Thrones of Astoria - HEAVY EDITING-

Chapter 11

"Alright, on with it. What's with the blood?" Sabrina questioned.

"A ticket to freedom," Talia stated. "Stori's freedom."

"Can you stop swishing the blood around? You are making me nervous. I happen to like these white sheets." Sabrina looked away.

"Don't be such a baby, Sabrina. This is Astoria's ticket out of here." Talia turned herself to face the sad redhead.

"How will blood help me?" She wondered.

"This batch right here came from Alexander." Talia sat the vial on the bed. "Your little vampire boyfriend."

"Talia, if that spills, I'm going to kill you then bring you back to kill you again." Sabrina threatened.

"Shut it, little sister." Talia commanded, "Stori, I'm assuming you know how this works. You've been on Civitas Amissa long enough."

"Alexander has explained it to me before. It wouldn't be the first time of drinking his blood before, disgusting by the way." She picked up the vial.

Sabrina's eyes widened, "Wait, do you have his blood in your system right now?"

"Yes."

"You could call it a day and kill yourself right now. You can be free." Talia whispered, "You'll be faster and stronger. Depending on who you feed on, you could be stronger and kill Ashton."

"I do want him dead, but I also want him to suffer." Astoria looked at both girls.

"You could trap him and Lucifer back into the Cage. Lucifer only got out because he chose you as a power source." Sabrina mentioned.

Talia stood up and started pacing, "Oh fucking shit."

"What's wrong?" Astoria and Sabrina asked.

"Think, Brina, if she is a power source, her being a vampire would make Lucifer stronger. She can't be turned until he's in the Cage." Talia facepalmed. "She can't die right now. Not until we find Lucifer."

"The more he's out, the more that she will be drained of her strength. She'll become emotionally and physically weak." Sabrina added. "I think, unless they actually bond of course."

"And the more I'm drained, I bet the easier it is to find me," Astoria said disappointedly.

"We have to warn Ashton." Talia sighed. "He needs to be aware."

"Stay up here, we'll go speak to him." Sabrina patted her friend's knee before she left the room.

Both sisters made their way into the living room to see every one of their other siblings except for Damien. They were curious as to why they were here. Normally they only come to visit if there's a party or a problem. Sensing the tension, she realized there must be a problem. Talia headed into the kitchen to grab a glass of red wine while Sabrina was finding herself a seat.

"You may be wondering why we are here." Allyson started out.

"Ashton already knows why we are here, but you don't," Blayne said.

Talia walked back into the living room, "I know why, you know that Lucifer is draining Astoria, so you are here to explain it to us."

"You know?" Blayne asked

She nodded, "We're smarter than you think, cousin."

"I should've seen this coming." Sabrina looked down, disappointed in herself.

"Has she started showing any symptoms yet?" Ashton asked. "Acting out of character?"

"Shouldn't you know? You are always watching her." Allyson laughed as she sipped her glass of wine that Talia brought.