"My dear sweet Natalia, you are ours. Therefore it is pointless to run." A voice she recognised to be Elijah spoke, his tone laced with both confidence and compassion. "When we find you, which we will, you are to stay by our side forever. Where you...
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Her velvety hair cascaded behind her in waves, stray leaves occasionally becoming tangled within it. Whilst normally that would bother her, being the perfectionist that she is, she hadn't the time to even acknowledge it. For the moment she stopped running was the moment she got caught.
And lord knows she couldn't afford to get caught.
A cry of agony caught her ears as Katerina's legs gave way. In response she instantly came to a halt, almost tripping over her own feet as she rushed to her sister's side.
"Come now Katerina, we must make haste. Lest they catch us before daybreak."
"It's no use Natalia, I already feel faint and we've been on the run for but an hour."
A tired sigh escaped the girls lips and she went to respond only for her head to whip to the side as she heard the snapping of twigs.
With exceptional reflexes, she dropped to the ground, pushed up against a log. Her sister quickly following suit.
"What-," Katerina started, only to be cut off with a hand over her mouth. Using her free hand, Natalia put a finger over her lips before gesturing towards her ears, signalling to stay quiet and listen.
"My dear sweet Natalia, you are ours. Therefore it is pointless to run." A voice she recognised to be Elijah spoke, his tone laced with both confidence and compassion. "When we find you, which we will, you are to stay by our side forever. Where you belong."
He paused for a moment, swallowing lightly before continuing on "As for you Katerina, I can smell your blood. We both know that you have no chance of escape, you would do well to turn yourself in now before you cause more damage than you already have."
The comment made each of the sisters squirm uncomfortably, suddenly reminded of just how much power these vampires held. It was a power that neither of them could rival, try as they may.
Just as all hope was beginning to be lost, a saviour arose in the form of Trevor. The man's infatuation with Katerina once again proved useful as he purposefully gave Elijah false information.
"This way, there's more blood over there."
Not questioning his reliability, the original and his men made their way towards the area Trevor had pointed out.
Taking advantage of the distraction, the sisters made brief eye contact before helping each other up, stumbling over their dresses as they stood.
The moment they emerged from their hiding position, Trevor was in front of them. "Head east, I can't lead them astray much longer."
"We can't run anymore." Katerina responded, her breathing slightly laboured.
"Never mind, there is a cottage. You'll be safe there" he assured, though whether he was attempting to comfort them or himself was unclear.
