Meeting Destiny; Lachlan’s Story (Annalese and the Immortals) Read Online Free PDF

now, I’ll mate ye and I canna do that to ye. When we mate, it’s to be because you want me and ye love me. Let me be honorable, please.”
    Annalese nodded and reached up, touching his face. God he was so beautiful. Even with a day’s growth on his chin. She kissed his cheek, then let him go for his walk. He left the room, and suddenly she felt cold and very empty. Oh God, she was falling for him. She thought maybe, but not this fast. “Oh Lachlan McCain, what have you done to me?”
    She lay down on the bed, curled up, and thought of those eyes as she drifted off to sleep.
    Lachlan opened the door to his suite carefully. He had a feeling she may have fallen asleep. He was right. She lay curled up on her side, beautiful curls flowing around her face. She hadn’t covered up, sleeping on the top of the down blanket. She really did look like an angel.
    He quietly made his way to the bathroom. Yes, even Vampires heard the call of mother nature. After he’d finished his business, he looked in the mirror. For the first time in a century, Lachlan didn’t see a monster staring back at him. He’d told Lese he was a bastard. She’d told him he wasn’t. Maybe she was right. Maybe, just maybe, he wasn’t the bastard he’d thought he was.
    He’d gone out to sit by the fire when he heard her.
    “Lachlan. You’re back.” She sat up on the side of the bed.
    “Aye, lass. I didna mean to wake ye. Ye were looking so peaceful, I didna wanna disturb ye.”
    Before Lachlan could process it, she knelt down in front of him at the chair he’d taken.
    “Can we talk, Lachlan? Really talk. Can you please tell me what this whole mating thing is, because I’m feeling things—things I shouldn’t feel for you in three days. It was crazy when you left. I felt too empty and now it’s my turn to be terrified.”
    Lachlan just stared. He’d been afraid before, but nothing could have prepared him for the terror he was feeling now. If he told her what she was asking, could she handle it? Would she run? He thought she’d have run already, but if she knew, God, he had no idea what would happen.
    “Lachlan, please talk to me. Tell me what’s happening.”
    “Aye, gods be damned. If ye run, I’ll tell ye.”
    “Run? Why would I run, Lachlan?”
    “Hear me out lass, then ask what ye don’t understand, OK? Destiny creates a mate for us—the one person who completes who we are, like a soul mate. She’s created just for him. They fit together like two pieces of a puzzle—mind, body and soul. Most are not lucky enough to find their other half. I never thought I would. Vlad never thought he would, then came Sophie. She completed him, calmed his soul. She’s feisty as hell. They are a perfect fit. He’s hard, she’s soft. And I have never seen two more in love than those two. Now, it didna mean I never wanted it; by the gods I did, but I told you I’m a bastard. I didna think I deserved it. Then I saw ye and I knew.”
    “Knew what, Lachlan?” She was looking up at him, green eyes glassy from the tears that threatened to spill.
    “That Destiny, for whatever reason, thought I was worth it. She gave me you—the other half of my soul.” He stopped for a moment to wipe a tear from Lese’s check. “Ah lass, don’t. I’m not worth your tears. I told ye I’m a bastard. I’ve doon some terrible things, but I verra much want to be a better man. When we Vamps mate, it’s for life—eternity really. I will only take blood from you and will be completely faithful. The bond won’t let me be otherwise. It’s like marriage but so much more.”
    “OK stop. You’re a vampire, you live a crazy amount of time, but I’m human—I’ll die.”
    “Oh, aye. But no, Annalese, you won’t. All you need is a teaspoon of my blood about once a week, and you’ll live as long as I will.”
    “So I’ll be a Vampire too?” Lese was confused.
    “Oh no, lass. Still human, just ah more. It slows the aging process. It will keep you healthy, and