“Amber?”Christian clears his throat.“Queen Amber!”“I’m not calling her that. She is the one who brought me here, into her mad fucked up world!”The men look at each other and I see their eyes glaze over. How were they talking to each other, they were from different packs?When their glaze fades, Daryl grabs something from the bed side table and immediately jams it in my mouth. I try to force it out and he reassures me that he is just checking my temperature.“A little high, but nothing abnormal” he mutters to Christian.“Rudina, do you know where you are?” Christian asks and I let out a growl.“STOP CALLING ME THAT!”Christians eyes close and he takes a deep breath.“Rudina, it is your name. It is what you have always been known by. I am your mate; we have been together since your seventeenth birthday.”He attempts to touch me and becomes annoyed when I pull my arm out of his reach.“Go away!” I glare at him while wondering where the hell Reaper was.“You must have some sort of con

After Amber had left the hospital, she sent Torque to keep an eye one me.While Daryl remained, Torque didn’t speak, he just watched me from the corner of the room. I was desperate to ask him questions, I needed to know what he meant by asking why I was here. He had made it sound like I didn’t belong, that I had only just appeared while Christian talks of me being his mate.Daryl eventually leaves and Torque takes his seat, edging closer to me, his eyes quickly running over my face.“You are not Rudina, who are you?” it wasn’t an accusation, it sounded like a genuine question.“What did you mean by ‘I don’t belong here’?” I shoot a question straight back.He looks around, making sure we are alone.“Rudina has a red ring in her eyes, you do not, they are pure amber. You are not Rudina!”“I am, but not in the way you think.”“Please explain!”“This is all a creation by Amber, this isn’t where I live. Amber brought me here because she knows that I will one day…”“One day what?”I couldn’

“Rudina, what are you trying to do?” Christian eyes me carefully.“Nothing, you’re the one in the wrong!”“What are you talking about now? Actually forget it, you will be punished later. Take her back to the house, ensure she remains unharmed and in my room.”Struggling against the vampire that is holding me, I feel like I am getting nowhere. The vampire was much stronger than I was, but it doesn’t stop me. I was determined to get out of his grip.Catching my foot on his leg, I make him stumble and both of us end up on the ground in a heap. Instead of facing Christian, I am facing the forest, where I can just about make out a set of eyes.Tasha!How was she here? I hadn’t seen her and I was pretty certain she wasn’t apart of the world Amber had created. She moves forward slightly, just enough for me to confirm that it is her. Her fingers go to her lips, signalling for me to be silent and she steps back into the darkness of the forest.Stunned, the vampire starts dragging me across the

“Are you okay?”“He is dead, he’s really dead.”Here, Christian had gone, but I’m guessing he would still be alive in the real world considering it isn't really him.Daryl lets out a sigh and holds me back at arm’s length. He stares into my own eyes, his brow furrowing.“He hurt you?!”He hadn’t been in the dining room when it had all gone down.I nod my head, but I didn’t want to go over it again, it was something I was going to have to live with. Something that I really hoped that I wouldn’t remember when I woke up from this hell hole.“What did he do?”I step out of Daryl’s hands, suddenly disgusted with myself. I was dirty, damaged goods and there was no way he would want me, not now.“I need some sleep!” I see him frown as I turn away.The bed has been remade and I hadn’t noticed it. All I could picture was what Christian had done to me and my stomach starts to churn. Racing to the bathroom, my stomach empty’s its full contents and I feel Daryl pull my hair back out the way.“Wha

I feel the shock to my heart, but I’m still surrounded by darkness. Flashes of light appear with each shock, but that is all they are. Flashes.I hear them, Daryl, Lucian and Tasha. Their voices, shouting over the darkness. They repeatedly shout my name so loud that its almost deafening.They don’t hear me when I call back either. I just want them to know that I am here, wherever here is.“What do you want me to do? She isn’t responding!” I here Lucian shout and it makes so much sense. They were fighting to keep me alive, just like Tasha had warned me. Was I too late, was this the curse taking me?“No, my child, this is your choice.”Looking around in the darkness, I see her. The one other person that I recognised, my mother. Her hair cascading down in messy curls as her amber eyes searched my face.“How are you here?” Did Amber do something to her too?“Daughter, you are locked in your mind. This is not Amber, this is you. Your body is failing, you don't have long left.”“But I kille