~*Chapter 3*~
1229 Words
(Lorie)
I open my eyes only to close them again. The pounding in my head assured me that what happened was real. I move to stand up but the chains in my legs and arms were stopping me. I growled lowly in frustration before losing consciousness again.
I don't know how long I have been here. I woke up a few times and lost consciousness again. I could smell blood. My blood. I only pray that it hasn't been a week, not while I'm still here. I hear a click and the door opens. The scent of pine fills my nose. I open my eyes to look towards the door. I wanted to push myself up but I'm too weak. A whimper escapes my lips as the figure comes closer. The cell door opens and Kellan walks in. He kneels and starts to take off the chains.
"I am so sorry. I just woke up and found out you were here. Please forgive me mate" he pleads. I don't respond. He picks me up and takes me out the dungeons. As soon as he walk outside, I hiss at the light of the sun making me bury my face in Kellan's chest. After a few minutes Kellan sits me on a counter. I open my eyes slowly and notice I’m in a bathroom. Kellan turns on the bath water. I leaned back looking at him. After he turned off the water, he comes towards me and reached for my tank top. Immediately I grabbed his hands.
"I promise I'm not going to do anything. I just want to clean you up since you're too weak to do it yourself" I slowly let go of his hands. He undressed me and I blushed. He gently picked me up and place me in the bath. I sighed as the warm water touch my skin. Kellan grabbed a sponge put some body wash on it and then started to wash my body. He took his time as if wanting to memorize every curve of my body. When he finished, he rinsed me off and help me out of the tub. He gave me a towel so I could dry myself. He then left the bathroom only to come back a few seconds later with clothes. I put on a pair of boxers, sweatpants and a large T-shirt. By the scent of the clothes, I know they were his.
"Kellan how long have I been here?" I voice my earlier thoughts.
"A few days" he replied.
"You mean it hasn't been a week yet?" I asked.
"Has there been any attacks?" I asked. Kellan looked at me funny.
"Why are you asking this?" I knew I needed to tell him. I needed to tell him that him and his brother are in danger, but how can I do that without any evidence. I needed to get back home start checking on those bodies.
"Because I smelled blood before you came and got me" it wasn't a lie I smelled blood but that was not the reason why I asked if there was any attacks.
"It was your own blood beautiful, but you healed. It took a little while, but you did" he told me. I nodded and walked just a few feet before my knees buckled. He picked me up before I even hit the floor. I was weak and I knew I needed blood. Regular human food was not going to do it for me right now.
"Whoa you're still weak. I need to get food in you" he says. I shook my head "no. I need to feed." His eyes widen a little before looking down at his wrist. He brought his arm up placing it in front of me, but I backed away shaking my head.
"No, I can't feed from you" I said weakly.
"Why? I'm your mate or is my blood not good enough for you" his voice raised a little and I could hear a little bit of anger and hurt in it.
"Is not that Kellan. With the way I’m feeling right now… if I feed from you… there’s a possibility I won’t be able to control myself. I don't want to hurt you" my voice broke at the end. I could feed from him if I wanted to but as weak as I was feeling I was afraid I was not going to be able to stop and I will never forgive myself for it. His eyes soften nodding at me in understanding.
"Can I hunt in the forest?" I asked.
"Sure, but I stay with you. I need to make sure that you're safe" he says.
"As soon as I feed, I will be" I assured him. He walked out of the room and down the stairs with me still in his arms. As he stepped off the last step, I heard her squeal.
"Daddy!" I see a little girl around five years old with dark brown hair and beautiful emerald green eyes running tours Kellan. Kellan gently places me on the floor making sure I was ok before he picks the little girl up and twirls her.
"Daddy!" she squeals again laughing and that's when I realize this was Kellan's daughter. Kellan propped the little girl on his left arm and the little girl looks at me.
"You're pretty. What's your name?" she asks.
"Thank you. You're incredibly beautiful yourself. I'm Lorie " I replied with a small smile.
"I like that name Lorie " she smiled. That's when the scent a forest after the rain filled my nose. Both scents of Kellan and this one combined perfectly. When a door open the scent got stronger. I looked at the person that had opened the door and it was Killian Black. The strong urge I got at the club to feed when I saw Kellan came back but this time was when I saw Killian. The urge was twice as strong, and it was becoming hard to push it back. I looked at Kellan and I could feel my eyes flashing. I heard a low growl from next to me. I looked to see Killian looking at me.
" Lorie?" Kellan called. I held to the railing trying to hold myself back. My heart was picking up speed and I could feel my fangs poking at my bottom lip.
"Daddy-" was all I heard before I use my vampire speed and got out of there. I ran as fast as I could before my knees gave out. I took deep breath closing my eyes in concentrating my surroundings. Feeding from animals wasn't as good as feeding from humans but it was something I needed to do to try and control my thirst. I couldn't go out right now and feed from a human because I know that if I did, I would kill the human. I heard hooves on the soft, damp earth. As I hear the small noise, I know it's an elk. I summoned up all the energy I had left to make my way towards the elk lunging at it. I growled before I sank my fangs into its neck. Letting the warm blood sooth my thirst. It’s no human but it will have to do for now.
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