The White Rose Association

Suspicious [I]

Someone pushed off the girl before her stake could pierce my skin. I sat up and looked at Antonio shocked; he had pushed the girl away from me and was no restraining her.

"What has gone into you Antonio? Are you insane, she is a vampire and just in case you forgot we are supposed to kill vampires, is that clear?" The girl said angry.

"I know Claire but she is also a huntress like us, you can't hurt her and you will certainly never try to kill her again." Antonio told her.

"But Antonio you can't just-." The girl started.

"Claire, you won't, alright?" He yelled at the girl.

The girl looked at Antonio shocked and I don't blame her, I was shocked as well.

Why had Antonio defended me like that?

Has he gone mad?

He had just defended me in front of all the Spanish hunters; he had just defended me, the vampire.

Antonio got up and got near me.

"Are you alright?" Antonio asked me as he extended out his hand for help.

I ignored him, got myself up and headed towards Ryder where he was being restrained by a hunter.

"Let him go." I told the hunter.

The hunter looked at Antonio and let Ryder go when he nodded in approval.

"Are you alright?" I asked him.

"Yeah, what about you Doll? Look at your hands!" Ryder said as he grabbed my hands.

I had small blisters where the vervain had burned my flesh.

I shook my head.

"Don't worry I will be fine." I told him as I pulled my hands away.

"Next time if they ever try to hurt you I won't stop myself." Ryder said as he glared at the hunters.

I could hear the small hint of anger in his voice.

"Ryder, please calm down." I whispered as I placed my hands on his chest.

I knew that the hunters would react immediately to any threat.

"Please forgive my sister Alice, she didn't know about you or Ryder and after what she went through in Spain it was normal for her to act that way." Antonio said apologizing.

I looked at him.

"She's your sister?" I asked him.

"Yes, this is Claire Castillo, my sister." Antonio said as he nodded.

No wonder her eyes looked so familiar, they were just like Antonio's.

I gave a sight.

"It's alright, it was an honest mistake. Now can you please tell me where Eva is?" I asked, I didn't have time to waste about this matter.

"She is not here right now; Professor McCord will be back in an hour and a half or less." Antonio said with a small smile.

I looked at Claire.

"I thought you said that you knew where the professor was." I told her as I narrowed my eyes at her.

"I did yet I never said that she was here." Claire said with a smirk.

I rolled my eyes internally at her.

Great, I had just made a new enemy.

"Has my dad arrived yet?" I asked Antonio.