See Love Die

Chapter 19

HARRYS POV

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I woke up to the smell of bacon, and decided to get up even if my body was aching all over.

I showered and dressed in a pair of light blue jeans, a vest and a checkered shirt.

Combing my hair, the day ahead hit me, we were going to look for my father.

I didn't know what we'd find, but I was certain it wouldn't be pretty.

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Conrad was sitting, eating when I came out.

He'd already made me a plate and I smiled at him, thanking him.

We sat and ate in silence, not sure where to start the conversation, until Conrad finally said something.

"I'm not sure how to contact the others" he seemed flustered.

"Me neither, maybe they're in the town over, where the bodies were found?" I asked.

"They could be" he nodded.

I couldn't wait to see Cheryl again, and be reunited with everyone.

"Shall we head there then?" I questioned.

"Yeah, we can drive up and stay there the night and hope they're waiting for us" he looked down.

"I just hope they haven't got lost in the woods looking" I added.

There was more silence.

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The car journey was the same, I hoped I hadn't offended him somehow because he was being slightly distant with me.

Maybe it's because I had caused this, by running off from the responsibility and putting us behind.

I really hoped I could fix it.

"I'm sorry again, for you know, creating a big divide" I played with a strand of my hair that was resting on my face.

He looked over, concern over his face.

"You don't have to apologise, still eating away at you?" He asked.

"No, it's just that.. you seem mad at me" I couldn't look at him.

"Hey, no, I'm not mad at you. I'm just worried that the others would have gone searching alone, my pack could be his next target"

"Oh" I replied, trying to stiffle down the pain it caused hearing my father spoken about like that, but he was right.

None of us knew how he would be.

"I hope he has the strength to not allow it to consume him" I said out loud.

"He's a strong man Harry, I'm sure he'll get through this" he put his hand on mine and my hearts pace sky rocketed.

The feeling I got when he touched me was so intense, I felt the heat from his hand agaisnt my cool skin and something inside me didn't want him to pull away.

But he did, to run it though his hair and then place it back on to the steering wheel.

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A couple of hours passed and we got to the town.

We parked up and searched for the others vehicles in the car park but there was no sign of them.

We walked for a couple of hours, Conrad pointed out where the bodies where killed and we picked up the scent again.

Walking back to the car I could still smell it, the scent was leading me in one direction.

"I can still smell it" I pointed out.

And looking down, I noticed that there were small drops next to where I was standing.

We walked another 3 meters in that direction and found another.

"He went north" Conrad added.

This was good, we knew what direction to head in.

After following it a little, the SUV was rendered useless again as it stopped at a forest opening.

We got out to look but it was useless as the droplets where now coated with mud, grass and leaves and made it much more difficult to smell.

We knew we would have to follow the direction anyway, but it was dark now and we were both hungry.

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We drove to a nearby grill place and ordered our usual, steak and beer.

After a few we were a little more carefree and laughing again.

It felt good, the last few days had been so serious and gloomy.

"I wonder if the others found what we did and that's why they left the town" I spoke my thought aloud.

"It's possible, but something tells me they're still near the warehouse looking for us" he said, scratching his 5pm stubble.

He'd shaved back at the lakehouse, he suited stubble much better than a beard.

"I hope not, it makes me feel so guilty"

"They're just looking out for us" he replied, taking a sip from the thick tankard.

I nodded in agreement, mimicking his actions.

"Should we go back? To find them" I asked.

"I don't think we should, I think we should follow that route and if we do find him, he won't be as overwhelmed and I'm the only one on danger"

The thought of my dad hurting him pained me, I'd grown slightly close to him these past few days and felt like his presence was something I'd grown attached to, I could never live with the guilt that I'd put him in danger.

He must have read my expressions because he said "Don't worry, I don't think it will come to that"

I smiled, and noticed he went to put his hand over mine again but hesitated and pulled it back.

Maybe he was put off thinking he was giving the wrong impression or didn't want to be disrespectful because I technically had a boyfriend.

Then the dreaded thought hit me.

"You don't think.. Christoph has found them, do you?" I bit my lip and felt my brows furrow.

"I hope not, what would he do?" He questioned, me being unsure just shrugged my shoulders.

"I honestly don't know, I barely know his person anymore.. he's changed a lot" I said, looking down.

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"Hey, let's go grab some drinks and take them back to the motel, the thought that he may be on to us is making me paranoid and we could play some cards to take our minds off of it" he smiled at me.

"That sounds great" I smiled back, a distraction is definitely something I could do with right now.

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CONRADS POV

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I knew it was none of my business, but curiosity was knowing away at me.

I needed to find out more about Christoph.

I'd met him a few times at parties, knew he was a 'bro' but I'd never really spoken to him.

Not since the time he overheard me talking to Chase about the sweet conversation I'd had with pre vampire Harry and decided to swoon in before I could ask her out.

