an
electrical conductor of some sort. A conductor designed to send a
vast amount of electricity into a person, or vampire. Designed to
send a vast amount of electricity into Cassie.
When he had fed from her, he had
glimpsed part of what she had gone through in here, seen some of
her pain and suffering, and fear and loss. He had understood the
depth and purity of her feelings for Julian, understood her trust
and love of him, even though she hadn’t. He had seen so many
things, but he had never truly seen the full amount of torture that
they had put her through. Never fully glimpsed the torment she had
suffered at the hands of these monsters.
And he would kill them for it. Rage
burned hotly through him, searing his veins, it throbbed painfully
in his skin. He would destroy every one of the people that had
harmed her in here. He turned slowly toward Dani, his rage
escalating higher as he glared fiercely at the girl, wanting
nothing more than to rip her to shreds with his bare
hands.
Seeming to sense his murderous intent,
Cassie touched his arm lightly, drawing his attention back to her.
She had lost all color in her face, and she was shaking like a
leaf, but she was still seeking to comfort him. She was frozen in
place, her eyes dark and haunted, her lips nearly as pale as her
skin as she pulled his hand slowly away from her mouth.
He moved to block the smell from her
again, but she moved subtly away, her terrified gaze locking on
his. He could sense her composure slipping, sense her weakening
grip on control, and if he touched her, he would be her undoing. He
dropped his arm back to his side as Cassie turned away from him,
her gaze clashing with Dani’s. He could feel the fierce blaze of
rage that surged up through her, sense the hatred that swelled
forth but she buried it swiftly, biting on her bottom lip as she
tried to stay in control. Devon knew exactly how she
felt.
“Keep going Julian,” Devon hissed.
Julian’s gaze was also focused on Dani, his eyes a deadly shade of
red as he fought the urge to kill her. His gaze came slowly back to
Devon, his lips pulled back slightly from his fangs. “Go
Julian.”
Julian hesitated for a moment, torn
between destroying Dani and moving on. Devon stared fiercely at
him, willing him to continue. The anger and rage was much too high
in this small hall. There was a good possibility that Dani would
not make it out alive, or that Devon and Julian would end up in a
fight, if only to purge some of the emotions running through
them.
“Don’t Julian,” Cassie whispered
shakily.
Devon moved closer to her as Julian’s
gaze spun in her direction. Devon tensed, prepared to destroy
Julian if he attacked Cassie, though he was no longer certain that
he wanted Julian dead. They had once been best friends; brutal
coldblooded killers yes, but also friends. Well as good of friends
as monsters like them could have been anyway.
Yet Julian had somehow managed to move
on from that monster, as Devon himself had. Julian had learned to
care about Cassie enough to get her, and himself, out of here
alive. Julian had learned to care about her enough to keep her sane
and hopeful in a world of misery, loneliness, and torture. Julian
had learned to care about someone more than he cared about himself,
something that Devon never thought Julian would be capable of.
Though Devon hated the fact that Julian fancied himself in love
with Cassie, he was also grateful to Julian for everything he had
done for her.
Julian closed his eyes and nodded
sharply to Cassie before spinning on his heel and heading back down
the long hallway. Cassie kept her gaze focused on Chris as they
followed silently behind. Dani gasped loudly, taking a stumbling
step back into Chris as they turned another corner. Devon knew that
they had finally come upon some of the carnage they had smelled.
Cassie straightened her shoulders, bracing herself as Chris pushed
Dani roughly forward again.
Cassie reached back for him, seizing
hold of
electrical conductor of some sort. A conductor designed to send a
vast amount of electricity into a person, or vampire. Designed to
send a vast amount of electricity into Cassie.
When he had fed from her, he had
glimpsed part of what she had gone through in here, seen some of
her pain and suffering, and fear and loss. He had understood the
depth and purity of her feelings for Julian, understood her trust
and love of him, even though she hadn’t. He had seen so many
things, but he had never truly seen the full amount of torture that
they had put her through. Never fully glimpsed the torment she had
suffered at the hands of these monsters.
And he would kill them for it. Rage
burned hotly through him, searing his veins, it throbbed painfully
in his skin. He would destroy every one of the people that had
harmed her in here. He turned slowly toward Dani, his rage
escalating higher as he glared fiercely at the girl, wanting
nothing more than to rip her to shreds with his bare
hands.
Seeming to sense his murderous intent,
Cassie touched his arm lightly, drawing his attention back to her.
She had lost all color in her face, and she was shaking like a
leaf, but she was still seeking to comfort him. She was frozen in
place, her eyes dark and haunted, her lips nearly as pale as her
skin as she pulled his hand slowly away from her mouth.
He moved to block the smell from her
again, but she moved subtly away, her terrified gaze locking on
his. He could sense her composure slipping, sense her weakening
grip on control, and if he touched her, he would be her undoing. He
dropped his arm back to his side as Cassie turned away from him,
her gaze clashing with Dani’s. He could feel the fierce blaze of
rage that surged up through her, sense the hatred that swelled
forth but she buried it swiftly, biting on her bottom lip as she
tried to stay in control. Devon knew exactly how she
felt.
“Keep going Julian,” Devon hissed.
Julian’s gaze was also focused on Dani, his eyes a deadly shade of
red as he fought the urge to kill her. His gaze came slowly back to
Devon, his lips pulled back slightly from his fangs. “Go
Julian.”
Julian hesitated for a moment, torn
between destroying Dani and moving on. Devon stared fiercely at
him, willing him to continue. The anger and rage was much too high
in this small hall. There was a good possibility that Dani would
not make it out alive, or that Devon and Julian would end up in a
fight, if only to purge some of the emotions running through
them.
“Don’t Julian,” Cassie whispered
shakily.
Devon moved closer to her as Julian’s
gaze spun in her direction. Devon tensed, prepared to destroy
Julian if he attacked Cassie, though he was no longer certain that
he wanted Julian dead. They had once been best friends; brutal
coldblooded killers yes, but also friends. Well as good of friends
as monsters like them could have been anyway.
Yet Julian had somehow managed to move
on from that monster, as Devon himself had. Julian had learned to
care about Cassie enough to get her, and himself, out of here
alive. Julian had learned to care about her enough to keep her sane
and hopeful in a world of misery, loneliness, and torture. Julian
had learned to care about someone more than he cared about himself,
something that Devon never thought Julian would be capable of.
Though Devon hated the fact that Julian fancied himself in love
with Cassie, he was also grateful to Julian for everything he had
done for her.
Julian closed his eyes and nodded
sharply to Cassie before spinning on his heel and heading back down
the long hallway. Cassie kept her gaze focused on Chris as they
followed silently behind. Dani gasped loudly, taking a stumbling
step back into Chris as they turned another corner. Devon knew that
they had finally come upon some of the carnage they had smelled.
Cassie straightened her shoulders, bracing herself as Chris pushed
Dani roughly forward again.
Cassie reached back for him, seizing
hold of
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