CHAPTER FOUR
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When my eyes peered open, a bright bulb blinded my vision, I brought my fingers to conceal the light. My whole body was numb and my throbbing head fought to recall what had happened.
I remembered seeing Matthew and Jake desperately rummage through the forest for Aurora before I blacked out. I remembered getting knocked down by that vampire.
I tried to shoot up from where I was laid on the cement floor but, my body protested, screaming in pains.
My vision finally adjusted and I realized I was in a cell room, the glittering white bulb been the only thing in the room. After relaxing and massaging my body to relieve its numbness, I got up on my feet and looked around.
The walls of the cell were thick cements with few cracks on them and when I pressed my ears to the walls, using my sensitive hearing ability, I heard nothing, it was still, quiet and not even a sound of someone breathing.
The cell bars was an aluminum, stainless steel, thick, brass and rust. I flung myself to the gate, trashing and tossing myself at it in an attempt to bring it down.
It was abortive.
I narrrowed my gaze down the hallway, from the cell, even my strained gaze didn't see it end, it was narrow and endless.
Giving up, I allowed myself sink back onto the ground and clutched my hair tight in attempt to ease the throb of my head.
Approaching footsteps had me yanking my head back up. The footsteps were slow and dragged and moment later, distinctive chats surfaced through the echoing hallway.
"You captured just two?"
One of the voice spoke. Thick and rough. He sounded like he should be in his early thirties or late twenties.
"I thought Lord Finn only needed two of them."
The second voice spoke.
Lord Finn? The guy choking Aurora last night?
"He asked us to capture the hybrids too, dummy. They'd probably report the girls disappearance."
"By the way, what does he needs them for?"
The other voice asked, the sound of padlocks being unlocked bounced through the walls of the hallway. I remained still, paying close attention to the conversation.
Somehow, I was linking the subject of their conversation to Matthew, Jake, Aurora and I. But, I'm about to confirm that.
"Haven't you heard? The rituals is drawing near. Lord Finn needs power to sustain his position as Lord. And power means more blood."
My breath hitched, I held them in, anticipating the conclusion of that conversation.
The door of a cell shut aggressively and I hear the sound of padlock locking again then, their footsteps proceeded, drawing nearer.
"He could have used human bloods like he always does but, someone told him shewolves blood and hybrids blood empowers ten times better."
The gruffy voice guy continued, lowering his voice to a whisper and I wouldn't have heard without my supernatural sensitive hearing. However, that wasn't my concern right now, did I just hear them talking about werewolves blood and hybrids blood being their Lord's empowerment source?
So, are we getting killed? And our blood would be used?
I briskly went back to the position I woke up to when I heard them come closer to my cell.
The clanging of padlocks against my cell bar, disturbs my ear. The door jerks ajar and someone steps inside and there was a thud like something was dropped on the floor.
I kept my eyes sealed.
"Poor girls. They just had to be Lord Finn's next victim and would probably die a tragic death tomorrow."
Tomorrow?
A gasp or cry or something escaping my throat threatened to spill but, I suppressed them.
Until I heard them leave the cell and their footsteps retreated down the hall, I didn't open my eyes. When I was sure it was only me again in the cell, I opened my eyes and sat up, puffing out a choked breath the moment I saw Aurora's body lying beside me.
I crawled up to her and scooped her in my arms.
She was cold and was shivering. Her lips were red and they were trembling.
What did that sick f**k did to her?
I took off my cloak - her cloak, the cloak she gave me - and wrapped her in it to warm her.
I grabbed her wrist in-between my index finger, thumb finger and middle finger to feel her pulse and I was glad when I felt it.
When she shifted her weight on me and her forehead coathed with sweat, creaked, my heart pounded faster as I awaited the moment she flipped her eyes open and she did. Her long lashes slowly peered open and only shot as soon as they came in contact with the light.
She rubbed her eyes from the intense currency of the bulb and adjusted her gaze to her environ.
"Aurora?" I called to attain her attention and when her grey orbs landed on me, it softened.
"Freya?" She spoke, her voice gruffy and dry.
"How are you? Are you okay?"
I cupped her chin and she let her lips spread in a tight, weak smile.
"Where are we? What happened?"
Her voice was clearer this time, less dry and gruffy as her eyes swept across the room.
"Listen, Aurora. That vampire bastard got both of us captured. We are currently in his cell and I heard one of them saying he planned to kill us to have our bloods.
"Oh, the ritual."
Aurora retorted casually.
She lifted her head off my lap and sat up to a sitting position.
"We have to leave here."
Aurora got up and walked to the cell doors, studying the padlock as if she had the keys to open it.
"Aurora, I know you want to escape, trust me, I also want to badly escape this demon. But, we can't do that now, we'd get ourselves killed. Matthew and Jake are definitely searching every corner of the forest for us. Let's just wait for them."
I tried to convince her, panic settling in me.
No matter how strong we were, we couldn't knock down Finn's men. My mind told me that man had a number of thousands of them, trained to protect him. Besides, vampires were more stronger than wolves. Only a nut job werewolf would think of attacking a vampire.
And I wasn't ready to be one to volunteer as that nut job.
Our chances of getting through them to escape were slim.
Aurora broke into a grin when she was the panic written all over my face and tapped my shoulders gently as if to assure me.
"Its going to be fine."
No, its not!
We'd get caught if we tried to escape and we'd get killed and I'd have to kiss my plan to find my family and reunite with them, goodbye.
Aurora pressed her palms together, eyes closed and focused, big frown on her forehead and mouth muttering something I couldn't make up.
Then, a yellow glittering light forms between her palm, she guided the yellow glow to the padlock and it unlocked, effortlessly.
My mouth hung open in disbelief.
Then aurora laughed.
"That was one of many of the magic I learned when I lived with the witches a long time ago. Although, they wanted to get their charms back but, since they kicked me out, it was only fair I returned the favour."
Our laughter echoed through the narrow hallway and she took my hand in hers, her eyes dancing in amusement.
"Come on. Lets get the hell out of here."
I followed her out of the cell and into the hallway. By the time we stepped into the hallway, it was already packed with vampires in their famiiar red cloaks.
I freaked, the familiarity of the scene causing nausea in the pit of my stomach. They were more than I could count. With their red cloaks and black garment, they approached us, their sharp canines and claws in full display.
I looked to Aurora for the same panicked expression but, her face was relaxed. Too relaxed. And a smirk slipped across her lips.
"By the way, did I ever tell you that I was an Alpha to my pack before I got kicked out?"
She mused and for a second, I took it as a joke but, there was that sincerity in her eyes again.
"Let's kick their ass shall we?"
And she moved fast past me to the group, ready for an attack.
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