Bound to Remember, a Paranormal Romance (Book 1 of the Spellbound Series) by Lola James Read Free Book Online Page B
Authors: Lola James
that Hades won’t kill me. He can’t even step foot on earth.” I was certain of that much.
“ Toni, you do not understand. Of course, he will not kill you; he has other creatures that will.”
“ No, he won’t. And I still don’t want to forget what I know about this, or about you.”
“ I do not think this is a good idea.” Ben shook his head and he threw his hands up in defeat.
Then it dawned on me. “Wait a minute! Is that how Joanna died?” As the words left my mouth, Ben was gone from the study. Less than a minute later, he returned, wearing a shirt and pants, holding a small box in his hand.
“ To answer your question, yes, Joanna was a vampire. But unlike most vampires, she never lost her humanity. She befriended a witch who put a spell on her so that she could walk in the sun.” He pulled out an old black and white photo from the small box. I looked at the worn picture and was shocked to see a woman who could be my twin, wearing a nurse’s uniform.
“ So, I don’t get it . . . how did she die?”
“ Joanna saved lives all over the world. She cared for people. She did not kill. Hades hated the fact that Joanna saved lives rather than take them, since he owns all the souls of the dead. He used a witch to remove her spell and she burned to death in the rays of the sun.” He looked at the picture. I placed my hand on his to comfort him as our eyes met.
“ When did this happen?”
“ Fifty years ago.”
I sighed as it dawned on me that Ben really was a vampire. I was uneasy because I’d only been exposed to the myths of vampires as soulless creatures of the night that preyed on women. I tilted my head to the side and looked at Ben’s somber expression. I believed he would not harm me. He was like Joanna. He cared.
“ Ben, how old are you?”
“ Twenty-eight; why?”
“ No, when were you born?”
“ April 12, 1813.”
I gasped. “That would make you almost two hundred years old.”
“ Yes, that sounds correct.” He looked confused, but this was all new to me. Here I was, standing in a room with a two-hundred-year-old person. This was unbelievable.
“ So you became a vampire?”
“ In the summer of 1841, in New York City.”
“ And Joanna?”
“ When I met her, she was already a vampire; that was about a century ago.”
“ Wow. Did you love her?”
“ I did love her, but not as you think; she was more of a sister to me.” He took Joanna’s picture from me, kissed it, and put it back into the small box.
“ Don’t you see? This is too important for you to make me forget!”
“ No, it is important that you do forget; if Hades would kill a vampire, he would not hesitate in killing a human.”
“ But—” I started, but he turned and left the room. I heard his voice from the hall.
“ Come now, the sun has gone down. I can take you home now.”
“ No, I want to talk more about this!” He didn’t answer, and then suddenly I was in his arms.
His dark eyes captured mine. I was weightless and warm as a muffled voice said, “tell no one.” Ben’s eyes were still locked on mine I felt breathless as he turned his head away and headed to the stairs. My legs were a little wobbly but I used a chair to hold me up.
“ Come now; let me take you to your house.”
“ You did it. You made me forget, didn’t you?” I complained as I walked down the staircase. At the bottom of the stairs, I saw a flash go from the living room to the kitchen and I ran to keep up.
“ No; if I did, you would not have asked me that question.”
“ So why do I feel like I forgot something about the whole vampire subject?” I asked as I stopped in the doorway of the garage.
“ I have no clue.” He walked past me and stepped into the lit garage. He walked over to his motorcycle and effortlessly picked it up placing it close to the kitchen door. Then he
“ Toni, you do not understand. Of course, he will not kill you; he has other creatures that will.”
“ No, he won’t. And I still don’t want to forget what I know about this, or about you.”
“ I do not think this is a good idea.” Ben shook his head and he threw his hands up in defeat.
Then it dawned on me. “Wait a minute! Is that how Joanna died?” As the words left my mouth, Ben was gone from the study. Less than a minute later, he returned, wearing a shirt and pants, holding a small box in his hand.
“ To answer your question, yes, Joanna was a vampire. But unlike most vampires, she never lost her humanity. She befriended a witch who put a spell on her so that she could walk in the sun.” He pulled out an old black and white photo from the small box. I looked at the worn picture and was shocked to see a woman who could be my twin, wearing a nurse’s uniform.
“ So, I don’t get it . . . how did she die?”
“ Joanna saved lives all over the world. She cared for people. She did not kill. Hades hated the fact that Joanna saved lives rather than take them, since he owns all the souls of the dead. He used a witch to remove her spell and she burned to death in the rays of the sun.” He looked at the picture. I placed my hand on his to comfort him as our eyes met.
“ When did this happen?”
“ Fifty years ago.”
I sighed as it dawned on me that Ben really was a vampire. I was uneasy because I’d only been exposed to the myths of vampires as soulless creatures of the night that preyed on women. I tilted my head to the side and looked at Ben’s somber expression. I believed he would not harm me. He was like Joanna. He cared.
“ Ben, how old are you?”
“ Twenty-eight; why?”
“ No, when were you born?”
“ April 12, 1813.”
I gasped. “That would make you almost two hundred years old.”
“ Yes, that sounds correct.” He looked confused, but this was all new to me. Here I was, standing in a room with a two-hundred-year-old person. This was unbelievable.
“ So you became a vampire?”
“ In the summer of 1841, in New York City.”
“ And Joanna?”
“ When I met her, she was already a vampire; that was about a century ago.”
“ Wow. Did you love her?”
“ I did love her, but not as you think; she was more of a sister to me.” He took Joanna’s picture from me, kissed it, and put it back into the small box.
“ Don’t you see? This is too important for you to make me forget!”
“ No, it is important that you do forget; if Hades would kill a vampire, he would not hesitate in killing a human.”
“ But—” I started, but he turned and left the room. I heard his voice from the hall.
“ Come now, the sun has gone down. I can take you home now.”
“ No, I want to talk more about this!” He didn’t answer, and then suddenly I was in his arms.
His dark eyes captured mine. I was weightless and warm as a muffled voice said, “tell no one.” Ben’s eyes were still locked on mine I felt breathless as he turned his head away and headed to the stairs. My legs were a little wobbly but I used a chair to hold me up.
“ Come now; let me take you to your house.”
“ You did it. You made me forget, didn’t you?” I complained as I walked down the staircase. At the bottom of the stairs, I saw a flash go from the living room to the kitchen and I ran to keep up.
“ No; if I did, you would not have asked me that question.”
“ So why do I feel like I forgot something about the whole vampire subject?” I asked as I stopped in the doorway of the garage.
“ I have no clue.” He walked past me and stepped into the lit garage. He walked over to his motorcycle and effortlessly picked it up placing it close to the kitchen door. Then he
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