Chapter 11 - Vengeance
Laina awoke, sweating and gasping for breath. She heard Jade whisper her name in her mind.
He sounds so weak..
Laina got up and walked over to her dresser. She leaned on the edge and put her head down. She glanced, confused, at the leather holder for her knife -
It was empty.
When she saw it, she knew. Throwing on a pair of pants and a tank top, Laina sped down the stairs and out the front door. She ran down to the lake and fell to her knees at Jade's side. She took his hand in hers and wept, lying in the grass.
Rising, she fumbled with the jade pentacle around her neck. She walked over to the lake's edge and watched the sunrise, vowing vengeance.
Laina's knees gave out from under her as she received a mental blow of power. The energy screamed "Vida". Laina rose to her feet, just to be knocked backwards by another blow. She looked up from the ground into the glaring eyes of Dominique.
"You would weep over him. You would have him come to kill me, and you weep over him." Trying to rise, she met another lash of power. Dominique's strength and mental power far exceeded her own. If Dominique had come here to kill her, there was no hope - she would lose.
"You let him take your blood. You willingly bore your throat to him. You know you are wrong." She mentally hit Laina again. "That is why you don't fight back."
"That is where you are wrong Dominique. I do not fight back because I know I will not win." Laina got up and took a step back. "I bore my throat to him. I protected him. Hell, I'll admit it - I even slept with him. I fell in love with a vampire, but refused to become one. You think when Jade gave me that offer, the idea didn't cross my mind? I would have said yes, but my morals from growing up in a house with a bunch of hunters, from growing up with you Dominique, already made the decision for me. Put that into consideration before you kill me."
Dominique shook her head. "You've harmed no one but yourself, Laina Smoke. I want you to leave Hasana's house. Find somewhere else to go, live alone for a while. Then I will decide whether or not I want you anywhere near your family."
Dominique threw the knife to Laina, who let it fall to the ground. "You showed so much promise, but you threw it all away. Pack your things and go."
She spun on her heels and walked away.
Laina awoke, sweating and gasping for breath. She heard Jade whisper her name in her mind.
He sounds so weak..
Laina got up and walked over to her dresser. She leaned on the edge and put her head down. She glanced, confused, at the leather holder for her knife -
It was empty.
When she saw it, she knew. Throwing on a pair of pants and a tank top, Laina sped down the stairs and out the front door. She ran down to the lake and fell to her knees at Jade's side. She took his hand in hers and wept, lying in the grass.
Rising, she fumbled with the jade pentacle around her neck. She walked over to the lake's edge and watched the sunrise, vowing vengeance.
Laina's knees gave out from under her as she received a mental blow of power. The energy screamed "Vida". Laina rose to her feet, just to be knocked backwards by another blow. She looked up from the ground into the glaring eyes of Dominique.
"You would weep over him. You would have him come to kill me, and you weep over him." Trying to rise, she met another lash of power. Dominique's strength and mental power far exceeded her own. If Dominique had come here to kill her, there was no hope - she would lose.
"You let him take your blood. You willingly bore your throat to him. You know you are wrong." She mentally hit Laina again. "That is why you don't fight back."
"That is where you are wrong Dominique. I do not fight back because I know I will not win." Laina got up and took a step back. "I bore my throat to him. I protected him. Hell, I'll admit it - I even slept with him. I fell in love with a vampire, but refused to become one. You think when Jade gave me that offer, the idea didn't cross my mind? I would have said yes, but my morals from growing up in a house with a bunch of hunters, from growing up with you Dominique, already made the decision for me. Put that into consideration before you kill me."
Dominique shook her head. "You've harmed no one but yourself, Laina Smoke. I want you to leave Hasana's house. Find somewhere else to go, live alone for a while. Then I will decide whether or not I want you anywhere near your family."
Dominique threw the knife to Laina, who let it fall to the ground. "You showed so much promise, but you threw it all away. Pack your things and go."
She spun on her heels and walked away.