Ephemeral ➵ Allison Argent (5)

Twelve

Phoebe's POV:

"You don't want to do this, Theo." He spoke up as Theo approached closer to the man. "She's safe here. The Dread Doctors don't know how important she is yet."

Theo simply glances at Tracy and she lets out a low growl before she quickly grabs Valack by the shirt and slams his back against the wall, pinning him by the throat so he wouldn't move.

The four of us enter Lydia's room but my eyes slightly widen at the sight of the fresh trepanation hole on the side of her head. The sight alone made it seem like she was dead.

"She doesn't look good." I spoke up which causes Corey to scoff from beside me.

"She has a hole on her head." He muttered before he pointed at her pillow that was stained with blood. "It's not a good look for anyone."

Theo walks closer to Lydia's bed and tilts her head to the side, getting a better look at the hole. "Can't believe this is actually a medical establishment." He remarked, his tone laced with annoyance. "Pick her up. We're getting her out of here." He orders Corey and Josh, causing me to step out of the room so I was out of their way.

"And what would a pack of Chimeras want with a Banshee?" Valack questioned.

Theo gestured for me to talk. "Want to do the honors?"

"That's the thing...we don't want a Banshee." I say as I take a step closer to Valack. "We're looking for a Hellhound."

A roar snaps my attention away from him and I turn to the side, seeing Parrish engulfed in flames with his hands pressed against the gated door.

Josh and Corey place Lydia back on the bed and step out of the room to see the commotion, their eyes widening at the sight of Parrish engulfed in flames.

"You wanted a hellhound? I think you've found one." Valack remarks. Parrish's eyes glowed bright orange as he let out a snarl which causes the gate to melt under his hands.

He steps over the gate at ease and begins to approach us, but Theo quickly steps back into the room. He grabs Lydia off of the bed and drags her out of the room before pressing his claws against her neck in which Lydia whimpers at the action.

"Back off." Theo threatens as he pushed his claws deeper.

Tracy drops Valack on the ground and walks to stand next to me with a glare.

Parrish takes a step closer to us but Theo tightens his grip on Lydia's neck. "I said back off." Theo harshly states which causes Parrish to pause in his steps. "Take him." Theo instructs Corey.

Corey's eyes widen. "The guy's on fire!" He exclaimed, earning a scoff of annoyance from Theo.

"You'll heal. Do it." He demanded.

Tracy takes off first and once she was close enough to Parrish, she digs her claws into his abdomen. Unfazed, Parrish looks down at her hand which causes my eyes to widen.

"Tracy get out of there!" I yell out, but it was too late. He swiftly backhands her and she slams against the glass wall before sliding to the ground.

Josh rips the metal bar off of the power line of the wall and tosses it to the side before grabbing the loose wire, absorbing its electricity which caused his eyes to glow. He places his hand on Parrish's shoulder but once again, nothing happened and Josh worriedly looks behind at us.

The stingers from my arms emerge and I quickly sprint towards them with a glare. I push the stingers inside Parrish's abdomen and I look up to meet his eyes, seeing his expression twist into anger.