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special. She is going to stay with me. I suggest you step
aside.”
    “You
know I will fight you until the end,” Colin growled stepping forward.
    Cornelius
raised a knife and smiled. “Before you do, you should know something about your
precious little Lillian.”
     We
watched as Cornelius ran the silver blade across his palm. I cried out startled
and looked at my hand. There was a cut across my palm; a cut identical to the
one Cornelius made on his own palm.
    Colin
grasped my hand and examined it. He glared at Cornelius. “You son of a bitch.
You linked yourself to her!”
    Cornelius
smiled. “I did. So if you are thinking about fighting know you will cause her
whatever pain you cause me.”
    I
felt my stomach knot up. If Colin knew he would hurt me by hurting Cornelius,
he wouldn’t fight like he could because he would fear hurting me. Cornelius
would end up killing Colin.
    “I
will go,” I said stepping past Colin.
    Colin
caught my wrist. “You can’t,” he said worried.
    “I
don’t have a choice. You aren’t going to die because of me,” I said softly then
pulled my wrist out of his grasp.
    I
walked to Cornelius and stood in front of him. “Leave him alone. I will go with
you freely.”
    He
smiled and offered his hand. I swallowed hard and put my hand in his. He kissed
the back of my hand. I wanted to pull away, but I fought the urge. He pulled me
into his arms. There was a sudden rush and we were back in Cornelius’s house. I
was back in hell.

 
    “What
do you want from me Cornelius? Don’t you think you have taken enough from me?”
I asked angrily.
    He
moved closer to me. I wanted to move away, but I was rooted in place. I knew he
was controlling me. Strong vampires had that ability over the vampires they
created. He leaned into me and breathed in my scent. “Perhaps I just enjoy your
company,” he whispered as he brushed his lips against my neck.
    “You
can enjoy my company from a distance. Obviously you feel I will reject you and
that is why you are forcing me to stand here,” I growled.
    His
eyes met mine and I couldn’t read his expression. He cupped my cheek. “You are
so defiant. It won’t be long before you will be able to break my hold over
you.” He turned and walked away from me. I felt his hold on me release.
    I
relaxed a little, but not much. He walked over to the bar to make himself a
drink. I didn’t understand what his mission was. He made it so no one could
hurt him without hurting me. There had to be a reason. Suddenly it occurred to
me that the spell might go the other way as well. If I hurt myself maybe it would
hurt him. I looked around me to see if I could find some form of weapon. The
stair rails had a sharp post on the end. His back was turned to me so I walked
over to the rail. I took a breath to prepare myself for the pain. I pressed my
palm down onto the sharp point.
    I
saw him freeze. He suddenly spun around and glared at me. “Yes, you can hurt me
if you hurt yourself,” he growled annoyed as he walked back toward me.
    I
pressed my hand down onto the post further. “Stop and be still,” he ordered.
    I
felt my body freeze. He was back in control of mu body and it was irritating.
“What is the point of linking us? What could you possibly gain?” I asked
angrily.
    He
smiled. “I can gain you, and to make things even sweeter if my brother kills
me; he kills you the love of his life,” he said dramatically.
    I
swallowed the pain his words caused. He really had no idea. I wasn’t Aubrey’s
love, not anymore. Cornelius had already won, he just didn’t know it yet. “It
won’t work,” I said softly.
    He
smiled like he was pretty confident. “I am pretty sure Aubrey won’t like the
fact that you are in my care. It has been a long time since he was fond of me.
Go sit on the couch so you are comfortable,” he ordered.
    I
didn’t have a choice. I walked to the couch and sat down. He was controlling me
and it was an incredibly odd feeling. I felt like my