but I’ve run out of patience.
“I’m a vampire.”
I stared at him, waiting to see a smile or a hint of a laugh, but there was nothing. I think he might actually believe what he’s saying.
“A vampire?”
“Yes, a vampire.”
I was trying to wrap my head around that. He actually thought he was a vampire. Oh my God. He wasn’t lying. It was all starting to make sense. Amelia couldn’t die, Tobias hates being out in the sun, he can manipulate people’s minds, his eyes do a strange color changing thing and now that I think about it, I’ve never seen him eat anything. Ever.
“Holy shit!” I felt a little light headed.
Tobias came over to me and brushed his thumb against my cheek gently. It was the softest thing I have ever felt. Even though he just admitted to being a vampire, I wasn’t afraid. Being around Tobias makes me feel safer than I ever have in my entire life.
“Are Tristan and Mia vampires, too?”
“No. The curse affected us all differently. Tristan is a wolf, and Amelia really isn’t anything. She just can't die.”
A wolf? Seriously? Well that explained a lot.
“What about your other brothers?”
“What about them?”
“How did the curse affect them?” Tobias looked a little hesitant to answer me when I asked.
“Well, my youngest brother Colton is a fire starter.”
“What is a fire starter?”
“He can create or manipulate fire with his mind, or a wave of his hand. None of us really know how it works, not even him. He still doesn’t have it under control, so he’s off with Jeremy trying to find a way to fix it.”
“That sounds awful, how old is he?”
“He stopped aging at nineteen.”
I couldn’t believe it. Facing something like that at only nineteen must be so hard on him. He’s probably scared but at least he’s not alone.
“Who’s Jeremy?”
“Jeremy is my second youngest brother. He stopped aging at Twenty one.”
“Why is he the only one who went to help Colton? It sounds like he needs all of you. He’s probably terrified.”
“He’s more in denial. Refuses to acknowledge that he’s a freak. I told him the sooner he accepts it the faster he can control it. And the reason Jeremy is with him is because Jeremy can’t get hurt.”
“I thought that you were all immortal.”
“We are cupcake, but just because we can’t die don’t mean we don’t feel pain.” The way he looked at me was as if that was supposed to be obvious. I wanted to slap him.
“So Jeremy’s gift is not feeling pain?”
“First, none of this is a gift. Second, not exactly. Jeremy is a ghost. He’s alive and you can see him. Hell, you can even touch him. Only thing is, he can’t feel you. He can’t feel anything. Even when he passes through walls he doesn’t feel a damn thing. Which means when Colton burns him he doesn’t feel it and it doesn’t even leave a mark.”
I couldn’t imagine existing in a world but not really being able to enjoy it. Poor Jeremy couldn’t feel the warmth of the sun or a cool summer’s breeze. He can’t even feel the loving touch of another person. That must be hell.
“You’re right. It doesn’t sound like a gift at all.”
He just nodded his head and stood silently. We must have completely lost track of time, because the woman from earlier came over and thrust a pair of shoes into my hands and began rushing us out the door.
Tobias took my hand in his and led me to a bench near the park. The sun was setting and the sky was beautifully streaked with colors of orange, pink and purple.
He took the shoes from my hand then pulled my feet into his lap. I watched him remove my shoes and replace them with the beautiful shoes the woman had handed me. They were silver open toed heals with a strap around the ankle. The strap was even studded with blue crystals.
The shoes complimented the dress perfectly and in this moment I felt like a princess. I
“I’m a vampire.”
I stared at him, waiting to see a smile or a hint of a laugh, but there was nothing. I think he might actually believe what he’s saying.
“A vampire?”
“Yes, a vampire.”
I was trying to wrap my head around that. He actually thought he was a vampire. Oh my God. He wasn’t lying. It was all starting to make sense. Amelia couldn’t die, Tobias hates being out in the sun, he can manipulate people’s minds, his eyes do a strange color changing thing and now that I think about it, I’ve never seen him eat anything. Ever.
“Holy shit!” I felt a little light headed.
Tobias came over to me and brushed his thumb against my cheek gently. It was the softest thing I have ever felt. Even though he just admitted to being a vampire, I wasn’t afraid. Being around Tobias makes me feel safer than I ever have in my entire life.
“Are Tristan and Mia vampires, too?”
“No. The curse affected us all differently. Tristan is a wolf, and Amelia really isn’t anything. She just can't die.”
A wolf? Seriously? Well that explained a lot.
“What about your other brothers?”
“What about them?”
“How did the curse affect them?” Tobias looked a little hesitant to answer me when I asked.
“Well, my youngest brother Colton is a fire starter.”
“What is a fire starter?”
“He can create or manipulate fire with his mind, or a wave of his hand. None of us really know how it works, not even him. He still doesn’t have it under control, so he’s off with Jeremy trying to find a way to fix it.”
“That sounds awful, how old is he?”
“He stopped aging at nineteen.”
I couldn’t believe it. Facing something like that at only nineteen must be so hard on him. He’s probably scared but at least he’s not alone.
“Who’s Jeremy?”
“Jeremy is my second youngest brother. He stopped aging at Twenty one.”
“Why is he the only one who went to help Colton? It sounds like he needs all of you. He’s probably terrified.”
“He’s more in denial. Refuses to acknowledge that he’s a freak. I told him the sooner he accepts it the faster he can control it. And the reason Jeremy is with him is because Jeremy can’t get hurt.”
“I thought that you were all immortal.”
“We are cupcake, but just because we can’t die don’t mean we don’t feel pain.” The way he looked at me was as if that was supposed to be obvious. I wanted to slap him.
“So Jeremy’s gift is not feeling pain?”
“First, none of this is a gift. Second, not exactly. Jeremy is a ghost. He’s alive and you can see him. Hell, you can even touch him. Only thing is, he can’t feel you. He can’t feel anything. Even when he passes through walls he doesn’t feel a damn thing. Which means when Colton burns him he doesn’t feel it and it doesn’t even leave a mark.”
I couldn’t imagine existing in a world but not really being able to enjoy it. Poor Jeremy couldn’t feel the warmth of the sun or a cool summer’s breeze. He can’t even feel the loving touch of another person. That must be hell.
“You’re right. It doesn’t sound like a gift at all.”
He just nodded his head and stood silently. We must have completely lost track of time, because the woman from earlier came over and thrust a pair of shoes into my hands and began rushing us out the door.
Tobias took my hand in his and led me to a bench near the park. The sun was setting and the sky was beautifully streaked with colors of orange, pink and purple.
He took the shoes from my hand then pulled my feet into his lap. I watched him remove my shoes and replace them with the beautiful shoes the woman had handed me. They were silver open toed heals with a strap around the ankle. The strap was even studded with blue crystals.
The shoes complimented the dress perfectly and in this moment I felt like a princess. I
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