She woke up with a scream, gasping for breath as her heart pounded loudly in her ears and pounded against her chest roughly. The nightmare seemed so real to her. She just hoped it was a dream.
Teresia stopped outside of a wooded area, moonlight shining though the branches for a comforting glow to the brunette. Opening the car door, she stepped out and began to walk out into woods. Deep in the heart of what looked like a massive forest was an opening in which Teresia had made her own sanctuary. As she walked, she could feel all of her worries already beginning to melt away. Suddenly, a hand was placed over her mouth and her waist.
Fear gripped Teresia as she struggled to escape, not realizing that in her futile struggling, she was inhaling an unknown scent that was quickly draining her of strength. She tried to identify it once she realized she was beginning to feel sleep wash over her but couldn't. She knew that the substance wasn't chloroform as that would take up to 5 minutes to actually work and this was taking mere seconds.
Teresia's vision became hazy before it went black and her body went limp. Her captor smirked with satisfaction before throwing her over his shoulder, using the cover of night to make his escape with Teresia. Meanwhile, Donovan, Blake, and Kaleb had split up and flew high, trying their best to spot Teresia. Each became increasingly more worried as they couldn't find her.
"Where could she be?" Blake mutters to himself as he looks around, trying to keep himself calm.
"Blake, anything?" Donovan asks as he flew next to the other.
Blake shook his head and huffed in frustration. He partially blamed himself for letting Teresia storm out. He could have used his powers to stop her but he didn't.
Why didn't I?
"Blake. We need to focus. I think I see her car over there so let's go check to see if she around there," Donovan says as he nods towards where Teresia had driven: the wooded area.
Blake nods in agreement though something told him that going over there would prove of no use. Perhaps now was time to begin to listen to his instincts as they landed next to where Teresia had began to walk. As they walked, Donovan suddenly stopped, crouching down as he happened to notice faint footprints in dirt trail.
"Blake, I think I found a lead," Donovan as Blake quickly runs over to the footprints. "It seems like she had some company."
Meanwhile, Teresia saw only darkness. She struggled ferociously to escape the rope that she could feel cutting deep into her wrists and her lower torso. The cold metal chair under her was uncomfortable and caused Teresia to shift regularly with discomfort. Silence filled the air of the room and Teresia became more and more worried.
Suddenly, heavy footsteps could be heard making their way to where Teresia was. She tensed up, fear gripping her as she began to struggle more, moving like an animal ensnared in a trap. As the footsteps grew closer to the door, Teresia became paralyzed with fear and stopped all movement. She listened carefully, her heart pounding against her chest rapidly and loudly. It almost surprised Teresia that her heartbeat didn't echo throughout the room.
Without much warning other than the footsteps stopping in front of Teresia, the blindfold was suddenly ripped off. Light blinded the brunette momentarily, causing her to blink multiple times before her eyes actually adjusted to her surroundings. The room was small and rather dull colored. It almost seemed like an interrogation room as white, grey, and black made up a majority of the small space. In front of Teresia stood a slender woman in maybe her mid 30s and a burly male who leaned against the wall, a flinty expression on his face.
"So sorry to keep you waiting, Miss Graves," The woman says with almost a sneer as she insincerely apologies to Teresia.
"Who are you? Where am I?" Teresia asks, a look of distrust on her face as she glanced between the two individuals in the room.
"I'll be the one's asking the questions here," The woman says, flipping her raven black hair back out of her face. "But, I'm feeling generous so I'll introduce myself. My name is Sharp. Eliza Sharp. I'm the leader of a bounty organization who hunts supernatural beings such as yourself."
Teresia blinked a bit in confusion. She didn't even know that there was a bounty hunter organization that hunted all things supernatural. And beings such as herself? What did that mean? Teresia was normal. In fact, she hadn't really believed in the supernatural until recently.
"I'm...Not supernatural at all! I'm normal!" Teresia protests, a look of genuine confusion written all over the brunette's face.
Eliza and the male glance at each other before both shake their head with a chuckle. Eliza places a hand under Teresia's chin in almost a motherly way as an almost overly sweet grin forms on the older female's face.
"Awww, you don't know the truth yet. Well, I suppose it's about time you learned. But first..." Eliza trailed off, snapping her fingers which caused the male to lean himself off from the wall and make his way over to Teresia.
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Many emotions took over Teresia all at once in almost a barrage. Fear, worry, and confusion were the most prominent of the emotions.
Before she had time to process what was happening, Teresia was quiet literally being dragged away by the male. Adrenaline began to kick in and Teresia began to shout and kick for freedom, causing the male to struggle ever so slightly. Teresia began to grow agitated and struggle more as she saw that he didn't seem to have too much of an issue holding her. Suddenly, she was tossed into a room. Teresia's eyes widened in horror as she saw many "interrogation" equipment.
"I think it's my turn to ask the questions now," The male says as the door shuts behind the two. of them.
