Arielle Immortal Journey (The Immortal Rapture Series Book 5) Read Free Page B

Arielle gazed up at him.
    “That look.” He pointed at her face and continued. “The look that says you are worried about something else now.”
    Arielle rubbed her temples hard and sucked in a deep breath. She kept unusually still as she pondered another worrisome thought. “I—I can’t shake the feeling that something bad is coming my way,” she said bitterly.
    Sebastian sighed and put his arm around Arielle, pulling her close. He was sure that Annabel had something to do with Arielle’s apparent discomfort.
    “Arielle, please, baby, let’s go home.” It was apparent that Arielle’s nerves couldn’t handle thinking about Annabel anymore.
    “Sebastian, I’m sure that Annabel will do everything possible to destroy our wedding day,” she said, voice filled with despondency.
    “Nonsense,” Sebastian said. “Let’s go home, it’s getting late.” He bent down and kissed the tip of her nose.
    “All right, all right,” she said awkwardly. She turned her attention to Gabrielle and Troy. She noticed that Gabrielle was ready to say something. She watched Troy place his finger on her lips and bend down to mute her words with a hot kiss.
    Arielle understood that Troy was trying to keep Gabrielle from asking more questions. When the kiss was over, she gasped softly. “We need to get going,” he said, giving Gabrielle a meaningful look. She nodded in agreement and moved to give Arielle a hug.
    “See you tomorrow,” she said with a soft smile. She let Troy encircle her with his arms and they walked together to the car.
    “See ya,” Arielle called. They both turned back to look at her. Gabby gave her a warm smile and a soft wave. Troy flashed a heartfelt grin.
    “Later,” they said simultaneously.
    The parking lot was nearly empty. Sebastian held the passenger door open for Arielle as their eyes locked. Strong emotions flickered in his emerald eyes. He reached out and pulled her into his arms. He crushed his lips against hers. The kiss sizzled and changed into one of storming passion. He pulled back, gasping for air, and she breathed in deep.
    “Let’s go home,” he said. The corners of his lips lifted into a beautiful smile. It was late by the time they arrived.
     
     
    It was the second week of the semester when Arielle noticed a new guy on campus. She thought it odd that a student would start in the second week of the spring semester. At first she tried not to think about it too much, but it wasn’t long before she noticed that he was almost everywhere she went. Tuesday afternoon, Arielle was coming out of the library flipping through the book she had just checked out when she fell right into the new guy. She looked up and their eyes met.
    “Excuse me,” she murmured, a little dazed. He gave her a quick smile, and then deliberately turned and walked in the other direction. She stood there frozen in shock, watching him walk away in that familiar seamless way. She shut her eyes momentarily and shook her head in disbelief. She felt numb. A lump formed in her throat. She had this uncanny feeling that he was another immortal. But why here? Why now?
    She decided to talk to Sebastian about the new guy and her suspicions no matter how strange he might find them. Sebastian listened carefully and even looked interested, but soon enough he dismissed her concerns.
    “Arielle, you’ll have to stop being so obsessed about the identity of every person that you don’t know or haven’t seen before. Just because the guy is new that doesn’t make him another immortal, and he isn’t here to hurt you.” He chuckled softly and shook his head thoughtfully.
    “How do you know that?”
    “You must admit that it sounds a bit irrational?”
    She looked down, knowing that he was right. He put his finger under her chin and lifted her face to his. He smiled sweetly and their lips met in a blistering kiss. She had nearly forgotten about the incident and didn’t bring it up again until a couple of days later.
    Arielle was