Free Memories: Volume 9 (The Lillian Rayne Series) by Ella Price

 
    I
backed away from the man calling himself Luca. There was something familiar
about him just like the others, but I didn’t know what it was. Luca delaying me
gave Cornelius and Oliver time to catch up with me. They came out of the room
behind Luca.
    “Lillian,
please stop trying to run,” Cornelius said trying to reason with me.
    I
continued to back away from them. There was no reasoning with me. They were
talking about vampires and werewolves. They had to be crazy. I didn’t know who
I was, or how I ended up with Cornelius, but I wanted to get away. “Leave me
alone! I want to leave!” I said fearfully. I ran down the hall, but it dead
ended into a wall. There was no door.
    “You
aren’t going to get out,” Oliver said as he approached me.
    I
pressed my back to the wall and watched him cautiously. None of them had made a
move to hurt me, but that didn’t mean they wouldn’t. “Are you part of some
cult?” I asked nervously as the other two approached. I didn’t understand what
was going on; it made no sense, nothing did.
    Oliver
smiled amused, but he didn’t answer. Luca glared at Cornelius. “What is wrong
with her? What have you done?” Luca asked angrily.
    “Nothing
that hasn’t already been done with no issues,” Cornelius countered.
    “He
killed her trying to turn her back into a vampire,” Oliver said dryly.
    Luca
looked like he wanted to punch Cornelius. His fists were clenched at his sides
as he watched Cornelius. “How could you do that? No one knows what will happen
to her if she keeps dying, and now look!”
    Cornelius
sighed impatiently. “We will figure out how to fix her. This is a coven full of
witches. There has to be one that can help get her memories back.”
    “And
if they can’t, then what?” Oliver asked dryly.
    Cornelius
scowled. “We will worry about that when it happens.”
    “Excuse
me, I am right here,” I said testily as I crossed my arms. I was getting
annoyed quickly. They were discussing me like I wasn’t even here. I didn’t know
what was going on, but I knew I wanted to get away from these guys. They were
talking about vampires, werewolves, and now witches. They had to be insane
whether I remembered who I was or not.
    “Yes
you are, and if you would quit being difficult we will put you in a room,”
Oliver said slightly amused.
    “I
want to leave. It is kidnapping if you keep me here,” I countered.
    Oliver’s
smile widened as he watched me. “Who exactly are you going to complain to?”
    I
opened my mouth, then I closed it again. He was right; I couldn’t even get out
of the place, let alone complain.
    “Oliver
stop it,” Luca said shooting Oliver a dirty look. Luca looked over at me and
smiled trying to reassure me. “Lillian, I watched you grow up. I know you are
confused, but you have to trust me. You cannot leave because you don’t even
know who you are.”
    Something
about him made me relax a little. I didn’t know why, but I had the instant urge
to trust him. Maybe he did know me, and he had no intention on hurting me. “Fine,
can we just find someone to help me remember?” I asked grumpily.
    “I
will go find someone,” Oliver said, then started walking back the way we had
come.
    I
looked at Cornelius. He held my gaze with his beautiful turquoise eyes. I
wasn’t sure what to think of him. I woke up in his bed. We were together for
some reason. He claimed we loved each other. I wished I could remember him, but
I just couldn’t, no matter how hard I tried.
    “Are
you ok Lillian?” Luca asked cautiously.
    I
pulled my gaze from Cornelius’s and shook my head softly trying to clear it.
“Fine, I am just tired,” I said quietly.
    “You
have a room here, somewhere. Maybe you can get some rest while Oliver finds a
witch that can help,” Luca suggested.
    I
nodded. “That sounds good,” I said trying to keep the nervousness out of my
tone. The longer I was with them, the more confused I was getting. I needed
time alone, maybe without