My Blood On Her Lips (GXG)

8. I really lost her...

Selina POV

"Selina!" I hear her again and run even faster. They better not hurt a single hair on her! As I near the clearing everything's quiet.

"Soleil!" I call out, but I get no response. Fuck. I run to the tree and look inside the trunk. No... This can't be... I feel a giant wave of sadness and rage wash over me. "Where is she?!?!" I growl, feeling my vampire side coming out. With fangs and claw-like nails I rush through the forest. They might still be nearby...

She's not here... I really lost her... "Gah!" I growl in rage as I'm punching into the tree, not caring if I get marks from it. I only stop when I see the tree that I've been punching doubling over. "Soleil..." I feel tears rolling down my cheeks.

Soleil POV

I thrashed and scratched all around me, but they were too strong for me. Now I'm in their car, blindfolded, my hands tied. Selina? Selina! I try to reach out to her somehow, even though I don't know how this thought communication or whatever it is works.

Selina... I fight the urge to cry as she doesn't respond. What if she's... No, Soleil. She's not! I clench my hands into fists. "Where are you taking me? You bastards!" A calm voice responds: "To a safe place. You needn't be so aggressive. We're here to help you. We saved you." "I fucking didn't need to be saved!"

I hear a whisper from the front seat: "Poor girl. That vampire must have brainwashed her." I feel my blood boil. "She would have never hurt me! Let me go!" I hear a sigh. "We need to cure you first. Then we will return you home safely." I thrash on my seat and bump my shoulder into someone. I hear a quiet curse.

"NO! Where is she?! What did you do to her?!" Another voice sighs: "She killed four of our hunters. We couldn't eliminate her. That's why you need to stay in our protection. When vampires find their prey they won't let them escape. You won't be safe until we kill her." She's safe. My heart feels a bit lighter now. But they will keep hunting her... Selina... I need to escape!

"How many times do I have to tell you that she didn't want to hurt me!?" A voice reluctantly says: "I'm sorry we have to resource to this." I open my mouth to say something again, but I feel a cloth stuffed in it. I try to curse at them, but I can't. So I just sit there, my anger boiling. I hate them. I fucking hate them. They won't get away with this. They'll pay for separating us! I need to escape somehow...

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After that I lost track of time. Suddenly the car stops and they lead me outside. Someone removes my blindfold and I look around. It's bright, that means we were driving the whole night. We're inside of a large castle, surrounded by a high wall. The inner side of the wall is packed with buildings similar to apartment buildings.

"Welcome to our headquarters. You'll be safe here." I roll my eyes and mumble: "Bullshit." The hunters ignore me and the same one continues. "We are Secret Imperial Monster Patrol, SIMP in short." I'd snort at that name if it wasn't for my current situation. "We are taking care of humanity by taking out monsters..." He continues, but I stop listening. Fuck those weirdos. Where could I escape? I'm looking around while we're walking, to see if there's anything useful. Damnit! It's a fucking fortress!

As we walk into the castle we're greeted by a woman: "Welcome back. Mr. Munin's already waiting for the victim." This can't be good... After the greeting the hunters take me through multiple hallways and down a set of stairs, apparently into some sort of a basement. A very tall, pale man with pitch black hair greets us and leads us further into the basement, past multiple cages, torture weapons, wooden weapons and other weird looking devices. This is a fucking torture chamber! I look at the objects in horror, hoping Selina never comes close to any of them.