The Vampire Hunter's Daughter: Complete Collection(55)

I shook my head. “I don’t even know where we are,” I admitted.

I looked around now that my vision was finally clearing the fuzz. I could probably see better than Drew could, with my vampire vision. I saw bars.

“We’re in a cell.” I heard my voice waver with panic.

He sighed deeply. “Yes. Now let’s get to thinking of some kind of plan.

We heard a clang and footsteps echo, coming right toward us. I got up and went to the bars, trying to look out. Trevor stood there. He shook his head and made a slight tsking sound.

“I told you if you tried to escape the alternative would be far worse.”

All the panic I had felt vanished in an instant, replaced by waves of anger.

“Go to hell.” I told him, emphasizing each word, through clenched teeth. Without thinking, I lifted my hands and blasted him. His speed was faster than the fire, because when the flames withered out, he was far out of reach.

. “You will stay here now,” he told me and then flicked his head at Drew. “The hunter will die tonight.” With those final words, he turned and left, walking at a normal pace so we were forced to listen to the creepy echo of his footfalls again.

“Oh, my god. We are screwed!” I wrapped my hands around the bars and tried to shake them. “I hate you!” I screamed after Trevor.

I then did the most juvenile thing I think I’ve ever done: I had a fit, kicking the bars, throwing fire out into the hall on the other side of the bars, screaming curse words, and crying. I’m not sure how long I carried on, but Drew sat back and left me alone.

Maybe he was afraid of me.

Finally, my anger receded. I looked at Drew, who sat on the floor against the wall of the cell. His blond hair appeared almost luminescent against the darkness. He sat with his knees bent up, leaning forward with his head resting on his arms.

I paced the length of the cell, thinking. We needed to get out. If we didn’t, the rest of the community would come soon enough because Drew was here. It was one thing for me to be here; they thought I had come on my own. They would come after Drew for certain. I spun to face him.

“Why did you come here, Drew?

His head snapped up. “Are you kidding me? Seriously? Chloe, I came here for you!”

“Well, I didn’t need you to come. I would have gotten out of here on my own. Now we’re both stuck in here.”

“We’ll find a way out.”

Rage bubbled to the surface of what little composure I had left.

“Damn it!” I stomped my foot and spun to grab the bars again. “Let us out of here, you filthy scumbag!”

“Knock it off, Chloe. He isn’t going to let us out. Come sit down so we can try to come up with a plan.”

He was right, as always. I wasn’t doing any good standing there screaming when no one would hear me anyway. It was only wasting energy. I slid down the wall and sat next to him.

“But, why… why did you come after me. You knew I wanted to come here. And why did you come by yourself?”

Drew sighed but said nothing. I didn’t say anything either. Eventually, he reached out and grasped my hand in his.

Surprised, I reflexively tried to yank it out of his grip. But he only tightened his fingers around mine. “Chloe, I’m not sure what exactly I feel, or what it means, but I care about you. I can’t really place the feeling just yet, especially because you are young still, but I care about you different than I would care about a sister or something.”

I opened my mouth to say something, but couldn’t think of anything.

“I… I don’t know. What I do know is that I like you more than I should.”

I still couldn’t say anything, so I just sat there, letting him hold my hand. Could it be possible I felt this way too? It would explain that confusion of not knowing where to place Drew when I thought of friends and family. It would explain the jealousy when he was with Christina.

But then there was Gavin.

“That is why I came for you.” He gave my hand a squeeze.

I felt a tear escape from the corner of my eye and was suddenly grateful for the darkness that enveloped us. “I… I know I care about you too. But, I…I don’t know what it is either.”

I finally managed to choke out.

“Why didn’t Gavin come?” I couldn’t help it, I had to ask.

Drew pulled his hand back. I glanced over at him and saw his eyes had narrowed before he turned his head away from me.

“What…what is it?”

“It’s a long story. I could make him look bad and say he didn’t want to come, but that isn’t totally true.”

What? They planned to bust me out, and Gavin didn’t want to come.

“Tell me.”

Drew sighed and settled back against the mossy wall. “He wanted to come. Since you left, there have been several meetings about coming to get you. It was vetoed three times because you left of your own accord. Even Luke wasn’t pushing for a rescue, until just recently.”

I opened my mouth to speak, but Drew cut me off before I could get a word out. “Just let me talk for once.”

I nodded into the dark.

“Chloe, regardless of why you’re here, I know it’s not because you want to be. It’s because you think it’s going to keep all of us safe from your father. I’ve known this since I got your note, and you’re stupid if you think I would just sit back at home and let you sacrifice your life to that bloodsucker. I went to the only other person besides Luke who I figured would feel the same.”