Myopia (Young Adult Zombie Paranormal Romance) (Wisteria Series) by Bisi Leyton Read Free Book Online Page B

sister.
    “You look well,” he remarked.
    Alba was a sight in a white gown with blue sleeves. Blushing, she brushed her short blonde hair out of her eyes. Placing her rose-colored lips sweetly on his cheek, she said, “You were supposed to be back here seven hours ago. You said you needed to secure the piron nets on Terra, but when you did not come back, Sen Aleix sent people looking for you. They did not find you in your den.”
    “I see,” Bach responded.
    They walked up the mountain steps to the Palace within Jarthan Castle. They headed to the section dedicated the Third Pillar.
    “Your father was convinced Felip had returned for you and slaughtered you.”
    “Hmm.”
    “Where were you?” Alba asked as they reached the open stone doors.
    “Yes, where were you?” Lluc, his nineteen-year-old brother, appeared in front of them. He
    Lluc was the only Famila who knew the truth of Bach’s relationship with Wisteria. He detested the relationship and was constantly trying to get him to leave her, something Bach was powerless to do. The brothers hadn’t really talked since their fight months ago. Lluc had been prepared to physically beat him up to stop him from rescuing her.
    “Sen-Son Lluc.” Alba greeted him with a curtsy.
    “Brother, technically, I still have 169 days of my Great Walk left, so I am supposed to spend it away from the Family.”
    “I will allow you two to speak privately.” Alba squeezed Bach’s hand before leaving.
    The two brothers moved to the rooftop of the Third Pillar courtyard. Lluc signaled to the Thayn and other Famila to leave. “Please, do not tell me you returned to Wisteria?” he asked when they were alone.
    “Fine.”
    “Is that all you are going to say?”
    “You have made it perfectly clear where you stand when you attacked me for trying to save her. If I had not gone back, we would not have discovered Felip was plotting against the Family.”
    “You did not go back to Smythe to stop Felip. You returned for the free Terran; you just stumbled upon Felip's treachery, and I am certain the Family would have eventually.”
    “Keep telling yourself that.”
    “Huh, what have you told Enric since you tricked him into saving a free Terran or the Sen? What do you think the Sen will do when he learns you are in Mosroc with a Terran?”
    The Family was divided into Pillars and the leader of each Pillar was the Sen. In the Third Pillar the Sen was Aleix who also happened to be Bach’s father.
    “How will he find out unless you tell him?”
    Lluc pulled on the collar of Bach’s shirt. “Your shana is vanishing. It is a sign you are in Mosroc with someone.”
    Bach knew the birthmarks, a trail of black spots that ran from his neck to his elbows, had a habit of appearing and disappearing depending on his health and in times of stress.
    “Father does not have shana and does not understand how it works. We inherited that from our mother. Also, what if half are gone? It could also be caused from the pressure of living on Terra alone for three months. And if he were to believe I was in Mosroc, he would have to find the Terran and there is no guarantee my shana will appear on her. It did not happen that way for our parents.”
    “If you have bonded with her, your shana will eventually pass on to her.”
    “That is not true. Our mother’s shana never transferred to the Father.”
    “That was because our mother was not in love with our father. She married our father because she felt it was best for the Family. I expect you to do the same, with Alba or some other appropriate girl.”
    “What? I am not ready for a wife. You are older than me and you do not have one.” Granted, he loved Wisteria, but marriage ? He was not even close considering that.
    “True, but that is because the woman they agreed I should marry died. I will be pledged again soon, do not worry about me.” Lluc had never seemed overly concerned about the death of his intended. “But do not change the subject. What