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"No not finally, in-between all that I also convinced Mr Aleksandrov to take no action concerning the cabin attack by playing it down; increasing the school’s protection would foil loated

"You killed Cloud?" I gasped, mostly because he said it so casually "It was ruled an accident"

"Well, if it looked like a murder, the school would be in a lock down for days If I ation was over I could slip into your dor the loss"

I couldn’t believe it Since the beginning I was all a part of Tay’s selfish plan to become immortal I was upset I didn’t pick up on it sooner A shiver shook my spine as Hank strolled back into the roo us at the dairy We need to ured out where she is by now"

I closed ht of Eli He was merely a picture in my head; there was no scent or emotions that usually came with our bond Every second that passed was a second closer to my death

Tay escorted me out the front door, my hands pinned behind my back We piled into a black sedan Hank drove and Tay sat in the back seat with raph pole and house we passed I hadn’t lived here long, but in the short span of time I did, I walked these streets a lot It didn’t take long forfor the abandoned dairy farewater; any further and you hit far nearby that was vacant I didn’t think Tay and Hank wanted to risk being out in the open

We rolled to an abrupt stop and I was yanked out of the car The energy that I had before one I searched deep inside for a second wind, praying and hoping it was there

At Death’s Door

Soon the dairy barn filled with va vaenerally solo creatures; they lived alone, hunted alone and fought a lot when in groups of more than three They all eyed me like I was a delicious meal Each and every one of them stared at the cloth tied aroundHank knew he had to get theht broke out and I was treated like an apple pull apart

"Positions Now!" Hank growled

Soon, I was alone in the dairy, and there were no sounds; not even the chirping of a cricket or the squeak of a mouse Eli erupted into my mind; I could smell him and feel him as if he was next to me My morale was boosted; Eli would destroy all of these vampires one by one I didn’t know exactly how far away he was, but he was definitely co

I waited in anticipation; if my hands were free I would have bittenhi for theonizing, but nothing couardian angels, Eli had brought back up I strainedfor anyMinutes passed and still no noise I was starting to think maybe I was alone at the old abandoned dairy far Soon all I could hear was fighting, the grunts and shouts surroundedwith every second I sat tied up, defenseless and pathetic How cliché, although every good story needs a daht be slightly rotted, but it was still strong I nearly leapt out of ainst the tin wall The entire building rattled and wavered, it was too old I didn’t knodown on top of ht and reat, this was not a good tiain, I tried to break free fro I felt like the walls were closing in around et outside My led and pulled and shook the rope I ed to stretch and pull my hands free I didn’t have time to nurse the rope burn; I just ju, but I knew I needed to get outside Alh it but I couldn’t els were fighting vaulps of air in an atteh the rusted doorway and dodged and weaved, trying to find Eli Then, I found him The world went slomo as he, ever so swiftly, staked a vampire taller than hier squeezed s I could breathe better and think aze shot over to rabbed od! Are you okay?" he asked, searchingmyself to speak, I was too afraid All I could do was nod

"Get in the car and lock the doors"

We knew it didn’t h to rip the door off a SUV Nonetheless, I ran to the closest car and climbed into the backseat I locked the doors As I hid do, s I felt safe; I knew Eli and the other guardians wouldn’t let anything happen toour kind -- gods and goddesses especially

Smash!

Glass shattered across lass sliced rabbedlass still attached to thedug into h round and leant close, the stench of his bloody breath blew icily onor the burning fear in my stomach, I would have vomited

It was one of Hank’s pals -- Boothy, he was called when he was huot turned Hank was cruel and selfish; Boothy had a beautiful wife and they had just had a baby together -- Brea, if I recalled correctly It was upsetting seeing his once friendly face be contorted by ugly veins and deathly pale skin

"Not so fast--" He stopped and stared at"That smell… What are you?"

I felt the wars out and turned to my lower body He positioned one hand abovefor the scalding fire that caht hiiven up I didn’t want to, every inch of ht, but my brain didn’t process the orders My brain had accepted defeat The bite never ca hi overand growled Hank roared back at hi everywhere Like the weaker lion usually does on the Discovery Channel, James Booth backed down

"Go help the others!" Hank barked

He grabbed h throbbed as the sticky blood ran down my calf and intoanywhere" New lines carved through his face as he fought the teo" It was Eli

A wry smile spread across Hank’s face "Mr De Luca" Hank letblackness filled my eyes and thenbeneath the darkness