In the pitch of night: When He Finds You

Chapter 36

Finally, Thalia thought when the cuffs were finally off of her. The bad part was once they were off she fell to the ground. Her legs weren't working right. When she fell Maxius was right there. He didn't make it in time to catch her though. It was ok though. Once she hit the ground though there was a sharp pain in her arm. She had been through so much the last few hours. She honestly couldn't believe he didn't kill her. And her poor imps. She wanted to make him pay for that. She felt she had the right to toture him too.
"Maxius." she said when he cradled her in his lap. "Thank you again. I didn't know how much more I could have taken."
"Shh. It is going to be ok."
Thalia started to look around. There were some many others. She guessed that Xavier had come through. They had all of Ezekiel's men and women cornered. Thank havens. She was so happy. She still couldn't believe she was free. Then she was trying to get up again. She didn't make it very far. Maybe she needed to feed. She did bleed quite a bit. Plus she took a lot of damage.
"I think I need to feed. I am still so weak." She murmured.
Then there was a wrist placed in front of her mouth. She didn't even think twice about it. She struck. When the first rush of warm crimson hit her tongue she let out a moan in the back of her throat. She could feel it rushing through her body trying to replenish what she had lost. The feeling was amazing. She was starting to feel warm and full. She gently released her bite and licked the wounds closed. Then she leaned back into Maxius's arms and closed her eyes and relished in the fact that she would feel better very soon. His blood was so powerful. She was thankful for him and everything that he did for her.
"Just relax Thalia." Maxius said, placing a kiss to her forehead. "We will get you out of here soon."
"What about my imps? They are hurt."
Looking over her shoulder she saw Psyche over by the little cages. She was working on getting them all out. She had Thyme and Tatum in her hands and Tryx was less hurt than the other two so he was sitting on her shoulder and holding on tight. Once she had them all situated she headed for them. Once they were in range Tryx flew down to her. He tucked himself in the crook of her arm. Then Thyme and Tatum were being laid on her. Only then did she start to relax more.
"They will heal soon enough." Maxius told her. "They are pretty fast healers too."
"Good. I am going to make Ezekiel pay for what he did. It will be me. I am so glad you didn't kill him." Thalia told Maxius. Then to Psyche she added. "Thank you for getting my imps out of the cages. I wish I could have been the one to do it. However I still can't move too well."
"It was no problem. Plus it is kind of my fault you are in such a state. You took all my punishments. And for that I am so sorry. And to let you know you didn't have to do that. I could have handled it."
"I know you could have. I just didn't want to see you hurt because I wasn't answering his questions. Plus I was being a smart ass to him."
Looking over to the worthless piece of shit she wished she was strong enough to go over there and kick him. She would be soon enough though. Then he started to move a little bit. Like he was starting to come around. She hoped he came around soon. She was ready to make him pay. She was even going to let her imps in on the action.
"The Thalia." Tryx said.
"Hmm." she answered.
"We the so glad. The we thought you were going to the die."
"Well I didn't and neither did you guys. We all might be hurt but we will heal. And that is all that matters." Thalia said. To Maxius she asked. "How do imps heal themselves? I know vampires drink blood and shifters shift forms. But how do imps?"
"All they need is some sleep and food. So we are going to have to get going soon."
That made her happy. All they needed was naps and a snack and they would be better. No wonder Tatum was down on the bottom of the cage he must have been hurt very badly. Now all three of them were asleep. She was still in shock even though she felt one hundred percent better. She was ready to get up and start moving around.
"Hey my man." Cazmir said to Maxius. "I think we cleared them out. Xavier is having vans sent over to transport them back to the tower. He is hoping some of them will betray Ezekiel. Only time will tell though. Do you want me to transport Ezekiel too?"
"Yes. But I want him in a separate vehicle than the others."
"You got it." Cazmir said. Then he added, "come on sweet one." To Psyche.
When she made it over to him he wrapped his arm around her. Thalia watched them walk away towards the bastard that had made her life a living hell for however many moons she had been running with and without her parents. The man that had finally found her and kidnapped her. She wanted to go over and start kicking him. She wanted to know why she was so important. She wanted to know why he killed her parents. She wanted to know why he was the way he was. She had so many questions for him she didn't really know where to start. Then she watched Cazmir bend down and grab him. That's when she realized he was fully awake.
"Watch out!" she shouted, even though he was still handcuffed he could still try to attack.
"I got him. No worries." Cazmir said, then he punched him hard three times in quick succession in the head. Then Ezekiel was out like a light.
He would wake up soon again but hopefully they would have him fully chained down by then. At least she hoped they would. Then she would be able to have a go at him too. She wasn't going to let the men have all the fun. She was ready for her answers. She needed them.
"Come on Thalia. We need to get the imps and you back to the hotel. Then we need to head to the tower. We have a lot of stuff we need to do." Maxius said, running his hand up and down her arm.
"I am ready. I think I am healed enough now. Your blood is some of the best blood I have ever tasted."
"I am glad you think so. We still need to find a human you can feed from though. So let's get moving."
Thalia sat up a little where Maxius could get out from underneath her. Once he was up he bent down to grab one of the imps since she had all the imps on her. Maxius grabbed Tryx and held him close in one arm. Thalia tried to move Thyme to her other arm where she would have one free but she woke up.
"Hey Thyme, will you move to my shoulder for a minute? I need an arm to be able to get up."
"Yes, the Thalia."
Then she was climbing her way up to her shoulder. Once Thyme was in position Maxius reached down and grabbed Thalia's outstretched hand and pulled her to her feet. Thalia only wobbled for a few seconds then she got her legs under control. Once she was steady and only then did Maxius let go of her hand. She was glad for his help. Her legs still felt a little weak but she could still walk. So that was a plus. Now it was time to get to the tower and get down to business. Well she guessed she needed to feed first. She wanted to be at full strength when she went up to Ezekiel. She didn't want him to think that he won. Plus she would finally have all her questions answered after tonight she hoped. Then her and Maxius were headed out of the cemetery.
"There are cars about a mile away. Are you strong enough to make it that far?" Maxius asked her.
"Yes. I am still a little wobbly. Nevertheless I will make it. I won't have it any other way." Thalia replied.
Then they kept walking and walking. It felt like it took forever. She really wished she could just poof there, however she wasn't strong enough for that yet. Especially with little passengers in tow. So walking is what they did. Finally after what felt like months they finally made it to the car. Maxius got her door opened and settled her in the seat with Thyme and Tatum. Once she was settled though. Tryx came flying in and perched on her right shoulder.
"Looks like Tryx is back to normal." Thalia said.
"I wasn't the hurt as bad as the Thyme and the Tatum. The Tatum was hurt the super bad. He wasn't as the fast."
She was wondering why they were not all the hurt the same. She really wanted to know what had happened to them. However just thinking about it made her see red. Ezekiel was so going to pay for all he did if it was the last thing she did today. She was going to torture him like he did her. She wasn't going to let anyone talk her out of it.
"When you are all up I want you guys to tell me the story on how you guys saved the day. Ok?" Thalia said to Tryx.
"You the got it, the Thalia.
She couldn't wait to hear the story. She heard most of the commotion. She heard Thyme yelling and someone yelling for Tatum. But she wanted to hear it from them. They deserved to have their story told also.
When Maxius got into the car they were taking off. Thalia just leaned her head to the head rest and shut her eyes. She had been through so much today. She needed some rest.