Today’s Page Brief features characters from Burning Touch, Club Immortality, Book #3. Enjoy!

From time to time there’s multi-part Page Brief’s that go together. I think of it as a Page Brief Serial and I name them. The below Page Brief Serial Blueprint Seduction features the books at the time I wrote these Page Brief’s that were available in my Club Immortality series. Eventually when books are released in the Club Immortality series an Page Brief might be written and if it is it will be added to the Blueprint SeductionPage Brief Serial. So this Page Brief Serial is a continuous one (at my discretion/time permits).

Blueprint Seduction is a multi-part Page Brief Serial and best read in order for the most enjoyment. They are usually in order of the Club Immortality series for which they are written about (unless otherwise noted).

This might be a rough draft so excuse any typos and so on.

Forays into the Unknown
A Club Immortality Page Brief
By Taige Crenshaw & McKenna Jeffries
January 2024
Featured Characters Book: Burning Touch
Genre: Paranormal
Series: Club Immortality
Page Brief Series: Club Immortality Tales
Page Brief Serial: Blueprint Seduction, Part 2
Length: Page Brief

Halle lifted her glass and hid her smile.

“I can’t believe I’m letting you torture me like this.” Kariati grumbled.

“Awww…my Sigrum demon can handle this.” She said softly and stifled her chuckle.
Kariati sighed. “Why do they like to hear themselves talk at these things?”

“To torture all of us who isn’t here willingly or for an award.” Chris – her friend replied.

Kathryn – Chris’s wife who was also a friend and her business partner – didn’t appreciate his words or dry tone. “How many times have I had to sit through some boring thing for you?”

Chris answered immediately. “You are a goddess who makes my life so fulfilled.”

“You’re full of it.” Kathryn snorted then coughed playfully. “So much shit. So much shit.”

“Now, now we shouldn’t be talking about bowel movements in front of Kariati. We don’t want to scare him away.” Chris slid his arm over his wife’s shoulder.
“Hey what about me?” Halle glared at them.

“Hush you. You’re used to us.” Kathryn said. “He’s not. We want him to like us.” She smiled widely. “Think we are normal. Normal.” She smacked Chris on his chest. “Normal. Act normal.”

Chris smiled widely too.

Halle turned to Kariati. The contemplative look on his face made her say quickly through their telepathic link.

“They are human. Nothing else. They are just joking.”

“Ahhh… I wondered.” Kariati snorted. “Human humor is…interesting to decipher.” He paused. “They are some of your closest friends. When you feel is right, we can tell them about me and us.”

Shocked, she breathed out. “Really?”

“Yes. If you trust them I do too, Burning Wife.” His words were a caress.

She shivered and swallowed, lowering her glass shakily to the table. Halle looked at the couple across the table. They were still grinning and snuggled up with each other. She remembered all the times she had spent time with them and longed for what they had. Hell, the first time she met her Burning Husband she had seen a couple and had that same longing for what they had. Now she had that too.

“They are weird but mine.” Halle winked at her friends.

She would eventually share with them about the man who had her love. Although she knew Kariati offering to share what he was was a big deal she also figured if what they revealed was too much for her friends there were ways to protect them. Numerous ways to remove the knowledge and wipe it out even if it was ever spoken to someone who didn’t know there were other beings in this world.

“I like them.” Kariati fluttered his thick curly lashes surrounding his blue-green eyes, ringed with hazel playfully. “Can we keep them? They are so normal.”

They all laughed. Although his eyes were unique Halle was surprised many hadn’t commented. Not even her friends. Then again with the way people changed how they looked people were used to the different and knew better than to ask. The most anyone had done was compliment him on how he looked. And Kariati was gorgeous – a mix of so handsome you wanted him but with a bad-boy edge than made you wonder if that was a good idea. She knew it was. It so much was.

“Although I’m being tortured with this long event for you and Kathryn to get your award, I’m proud of you.” Kariati smiled. “My Burning Wife.” He added in her thoughts.

That was something else she would need to share with her friends. They were married in the way of Kariati’s people. Tied in ways that went beyond a human marriage.

“Thanks.” She snuggled into him.

“At least they will be serving dinner soon.” Kariati said.

Halle laughed and so did the others. Kariati narrowed his eyes then sighed loudly and long.

“Sucky food usually.” Chris rolled his eyes. “But we can go out after and get some real food.”

Kariati glanced at her then back to her friends. “I have the perfect place – Club Immortality.”

She looked at him surprised.

“Might as well start getting them used to things.” He said in her thoughts. “They won’t see anything the Club doesn’t think they are ready for. It’ll be a good gauge on when to tell them.”

She nodded. They sat and talked while they waited for the awards. As the night progressed Halle was proud of how Kariati and her friends got along. He also charmed those she did business with. Kariati didn’t like to socialize but he did it for her. She kissed his cheek. He looked at her and winked.

Finally, as the night wrapped up Halle walked beside him as he led them out. Chis and Kathryn ambled behind them.

“How was it?” She snuggled into him.

“What?”

“The foray into the unknown. This is outside what you are used too.” Halle studied him.
Kariati shrugged. “It is. But for you I did this.” He chuckled. “It wasn’t so bad. I did have a few moments I really wanted to zap someone.”

She laughed. She had seen him almost do it.

“I resisted.” Kariati stopped them just outside. “There will be many more of these. These foray into the unknown and I look forward to experiencing them with you by my side.” He smiled. “I have this thing I need to go too in a few weeks.”

“Oh god, please tell me it’s not like this.” She gestured to where they had exited.

Kariati laughed and led her to where their car was parked. Halle shook her head. She’d do the same as he did for her – dive into these forays into the unknown. They would do it together.

Copyright © Taige Crenshaw & McKenna Jeffries, 2024.
All Rights Reserved.

This Page Brief Serial is part of the Blueprint Seduction a multi-part Page Brief Serial and best read in order for the most enjoyment. They are usually in order of the Club Immortality series for which they are written about (unless otherwise noted).

This Page Brief is part of Club Immortality Tales – to read more of this Page Brief Series go here. For more on info about Page Brief. Enjoy!

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