut herself and let the blood pour inside the glass.When she was done she took the healing elixir.“I am here if you change your mind about feeding” she said as she walked out.I took a glass and had a sip; I drink this blood to stay alive.But I know that only one person’s blood and satisfy my hunger, that sweet blood.The moment I feed on her is still as clear in my mind as if it was yesterday.And when she offered I was so tempted, but I know that to break the curse she needs to mate with Logan.If I feed on her, the watching her mate with another man will be nothing short of torture
Charlotte’s pov“I called you tiger, but I don’t know why” I said and then turned around to look at him.“Its just this moment felt like I was experiencing de ja vu” I said, and he smiled.“You look beautiful every day, that could be the de ja vu” he said, and I smiled at this.But I know what happened, that moment when he zipped me up I saw it.I saw myself looking in the mirror with a dress on but instead of a zipper he was tying up the dress I was wearing.I didn’t say anything, I am still very angry with him for what he said.“See you downstairs” he said and then left the room, May walked in with a smirk on her face.“Look at that, your face is all red” she said, and I rolled my eyes at this.“Why are you so angry with him?” she asked, I know why I am angry.Because I am jealous that he wouldn’t do something as intense and intimate, but he would do it with that girl.I thought that I was the one he was waiting for all this time, then why not?Why not do that very intimate thing wi
Charlotte’s pov“Please leave” he said.His voice was low, the silent plead in it told me that he didn’t know what he wanted.He wanted me to stay but at the same time he wanted me to leave.I misunderstood him.I thought that all this time he just didn’t want to feed on me.He hasn’t fed on anyone for centuries; this is why he is acting this way.I didn’t say anything but stood my ground, he then sat down on the couch and didn’t look up.I sat next to him.“I am sorry” I said, and he looked up.“For what?” he asked me, and I thought about it.What is it that I am sorry?Am I sorry for misunderstanding him?Am I sorry for all the things I said the other day?Am I sorry for shutting him out the first time I saw him?Or am I sorry for making him suffer for centuries?“For everything” I said, and he smiled.“That made everything all better” he said but I could hear the sarcasm In his voice as he said so.“You shouldn’t be sorry; it was our love that got us in this trouble. I played a par
Logan’s pov“What are you planning brother?” I asked Justice who just shrugged.“Nothing really, why do you ask?” he asked me, but I couldn’t stop getting this weird feeling.“I know you know everything, that Scarlet is a witch and about the curse.My question is why aren’t you doing anything about this information?” I asked him.“What use would that be?Your doom has always been written; all I have to do is relax.You will meet your doom really soon” he said and then started laughing.I looked at him, what is it that he knows that makes him this confident?“What do you know?” I asked him and he started chuckling.“Something amazing” he said and then stopped to look at me.“But I will give you a hint, you will die very soon. No matter what you do you will die” he said and then walked off.After a few minutes, my father came in, “are you okay?” he asked me.“No father, I just have this really bad feeling about everything that is happening” I said, and he just shrugged.“You are just fe