Page 138 of Eternal Surrender
“Better, thank you.”
“Are we just going to forget what he did to me at did to me at Belshazzar’s’?” Ingrid looked astonished.
“Nice evening,” he responded.
“Small talk?” Ingrid asked. “So unlike you.”
“Glad to see we’re all still friends.” He raised an eyebrow.
“I will never trust you,” she said under her breath.
“I’m flattered.” He didn’t flinch.
“Your actions don’t go unnoticed.” She pointed at him. “One misstep. . .”
Marcus shrugged. “Look, we all want the same thing. Let’s get over our differences and work together.”
“Don’t ever leave me alone with him,” Ingrid whispered to me.
Marcus was evidently amused by her remark. “Right then, everyone’s gathered.” He tucked his hands into his pockets. “Alex, Sebastian and Anaïs.”
“Can I see Blake?” Ingrid asked. “How is he?”
“Doing well,” Marcus said. “Alex has him set up in his bedroom. The windows are already blacked out. Just a warning, we keep the door locked. With Blake’s consent of course.”
I quickly added, “If he becomes confused, it’ll prevent him from wandering out of the castle.”
“Blake’s excited to see you, Ingrid,” Marcus said. “Go easy on him, okay?”
“Of course,” she said.
Marcus stepped closer. “William, we’ve come up with a plan.”
“Let’s hear it,” I said.
“We enter Sovereign. We get the scrolls and give them to Lucas to do his thing.”
“Sounds simple enough.” I gave a crooked smile.
“What if I go back to Sovereign,” Ingrid said. “Persuade Alistair to tell us where the library is?”
“He’d never cooperate,” I said.
“Has anyone here ever heard or seen Dominatio?” I asked.
Glancing around, I saw no recognition in their faces, only honesty. What we were searching for remained an enigma.
“Who is he?” Asked Anaïs.
“A vampire who Sovereign want dead,” I told her. “A threat to them and hope for us.”
“Why hasn’t he appeared yet?” said Alex. “Now is a good time.”
Ingrid turned to Marcus. “Fabian told us we’d find clues here.”
“That was generous of Fabian.” Marcus shook his head. “I’ll meet you downstairs.”
Ingrid watched him walk away.