She seemed sad, and distant everytime he got brought up and something wasn't quite right there.

I wanted to comfort her openly but fear of rejection hit me as her having a boyfriend is like having a sign over your head saying 'don't touch me or look at me in any way you shouldn't, because I am taken' so I had to hold back more than I was.

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After a little bit of a drink, and some fun to take our minds off of everything she might open up a little more and give some insight on the man that is a threat to everything we were doing right now.

We set up in a Motel room, we were going to get separate ones but they were fully booked so I'd just sleep on the floor.

It was mostly pink with peach tones and had a silver crushed velvet headboard.

One of the most fancy motel rooms we could have stumbled across.

There was a small table, with a goldfish bowl and 2 little fish swimming around in it.

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I wrapped a bandana around my head as it was hot, and sat down on the floor with my drink, setting the cards out.

She wrapped her royal blue checkered shirt around her waist and sat next to me.

We drank and played go fish, black jack and a little poker.

A few hours passed and we were a fair amount of drinks in and the mood had lightened.

My breath halted as she leant over to adjust my bandana for me and then continued playing cards like it was nothing.

"So, if Christoph found you here alone with me, what would he say"

"He'd probably fly into a fit of rage and order us to stay in the dungeons" she laughed, keeping the mood light.

I laughed too, leaning forward to shift I'm my seat.

"Are you cheating?" she demanded, giggling.

"No I'm going to win anyway so I don't need to cheat" I retaliated.

She grabbed my cards down buy I saved them, poking her in her side jokingly.

"Hey" she burst out, throwing her cards at me.

We both laughed, and she collected them again.

I held one and put it behind my back.

"Have you got my Queen?" She raised an eyebrow.

"Uh uh" I shook my head, and before I knew it she climbed into my lap and tried to take it from me.

The close proximity of her and the scent of vanilla and peony she emitted had my blood pumping fast around my body as my heart sped up.

She was leaning over me trying to reach the card, her perfect cleavage exposed directly infront of my face.

I wanted to bite it, and I sighed, bringing the heat down, at the irony of me biting her and what I would do.

She grabbed the card and sat back infront of me.

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I got up to make us some fresh drinks and sat at the table.

"Me legs are killing down there" I mustered, trying to put a little space between us.

"Okay ill6 come sit up there with you" she smiled.

We both looked at the fish, swimming carelessly around, forgetting everything every two minutes.

I envied them.

All I could picture was kissing this girl, a vampire, and it was sending me crazy.

"I'm scared he will find me before I find my father" she muttered lightly, laying her head on the table.

This is what I wanted, her to expose her soft and gentle thoughts.

"Why does it matter if its before you find your father?" I questioned.

"He is the only person I can trust to sort it all out" she looked at her hands.

"Sort it all out?"

"He's not a nice man" she admitted, tears filling her eyes.

I could tell opening up for her was not something she enjoyed and I didn't want to push her too far.

I nodded.

"You can talk to me if you want to, but I'm not going to pressure you" I said.

She looked lost in thought for a minute.

"You promise you won't tell anyone?" her eyes bore into my soul and I knew in that moment I could never betray her trust.

"Of course" I nodded.

"He.. I.." She paused.

I let her go at her own pace, patiently waiting and not pushing her to talk.

"I didn't want to be this person, a vampire, until I was 21"

"One night we were just kissing and he kept asking me to sleep with him but I didn't want to yet, I wasn't ready."

"Then he forced himself.." She sniffled and I reached over to wipe away a tear.

"It's okay" I soothed her.

"He stole my innocence, and he turned me in the process"

"You mean he killed you?" I gasped, shocked.

She nodded gently.

"He used to make me drink his blood everyday incase anything happened to me, and I thought it was only for my protection but he knew I would come back, like this" she looked into the distance, probably hoping that he remembered that she would turn instead of just ending her young life.

"What he did, that is not love or protection"

"I know that" she nodded.

I held her hand, feeling the same magnetic energy I always did when touching her.

"My father was already missing, and I was ashamed so I just pretended that it was what I wanted" she said shamefully.

"I get that" I understood.

"You shouldn't have felt like you needed to pretend everything was okay, why didn't Chase do anything?" I queried.

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"He wanted to, I wouldn't let him. He helped me control my urges and checked in on me everyday, gave me excuses to get away from him" she had so many tears rolling down her face, I just wanted to kiss them all away.

If only I'd known what he had put her through, I would have ripped his heart from his chest and squeezed all of the life from it in an instance.

"I hope you know that whatever happens, I will help you with this, you don't have to pretend to be okay anymore. One bite and he's gone forever"

She smiled up at me and we sat, playing with each others hands and sitting in silence, allowing her to clear her heavy heart from the information she's just trusted me with.