The Gentleman: A Vampire Romance Series (The Bryn and Sinjin Series Book 4)
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I was in the forest again, lost and wandering.
It was dark, but the moonlight was bright enough to illuminate my path through the never-ending trees. I was being led somewhere.
I followed the milky luminescence, weaving through the dark trees while my body grew more and more exhausted the farther I ventured into the forest. But the moon’s energy was relentless and it wouldn’t allow me to slow down, or even to rest.
When I finally emerged from the canopy of trees, I was facing Kinloch Kirk. Standing in the meadow, I was beside the imposing structure. Below me, the waves crashed against the jagged rocks, and the sound was ear piercing.
The double doors of Kinloch opened and an old man with long, white hair stood there with a young boy beside him.
“Luce,” I said his name and shook my head. Instantly, waves of panic and shock clashed inside me. Neither Luce nor the boy turned to face me; instead, they embarked on a march of destruction, burning everything in their path.
All at once, I realized Kinloch Kirk was being consumed by flames while bodies flew this way and that. Thick, black smoke burned my eyes, and I couldn’t understand why I failed to notice the complete state of chaos before, when the moon first led me here.
As far as I could tell, Luce and the boy still hadn’t seen me. I could only assume as much because neither took any notice of me. When they stepped away from the front doors to Kinloch, I spotted someone else there—someone who was standing behind them.
It was a woman. The same woman I’d seen in my vision, the one whose face I couldn’t make out. Like déjà vu, I stepped forward, trying to ascertain who the woman was, but she was looking downward and her hair completely covered her face.
Out of nowhere, Sinjin appeared in front of me. Then the boy threw his hands forward and a bright, white light pulsed from one of his palms to the other. A split second later, he hurled the light at Sinjin and it hit the vampire squarely in the chest, catapulting him backwards.
This is all a dream, I told myself. This can’t be real.
I nodded because I understood; but all the while, my attention stayed focused on the woman who still looked down, using her hair to hide her identity.
Who is she? I thought to myself.
As soon as the words traveled through my head, the woman looked up, and then, straight at me. Our eyes met and my stomach dropped down to my toes before a wave of nausea filled my gut.
It can’t be! I yelled, and the woman continued to stare at me and I at her.
No! I screamed inwardly, and everything that comprised my being rebelled against the very thought.
I sat bolt upright, my heart hammering against my ribs. It took me a few seconds to orient myself, but once I realized I was still inside my bedroom and sitting on my bed in the dark, I breathed a bit more easily.
It was all a bad dream, I soothed myself while taking a few deep breaths and waiting for my heart to cooperate. None of that was real.
But I couldn’t shake the feeling that it was real, and I’d just received another vision. But this time, I was truly stuck. This time, I couldn’t go to Sinjin or my sister or Mathilda. This time, I couldn’t go to anyone for advice or support.
This time, the only person I could rely on was myself.
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