Enraptured:The Sacrifice Trilogy [Book 2]

3. Home

Savannah

I'm currently immobile and my mouth has stopped working, all due to shock paralyzing me.  Before I could even form words in order to ask Braiden how exactly she survived being killed, the light snuffed out and alarms sounded from somewhere above.  Rough hands gripped my arms tightly,  as I tried [unsuccessfully] to fight back with all my might; I was soon deposited into a frigid shower.  This white hospital gown is ripped off my body by someone unknown-not to mention unfamiliar to me-as water pelted over my face.

Grunts of protests combined with screams filter through numb thoughts, waking this persistent mind up out of scattered ashes.  Chocolate-brown eyes transform into red-hot crimson irises on the spot, meeting a pair of icy-blue ones as the man's robotic hands prevent Alanna from attacking him, like shields.

"Let me go, asshole!" She yelled, her voice coming out huskier than normal.  The formidable man took slow, deliberate steps back and appeared bemused for one split second, then smiled not unkindly.  He got down on both knees and bows his head, as if Alanna were his queen.  Lucien walks up behind her, their eyes met: in which gave my demon strength.  "My name is Christopher Paladino.  Welcome back home, Alanna.  We've been waiting for you."