Fight With Me

Chapter 10

Hope's POV

Dr. Saltzman and I got back to the hotel and went upstairs. MG, Kaleb, and Raf were awake now along with Mr. Dorian.

"Good news, team. We found the house where they are keeping them." The boys looked at each other with huge smiles on their faces. "Our plan is to go in tonight to get the girls back. But before we leave tonight," I looked to Mr. Dorian and Dr. Saltzman, "both of you need to take some of my blood just in case worse comes to worst. I will not lose either one of you." They both nodded in response. "T-minus seven hours, and we attack."

We spent the afternoon doing some simple training exercises with Dr. Saltzman and created a game plan strategy. I bit my hand and put some blood in a mug for Dr. Saltzman and another for Mr. Dorian to drink an hour before we left. We wanted as much of a safety net with the blood in their systems because we didn't know how long this fight would last.

We all changed into darker clothes to lower the chances that we would be spotted early. It was about an hour before we wanted to go into the house, so we sat down in one of the living spaces to convene. Dr. Saltzman and Mr. Dorian were drinking my blood as I talked.

"Okay, we are going to drive up in the car and park it about a quarter-mile away." I turned to look at Kaleb and MG. "Rafael is going to bust down the front door, and I want you to run in and snap all of the necks you can find." They nodded in understanding.

"I know there is at least the guy who talked to the twins, who could potentially be the Peryton transformed into a man, and someone who called him downstairs, but there are likely more. Snapping their necks should give us enough time to get in and out before they wake back up, even if they are supernatural." I turned to look at Raf. "Rafael, I need you to go around back after breaking down the door and clear the premises. We don't want anyone slipping out of our grasp." He nodded at me.

"Dorian and Dr. Saltzman, follow MG and Kaleb inside after a couple of seconds to clear the rest of the rooms." They both finished drinking the blood and shook their heads at the iron taste. At least I didn't have to worry about them dying tonight.

"I will follow in after Kaleb and MG to find the girls. When you have swept the house, follow me upstairs." Everyone nodded in agreement. "Alright, let's roll."

We all piled into the car and sat in silence as we drove over to the house. We parked down the street, and as quietly as possible, we began to move in. We reached the house, and Raf attempted to listen through the door. He looked back at me and mouthed, "Four voices." I looked at MG and Kaleb and gave them the go-ahead.

Raf kicked in the door, and MG and Kaleb vamped into the house. Raf began to run around back to catch any runners. I followed into the house with Mr. Dorian and Dr. Saltzman behind me. Four bodies lay with snapped necks around me. MG and Kaleb paired up with Mr. Dorian and Dr. Saltzman to check the rest of the house. I headed up the stairs.

I heard voices talking as I turned down the left side of the hallway. I placed my ear against the door and heard a male voice talking. "Don't worry, girls; it won't be much longer." I stepped back from the door as MG and Kaleb reached the top of the steps.

I walked over and whispered, "He's in there with the twins. I am going to go in. Give me backup in two minutes; I'll make sure I leave the door open." They nodded back as Dr. Saltzman and Mr. Dorian reached the top of the stairs. I nodded in their direction, then headed to the door.

I grabbed the handle and opened the door slowly to find Lizzie and Josie still tied to the chairs, but each of their faces now bore cuts and bruises. The man stood behind the girls with a knife to Josie's throat. Silent tears streamed down both of their faces.

"Lovely for you to finally join us; it took you long enough," he smirked.

"Look, you want me," I raised my hands to show I was unarmed, "let them go, and you can have me." Josie couldn't contain herself and shouted, "No, Hope! Get out of here! He's going to kill you!" The man dug the knife into her neck a little farther as a bead of blood rolled down her neck.

"Please, pull the knife away from her neck and let them go. You have me." I didn't drop my eye contact with the man as I walked a little closer away from the door frame. Josie was full-on crying now as Lizzie grabbed her hand.

The man started to pull the knife away from Josie's neck as my two minutes were up. I heard MG and Kaleb take that first step forward to vamp in here, so I lunged forward and transformed into my wolf. My teeth wrapped around the man's throat as MG and Kaleb ran into the room.