A Darker Love

Chapter Twenty One- Betrayal

***Caleb's POV***

I always loved Billy's the atmosphere was so good when the party got started and what can I say, I'm a sucker for punk and metal music. Sam was on fire tonight, I didn't know if it was the shots or the kiss but it made her free and more confident. She'd come out of her shell more and more these past few weeks and it was great to see her enjoying her self, she was so much happier than the girl I'd first met in the Grill who couldn't even look at me. When we kissed it was breathtaking, it was like nothing I'd ever felt before. It was like were we connect, moving as one like we were both made of fire.

A really good punk band came on and started playing faster music than we were dancing to. I could have go on all night but Sam was tired out because she was human.

"You go on, I'll sit on the couch and rest for a bit." She said into my ear.

"Are you sure?" I shouted over the music.

"Yeah, I'll be fine." She smiled at me, god I loved that cute little smile.

She walked over to one the couches and sat down, leaving me in the crowd of people jumping along to the music. I should of never left her alone because the next thing I knew I turned around and she was gone. I started panicking and I searched the whole club for her, but couldn't find her and nobody knew where she went. I searched until no one was left, it was just me and Shawn and I knew something wasn't right.

"Where is she?" I ran over and pinned his against the wall by his throat. "Where is she?"

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" Shawn was crying and struggling to breathe. "They took her."

"Who took her?" I slammed him against the wall. "Who was it?" I shouted, I felt my face change.

"It was Mikel." I dropped him and he coughed, clutching his throat. "I'm sorry! He had my girlfriend Mia for months after you left Michigan, he told me that he'd kill her if I didn't rat you in when you came back to New York."

"How did he know I'd come back?"

"You always do. Mikel knows your pattern now, he knew you'd come to this bar to see me. I'm so sorry Caleb but I had to did, I love her."

"Well I love her!" I shook my head and paced angrily. "You were the only one I had left Shawn, the only one who Mikel hadn't killed and now you do this to me?"

"I'm sorry Caleb, I shouldn't of done it. They killed Mia anyway, I should of known Mikel wouldn't keep his word. I screwed up so bad, I'm sorry."

"Do you know where they hang out or anything that could help me?"

He shook his head. "No, I searched for Mia for months but I couldn't find her anywhere and I know New York like the back of my hand."

"Shit."

My phone rang in my pocket and the caller ID said it was Sam.

"Hello? Sam is that you?" I said in a rush.

A cruel, harsh laugh filled my ear. "Hello Caleb, is that what there calling you nowadays?"

"Where is she? Where's Sam?"

"I'm sorry, Sam can't come to the phone right now."

"Put her on right now you bastard, or I'll rip out your heart."

He laughed again. "Oh really? Go for it, give it your best shot but I guarantee you'll be dead in seconds. I thought that you'd know better than that by now after everything that's happened but oh well."

"Please, I'm sorry. Just give let her go, she's done nothing wrong."

"Yes I know, you love her and you'll give yourself up for her but if I kill you then your suffering will be over but if I kill the person you love the most then you'll have to live with it fro the rest of your life."

"No! Please, don't hurt her!" My voice was thick, I felt the tears well up in my eyes.

"Goodbye Caleb, have a nice life." He hung up, leaving me broken on the other end of the phone.

I fell back on the couch, I had lost her forever the only one I really cared about.

Shawn walked over to me and picked up my phone that had fallen on the floor.

"What are you doing?" I said in a tired voice.

"It just so happens that I am an expert when it comes to technology and I can trace where the call was coming from." He started typing some stuff and then my phone beeped. "Got it."

I got up and saw the address on the screen. "Do you know where that is?"

"Don't even question my knowledge of New York, I know exactly were it is." He said with a huge grin on his face.

We got into his car that was park out back and he drove as fast as he could. The roads were busy so Shawn drove up the pavement and served about to avoid hitting lots of people. We finally made it onto a clear road and he stepped on the gas pedal.

"So, how'd you want to play this?"

"I don't know, knowing Mikel he'll have tons of vampires playing guard for him possibly some werewolves."

"Nah, didn't you hear? He fell out with a lot of his friends over some deal they made, hes lost the wolves completely and most of his friends have turned their backs on him. I'd say he's got about four guys in there, including him. The only problem is the big one, Marcos he's one of Mikel's most trusted men and he's been around forever, and it doesn't help that he's like a giant guy make inertly of muscle."

"So, what do we do then?"

"I say we use a human as a ruse, compel them to distract them and then sneak in the back. This place is old and abandoned so we'll be able to get inside without being invited in."

"Then what? He'll probably have Sam in the basement or something."

"Right. So I want you to focus on getting her, only focus on that. I don't care if you hear me screaming and shouting, don't turn back to try to help me just run."

"I can't do that to you Shawn..."

"Why not? I got you in this mess and there's nothing left for me here, not without Mia. Promise me you'll keep running."

"Shawn..."

"Promise me!" He looked at me with fiercely determined eyes.

"I promise."