Page 3 of Lust
“What did you call us here for?” I say as soon as I sit down.
“I have some amazing news for you, my sons,” my dad says with a grin that is kind of freaking me out. My dad has black hair anddark brown eyes that could be mistaken for black, but you can see that they are brown if you look hard enough. I know it used to freak me out when I was a child.
“Based on the look on your face, old man, I don’t know if I want to know what it is,” Gareth mumbles.
“It has been a long time waiting, but the time has finally come for my boys to find my daughters,” he states without ever letting his grin slip.
We all look at him in confusion. “What are you talking about? You don’t have any daughters,” Fredrick bursts out. Fredrick’s hazel eyes dart at my father, expecting an immediate answer.
My dad smirks at him. “Ahh not yet, but I will soon.”
“What the fuck are you talking about?” Lorenzo spits out angrily. Lorenzo is my hot-tempered brother. He’s got black hair and grey eyes.
“Your brides are all becoming of age. They have been hand picked for you by yours truly. I thought it was too hard to pick just one son to find his bride, so I picked them all out for each one of you. This way, no one is left out,” he states happily.
“I don’t want a bride,” Lorenzo growls out.
My dad waves his hand like it’s not a big deal.
“You will change your mind. I have been watching over these women for years to make sure they were perfect for my sons,” he replies.
“How did you pick them out with so many women up there?” Jasper asks quietly. He’s the quiet brother. When Jasper speaks, you know to listen because he’s never been one to waste his words.
“I have found women who have experienced their own kind of pain in life. Ones that won’t fall at your feet, and you will have to work for. You will know her because she will be immune to all of your abilities, so she can’t be influenced in any way,” he answers.
I sit up at the immune bit because that’s fucking interesting. Something we haven’t experienced before. Something I had always known I wanted.
“How else will we know it’s them? They could be anywhere in the world,” I state.
My dad smirks at me because he knows he has my attention now.
“I’m so glad you asked, my son. You are the first one to be chosen. I know how much you have longed for this. Your woman is twenty-seven years old. She has been through some shit that I will let you discover on your own. I’ll point you in the right direction to her, but you have to do the rest on your own,” he shares.
I can feel the excitement coursing through me.
“Oh, and all of your brides will also have a mark of the crown on her body,” he says, pointing to the table. “When they become of age, the mark appears on her skin. It’s blurry at first and looks like a bruise. I marked them that way when I knew they were perfect for one of my sons. Once you touch them, the mark will turn into a crown in the exact same spot that your crown is placed on your own body,” he states.
Interesting. I think about the mark on my hip. I can’t wait to see the matching one on my bride.
“So, coming of age, will they all be twenty-seven?” Gareth asks.
Our dad shakes his head.
“Coming of age means when they are ready to become your bride. They are on their own journey and, once they hit the point where they are either ready for you or need you more than ever, the mark will appear,” he answers.
“I didn’t know you could do that shit,” Leopold rasps.
“I can do a lot of things you boys don’t know about,” our dad says with a grin.
“We aren’t boys. We are hundreds of years old,” Lorenzo grumbles.
“That may be true but, no matter what, you will always be my boys. This is something I have been longing to give you, and I’ve been waiting for you all to find my daughters. They will be special in their own ways,” he says.
“Special how?” Fredrick asks.
“Once you seal the bond, they will develop their own gifts and your immortality will be joined with theirs, so you will never have to live without each other,” he replies.
“How do I seal the bond?” I ask.
