Chapter 10
Ashlynn's POV
I woke up and I could hear the rain pattering on the windows. I felt someone laying in the bed beside me. My back was flush against their chest. They were playing with a strand of my hair. I opened my eyes and saw that I was laying in Jake's room. I turned my head and looked up and saw him. He smiled down at me. "Morning." The blanket was draped over my chest. I smiled back. "Hi." I looked over and saw what time it was. It said 6:58 "Shit. My dad's gonna kill me for staying the night." I jumped out of bed and quickly got dressed. "I'm sorry, I need to go." I leaned over and kissed him. "I love you." I said before running for the door. "Love you too." He called after me. I ran out and hopped into the truck, it was raining pretty bad. I pulled out onto the main highway and was headed back to Forks. I was just inside the Rez. I was watching the road when something hit the truck from the side, causing it to go flying into the ditch. It rolled a few times before it came to a stop. I had hit my head on the steering wheel and was pretty banged up. The truck was upside down. I looked out the window and saw a man walking down the ditch. He was pale and had a sinister look on his face. I didn't recognize him. He wasn't one of the Cullen's. He reached the truck and ripped the door off. He crouched and reached to touch me. Then we heard a howl. He smiled. "I'll be back. Princesa." Then he disappeared. My head was bleeding and was dripping onto the ceiling of the truck. My ribs and head hurt like hell. Before I blacked out, I saw a few wolves run after the vampire.
I could hear a heart monitor beeping, and all of the sounds a hospital make. Someone was holding my hand. I had trouble opening my eyes, but when I did I saw Jake sleeping in a chair beside my bed. He was holding my hand, his head laying on the bed beside it. I reached over and ran my hands through his hair. He moved his head to face the head of the bed. He opened his eyes and I smiled at him. He sat up quickly. "Ash, thank god your awake." He leaned over and gently kissed me. I noticed that I had tubes hooked up to my nose and an IV coming out of my hand. "Sorry for scaring you."I said my voice a little raspy from the dry air. I looked at the clock on the wall straight in front of me. "How long was I out?" He looked concerned. "For a little over a day." I tried to sit up more but it hurt to much. "Take it easy. I'll go find the doctor." He left. A minute later he came back with Carlisle. "Hey Ashlynn. How are you feeling?" He leaned over and checked my cuts, and ribs. "Like I was just hit by a train. Did you guys catch him?" Jake slowly shook his head. "We chased him all the way to Olympia. But lost him in the city." I bit my lip and looked at Carlisle and he looked between Jake and me. "I guess I don't need to ask if you remember what happened." I shook my head. "Can you tell me what happened?" I nodded. "I was driving and got hit on the drivers side. The truck rolled a few times and then it stopped on the roof. He pulled the door clean off and he called me 'Princesa' and said he would be back." Jake had a scowl on his face. Carlisle checked my eyes with a flashlight. "If you keep recovering this quickly I think you can go home in a day or two." I nodded. Jake walked out with Carlisle. I looked at the time. It said 11:40 am. A few minutes later Jake walked back in. Charlie followed him in. "Hey, how are you feeling?" I shrugged and tried to hide a wince. "Fine." He nodded. "Good, so then you won't mind telling me what you were doing driving back from La Push at 7 o'clock in the morning." I tried to hide a blush. "Um... I spent the night. It got late after watching a movie. So..." He looked at Jake then back at me. "I am not going to even ask. But need I remind you, no messing around when I'm around." He turned to Jake. "But, if anything happens, you better be damn sure to take care of her." Jake nodded. Then Charlie walked out. "Well, he did say not to do it around him." I tried to joke. But Jake looked worried. "Hey, it's going to be okay." Jake sat in the seat next to the bed. "He's not going to touch you. Okay? We will protect you."
I was finally released from the hospital the next afternoon. Dad had to work so Jake took me home. In total I had three bruised ribs, and needed seven stitches. My face became a bunch of bruises. Both my eyes were black and my forehead was swollen. And I had a major headache. Jake brought me home and made me sit down on the couch while he got me some leftovers from the fridge. He stayed with me and laid in the bed with me.
Over the next week and a half there was always two of the guys guarding the house and two others were patrolling the Rez. Jake was constantly around he stayed the nights with me or was out patrolling. Dad didn't know that he was spending the nights. We didn't fool around at all during this time for the fact that Jake didn't want to risk letting his guard down. Even in the night if I did anything that he didn't deem normal he bolted up out of his sleep. In the week and a half since I was released from the hospital there had been no sign of the vampire yet. I was still healing and wasn't quite so black and blue anymore. My ribs still hurt but not as bad. I was getting ready for the night and came back into the bedroom and didn't see Jake so I just crawled in expecting him to come in a few minutes. When I reached over to turn off the light I saw Jake laying on the floor on the side of the bed closest to the window. I heard someone come out of the closet. "Hello, Princesa." The vampire stepped towards me. I tried to scream but he covered my mouth with his hand. "Shh. Wouldn't want your father coming in here, do you?" Oh my god, he was threatening to kill my dad if I screamed. I didn't even know if Jake was still alive. The vampire had black hair, red eyes, and a Spanish accent. He grabbed me and went towards the window. I looked back and saw that Jake was still breathing. Oh thank god. He picked me up and jumped out the window. Once we were outside I could see the two guys growling at the vampire. He grabbed me and held me closer to him. "Don't want to hurt this precious human now do you?" They stood their ground but didn't come forward. "Follow us and she dies." The next thing I knew the wind was flying through my hair. Trees were passing us at a crazy speed. He was holding me so tight over his shoulder there was no way that I could escape, or fall.
We finally stopped and came to a warehouse in a town I didn't recognize. He took me inside and up to the upstairs part of the warehouse. I saw two chains hanging from a steel beam. He locked my wrists into some thick cuffs attached to the chains. They were high enough that I was barely able to reach the floor. "If your gonna feed on me do it already." I yelled at him. He gave me a sinister looking smile. "My dear, you think I would simply feed on you? I only chain you so that you cannot run back to those mutts. You are my singer, your blood is intoxicating to me. I will not feed on you." I didn't like how this sounded. "But don't think I won't hurt you if you try escaping." And then he left.