1. The Night

ZEDKIEL.

Two days have passed as we continue on our way, but I am unable to remove her words from that night from my mind. She knows I’m going to betray her, and I am.

Each passing day, each hour, brings me closer to doing just that.

Zerachiel has been quieter, almost hesitant about what’s to come, but still, he tries to reassure me that all will be fine, but will it? I have my doubts.

The tension in the air has become thick as we travel alongside the vampires. Evelyn is quieter, almost as if knowing what is to come.

Ragnar had almost killed several of the vampires a few times, and only when he lost it did it bring any emotion from Evelyn, who would giggle in excitement at the violent scenes playing out around her.

It’s almost like she gets off on it, and craves the violence. The madness I see sparkling in her eyes at the slightest taste of violence is particularly disturbing, yet somehow amusing to watch.

“Fuck off!” Ragnar growls as a vampire tries to guide him out of the van as we take a pit stop, we’re still bound even though I can break free, Ziahra said we needed to keep up the impression we are her prisoners. So for now, I shall play the part.

“I swear, princess, I don’t know why you are bringing the rest along!” Blade growls.

“Shame you don’t call the fucking shots.” Ragnar growls, elbowing him in the nose.

I close my eyes when something crunches.

Power surges from all sides and everyone’s on edge again as silence follows.

Evelyn giggles, covering her mouth with her hand, being the only one not bound.

“Stop it!” Ziahra growls.

“Ragnar.” I warn.

He rolls his shoulders and cracks his neck, a shudder rolling through his body, and his eyes blaze red as he carries on walking.

“Don’t touch me if you don’t want to lose those hands.” He warns Blade.

“You heard him.” Kash remarks, he’s another one who’s been getting into it with Blade, taking an instant dislike to him.

‘Usually, you’re the hot head.’ Zerachiel grumbles.

‘Maybe.’

I’m more concerned about what we’re about to do.

Tonight.

stretch our legs for a bit. A few of the vampires go off to hunt for

head to a temple near

wait when we are so close to home?” Alaia muses,

I said so, end of discussion.” Ziahra replies, turning her

You can’t trust everyone…

Ziahra’s return to my mind, and I wonder

she’s sitting drinking

to Kash, who cocks a brow at her. She doesn’t respond and turns

holding a bottle

gives me the

for a bit. Let them

food and to sleep, although we are constantly drugged and kept under

no longer giving me the

at me and a third at Kash, and I know this

flickers to Evelyn, where she’s staring

knows she’s unnerving her, and she’s finding it amusing as she taunts her with a wicked

at Evelyn nervously, whose grin only grows

and so can I. Watching them intrigued, Alaia ends up moving away, and Evelyn smirks before she looks at

We are camping near some old run-down temple grounds, the building so old the brick and mortar

energy in the air is tense, yet

as they watch the shadows through the trees, like they are expecting the ghosts

smokey, the colour and hues of what was once stained coloured glass, almost unnoticeable from mildew and mould

was

roof was slowly caving in. The tiles are cracked, and the gardens are

the building like it was trying to strangle it,

the vampires were uneasy around it,

“Can’t sleep?” Evelyn murmurs.

go for a walk.” I tell her, leaning closer so

before she nods. The vampires were keeping a lookout and Ziahra had managed to get me alone long enough to direct

she trusts, would

had the drug in my pocket and although I had plenty of time to slip it to her, I

She questions, looking towards the broken-down

while my gullt

gets up and glances around. “I’m surprised they aren’t glued to us, out in

still a partially open area. Of course, I know why security was a little lax. I

She asks after a

I glance at her outstretched

out to her. She looks down

hints of green amongst the hazel. Her eyes soften, before they flicker black, and her expression darkens, a small frown etching

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