Immortal Destiny (The Immortal Prophecy Saga) by Samantha Adams Read Free Book Online

for the day shone onto her face causing her to stir. Gradually her eyes opened, and she looked around the room. Twilight was threatening and the moon was beginning its slow but inevitable ascent into the dusky sky. Something about that resonated within her and she let out an ‘ ahh ’ sound.
    A delicious scent began to tickle and tease at her nose, causing her stomach to growl. She climbed out of bed and went into the bathroom. The reflection staring back at her was less than stunning after her nap. Her hair resembled a small bird’s nest and her mascara had smudged all over her eyes. She grabbed her makeup pack, pulled out a brush and began to get her hair back in control. After that was fixed and left hanging loose, she got her makeup wipes and began to remove the mascara smudges and did a quick touch up.
    “Much better,” she smiled at her reflection when she had finished.
    After all, she was on an Island in Italy with the man she loved, and she wanted to look the best she could. Her grandmother had been right, it turns out there was something romantic about running away from danger after all. She left the bathroom, and went out in search of James.
    James looked up from his cooking as she walked into the kitchen. “Good sleep?”
    “Yeah, it was actually.” She walked over to the stove top to see what he was cooking. He playfully nudged her back towards the counter and planted a kiss on her forehead.
    “No peeking,” he said playfully. “Now take a seat there and have some wine.”
    She took a seat at the bench as instructed.
    Gorgeous, and he can cook …
    “You haven’t tasted it yet,” he joked as he handed her a glass of red wine.
    She rolled her eyes at him and took the offered glass. “You’re never going to stop poking around in my head, are you?”
    “I’m sorry, little one,” he said apologetically. “The problem is reading a mind is like breathing to me. I just do it without realising.”
    Ally shook her head at him and took a sip of the wine. It was a full bodied vintage, with hints of blackcurrant and something spicy.
    “Do you like the wine?”
    “Can’t you just read my mind and find out?” she replied sarcastically.
    “Ha ha.” He began to put the food onto some white plates. “Now go and sit. Our dinner is ready.”
    Ally sat at the table as he put the plate in front of her. “Wow.” Was all she could say.
    “Impressed?”
    Her eyebrows went up. “Very!”
    He raised his glass and she did the same. He lightly clinked his against hers. “To us.” He toasted with a cheeky grin that she couldn’t help returning.
    “To us,” she repeated.
    The both took a sip and began to eat. The risotto tasted as amazing as it looked.
    “So the story of Fate’s End…”
    Ally looked up excitedly. “I’m dying to hear it!”
    James looked at her knowingly. His little private eye did love a good mystery. “Fate’s End earned its name from a story that’s become something of a legend around this part of Italy. About a hundred years ago a beautiful young woman, Eva, fell in love with a handsome young man, Raphael. But Raphael was no angel, as his name might insinuate…he was a monster. At least that’s what the villagers thought, anyway.
    “Eva and Raphael had made plans to run away together and get married if her parents wouldn’t give their consent. You see, Eva had been promised to another man, a man she didn’t love or even like, but he was a wealthy man in the area so it was considered to be a good match. He needed a wife and her family wanted the prestige it would bring.
    “Eva was on her way home to tell her parents that she would not marry the other man, Marcus and that she was in love with Raphael. But she never made it home…
    The villagers, stirred on by the manipulating Marcus, believed that Raphael had murdered her and hidden the body. He was different to the rest of them, and people had claimed they’d seen him moving with the speed of light and creating fire from