Immortalis - Book 1 (The Keeper's Immortals) by Marisa DeMaris Page A

Would you like drink? Help calm ya a bit.” He asked me and I agreed just as Reid popped up beside his younger brother’s side, startling me slightly. For some reason I was felt guilty of something although I didn’t think that there was any reason for those feelings. Blake looked at his brother snidely, almost as if he was growling internally at him. “Don’t do that, I hate that and you’re still on my shit list so if you would kindly move out of my way.” 
    “Oh am I…well I will as soon as you stop flirting with my date.” Reid stated firmly. Blake smiled wickedly then popped his bottom lip out while he shrugged his shoulders slightly.
    “You don’t control me Reid, you never have and you don’t control her either but I’ll stop as soon as she does.’ He turned to face me; giving me a wink then turned back to face Reid. ‘But until then I’m going to make us a drink. You seem like a whiskey lass, yeah?”
    For some reason I was torn on what to do at that moment - stay with Reid or walk away with Blake showing Reid that I couldn’t be controlled. I wasn’t a puppet nor was a silly mortal who would walk into one of Blake’s tricks so rather than answer his question or remain with Reid I walked past them both and returned to my chair. Reid looked up at Blake, seemingly threatening towards him without actually using any words then left for the back of the plane where he was to close the door on Sebastian so that they could talk in private. Ashwin was oblivious to what was happening but Jaryn wasn’t. He had watched everything that had happened and noticed my reaction when I had plopped down in the tan covered seat. He looked over at me, one eyebrow raised with question. I turned to him. “What?” I snapped.
    “Someone sounds wee but guilty of something.” He said with a snickering smile.
    “What are you talking about?”              
    “I saw what I saw and I know you saw it to. You’re a smart lass.” He said. I didn’t understand what he was talking about – did I? “Blake fancy’s ya.”  
    “You’ve got to kidding right? He doesn’t like me. He hates me…sometimes.’ I thought about it but I just pushed the thought out of my mind. ‘Besides I’m just a stupid mortal remember. It was just one of his stupid, cruel jokes.” I said as I curled up in the chair not wanting to think about what Jaryn was talking about or what I was feeling at the moment. I looked up as I saw Blake walk back from the bar with two drinks in hand. One he sat on the table next to me and the other he kept for himself.
    “In case you want it.” He said before turning around and sitting in the seat across from myself. Jaryn slyly looked over to me but I only stuck my tongue out at him then closed my eyes. Jaryn smiled then sat back and pulled his face into a magazine. I opened my eyes once more and saw him engulfed in a car magazine then looked towards Blake who was looking straight at me. Suddenly he bent his neck, silently asking for me to go into another part of the plane so that we could talk without Jaryn’s judgmental eyes. Noticing Jaryn also has his headphones on I stood up and walked towards the restroom and Blake soon followed. We walked to a small room that served as a kitchen on the plane. While Ashwin was in the back, most likely resting, while Reid and Sebastian were still in the office.
    “What is it?” I asked in whisper as I leant against the mini fridge.
    “Why did you do that? Why have you done all of it?” Blake asked me.
    “Done all of what?” I asked, wondering what he was talking about because I was honestly clueless.
    “You know what. I wasn’t lying when I told Reid that you were flirting with me to.” He told me as he moved closer to me. I felt my heart start to beat faster than.
    “I…I wasn’t, I was just being nice.” I explained. I felt like I couldn’t breathe while he inched closer to my face.
    “You don’t feel anything between us? When we were