Chapter 85
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Tor a little while, 1 fout myself in the melody.
weight on my thondders lifting ever so sladily.
When the piece ended. I lei mat a breath Thadn’t realised I’d been holding
Thank you, Kolin,” I said, my voice tinged with emotion.
For everything. I never imagined I’d be alde to play like this, to compere at rich a high level. Yours lwlped me in machi”
Kolis turned to me, his expression toli.
“You never have to thank me, Elizabeth, he sab
1 frowned, surprised by the question.
Yes, Ido I replied slowly
“That do you pannemler coming to the human world more than years ago
I was just a child then I fled to the human world because I couldn’t stand the bullying from my adoptive parents and Alice. I stayed there for a while trying to escape everything”
Kelin nodded, his gaze distant as if recalling a long buried memory
“One night, during that time, you came across a man collapsed on the side of the road. You thought he was a homeless man and game
your food, didn’t you?” He looked at me with a depth of meaning and emotion that I couldn’t read. “Maybe you’ve forgotten hun, but he definitely remembers you”
His words hit me like a jolt, and I free, the memory tashing back to me
Thad indeed encountered a bruised and battered youth in a shady part of the
His clothes had been torn, his face hidden beneath a mess of hair and heard.
I had felt a pang of pity for him and offered him the only food 1 had left, along with a simple bandage for has wound
“Yes, I remember,” I said, my voice barely a whisper. But how do you know about that?”
Rolin smiled, a wistful expression on his face.
“Because that man was me,” he revealed softly.
I stared at him in disbelief, my mind struggling to reconcile the image of the ragged youth 1 had helped with the refined, handsome man sitting besid
How
my old were you at that time? I remember saving a grown man.”
“As a matter of fact I have been living alone for several hundred years.” Rolin explained, “Actually, I’m a vampire.”
“I was on the run from hunters who were after my life. You know, a vampire like me is valuable prey. That night, I had fallen into an ambush and had been running for days. I thought I would tie thege, in that place, until you came along.”
I was stunned, unable to find the words.
“I never… I never would have connected that man with you.”
Rolin’s smile was warm, tinged with a touch of sadness
recognized you the moment you walked into my plano shop all those years later. I’ve been looking for you all these years. You were always grateful to ne fur helping you, but the truth is, Elizabeth, you gave me life. I owe you more than you could ever know.
Chapter
The realization hit me like a tidal wa
The raincidence, the twist of fate that had benght us together again, was overwhelming.
nd then in the mide of our conversation. Rodin’s expression grew serious
His eyes bore to mine the quake the words
“Thrabeth,” he began, his unjee steady boot filled with emotion. I have to tell you something All these years, I’ve watched cherry, helped you any way I could, (just because I owed you but becaine… Hoye you‘
My breath caught in my throat, and
moment, the world seemed
Rolin’s confession hong
between us
Toth I had never anticipated hot couldn’t ignore,
Relin’s confession left my mind spinning, a whithwind of thoughts and emotions that I couldn’t quite sort through
He had looked at me with
This world
interuity, lús
bimuning with love, but then again. Rodin always had a way of making anyone feel like the canter of
Could I really trust what he said? Or was it just another one of his charming ways?
“Tizabeth“Roliv’s voice was soft, almost pleading as he noticed my hesitation
You don’t have to decide right now. I can wait, I’ve spent most of my life waiting for the right moment, so what’s a little more time?
He reached out, gently taking my hand in his,
His touch was warm, steady, and when he leaned down to kiss the back of my hand, I felt a jolt of something unfamiliar.
It was tender, almost reverent, and it sent a shiver through me.