My world was filled with the sound of my tears as I drowned out the horrific chaos around me. I was entirely in my own world, so I screamed when I felt a rough hand on my shoulder. I whirled my head around to see that Lucas was standing behind me with a slightly less crazed look in his eyes. That didn't help the rest of his appearance though. His black suit was even more torn up and had blood stains covering it from head to toe. His mouth was a sickly red color with Derek's blood dripping from the corners. He was breathing heavily but he tried to hide it from me. As I looked at him I couldn't help the tears flow from my face. I was back with him. I was his slave again. I had to go back to the barn, back to the loneliness, back to the torture. My despair was unbearable as I thought of what I had to go back to. Lucas must have been reading my thoughts, for he smiled wickedly while he spoke. "That's right, my slave. You're mine once again, and this time, you will never get away."I g
Before I knew it we were at the edge of the forest and stepping out onto moist green grass. The sun had fully set and the moon cast eerie shadows across the meadow in front of us. To my right, I could see the worn down barn that was the slave's quarters, and in the distance, I could see the grande mansion that was Lucas’ house. I expected Lucas to turn towards the barn and ask Jace to deposit me there before he walked calmly to his home in the distance. Questions and fears raced through my mind, but Jace gave me a slight nod before looking back at Lucas. By the time we reached the front door of the house, I was practically hyperventilating. “Listen, Carrie. I located Levi and talked to him. But he refused to talk to me. He wanted to see you,” he whispered. Hearing this, I felt like all the pain I felt vanished and I looked straight at Jace. “When? How?” “Levi’s in the maniac’s hidden house. He comes there once a month to feed with him. Not just him but a few old-world vampires.
I shook my head, as all my other injuries had been taken care of thanks to Damon. Em smiled once more and Bridgit came back into the room, holding a bag of ice with towels. She came towards me and knelt before my broken leg, while Em moved to the side. For the first time since I've been here, Bridigt spoke to me. "This is going to hurt, the weight from the bag. But you need to hold it on your leg to keep the swelling down." She was curt and rough with her words.As soon as she told me this, she pressed the ice lightly to my leg. I hissed in pain at the pressure put on my broken bones, but Bridgit held the ice pack in place. While she was doing this, Em circled around her and grabbed some bandages. She proceeded to wrap them around my leg, holding the ice pack in place. The more they touched my leg, the more it hurt, and the more tears started forming in my eyes. I blinked ferociously to keep them at bay, but couldn't help a few fall. Once the ice was secured around my leg, I let out
Once the three of us reached the top of the marble staircase, we were out of breath and bent over from exhaustion. Through panted breaths, Em told me the way to Lucas’ bedroom. "Just walk straight down this hall." She paused and took another breath. "We have to leave you here, we're not allowed to go further."Em smiled at me reassuringly then took Bridgit's arm and started to descend the stairs. I watched them for a few moments before I looked down the hallway that led to Lucas’ door. It wasn't that long of a hallway, but it felt never ending. White walls towered next to me with nothing adorning them, and the only door in the hallway was at the end. The shining wood beneath my feet was a faded white, but almost blinded me when I looked down at it. This house really was a marvelous place, but everywhere I looked I only felt fear. I approached the grande oak door at the end of the hall and held my breath for a minute. It was a death wish walking into his room. He was completely in
Lucas' POVI heard Carrie leave the room quickly once I gave the order.Why did I tell her to leave?I don't know.I regretted it the moment the words left my mouth, though. I sighed slowly as I lifted myself off of my desk. I was utterly exhausted, and hadn't slept in days. Sure, I didn't need as much sleep as a human, but my body and mind still needed to recharge during the day. That, and I needed blood to make me stronger.I flinched as the phantom taste of Carrie's blood in my mouth came. I balled my hands in fists to try and rid the taste, but it would not leave me. I wanted more than everything to indulge myself and become drunk with her blood, but I knew I needed self control. Through my drooping eyes, I gazed into the night outside my window. The full moon cast a wonderfully eerie glow across the field leading to the barn, and long shadows from creatures lingered in the grass. My thoughts lingered to the topic of regret as I remembered my past. From the day I was changed, t
As I painstakingly started stepping down the stairs, I heard crashes of furniture coming from Lucas’ room. It scared me knowing he was angry and I was so close to him, so despite my pain, I practically ran down the stairs. Once I reached the bottom, I limped to the chair I sat on earlier, and sat down with a sigh. I looked down to my leg to see that water was leaking through the fabric wrapped around it, and felt the ice pack near my broken bone. It felt soft and warm, and I figured the ice had melted by now. I groaned at the thought of changing my bandages, but knew it was inevitable. I stood up on my crutches and walked out of the room towards the arch I saw Bridgit and Em walk through. As I was hobbling along, I heard noises coming from the room I was headed towards. As I stepped through the archway and into the room, I saw em walking around the kitchen, doing dishes and wiping counters. I looked at the kitchen and breathed in at it's beauty. Everything was a blinding white with
“Where are we going?” I asked Jace when he carried me away from the barn, away from Brigits and Jenna. “To a room where I could finally take off thay choker. Lucas instructed me to put you there and heal.” “Why is that? What’s his deal?” “He’ll take you tomorrow night to where Levi is. He’ll take you to boast every vampire that will be inside that castle. And also he thinks you’ll make Levi back to health again.” My ears perk at what he said. “Finally,” I replied, not minding my aching body. “I’ll bring you inside the silver room and take your choker off. Shift and let your wolf heals you. After that you must shift into human again and wear the choker back. And also I want you to behave with Lucas. This will make him trust you until he’ll make you in charge of Levi. He needs him until she wakes up.” “She?” “The old world’s Queen. My queen had defeated her a long time ago. For revenge and blood, her servants took my queen’s grandson. We need to take him away before it happens
Madoka’s Point of View Another morning without Carrie by my side. My wolf has been ignoring me. He wanted her mate. He wanted to be with her. He has become grumpy and it affects my everyday mood. I pulled her pillow into my arms. I buried my face and inhaled her faint scent trying to calm myself and wolf down. Carrie’s scent has been fading away, especially in our room and her office. My wolf has been crazy wanting me to follow her and get her back here. I lost count of the number of times I attempted to follow her. And the last call she made was months ago and since then, I don’t have any information about her. I only rely on the Queen’s news. There was a knock on the door. “Mady, are you up? Someone’s wanting to see you,” a female voice resonated from the other side of the door. It was Lorraine. My former Alpha’s daughter. Miraculously, she was alive and found her way in my pack. Although Megumi had warned me not to accept her, I still did it and now, she has been looking