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Fear shot downThere was a bitter taste in the back of my mouth that I couldn’t seeasps I didn’t knohat to do and I could barely think over the rising tide of cold fear inwith tears and I realized they were squeezed shut I opened them slowly and my heart leapt into my throat His face hite; his eyes were black and sunken deep into his skull The veins that ran under his skin stood out and his wry ss

"What do you want?" I cried

"I knohat you are, goddess," he growled "I’m not the only one that knows, either Last I heard, Hank was after you as well"

I flinched at Hank’s na about; I’oddess"

He moved his hands to my throat and squeezed hard The pressure would have turned huh force to cause discomfort

"Do not play duoing to have to kill you before Hank gets the chance to--"

Before he could finish his sentence, I heard footsteps I inhaled deeply through my nose as familiar scent filled the air, so sweet and delicious

Could et any worse?

The old vampire smelt them, too; he reacted quickly, but the others were a step ahead A man threw silver chain et up He screamed in pain as a man with short dark hair pierced the vampire’s heart with a stake The va the chain ony; there was no doubt that Ca, it was as if acid was being poured all over my body Another scream escaped my body as the man that killed the vampire pulled the net off me and quickly scoopedI felt weak, like I always did when my body healed itself

My body jolted and cool air hitfurther and further into the distance

"Where are you taking me?" My voice was quiet and drained

"Rest"

I flinched; so into my neck and as I slowly became drowsy, there was no doubt it was the same serum that made me pass out yesterday

"Happy Birthday to me," I mumbled sarcastically I couldn’t pin point it, but there was so about his voice I put allsleep

"Happy Birthday," he whispered

Sage Sanctuhtly lit room My feet hit the concrete floor as I jumped off the bed The room bore an uncanny resemblance to a prison cell I approached a painfully obvious tay mirror that conspicuously took up the entire wall

I needed an escape plan I looked at h the mirror but I would definitely cut myself If I did so,, I’d need time to rest and heal, and that would be a luxury I surely wouldn’t have

Perhaps I could try and rip the door froes and just run for it? I approached the door cautiously It wasn’t the fact that the door was lined with silver that stopped me in my tracks It was a scent; how did I not notice it before? My fangs throbbed and my mouth was tickled as venom slowly leaked its way in I wasn’t alone in this roo the wall until they rested on a wo on a stool Iproper attention toback and forth

A heavy clank froh the room I was scared, but I couldn’t let these people know it Two h ain Whatever they were, they s them, my posture confident and my face hard

A short, oldthe two men that now stood behind the olda silver chain prepared for any attack I tried to stare the no trace of fear or any of the other e to overcoh I was locked up in their cell, I wasn’t going to let the

"Are you vampire hunters?" I blurted out

I hope I was the only who noticed hed at , dirty blond hair bounced around his shoulders His long hair hid ly ross, either

"Has she eaten?" the oldmy question completely

"No, sir She just woke up," the nized his voice He was at the school when I was attacked, and he was the one that carried ht, Eli He was handsome, very handsome His hair was short and classic but styled h cheekbones and manly jaw structure His hair could almost be mistaken for jet black but the deep brown could be seen around the edges I dragged aze away from him and focused on the old uy scoffed

"Then how do you survive?" asked the old man Kindness laced his tone

"I live off donated blood, froet the blood?" Eli asked

"My aunt gets it from the hospital she works at"

The questions were si I couldn’t help but feel like I was letting them into an intimate part of my life, one that very, very few people knew about

"And why should we believe you, vampire?" the blond snapped

I couldn’t work out why his voice he sounded so farinding noise as the silver links rubbed against each other

The chain

He was the one that attacked er rose in my chest, I wanted to hurt him I wanted to make him cry in pain like he did to et out of here alive

"Don’t believe rowled at hiain "I haven’t taken blood from that crazy woman nor have I attacked you three"

"Va, unnatural killers," the blond boomed

I lurched forward a few steps and stopped in an attack stance, keeping ant blond He s to lasso me

"Tay, stop," the old man stated calmly "Ruby, don’t start a battle you can’t win"

Little black shoes pointed out frouards attempted to block his path but the old man nodded his head; it was an obvious indication to let hi white hair that cascaded down his chest bounced up and doith each step