Immortal Destiny (The Immortal Prophecy Saga) by Samantha Adams Page B

burst.
    “Argh,” she cried and then took a deep breath. “Again!”
    She took one more depth breath and cleared her mind of everything but James. The rest of the world melted away and the thread between them burned bright. James could feel her pushing into his mind and the pride shone on his face, but he didn’t utter a word for fear of breaking her concentration.
    The words weren’t just shimmering in her mind this time. She could hear them! “You said, ‘I’m so proud of you.’” Her eyes opened and her voice rose. “I actually read your mind, James!”
    “Well done, little one.”
    “I want to try again. Think something else.”
    She closed her eyes again and began the same process. His voice filled her mind once more. “I love you with all my heart.”
    James nodded.
    “I’ve never experienced anything like last night in all my three hundred years.”
    She opened her eyes in surprise at what she had just repeated. “Really?”
    “Really! I still don’t think you understand what you do to me, Ally.” The intensity in his eyes as he spoke held her rooted to the spot.
    “I think I’m starting to get an idea.”
    James looked pleased by what she had said. “Try again. But this time, see what you can find on your own.”
    “What do you mean?”
    “When we read minds, we just don’t just hear thoughts. We can dig around and find memories, see what people see through their own eyes instead of ours.”
    “Really?” she asked, fascinated.
    He shrugged. “Try it.”
    Ally dove into his mind with gusto. She was eager to know how he saw her. She flicked through memories quicker than she expected until she found one that she recognized. It was her when she was sixteen years old. But it wasn’t just the image she saw, it was what he felt too. He saw her and the world stopped spinning. Nothing else mattered to him anymore. She felt his heart constrict at the sight of her and his temper flaring at the knowledge of what happened to her parents and that he would now have to wait longer before claiming her. She kept going and saw several of her during the five years that she thought he had left.
    Its true…he never left me .
    She continued looking through and found herself again at the masquerade ball. She felt the all-consuming need, love and desire that had taken over him when he saw her. As she searched through each of the memories involving her and the feelings that he felt she realised not only the depth of his love for her, but the suffering he had endured as well. All in the name of love.
    Being with her, but not being with her physically hurt, and she flinched as the feelings assaulted her. She was filled with a mixture of horror and love at what he had felt.
    Is this because he’s an immortal male or just because he is an immortal?
    “It’s an immortal thing, not just a male thing. This is how we feel when we meet the one but cannot be with them. You felt it too, just not to the extent I did, because you’re only half immortal.”
    “I’m so sorry James…”
    “Never apologise for that sweetheart. It’s not your fault.”
    Ally pulled out of his mind and looked at him with new found respect, love and devotion. She leaned in and kissed him, trying to show him what she felt. He kissed her back with passion and pulled her down with him onto the grass.
    Ally felt tears falling from her eyes and kissed him harder.
    James broke the kiss and wiped away her tears with his thumb, then took her face in his hands. “Now you know how much I love you. And there has never been another immortal so crazy in love with his human soulmate that he would willingly put himself through agony, just for her.”
    “James,” she muttered. Unable to form any other words, she just stared into his eyes and then kissed him again.
    “As much as I’m loving this, the cleaning staff are still here and soon I won’t be able to stop,” he said breaking the kiss. “So unless you want an audience, we’d better get back