Wanted{PAUSED & EDITING?}

Chapter Five-Betrayal

5-Betrayal

I opened my door and checked down the halls and crept down the hall when I noticed it was empty I stayed as silent as I could as I moved down the steps. I bumped in something and nearly fell on the ground but arms caught me and pulled me back on my feet. I jumped back as soon as the arms disappeared and looked up to see Nicholas studying me. "Urm, sorry" I murmured before moving around him and down a hall I just noticed.

"Where are you going?" I heard him question and I immediately started thinking "I'm just going around the house, I lost something" I said while turning to look at him. His eyes ran over me again and I felt my own narrowing "What are you looking at?" I demanded and he shrugged. "I done some research," he said simply before I could speak he continued.

"You've been missing since you were ten, never said who but we know it's a vampire. You've tried to escape several times from where ever you were from but failed miserably. And you're a terrible liar." I felt my face flush but I kept glaring at him as he seemed smug. "Okay, 'Mr. Background Check' I can do the same just  by looking at you" I said looking him over. "You're pretty much the brains of the pack. You're childish at times but you get serious when you need to be. You're also weak on your left side." I finished smirking he nodded slightly impressed.

"How could you tell?" he questioned I gestured towards him "When I thrown you into the tree I used your left side." I shrugged. Then a thought came to me "How did you know all that?" I asked him "Computers for some of it, the rest was easy to read from you, your wrists have a few scars along with your upper left arm" he pointed out and I stopped myself from flinching.

"Now what are you really doing?" he questioned looking at me I shrugged "I'm looking for something" I half lied as smoothly as I could. His eyes remained on me like he didn't believe me or at least that I didn't tell him the full truth. Nicholas only stayed silent as he studied me, I turned before my face could heat up once he saw through my lie.

I then made my way down the hallway before he could say something or I could, I can't lie straight.  It's either I'll feel guilty about it or it will just slip out without me thinking about it. I really need to practice with lying. I found myself looking around the hall as I walked, only finding pictures and small souvenirs. Once I didn't find anything I found myself making my way up the stairs.

I was about to give up when I had finally passed a room with the door being slightly opened. Of course, with me always being curious I walked into the room knowing I would regret this sooner or later. Once I was in the room I knew it was a bedroom, with a king size bed in the center, but was caught my attention was that there was book shelves against three of the four walls. There was also a desk with a conputer and scattered papers decorating it positioned in front of the wide window. The window gave a nice view of the forest as well the dark green mixed well with the mix of dark and light color in the room.

I then moved towards the desk with my curiousity getting the better of me, though I knew I shouldn't have given in. I let my fingers lightly brush over the papers as my eyes skimmed over them, not finding a thing promising. Once I stood in front of the computer I was about to turn it on until I heard a voice. "What are you doing?" a familiar voice rumbled behind me, I jumped and whirled around to find Dom standing there looking at me.

As my eyes ran over him I realized he was half naked, his hair was damp and water droplets traveled from his bare chiseled chest and disappeared into his towel that he clung to and was hanging loosely on his hips. I felt my face heat up the longer I stared at him finally, after what seemed to be forever I forced my gaze back up to his face.

I noticed a smirk playing on his lips and I knew he had noticed my gawking "What are you doing here?" I shot back trying not to stutter. I watched as Dom gesturing around him "This is my room." he stated and I felt my face heat up more.

Duh Annabel, why else would he walk around in a towel?

I scowled myself as I watched as his smirk slowly turned into a full on smile "Oh." was my only response as I quickly moved around me and out the room and down the hall. I just kept walking, hoping I could get further away from Dom so I could no longer embarrass myself. I ran my hand through my hair as I looked around. I stopped in my tracks as I realized I was in the basement. My eyebrows furrowed in confusion, I didn't know how I got down here.

It was lighted well so I could see everything but I had a feeling of someone was watching me. I rushed down the hall though I didn't know where to go. I skidded to a stop when I noticed a door it was a metal door, it could have been made from steel. The faint sound of footsteps sounding behind me had me yanking on the door furiously. When it didn't work I started to panic but then the door flew open almost taking me with it.

I stumbled back on my feet so I could regain my balance before I could fall forward, I looked up to find Chris staring down at me. "You have no reason being down here," he sneered at me as I looked at him in confusion. "What are you doing down here?" I asked as I stared up at him questioningly Chris only glared down at me in response.

Minutes had passed until he suddenly broke the silence "Get out of here!" he growled causing me to shriek and turned to bolt down the hall in the opposite direction. I quickly made several  sharp turns and finally found my way out the basement. But I didn't then. I kept running and found the front door and yanked it open and ran out. I just needed to leave now, forget John's deal. I only made it halfway into the woods until I bumped into something hard.

I landed on my back and groaned softly as I looked up, I felt my whole body tense as I looked up at the familiar figure staring down at me.

Oh no.

"Annabel," he greeted calmly as he started to move closer towards me I shrieked in response, John chuckled amusingly as he stared down at me. "Now do you think I'm going to let you runaway?" he teased I moved back as he came closer "But you said-" John laughed cutting me short. "You believed me?" he chuckled and I knew he had a point I shouldn't have trusted him, he's with Damien for crying out loud!

The sounds of growls had John pausing in his step he looked behind me with a smirk playing on his lips. "So you guard dogs had came out to play?" he teased as he stepped back. I stumbled on my feet and turned to see Eric and Nicholas as wolves and Dom and Chris standing next to them. "How did you get here?" Dom demanded studying the vampire in front of them.

John shrugged as he took in the wolves before him, my eyebrows furrowed together in confusion as I noticed how calm he oddly was. I moved back quickly nearly bumping into Dom and John came forward. He stopped when the growls sounded again. "Look, if you want to survive just hand over Annabel." John said persuasively looking straight at Dom. "If you want to survive, you should leave" Dom sneered back. John moved his gaze from me and smugly looked at Dom. "You wouldn't be able to touch me." he stated causing a few annoyed snarls.

My eyes widened as I already have connected the dots, I guess my face gave it away because John looked over to me again with a smirk "I have a guard dog of my own." John stated before there was shuffling behind me. Dom was gone behind me with a grunt then suddenly another pair of arms wrapped around my waist. I looked up and gasped at the person who had betrayed his pack. Behind him I noticed Dom and the others coming after us. But before I could struggle against him there was a sharp pain in my side.

I shrieked as the pain shot through my body and paralyzed me, the trees started  moving around us as the sounds of faint hurried footsteps and I knew we were moving. I groaned softly as I tried to move my body but it seemed like I couldn't will my muscles to move. My only response was quick bursts of pain I heard the betrayer's voice as I winced. "Just stop moving, it'll be less painful." he whispered towards me, I could hear a smirk in his voice.

Soon darkness consumed me whole.