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

trust you either.”
    “She
never trusted me; not even when she knew me,” he said dryly.
    “She
has to trust us, or we will only get hurt,” the woman said curtly, then she
marched out of the room.
    Oliver
sighed in annoyance and muttered something under his breath.
    “Why
didn’t I trust you?” I asked curiously. He seemed a little coarser than the
other two, but he didn’t seem like a bad guy. Unless he was, and I just didn’t
remember.
    He
glared at me. “Because I didn’t let you get your way, and treat you like a princess
like all the other men in your life,” he said sharply.
    I
scowled as I crossed my arms. The tone of his voice annoyed me, and so did his
accusations. He was acting like I was a spoiled brat. If I was, I didn’t see
why they wanted me to stay so bad. “You can go now,” I said grumpily. I wanted
to be alone. I certainly didn’t want to be around someone who was going to be
rude to me.
    He
did a mock bow. “Of course your majesty,” he said sarcastically; then he walked
out, slamming the door behind him.
    I
found myself scowling at the door. It was no wonder I didn’t like him; he was
an ass. I walked over to the bed and sat down. My mind was racing, and as much
as I wanted to sleep; I doubted I could.
    The
door opened, and Cornelius walked in the room. He shut the door behind him, but
he didn’t make a move to come to me. “Oliver seemed a little upset. I just
wanted to make sure you were ok.”
    “I’m
fine. Apparently the witch can’t help me,” I said softly. Just saying the word ‘witch’
made me feel funny. I looked at Cornelius curiously. He claimed to be a
vampire. Other than the unexplained transportation thing he did earlier, I saw
no other evidence that he actually was a vampire. “Are you really a vampire?” I
asked after a minute.
    He
smiled slightly. “I am,” he said softly as he moved toward me.
    I
tensed a little as he came closer. He claimed to be my lover. I wasn’t entirely
sure I was ready to accept that even though I was in bed with him earlier. The
sound of loud male voices outside my door made me stand. It sounded like there
was some kind of fight.
    Cornelius
muttered something and walked back toward the door. Before he made it to the
door, the door burst open, and two new men came in the room. The first man
looked similar to Cornelius. He had the same hair and eyes. The second man was
taller, and his hair was darker, and so were his eyes.
    “What
the hell is going on? Why are you trying to keep us from Lillian?” the first
man snapped as he glared at Cornelius.
    “I
was going to explain,” Cornelius said sounding slightly impatient.
    The
second man moved toward me. I had no idea who he was. I had a feeling I knew
him, but his name didn’t come to mind. I fought the urge to run away from him
when he reached out and brushed my cheek with his fingers. His expression
darkened.  “She is human, and why is she acting like she doesn’t know who I am?”
he asked softly.
    I
didn’t even get a chance to ask him who he was. He knew what I was thinking
without me saying anything. It was a little unnerving that he could do this.
    “What?
What do you mean she doesn’t remember? Who changed her back to human? Did she
die?” the first man asked in disbelief as he moved up beside the second man.
    “Aubrey,
Drake is right. She doesn’t know who anyone is,” Cornelius said softly.
    “What?”
they both said in unison as they turned and glared at Cornelius. I slipped away
from them while they were both distracted. I didn’t like being so close to
them.
    “I
can explain,” Cornelius said raising his hands trying to ease the tension.
    “You
better explain,” Drake growled as he stepped forward with his hands clenched
into fists at his side.
    Cornelius
stood a little straighter, taking obvious offense to Drake’s movement. “I would
watch what you do wolf.”
    “Just
explain,” Aubrey snapped obviously annoyed with the whole