Kayla lifted her off the bed and in a fluid movement, had her on the bathroom floor. She then spoke into the phone. “Solara, we have moved into the bathroom. They are still downstairs and from what I can hear they don’t have any immediate plans to come up.” She looked down at Scarlet huddled in a corner. “Put Stephan on. Scarlet is slipping into hysteria.” She handed the phone to Scarlet, who took it all too eagerly. She didn’t speak until she heard the familiar bass from the other end. “Scarlet, I am almost home. Vincent should be there any second from now. Stay calm and quiet and do what Kayla tells you.” He tried to sound as reassuring as he could. He could only imagine how scared she was. He cursed himself for leaving her but was relieved that they had hit a blood bank before leavin

