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Chapter 9

Emily woke up in an infirmary, she glanced around to see Liam lying in the bed to her left. The pain in her back was gone and the flesh replaced, but she was still starving.

"Finally!" Emily turned her head to see blue eyes staring at her.

She jumped up. "What the hell are you doing in here?"

"Is that how you treat the person who saved your life?" The redheaded witch asked.

"You were the one who almost took it to begin with." Emily snapped.

The girl looked at her and shrugged. "Sorry. I thought you killed Draven."

"Well I didn't. You should really ask questions first." Emily replied.

"Right, because you guys are the kings of asking questions first." The witch replied sarcastically.

"We had orders to take him in alive." Emily narrowed her eyes.

"Is that why you shot him first?" The girl questioned.

"He was trying to drain me of blood." Emily almost yelled.

"So, you let him." The girl said pointedly.

"Do you even know how strong he was?" Emily asked.

"Yes...That's why I'm here." The girl replied, breaking eye contact. She started to fiddle with her oversized hoodie. "I need your help."

"Ha. You need my help?" Emily scoffed.

"Look, this isn't just about Draven, there are others all over the city. They're dying just like he did," the girl's gaze returned to Emily.

"You mean...That red glow on his neck." Emily questioned.

"Yeah." She simply replied. Emily had struck a nerve.

"Look girl, there are plenty of people stronger than me to ask for help."

"It's not girl, it's Sybil. I can't ask anybody else, you have ties with both sides."

"No, oh no, I can't bring Sirius into this. He doesn't even know I'm working with Obsidian." Emily replied, shaking her hands back and forth.

"Wow. Some bond you got there." Sybil rolled her eyes.

"Like your one to talk. You glamour other people while the guy you're in love with sneaks out the back with another woman."

"Shut up! You don't know anything about me." Sybil yelled.

"Please. You're so easy to read." Emily pointed at the witch.

"I think you miss the pain I gave you last night." Sybil said, raising her hand up, a colorful green light swirling.

"Grow up." Emily replied, shifting out of her bed to stand next to Liam. He looked fine, his hair was rustled from where he had moved around in his sleep and his unusual paleness didn't look worse than usual. She smiled down at him, moving some of his hair back, off his forehead. He shifted, but didn't wake.

"He'll be alright. Draven just broke a few bones and Savi told me to put him to sleep while he healed. Something about he wouldn't sit still if he was awake," Sybil explained, moving off the bed.

"Yeah, she's right." Emily giggled.

"Hate to break up the moment, but are you gonna help me or not?"

"You could start by telling me what it is." Emily sighed.

"So...that a yes or no?" She asked.

"Sybil." Emily said, aggravation apparent in her tone.

"Right, right, sorry." She waved her hands. "It's called Lycidas."


Emily was refreshed after she had taken a shower, changed her clothes, and had a couple bags of blood. She was making her way back to the infirmary to see Liam and bring him something to eat. Sybil had decided to keep him under longer until his wounds had fully healed, which Emily didn't mind. A healthy Liam was hard to achieve when he wouldn't let his wounds heal and most of the time he wouldn't.

*Flashback*

"Come on, Punch me as hard as you can." Liam ordered.

"Is this really apart of the evaluation?" Emily questioned, throwing her hands up in a readying stance.

"No. I just want to see how hard you can hit." He laughed.

"Fine, but don't be mad if I hurt you." Emily warned.

"Right, like you could hurt me." Liam teased.

Emily scoffed at his words and, without warning, punched Liam in the chest, sending him flying into the wall. He grunted and fell to the ground, holding his chest. Emily's eyes grew wide and she ran over to him.

"Oh my god! Are you okay!"

"Ow."

"Liam?" Emily asked.

"Damn...I think you broke something." Liam breathed.

"Just wait. I'll go get someone." She said running out of the training room.

*End of Flashback*

Emily giggled to herself as she walked into the infirmary to see that Liam was awake.

"So you finally decided to get up."

"It wouldn't have been a problem if somebody hadn't put me to sleep." He eyed Sybil.

"What? I was just doing what I was told." Sybil replied.

"To think you would forget what happened last time." Emily added.

"It's only because you punched me." Liam responded.

"You asked me too." She replied like a child. They both started laughing and going more into the story like they hadn't lived it already. Emily hit playfully at Liam every time he teased her about the punch.

"Well, you two are a little too cozy for me. I'm gonna go find Justin and Savi." Sybil said, leaving the room.

Neither of them paid her any attention as they kept their conversation going, a look of nostalgia on both their faces. In the past nine months they had spent together, Emily had become more alive. Sirius had opened her heart, but not nearly as much as Liam. When she was around him her smile became brighter, her laugh was real, something she hadn't realized was gone.

"So...the redhead?" Liam asked, quirking a brow.

"Sybil. She was the witch that glamoured Justin and Savi at the club. She came out after you went unconscious." she replied.

"The target?"

"He died, which brings to attention another problem." Liam motioned for her to continue. "Sybil was telling me about this new drug that's in the making. She doesn't know the name of the people who are making it, but the drug's name is Lycidas. It's in the shape of a tablet and it's inserted deep under the skin and when it dissolves, it turns a red/orange color and from what I could tell it flows through your veins, at least that's what happened to the target." she explained, getting up from the side of the bed, grabbing the bag of blood lying on the side table and handing it to Liam.

"What does the drug do?" Liam asked, taking the bag.

"From what she told me, it enhances abilities, which would explain why the target was so fast and strong. It also allows us to walk in the sun and have an immunity to silver, our regenerative abilities go from one day to one minute, it's pretty much turning us into humans without removing our abilities as vampires. The side effects are increased thirst, irritation from heightened senses, and death, which is how most of the vamps with the drug in their system are dying." she paced back and forth, making her own connections in her head.

"How large is the distribution?"

"It's big, especially here in the city. Sybil said that it hasn't reached outside of France, but it's bound to once word gets around."

"How did we not know about this?"

"Apparently nobody does, they come to you, that's how our target got the drug. Plus, most of the Vamps that are given the drug to are dying in the first 48 hours." Emily finished.

"Have you talked to Garrett?" Liam asked, finishing off his pack of blood.

"Yes. He's taking it to the board. I just hope they listen." Emily replied.

"What if they don't?"

"Then I go to Sirius." She responded. She didn't want to go to Sirius, but this was dangerous. "This drug could be used as a weapon for anyone in the supernatural community against vampires. Sirius would be a main target considering his position and status in the vampire community, not to mention all his enemies. I don't want to, but I think now will be the best time to tell him I'm working for Obsidian."

"Are you sure that's a good idea?" Liam questioned her choice.

"No, but I can't let him die all because I don't want to tell him the truth." Emily replied.

"Just...please be careful." Liam's eyes were serious.

"I will be. No matter how mad he is at me, he'd never kill me." Emily placed her hand on top of Liam's.

"Let's hope that's true."


XOXO

Odessa