Illusion: Volume 3 by Ella Price Page B

Justin sitting
at the bar drinking, and luckily he was alone. I took a seat next to him and
ordered a drink.
    He
looked me up and down then looked back at his drink. “You look better than you
did,” he said softly.
    “I
agree,” I said slightly amused. He helped Aubrey when I got worked over my
Damon. I still owed Damon for that. I didn’t know what I was going to do about
the people I thought were my family. Once the lie came out I felt pretty alone.
    “I
take it you want something. Why else would you come talk to me?” he said dryly.
    “I
need to know how to find Cornelius,” I said softly hoping no one else would
hear what I had to say.
    He
laughed and shook his head. “No, hell no. You might as well let me kill you
right now.”
    I
sighed. I knew he was going to be difficult. “I really need to find him,” I
said quietly.
    “No,
now don’t ask me again,” he said sounding annoyed. He got up and walked away.
    “Rayne,”
Nick said as he approached me from behind.
    I
was a little startled to see him in the club. “What are you doing here?” I
asked as he took a seat next to me.

He
shrugged and adjusted his collar. I caught a glimpse of the bite mark on his
neck and I was guessing Victoria called him. He probably thought he was in
love. Unfortunately it was just a vampire’s charm. He would learn eventually. “I
was in the area,” he lied.
    I
brushed it off and took another sip of my drink. “Ya, well nothing is going on
here. I am just hitting a bunch of dead ends,” I muttered in annoyance.
    “Maybe
I can help. What are you trying to find out?” he asked as he pulled his notepad
out.
    I
looked at him for a second. Maybe he could find something out. It was possible
Cornelius was on record. Nick might be able to get me an address for him. “I
need and address for a guy named Cornelius. I don’t know his last name, but he
looks extremely similar to Aubrey. He lives around here. I just need to know an
exact address.
    He
nodded as he wrote. “I am going to the office now. I will run it and call you
if I come up with anything that might help,” he said as he put his note pad
away.
    “Thanks,”
I said and smiled.
    He
nodded. “Well I’ll see you around. I’ll call you when I find something.”
    I
nodded and he walked away leaving me by myself again.
    “You
will not go after Cornelius. It would be a suicide mission,” Aubrey said as he
came to stand beside me. He signaled for the bartender to get him a drink.
    I
rolled my eyes. I was guessing Justin tipped him off. I should have known he
would do it. I just didn’t think he would go right to Aubrey. “He killed my
parents,” I said softly.
    “No
he gave the order. Your uncle let it happen. Why aren’t you going after him?”
Aubrey asked angrily.
    I
stood abruptly. He was starting to annoy me with how hard he was working to
protect Cornelius. “My uncle will pay in time and he knows that. I am not going
to wait for Cornelius to decide someone else should die.”
    Aubrey
caught my arm to keep me from walking away. “Leave it alone Lily. Going after
him will only cause more hurt and pain.”
    “I
don’t understand why you are protecting him, but it will eventually come down
to him or me. I suggest you make that decision quickly,” I said softly then
pulled away.
    I
walked outside and immediately felt a little better. As I walked toward my car
my phone started to ring. I answered it, but I didn’t recognize the voice on
the other line.
    “Is
this Rayne?” a young female voice asked.
    “This
is,” I answered a little confused. She sounded like such a young girl. I really
didn’t understand why she would be calling me. There was a scuffling noise, and
the next voice I recognized.
    “Now
that I have your attention we can talk,” Cornelius said amused.
    I
pushed the anger away and attempted to keep my tone even. “How do you figure
you have my attention?”
    He
laughed like something was extremely funny. “I don’t know. I figured