“You shouldn’t let him turn
you,” Katherine said, moving her gaze from the view of the gardens to Pamela.
“Look what happened to me.”
“But you had no choice in the
matter, nor did Roque. He did it to save your life. My decision will be freely
made.”
“Are you that certain?”
“That it will be my decision
alone? Yes. I know and love Rian. We have been married for over twenty years
now. He would no more force me to turn than he would suddenly give up his
principles about feeding and go on a murderous killing spree.”
Katherine winced slightly,
remembering when she’d done exactly that. “I think you believe he wouldn't, but can you
ever know for sure? He is a very powerful vampyre.”
Pamela frowned, tapping her
nails on the bench. Then she nodded. “I believe it with all my heart because he
vowed he wouldn’t. Consider this Katherine. If he was going to force it on me,
he would have done so long ago. No, his love is true and he will respect my
decision no matter what.”
Smiling sadly Katherine
said, “I envy you. I wish I’d been able to have a love as perfect as yours and
Rian’s.”
“Sometimes the Fates decree
otherwise my dear,” Pamela replied, patting her arm. “And, just occasionally,
they take a second look and reweave the threads to change the course of our
lives for the better.”
“If you say I should take a
lesson from Kemp I’m going to…umm…shoot you? The boys already gave me the
lectures before they left.”
Pamela laughed. “I rather
thought Seth might. He’s a born romantic.”
“They make a sweet couple.”
“I wouldn’t tell them that.
They would probably take umbrage at being called sweet, for a lot of reasons.”
“I know, but you have to
admit they are.” Katherine grinned, “Maybe, if I take them up on their offer,
I’ll tell them that to their faces just to get a rise out of them.”
“Are you considering it?”
“Perhaps. I think now is the
time. I’ve probably worn out my welcome at Alaine’s, no matter what he and
Chantal say to the contrary.”
Without hesitation Pamela
said, “You’re welcome to stay here. It’s not as if we don’t have room. You
could even have one of the smaller houses for yourself.”
“Thank you so much for the
offer, but no. If I really am going to try to move on I have to actually do it,
not just move from one nest to another.”
Pamela smiled. “And so the
Fates begin to reweave your life.”
“Actually, I’m the one doing
the reweaving. Because if it’s just the Fates, then I’m helpless to make my own
choices and I can’t believe that’s possible.”
“Good for you. And so…”
Pamela looked at her, eyebrow arched.
“And so,” Katherine took a
deep breath, hoping she was making the right decision and that she really could
do it, “I shall stay a week more with your permission, to get things in order,
and then move on with my life.”
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