Fighting for the Lost (Sebastian's Daughter Book 4) (COMPLETE)

Chapter 37

The silence that followed seemed to be even more deafening than that of when I was trapped in my own body. I gripped Finny's shoulders tighter, my body beginning to shake.

Alex, please. Answer me.

Nothing.

"Hey," Finny spoke up gently. "He might just still be unconscious."

I nodded. "He's alive. I would know if something happened to him." Even though that was the truth, my voice was still quivering.

"Let's go look for Samantha for now," Finny suggested. "Hopefully he'll reach out to you when he wakes up. And you can keep trying to reach him. But we can't stay in here much longer, I'm sure they'll find out what happened soon enough."

I opened my eyes and nodded again. He was right. If our captors hadn't somehow heard the crash from Finny knocking down the door, then surely they would eventually come around to check in on us. We couldn't risk being here when that happened.

Finny took my hand and slowly led me out of the room, careful not to let me bump into any of the walls or touch the door lying on the floor. Once we were in the hallway, Finny picked a direction and slowly picked up the speed, making sure I could keep up with him. He never released my hand, and I felt safe holding onto him.

"Finny," I called out after a moment of running, "where did they take you? Was your room near mine at all?"

He slowed his pace slightly as he thought. "Yeah, it was. I think it was just in the next hallway."

"Then we should be searching for the others around here. Maybe they locked us all in one general area so we'd be easier to watch."

He nodded as we slowed to a stop. "Then let's check these rooms. Hopefully you're right."

"We need to be fast, though. We have to find them and get out of here. Then we can hide while I try to call for my dad."

Finny agreed, then we ran for the closest door.

We checked several rooms, all of which were unlocked and empty. Finny refused to let me touch any of the doors, and while it was kind of him to think about my safety, I couldn't help but feel pretty useless as he checked room after room.

"Do I need to spell it out for you?" Serena asked amusedly.

I stopped my sprint for the next door, confused. What?

I could practically hear her sigh. "Samantha is a demon, correct?"

Yeah...

Serena didn't say anything else. I stood in the middle of the hallway for several long moments, Finny staring at me, before I finally understood and gasped.

"I'm so stupid!" I exclaimed in frustration.

"You said it..." Serena muttered.

I ignored her as Finny asked, "How? You're doing everything you can to-"

"No. I'm not." I sighed. "Finny, I can sense demons. I should've been trying to do that this whole time."

He was silent. I shook my head violently, clearing it of my own negativity. I had to focus. I had to find the others.

Closing my eyes, I searched for demonic energy. Immediately, I was bombarded with so much that it almost knocked me over. My heart fell, thinking it may be other demons, but I let that thought go. It could be that the hunters and scientists covered this place in demonic energies to try to fake me out and keep me from finding the others. I couldn't start assuming the worst or let my emotions get the better of me. I had to think.

I felt Finny take my hand and gently squeeze it, like he was trying to silently encourage me. I squeezed his tight in return, and tried to narrow my search for only Samantha's energy.

Slowly, the waves that had seemed to be oozing from the walls faded, and it seemed like there was nothing left. I didn't breathe as I tried harder. I had to find her. Finny said she was brought in alive...

Suddenly, there was a small presence in a room down the hall. It was faint, but I couldn't tell if it was because I wasn't the best at searching for people or because something had happened to her.

I opened my eyes and pointed to the room. "There," I told Finny. "She's in there, but her energy is faint."

Finny gave me a small smile and squeezed my hand again. "I knew you could do it." Then, he pulled me for the room I had indicated.

"Samantha?" I called through the door.

There was a jingle of chains from the other side. "Selena?!"

"Get away from the door, Samantha!" Finny called.

There was more rustling. "Okay," she said a moment later.

I backed away as well as I watched Finny punch down the large door. Before it had even stilled on the ground, I was already racing inside.

"Selena!" Finny and Samantha both called out, but with two very different tones.

I dodged the fallen door and ran up to Samantha, hugging her tight. She hugged me back, and then we both pulled away to assess the situation.

Samantha had been able to break out of her restraints, but clearly not without some struggle. Her wrists were burned from the metal chains, which were lying on the floor. I looked up to her face, and saw tears in her eyes and a smile on her face.

"I'm so happy you're alright," she whispered.

I smiled and hugged her again. "We'll get out of here, Samantha. We just need to find-"

"Selena, can you hear me?"