Choices (The Forever series, Book Four) by Eve Newton Read Free Book Online Page B

so happy."
    He nods uncomfortably but he says, "I am." He
pulls me to him even closer. I put my hand on his chest and her eyes flick to
my wedding rings and her smile freezes on her face.
    "Now, I would have heard if you had gotten
married," she says to him stiffly.
    He grimaces but says, "Not yet."
    "I see." But clearly she doesn't and I am itching
to explain myself, but instead I say as dryly as I can muster, "No, our
sire has terrible timing," to which he bursts out laughing and says,
"That I do."
    Not amused by our inside joke Grace just says,
"Oh."
    "But rest assured Grace, that when we do finally make
it, you will be top of the guest list." I love him for making it clear to
her.
    "Well, that will be something that I will have to see
in person before I believe it," she says, just a little bit nastily. She,
clearly, knows our sire and his lack of enthusiasm when it comes to making
commitments.
    "Me too," I murmur with a sidelong glance at his
wounded look.
    "It's different this time. Look, I gave her a ring and
everything," he says shyly and shows it off to Grace, whose eyes nearly
fall out of her head at the size of the nine-carat blue diamond.
    "You gave her a ring?" she chokes out jealously
and this has drawn the attention of Sebastian, who so far has been watching
this exchange silently, knowingly. He comes closer and peers at it as he
whistles, "Christ, Constantine. How much did that set you back?"
    He shrugs, thoroughly embarrassed now.
    I answer for him, "I think he was trying to make up for
the two failed attempts before." I smile softly at him.
    "Precisely," he says, now smug and I grin smugly
back and we are lost in our own little smug bubble, as the other two just
continue to stare at us in wonder.
    Grace clears her throat, "Well then. I suppose I should
leave you to it," she says. "Seb, are you coming or staying?"
    "Staying. I'll be here a few days yet."
    I raise my eyebrow at that nugget of info. So much for
privacy to reconnect.
    "Right, well Constantine, always a pleasure to you see,
my love," she says and he steps forward hesitantly to embrace her.
"And you, my dear."
    "Liv. It has been an honor to meet you, for various
reasons. I am at your service if you require," she says insincerely.
    I nod in thanks anyway, taking the high road. "Thank
you, Grace. It has been good to meet you too. I am very curious as to my
siblings. I barely know any of you," I say with a pointed look at our
collective sire, who just shrugs.
    "I don’t want you knowing them," he says and we
all stare at him open-mouthed at his blatant admission. "In fact, had it
not been for this Queen business you probably would never have met any of
them."
    "CK, that's… what?" I say. I mean I know he feels
strongly about keeping me to himself, but I am surprised that he admits it so
freely in front of his other charges.
    Grace eyebrows go up at my nickname for him but she says,
"Yes, well, I guess Lance kind of sealed your fate there."
    "Not just because of Lance," Sebastian says
mysteriously and now I am thoroughly lost but none of them are bringing forth
any more information so I just drop it.
    "Seb, walk me out?" Grace says and with a quick
kiss to CK's cheek and a wave at me they disappear down stairs.
    I round on him then and he has that innocent look in place
that means anything but. Huffing at him in exasperation I really do drop it, as
it isn't important. Being with him is what is important so much to his surprise
I pull him to me and kiss him. He picks me up and pushes me against the wall,
hands going under the t-shirt. I undo his jeans and pull him free and he pushes
himself into me with a soft grunt.
    "Oh for fuck's sake, will you two give it a rest,"
Sebastian snaps as he walks in on us. "If I have to hear you--or see you
for that matter--fucking again I am just going to have to join in."
    We ignore him, lost in each other and not caring that he is
there. We finish together at the same time, moaning into each other’s mouths,
as we