Alone In The Dark

CH.3

CH.3

My eyes feel like they were glued shut and my head is killing me. I don't what happened to me. It feels like I'm in a bed. It's warm which is good and my arms are wrapped around a pillow or something and it's very warm. I squeeze the pillow tighter and snuggle up close to it. I hear a gasp and the pillow flinches beneath me. Wait why did my freaking pillow just move?! I open my eyes and find myself face to face with a boy about my age. His breath fans my face as he lets out a groan.

"For such a little thing you sure have a good grip Miss Amelia" He says grimacing. I look at him confused but then I notice where my arms are. They are wrapped around his waist I blush furiously and release him trying to scoot away. My blush deepens when I realize he is shirtless and I was just using him as a human teddy bear. I try to scoot farther away and end up falling backwards off the bed. I hear him laughing as I stand up and brush myself off.

"And what exactly is so funny" I ask glaring at him.

"Nothing just that you've been holding on to me for dear life all night and all of a sudden you're so freaked out by being close to me that you fell out of bed" he chuckles and I blush more.

"And how pray tell did I end up in a bed with you" I ask. "Also who are you?"

"Well great I knew it was going to be bad when you passed out but I didn't think you would forget everything" he sighs. "Ok just sit down on the bed and let me explain" he says scooting over so I have space next to him. "Basically the short version is you were kidnapped the pack has been searching for three months and has found nothing. I was poking around your house trying to find any clues we may have missed and was captured I was then dragged down to the basement of this mansion and beaten in front of you because you couldn't answer some bloodsucker's questions. Seeing me hurt must have awakened your wolf because she got really ticked off and you shifted and attacked the one who hit me. You then passed out and I was ordered to carry you up to this room despite the three broken ribs I now have. I brought you up here and you wouldn't let me go so the bloodsuckers decided we would share this room."

"Ok now explains why you don't have a shirt on" I say.

"Easy I was assessing the damage and it hurt bad enough taking the shirt off so I decided not to bother putting it back on" He says pointing to the bruises blossoming along his side and around his shoulder. A growl rumbles in my chest as memories start to surface from before I was taken. I look more closely at the boy in front of me.

"Wait I know you" I say shocked. "Drake? Is it really you?"

"The only wolf in the pack slow enough to get caught by vamps yep that's me" He jokes. "Although I suppose it was worth it to get to see you again"

"Well we are engaged after all according to my parents" I say. "And didn't I tell you to just call me Amelia" I started to lecture him then I froze. "Wait did you just say there is a leech here"

"Three that I know of" he confirms. "One is pretty young but the other two are definitely coven guards I just don’t get why they took you knowing you had amnesia after your accident" I start to say something else but before I can the door swings open and in walks a young vampire looking smug.

"Come on Amelia let's try this again" It says. Why does it look so familiar? Oh no. It can't be is it really Zeke? Oh great why don't I remember being taken. I wish I knew what was going on.  Drake is glaring daggers at Zeke even though as far as I know they've never met. Drake pulls me behind him and growls at Zeke.

"Don't touch her you filthy bloodsucker" Drake growls.

"Wait Drake don't Zeke is cool don't worry" I say ducking around him.

"Excuse me!" Drake yells. "This leech kidnaps you, torments you for three months, beats the crap out of me with a board right in front of you and you are defending it! You're telling me it's alright that IT is cool" he is clearly fuming and I am incredibly confused.

"Zeke what is he talking about" I ask turning to what I thought was my best friend. "You didn't do this" I say pointing to Drake's injuries. "Please tell me this wasn't you Zeke" I beg. Zeke's eyes soften.

"This is the first time you've called me Zeke in three months" he said almost sadly. "Since I took you all you've called me is Ezekiel"

"Since you what?" I snap. He hesitates looking at me like a kid caught doing something he knew he shouldn't be doing.

"Since I kidnapped you and brought you here for questioning" he says his voice barely a whisper. "I need information and I know you can give it to me you were the only one I could get to go with me without a fight so I drugged you and brought you here." my mind is reeling as I take in what he just said. I back away slowly and move to stand beside Drake.

"It seems I was mistaken" I say fighting tears. "I thought this vampire could be trusted but it has apparently been playing games with me for years tricking me into trusting it" I continue without stopping. "Its name is Ezekiel and I beg you not to ever tell a soul that I was associated with it"