Aeron

ALEXIS'S POV

I heard a loud growl outside my door . I swear I could even hear bones cracking . What is going on ?

Suddenly the door slams open and a bulky man , seemingly in his 20's , barges in . But what really caught my eye was the fact that his eyes were quite dark and black . He looked threatening . This is bad .

I push Aeron off to the other side of the bed and sit up in an instant .

" Who are you ? " I ask nervously .

All I have to do is scream and a hundred vampires would be on their way to slaughter him . Is it only him ? I let my gaze focus beyond him and see a shadow right beside the door . So there's another one . Two .

Are they vampires? Or something else ? I'm sure 2 petty vampires would be easily taken down by any scout in this building . Should I yell ? Ask for help ? I'm not a vampire yet so there's nothing I can do by myself .

" Alexis , stay behind me " Aeron gets off the bed and pulls me up and puts himself in front of me . Sheilding me from the raging man in front .

I get on my tipy toes to have a look over Aeron's shoulder and gulp .

He looks 10 times more furious now . What does he want ?

Will Aeron be okay ? He's been a vampire for only a year now and hasn't had that much training .

Before I even have time to react , the man is in front of Aeron with his hand around his neck , lifting him up . He shoves his other hand inside Aeron's chest .

I subconsiously back away and fall at the sight . His .. whole hand .. is inside Aeron's chest . He's going to take his heart out ? It's not like snapping necks , where we recover after a while . He's going to die .

If I scream now , he could get agitated and kill Aeron . I should convince him to let go of Aeron first and then send a text to dad .

I force my frozen body to crawl forward . I'm shaking the whole time . I haven't experienced anything like this for the 17 years that I've been alive , I haven't even had proper physical training yet . What can I possibly do ?

I'm too scared to even cry . I'm just letting the pit in my stomach grow towards my whole body , engulfing me in terror .

" I .. I'll do .. a..anything . Just please .. le.. let him go . " My voice sounds pathetically shaky , probably not even close enough to convince myself let alone a terrifying stranger .

My breath keeps getting caught up in my throat . I can't breathe . Why is this happening to us ? Just .. leave him alone .

" Kill me instead . Not him " I manage to choke out with difficulty . He growls loudly . Was he unsatisfied with my answer ?

" What's his relationship to you ? "

I gulp . What should I say . Maybe he is doing this because he wants to kill someone close to me , so should I say I don't know him that well ? But what if he thinks it's okay to kill him because I don't know him anyway . I can't tell what he wants . If I just knew what he wanted I could twist my answer to his taste somehow .

For now , I'll assume that he wants to kill someone close to me .

" He's an accquaintance . " I whisper , trying my best not to sound hesitant .

" An accquaintance , you say ? " His arm contracts and he probably clenched Aeron's insides because I hear a grunt and spitting of blood .

"Alexis .. run " I hear Aeron mutter . I can't see his face because I'm on the floor , facing his back . I refuse to look at his condition now . I don't think I could think clearly if I did . And I need to think . I need to get us out of this situation .

I would use my phone to text dad but this guy is glaring at my every movement with such focus that I don't think I could manage to do it secretly .

" If he's an accquaintance , then why was he on top of you ? " He growls .

Wait .. what ? What am I even supposed to say to that ? Why does he even want to know , it doesn't even matter !

I hesitate for a few seconds , thinking of the best way to respond .

" I was just having a bad day so I asked him to comfort me . " I mutter . Is this guy a creep or something ?

" Comfort you ? " He mocks.

Not that it's any of his buisness but ..

" I just needed a hug " I frown . He has to be the strangest guy I've ever met . Maybe he's looking for prostitutes or something ? Oh no . Is that why he's asking ? He wants me to work for him as a prostitute ?

I look at Aeron's limp body . I think he passed out . I can't help the tears from brimming . Soon enough they'll overflow and I won't be able to stop . He just .. he looks so lifeless . Well technically all vampires look pale and lifeless but ...

" Fine " He yanks his hand out , thankfully without any contents in it .. Aeron falls backwards and I manage to put my arm under his head before it hits the ground .

I'm too horrified to say anything at the massive hole in his chest where blood is oozing out like a river .

I clasp one hand against my mouth to stop myself from throwing up . I can see his stomach below and his heart beating so rapidly . It seems as if it's threatning to pop out of his chest cavity .

I need to apply pressure , stop the bleeding . But .. how do I apply pressure on this huge laceration.  I don't wanna make things worse .

" Get away from him " He says with such dominance and arrogance that it pisses me off . However , I can't afford to get angry because I don't have the strength to back me up . I'm weak .

The truth hurts .

" But he's - " I start to protest but to no avail .

" He'll live even if you don't do anything . The skin will regenerate in a few hours "

A few hours ... And he's losing blood rapidly . He'll ... dessicate and go into hibernation . Right now he's completely unconscious and out of it . So I can't even feed him .

I may have vampire genes but as of now I'm human so maybe .. it'll work. 

I take my arm out from under his head and put a cushion under it.  Then I grab a pocket knife and a glass from the side table beside the bed .

I put the glass on the floor and press the knife against my wrist.

" What the fuck are you doing ? " His tone pierces me like the knife I was holding .

" He'll need a refill once he gains consciousness , he won't have the energy to go get the stock " I reason . 

The shadow on the side of the door cones closer and materializes into a man .

" You are too loud , Cade . Some scouts are on the way . Now let's just take her and get going "  The man says and brings a huge box like thing . He puts the box in my room . I wonder what's in it .

The man in front of me , named Cade apparently , walks swiftly towards me and snatches the knife from my hand .

" Let's go " He grabs my hand and drags me towards the door and no matter how much I try to resist , there's no point . He's just too strong .

I look back at Aeron lying there motionlessly.

" Don't worry . I got it " The other man , who had warned Cade about the scouts grabs the knife from him and with a swift cut , fills up the glass I set beside Aeron.

He's.. helping ? If he was a vampire he would know that vampire blood wouldn't do anything for Aeron, so I assume he isn't one . And I'm also guessing that their purpose isn't hurting anyone else . If I go with them , I don't think they'll hurt Aeron. 

" If you make the slightest noise . I'll finish off your little acquaintance "

I nod.  He bends lower , grabs my arm , putting it across his shoulder and picks me up.  I try not to yelp because I'm supposed to be quiet .

" What do you want with me ? " I ask , barely audible .

" I'll explain everything later . For now , you're coming with me . Because I'm kidnapping you "