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"Emily," Riley muttered under his breath as his cold eyes searched the
cabin once more, as though hoping to find her. He moved a hand to his
hair and wondered what had happened to her. Had she realsied that what
Riley had told her and the vampires about the sun was a lie? Had she
escaped his clutches like many of the vampires he had created before?
But Riley hadn't cared about them. He could make more, but why was
Emily so different?
Quickly, Rileys deep red eyes moved over the vampires again, "Where is
she?" He growled under his breath as he noticed a younger male vampire
step away from him. As no one answered him, Rileys anger grew.
"Emily! Where is she? Raoul, she went hunting with your group," He
demanded again, his hands balling up into fists. But still the
vampires remained silent. Their expressions contained a mix of fear
and confusion. It wasn't as though he was this concerned about any
others who had been lost to 'the sun'.
Raoul spoke up, "How are we supposed to know where she went? Are we
supposed to keep track of every vampire in our group? Besides, arnt
you always telling us everyone for themself?" He muttered. Riley could
tell that Raoul was trying to be brave, to stand up to him. But it was
clear from his stance and shaky words that he was scared, scared of
what Rileys temper might push him to do.
Riley let out a deep breath and shook his head. He knew he was over
reacting but apart from his 'right hand man' Diego, Emily was proberly
one of the few 'smart' vampires he had left. He needed her around, or
else he feared he may go mad in the company of idiots like Raoul and
his crowd.
As Raoul went back to playing on the play station with the rest of his
followers, Riley growled quietly. That vampire really knew how to wind
him up and he didn't really even have to try. Shaking his head, Riley
glanced around at the rest of the vampires, seeing Kristie sat among
her group and the loners dotted around. They didn't really belong to
either Kristie or Raouls group and seemed to just want to keep their
heads down and stay out of any trouble.
Glancing down at the newspaper on the floor, Riley felt another surge
of anger ripple through him. Why was it so hard for these morons to
understand? They had to keep a low profile. The last thing he and
Victoria wanted was the Volturi hanging around, though Riley guessed
that it was only a matter of time before they came after them.
But as long as the newborns were kept under control, no rules were
being broken. And that was his job, to watch over the young vampires
and make sure they cleaned up after every hunt. He knew that he should
have punished Raoul more harshly but it wouldn't do much good. When
hunting, that kids vampire instincts take over and he can't control
himself. Maybe next time he would send him with a sensible vampire,
one that would make sure none of Rileys rules were broken. A vampire
like Emily.
Shaking his head a little, Riley leaned back against the wall. He
wanted to know where she was and why she had been out past her curfew.
Maybe this was some kind of rebel against him, though he doubted that
would go down well. He had overheard Raoul taking about needing to
break away from Rileys control many times but as soon as Riley
appeared, Raoul backed down.
Running a hand once through his dark hair, Riley sighed. The vampires
had all gone back to doing what had been before; either playing games,
talking, reading or just sitting. Riley noticed one young vampire who
he had turned about the same time as Emily still watching him
carefully, her expression thoughtful.
"Shall I go and find Daisy?" Jasmine asked, her red eyes slightly wide
as she watched him but Riley just shook his head. "No," Riley replied,
"The suns almost up, if Emilys not back in time then..." Riley
shrugged. It didn't matter; he would just change someone else. Jas
gulped as she shuddered a little, obviously having believed every word
Riley had told them about the sun and the battle they were preparing
for.