Free Dragan's Redemption Book One of the Manor at Echo Lake Trilogy by Kelly Ilebode

evil, he looked for his Grandparents .   Both of them and the light had vanished.

CHAPTER 8
    Hanging up the phone, Dragan leaned back in his chair to watch Aaron’s face staring off into oblivion .  He did not have to ask what he was thinking of , it was written all over him .
    “You have got to let it go , Aaron.”
    Startled from his reverie, he looked back at Dragan blankly, blinking as if to return to the surface of reality.
    “It is not so easy for me.”  Raising his hand to stop Dragan from replying he continued.  “Please, do not start talking about the forgiveness bullshit.”
    “ Forgiveness is not for them but yourself , Aaron.  Maybe you would find some semblance of peace if you could wrap your stubborn head around that.”
    “ Bloody hell, Dragan! What I want to do is wrap my fingers around her throat for what she did to us.”
    “It is done and has been done for 300 years.  You must accept it.”
    “Ok ay .  I will accept it when you do.”
    Both brothers knew that they were at an impasse.  Aaron , choosing to change the subject , grinned at his brother who was now writing something on a tablet , and it gave him great amusement watching Dragan’s head snap to attention at his next comment .
    “Hey, how is your new tenant working out?”
    “ Ah, I have been meaning to ask you about that.”
    “Do you like her?”
    “And what do you know of Amira?”
    “ Amira is it?  Actually, not much.  A friend of mine told me about her , and I thought that you two would be perfect for each other.”
    “Do tell. Have you become a matchmaker now?”
    Laughing, Aaron noted the irritation in his brother ’ s tone.
    “She sounded like the complete opposite of you , and since I knew I was coming for a visit , I figured it would give me amusement.”
    “I like her actually , Aaron.”
    Now it was Aaron ’ s turn to look surprised.
    “What did you just say?”
    “I like her , and I am looking forward to getting to know her better.”
    Aaron thoughtfully looked at his brother.  This was a surprise.   From his brother ’ s tone, he was being serious.  Dragan’s phone rang again.
    Standing to his feet, Aaron shook his brother ’ s hand.
    “I am going to leave now and let you get back to your….job.  Why you would bother working since you have more money than you possibly could ever spend , I will never know .  I will be staying at the manor with you , if that is ok ay …”
    A knock came at the door , and both brothers watched Carla ’s head poke around the corner.
    “So sorry to bother you , Dr. Reynolds, but Dr. Kingsley is holding for you on line three , and your next appointment arrived 10 minutes ago.
    “Thank you , Carla.  Tell Dr. Kingsley, I will be with him in a moment.”
    Turning to his brother, he nodded.  “Stay as long as you like.  It is good to have you home , Aaron.”   Aaron walked to the door.  As an after thought, Dragan called his brother back.  “Still like to run the woods , Aaron?”  At his brother nod, worry crossed Dragan’s face.  “It seems that there is someone hunting on the property, and I have not been able to catch him yet.  Be careful…don’t want you getting shot at.”
    Incredulous, Aaron could not hide the disbelief from entering his voice.  “Slacking are we , brother?  You used to be the best tracker around.”
    “ You are very funny , Aaron.  It has n ot been from lack of trying.  Just be careful smart ass.  You and I both know the bullet won’t kill either one of us, but I don’t want to have to deal with digging something out of your skin either , and if you should happen to run across someone that doesn’t look like they belong, you have my permission to do whatever you like to them .”
    As soon as his brother closed the door, Dragan picked up the phone, pressing on the blinking light.
    “Dr. Kingsley!  What can I do for you this morning? ”
    “Good morning , Doctor Reynolds .  I want to pick you r brain if that