Vampire Emeritus (Part #3) ✔

Chapter 34: Saviour Complex

I jumped out of the armchair and found myself by Caiden's side, staring at the screen. Someone named Matt sent themselves a message in the website's inbox. The message contained nothing except for a PDF file.

"What if it's a virus?" I whispered.

Caiden narrowed his eyes at me over his shoulder, "Do we care?"

"No, you're right. Open it."

Caiden clicked on the file. An intricate web of drawn tunnels opened up in front of us. My heart jumped up and down in my chest as I took in the names of the rooms; armoury, cells, living rooms, blood storage, council room, and a whole bunch of stairs and elevators. I took out my phone and called Thomas.

He answered after one ring, "Yes?"

"Get over here." I said and hung up.

"Do I answer?" Caiden looked at me, his eyes wide.

"We should."

In the matter of seconds, Thomas, William and Ian descended to the lounge bar and gathered around the computer.

"What is it?"

"What did they send?"

"Answer it!"

"Shut up!" I shouted and pushed them away. "Give the man some space. Alright, we need to print this."

Caiden clicked and clicked, "Done."

The printer in the corner roared and started spitting out papers.

"You're wasting paper." I murmured.

"One copy for everyone." Caiden shrugged. "The soldiers are going to need their own, too."

"Where are the exits?" Ian leaned over Caiden's shoulder and looked at the screen.

"Three exits." Caiden counted. "And the main entrance."

Thomas took out his phone, "So, four groups for all the exits. It should be fine."

"You have to write something back to the person who sent this." William reminded us.

"What do I tell him?" Caiden clicked back on the site. There were no new messages from Matt.

"That we'll spare him." Ian said. "Tell him he can come out the moment we arrive and we won't do anything to him."

Anxiety surged through me, "What if it's a trap?"

"We have no choice but to believe it's not." Ian answered. "Either way, the plan remains the same."

I stepped away form the table, "What?"

Ian looked up, "The soldiers will guard the exits and the vamplings will come in with us inside. If we know where we're going, we can chase them out without risking getting stuck inside."

Suspicion gnawed at me, "Alright."

"I texted Sargent Jonas." William said. "They're ready to go whenever we are."

"We'll be ready soon. The vamplings need to feed before we go." Ian moved away from the computer.

"Caiden, you should go into the armoury." Thomas said.

"Okay." Caiden sent the message to Matt and stood up. "I hope this works."

"You've helped us greatly." William extended his hand to Caiden, which took him by surprise. "This wouldn't have been possible if it hadn't been for you. Go to the armoury and guard the house."

Caiden took William's hand and nodded, "Thanks."

His eyes briefly jumped to me, but I refused to acknowledge him.