Chapter 9

~Gilan's P.O.V.~

"Never!" I said shaking my head. "I'll never hurt them."

"Then your friend will die. Your other friends will die as. well, just thought I would. give you a choice to give. them a quick easy death. instead of a slow painful one"

"No!" I said trying to pull away from the men holding my upper arms. "Please don't hurt them."

The man chuckled darkly. "So desperate aren't you?" he grabbed my chin, I tried to pull away. "On second thought, I don't want you to kill them. No, I have a much better idea. I'll have the young lass kill you in front of them."

"She would never." he rose one eyebrow then turned to one of his men.

"Give the girl the antidote then tell her that she had better kill him," he jerked his thumb at me or her friend Mitchell dies. If she refuses give her this." He held up a vial filled with a crimson red liquid. He opened if and walked up to me. He dragged his knife along my arm, drawing blood, I winced. He held the tip of the knife over the top of the vial, my blood dripped into it. The man handed the vial with the antidote to the poison to the man. "Actually give the girl this then bring her to me."

~Ellie's P.O.V.~

The smoke was becoming so thick that I couldn't breath. I opened my mouth as if that would let more air in. I felt a thick cough syrup tasting liquid trickle past my lips. . I coughed then swallowed. My eyes opened slowly. I saw a large black shape leaning over me. I screamed. The man covered my mouth. Then pulled me to my feet. I tried to pull away. The man snarled and struck me. Tears came to my eyes. He grabbed my shoulders.

"Gilan! Help me!"

"Shut up" He pulled me down several corridors. He opened large ebony doors. I saw Gilan. His wrists were tied behind his back. One man was holding his hair leaning his head back, exposing Gilan's neck to a blade. I tried to run to him, but the man held me back. The man who was in charge walked toward me. He held a vial toward me. It was filled with a crimson red liquid. "Drink this or your friend over there dies."

"No! Ellie don't! It will-" one of the men near Gilan shoved a cloth into his mouth cutting of any further outcry and warning.

"Do it now!" the leader growled. Gilan's eyes were warning me not to. The men holding the blade to his throat pressed it harder onto Gilan's neck. I put the vial to my lips...and drank. The last thing I saw was Gilan lunging forward. Then darkness-- not like when you turned of the lights-- but a tangible darkness filled my mind.