Crave (BWWM)

16. BLOOD MOON SECRETS

THIRD PERSON POV

Charles and Avalon panicked as Gaia and Thomas continued to scream in pain. Nathaniel and Iris glanced at each other and slowly backed away before she nodded at his silent order and phased away. That, of course, did not escape the notice of the two wolves who were unaccustomed to this scenario, "Where is she going NOW of all times?", Charles questioned.

Avalon realized Nathaniel looking at them with the most serious expression he's ever seen from the usually playful vampire, "This is the moon's doing right? What do we do?"

Nathaniel grabbed Charles away from a writhing Thomas and tried to grab Avalon but couldn't. He realized his sister who collapsed and Avalon who grabbed her before she hit the ground were both inside the barrier. Fear sliced through him as he sent a silent prayer that Iris was acting quickly. Charles tried fighting Nathaniel to get out of his hold, but this was also a vampire he couldn't match in strength, "What are you doing?!:

"SAVING YOUR LIFE!", Nathaniel retorted.

"LET GO!"

"There are protocols for situations like this. I understand how you feel but we need to get away from them right now.", He said as continued to pull Charles as he backed away slowly.

Charles looked over as he felt a new presence. He watched as Iris came back with 3 other vampires. Iris had phased back to the grounds with Daniel, Lucus, and Delany behind her. The siblings all felt the fear of God invading them when they took in the situation. Daniel used his power to haul Avalon away from Gaia and out of the barrier. The siblings nodded at each other and jumped into action. Iris's eyes glowed silver as she used her power to restrain Avalon and Charles who were trying to reach their mates. They were both startled at the vines that sprung from the earth and wrapped around their limbs. They tried to use their claws to tear them, but they soon realized that even though the vines came from the earth and trees, they were harder than steel itself. They struggled meaninglessly for a while but couldn't break free. Lucus and Delany grabbed hands and started reciting a spell as their eyes glowed silver. Multiple blue lights shot into the sky as several portals opened in different areas around the territory. After Daniel had removed Avalon successfully he then used his power again to pull Gaia out of the barrier. He lifted her twitching body and looked over at Nathaniel as he grabbed Thomas's arm and threw it over his shoulder while Lucus grabbed the other and did the same.

"I'll go and prepare it.", Delany said before she phased away.

When a portal opened in front of them, the vines moved Avalon and Charles through it as Iris stepped through after them. After the vines finally let them go, they realized the portal led them to some sort of prison. Two cells contained a small bed and a door that lead to another room, but they soon noticed that one cell had several more chains than the other one. They backed away from it when they realized it was made of pure silver. Daniel, Nathaniel, and Lucus stepped through with Gaia and Thomas. Iris grabbed Thomas's shoulder from Nathaniel and helped Lucus take him into one of the cells while Daniel and Nathaniel placed Gaia in the other one; the one with more chains. Silver was lethal to the supernatural kind and yet Avalon and Charles looked on in shock as the vampires casually touched it. The chains in the cell were attached to Gaia's and Thomas's limbs but one was also attached to Gaia's neck. The siblings moved speedily to get Gaia and Thomas secure before the moon took full effect. Avalon moved back as they exited the cell the same time Delany reappeared with 2 packs of blood, 2 syringes filled with a clear liquid, a knife, and 2 vials of x potion. She walked over to Gaia and injected whatever was in the syringe into her arm. She then used the knife to slit Gaia's finger and dropped the blood in the potion. The x potion was a blue liquid in its natural form, but it only worked when it was mixed with Gaia's blood. Avalon watched as the liquid in the vial changed to a purple violet color before Delany threw it on the ground in Gaia's cell and locked the door. She then walked over to Thomas's cell, used the second syringe on him, placed the two packs of blood on the small shelf attached to the wall, and threw the potion on the ground as well before locking the door to his cell. She pushed her hands through the bars and rested the knife on the shelf in Gaia's cell before stepping back in line with her siblings.