The Vampire’s Servant novel Chapter 99

[Echo]

I closed the journal for December of 1918. There were tears in my eyes. I was right, she was his Solus Amor. They wanted to be together, but her father wanted her to marry someone else.

What he said about her being his to do with as he pleased reminded me of that nightmare. I could almost imagine him pulling her out of the house instead of my father pulling me out. Had I somehow connected with the past? That would be so strange.

Gray was sitting next to me reading silently. He had a grim look on his face. I leaned my head on his shoulder and read what he was reading.

Alpha William offered to take Grace to the pack lands to collect ingredients. He told her that he knew about her and Grigori and she begged him not to tell her father. He was describing how scared she seemed.

The door to the office opened and Victor came in, followed by Finn and Talia. I looked up at him with my teary eyes and he rushed to my side, pulling me into a hug. I needed it. There was no happy ending for Grace and Grigori. It made me very sad.

“Echo was right.” Gray said softly. “Grace was Grigori’s Solus Amor. My great great-grandfather knew about their relationship. He tried to help. It… didn’t work out, I guess.”

“I read through December. There were only a couple mentions.” I told him.

“I was reading January. There was more. He really wanted to help. The negotiations were going well. He was making sure to address the needs of the whole pack at the time. They were doing okay. He was working on getting Maeve to meet with Grigori.” He explained.

“Let me take over. This seems to affect Echo deeply. I’ll make sure to tell you everything of importance.” Talia said.

I handed her the journal from December. Gray handed her the one from January. I agreed. I didn’t think I could handle watching a father tear his daughter from the man she loved. I couldn’t accept it.

Grace had found the man she was meant to love forever. If her love for Grigori was anything like mine for Victor, that would have torn her heart in half. She was meant to be with him. Not the man her father engaged her to.

“Why don’t you go help with dinner, Echo? I’ll stay and help here.” Victor murmured.

“No. You take her and stay with her. She’s just read about a girl losing her Solus Amor. Our Echo is sensitive. She needs to have both of you with her to be sure she knows where you are and that no one will take you from her. Finn and I will take care of this. Go, Victor. Take the night off and be with your family.” Talia urged.

“Come on, Victor. Echo needs us more than Talia and Finn do.” Gray said softly.

Victor nodded and held out his hand to help Gray up from the couch. We filed out of the office. I didn’t want to let them go. I never would.

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[Talia]

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The door closed behind them and I sighed. Victor really was my favorite. He was constantly impressing me. I was proud of all of my children, but Victor was above and beyond the others.

“We’ll save him, Talia.” Finn told me.

“Of course we will. I didn’t take the time to make him and train him just to watch some witch’s spell kill him.” I scoffed.

I settled onto the couch with the journals. This would, at least, tell us what had caused the curse. It was possible that Marius’ witch would be able to figure out what the curse was.

“You look worried.” Finn said.

“I look worried? No one else seems to think so.” I chuckled.

“I know you in a different way than any of them do. Tallie, you know that this isn’t your fault.”

“The High Council approves all bids for territories. I knew there was a curse here and I still gave it to Victor. How exactly is this not my fault?”

“Did you know that the curse would kill him? Or did you just know there was a vague mention of a curse in a letter from a hundred years ago? Did you even know Grigori?” He pressed.

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