Everlasting Embrace (Embrace Series) (35 page)

“
Caspian
…
”
She smiles, and takes my hand
, l
eading me through the door and closing it behind me. Siobhan pushes me against the wall, pressing her full
,
red lips to mine. Moving in perfect unison together, wrapping my arms around her petite waist
, h
er arms fold over my shoulders and around my neck as she stretches
to
her tip toes. Sliding my hands from the small of her back to her hips, I lift her from the floor. Moving away from the wall, Siobhan
’
s legs encircle me. Step
-
by
-
step
,
we move closer to her bed. Parting our lips, I look over her shoulder.

“
What
’
s wrong?
”
She smiles.

“
Just wondering where your roommate is.
”

“
No worries
. S
he
’
s in the rec room with some of the others.
”

Placing Siobhan on her bed and giving her a soft, gentle kiss
,
I sit next to her.
“
Well
,
I came here to see if you would like to go out on a date with me
.
”

“
You really think you need to ask? Are you thinking tonight?
”

“
Yeah
,
I was thinking we could go into the city and go to a club
;
maybe go dancing or something.
”

“
That sounds like fun, but I would much rather stay here in town, maybe go for a walk or a movie. You know
,
just something light and relaxing, maybe a place not too busy or loud.
”

“
Even better
;
shall we go now?
”

“
Now
?
Y
ou
’
re not gonna give a girl time to get ready?
”

“
What is there to get ready? You already look perfect.
”

“
Yeah, yeah, whatever you say. Just give me ten minutes to freshen up
,
and I will meet you by the elevator.
”

“
I guess so
.
Maybe I can touch up my hair too.
”

“
Yeah
.
C
ause you wouldn
’
t want to have a hair out of place
,
”
s
he jokes as she runs her hand through my hair.

With a little laugh
,
I lean in for one more kiss before leaving her to primp.


  

  


As I wait
for Siobhan in the main area of the school, Sophia approaches me.
“
Hey Caspian, how
’
s it going?
”

“
Good
. J
ust waiting for Siobhan
—
w
e
’
re going out tonight.
”

“
That
’
s great. I have to admit
,
I
’
m so happy you found her. I like seeing you so happy.
”

“
Yeah, I really like this girl
,
”
I admit with a huge smile.

Matilda comes up behind Sophia and joins in.
“
What are you two talking about that Caspian has such a goofy look on his face?
”

Sophia giggles
.
“
G
irls
;
Caspian has a date with Siobhan tonight.
”

“
Really?
”
S
he smiles and looks at Sophia.

“
Okay
,
what the heck
’
s up with you two?
”
I know they are up to something, just not sure what.

“
Should we tell him?
”
Matilda asks.

Before Sophia can answer, I respond
,
“
Yes
. N
ow
,
what is going on?
”

“
We have to tell him now.
”
Sophia
’
s giggle disappears as she becomes more serious.

Matilda looks at me and begins,
“
Caspian we know how much you care about Siobhan.
”

“
Yeah, I really do
—m
ore than I ever thought I could. Please don
’
t tell me you know something bad about her.
”

“
No, no, nothing bad. Matilda and I do know something about Siobhan
that you need to know though
,
”
Sophia admits.

Siobhan walks up behind my two sisters
.
“
W
hat do you know about me that Caspian needs to know?
”
s
he asks
,
while walking to my side and taking a hold of my hand.

“
Well
,
I guess it
’
s a good thing you
’
re here; this is something you should hear too.
”
Sophia smiles at the woman next to me.

“
Okay
,
well
,
why don
’
t you two share what you know about me
,
”
Siobhan says with slight annoyance.

Matilda looks at Sophia again for
confirmation
and with a slight nod she begins
,
“
Siobhan
,
how much do you know about Caspian
’
s past?
”

“
I
’
m learning. He told me about leaving the family and why.
”

“
So you know about Ashley, Caspian
’
s former girlfriend?
”

“
Yeah, he told me all about her
,
and how she died. Now
,
why would you bring that up
,
when you know how much it upsets him?
”

“
I have a reason, I promise. Now
,
how did hearing stories about Ashley make you feel?
”

“
Honestly, it was kinda weird, like I was there and remembering it for myself. I told Caspian it was like
déjà
vu.
”

“
I understand
.
But
,
you must know vampires don
’
t experience
déjà vu
.
”
She
hesitates
.
“
Y
ou
’
r
e
eternally twenty
-
three
, right? A
nd
you
’
ve
been a vampire for about ten years, right?
”

“
Yeah, now are you gonna get to your point?
”
she says
,
wondering what kind of crap my sisters are going to say about her.

“
I am. So you were born into this life about thirty
-
three years ago.
”
Matilda starts to lay out the puzzle pieces.
”

My mouth drops open
.
“
W
ait a second. You
…
don
’
t think? It
…
can
’
t
…
be.
”
I look at Siobhan in shock
,
and my heart tells me it
’
s true.

“
What Caspian
? W
hat are your sisters trying to tell us?
”
Siobhan is visibly upset and buries her head into my chest.

“
Siobhan, please
,
w
e don
’
t mean to upset you. It
’
s nothing bad. Look
,
Ashley died
,
not that long before you were born, and, well...
”
Sophia begins to stutter her words.

“
I don
’
t know if you know this about me yet, but I can see souls. I see when a soul matches with another soul
,
and can tell
who are soul mates;
and when two belong together
,
”
Matilda clarifies for the girl sobbing in my arms.
“
I see that your soul
matches perfect
ly
to Caspian
’
s. You two are
soul mates,
and belong together.
”

“
So
,
why this long drawn out explanation?
”
s
he asks
.
“
W
hy couldn
’
t you just tell us that?
”

“
There
’
s more. I can tell that your soul matches someone else we once knew
…
As
hley
’
s
….
”

“
So I was my boyfriend
’
s old love
’
s
soul mate
too? That
’
s sick.
”

I take her chin
,
lifting it a little so that Siobhan is looking me in the eyes.
“
I think what they are trying to tell us
i
s that
you
are
the same soul as Ashley. Am I right girls?
”

“
Yes
,
Caspian
.
Siobhan is the reincarnated soul of Ashley. Siobhan and Ashley are one
and
the same
,
”
Matilda confirms with a smile.

With a big breath in, Siobhan collapses in my arms, in a small convulsion of sorts. I panic, never seeing anything like it before.
“
What
’
s happening
?
N
o
,
Siobhan
!
W
ake up
!
”
I scream.
“
Sophia
,
go get help now
!
I can
’
t lose her again.
”

Sophia runs down the hall looking for Constance. The convulsions slow
,
and then stop
.
H
er body falls limp
,
and I lay her to the ground. Before Sophia returns with help
,
Siobhan wakes.

Looking up at me with her beautiful hazel eyes, I notice they are an exact match to Ashley
’
s. I always loved Siobhan
’
s eyes
,
but never made the connection until this moment. She smiles and says in a soft voice,
“
I remember
.
I remember it all.
”

“
Remember what
,
my sweet?
”