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ㅡ『29』

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♤ Chapter 29 ♤
Slow Dance
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     THE DENALI HOUSE always felt warmer than it looked from the outside. Light-filled and elegant despite being surrounded by miles of untouched snow. Rosalie liked the quiet of Alaska, but she didn't like the silence. Forks had been suffocating in its own way, but at least it had been alive.

Rowdy teenagers walking around the streets. Neighbors gossiping about other people's lives. And the forest, she loved that. The rustling of the trees as a soft breeze blows by. It felt normal.

She felt normal.

Like they belonged

"How exactly did you know the Denali coven?" Carlisle questioned, intrigued by Sebastian's connection.

"Wandering, then got into a bit of a spat with that blonde leader." The Donovan shrugged. "Isn't much of a story."

     The place was just like as he left. Nothing much had changed, except for a few furniture adjustments. Maybe vampires shared another thing in common. Extravagant Houses.

     "He was a nomad." Tanya shared. "To our surprise he had golden irises."

     "And then he decided to leech on us like a parasite." Kate added.

     "Yeah, it's not like the two of you begged me to join your coven." Sebastian retorted, crashing onto the sofa.

     On the second evening of their stay, Tanya unearthed a piece of nostalgia. an old vinyl player tucked behind a shelf of forgotten books. She also brought out a few records, most of them vintage and classical.

"That looks like an artifact." Emmett teased, looking at the music equipment. "Does it even work?"

She dusted it off, setting it down by the dining area. "Still functional, probably."

The Denali prompted to browse through the records, only to be called by Carmen upstairs. The vinyl player remained abandoned on the kitchen counter. Crooked, dusty, and strangely magnetic.

"Staring at it won't make it play by itself you know?" Sebastian said behind her.

She wasn't startled, she knew he was there the moment his scent engulfed her senses. "I wasn't looking at it."

"That's what people say when they were definitely looking at something."

Rose lifted her chin. "I have a thing for retro."

"Ahh, explains your liking towards me?" The Donovan teased, leading the woman towards the player.

"You, my handsome lover, are a fossil." She retorted, making the man arch an eyebrow. "And surprisingly annoying."

His voice was warm. Too warm for someone who usually spoke like he wasn't afraid to cut with his words. Rosalie didn't understand how he did that: slip past her irritations like they were made of water. He wasn't charming, not in the obvious way. Not like Emmett with his boisterous joy. Not like Edward with his brooding piety. Sebastian was just... steady.