Part 13
When Shauna went to the Daybreak meeting the next evening she was a little surprised to find Chase wasn't there. She hadn't seen him at school either. But then again, why should she care?
She didn't, she kept telling herself. He was an arrogant, stuck up jerk who didn't deserve her as his soulmate. It was her opinion that she could do better.
Luna was there with Dakota and Marlon, Thia, Senna and one or two other Daybreakers. They seemed to have dwindled in numbers severely. Maybe there were more dead that they didn't know about.
Quite a few people were getting missing. It was beginning to look like Leila Feist had lost control of herself now.
She had attacked without thought the other night. Or maybe with thought, Shauna didn't know. But she had survived an attack.
But only because Chase happened to be in the right place at the right time and had saved you, a small voice in the back of her mind pointed out.
"What's going on?" she asked, noticing they were all quieter than usual. Even Dakota wasn't moaning or bitching about anything.
"Chase is missing," Thia said quietly. "The girl broke into his apartment last night."
Shauna felt her blood run cold. The psycho had Chase. Was he dead already? But why change style now? She'd never kidnapped any of her previous victims.
She could feel her face whitening, and noticed Senna and Thia exchanging glances. They looked at her, clearly wanting to know what was wrong with her.
"We're soulmates," she admitted, feeling her face flushing a little.
Thia and Senna looked at each other again, Dakota looked unhappy, if she started whining again about how she and Jarred had been soulmates, Shauna would punch her.
But then again, Shauna was now beginning to understand how Dakota was feeling. She didn't understand it, and wasn't sure she really wanted to. But she knew if something happened to Chase, if this bitch killed him, a part of her would die too.
She had convinced herself he meant nothing to her, he was scum, a bloodsucker of a race that needed to be wiped out so they couldn't terrorize innocent humans anymore.
But who the hell was she trying to kid?
A knock on the door brought her out of her reverie. She looked around to see Senna had stood up and was opening the door to the meeting room.
"Senna? What are you doing?" Luna asked, sounding rather amused.
Shauna looked over to see what was going on. Senna gestured for someone to come in. Shauna felt her eyes bug along with the others.
The boy who came into the room could have been Chase's twin. But he wasn't Chase. And if she remembered from the picture, this had to be...
"Guys, meet Lucas Redfern," Senna said.
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Part 14
Shauna just stared at Lucas Redfern along with everyone else. She just couldn't believe it. Their research had told him she was dead.
"Do you know you're soulmate's a psychopath?" Marlon said dryly, breaking the silence.
Lucas was irritated. "Don't blame me, I didn't do it to her, you guys did."
Shauna could feel her impatience rising. This guy was even more irritating than Chase had been. And just as arrogant. "How'd you figure that one?" she snorted.
"Leila's a lost witch," he answered. "The Night World were pissed at I had a human soulmates, you damned Daybreakers were just pissed at me in general, and we never even got the chance to actually say that Leila was a lost witch and had every right to know about the Night World."
"Explain the part where you were dead and then you're not dead," Luna asked, smiling faintly.
Lucas sighed, as if dealing with idiots too stupid to put two and two together. "I faked it," he answered, rather smugly.
Shauna and Thia exchanged glances. So they had this guy on their hands now. Could they trust him? It didn't seem like they had a choice, if he was the only one who could communicate with the psycho.
"So what's she actually been doing?" Lucas asked, taking a seat without being invited.
"Killing off Night Worlders and Daybreakers right left and centre, she's got one of ours, but we don't know where," Luna answered. Shauna had to control her temper not to storm over to Luna and punch her lights out.
Luna was just sitting there, acting as if everything was amusing. There was nothing funny about this. People were dead, and if they didn't do something then Chase could be next.
"Could you stop her?" she asked Lucas.
Lucas glanced over at her. "Why?"
"The guy she has is my soulmate," Shauna answered. No one said anything. Lucas sighed heavily. Shauna looked at him, trying not to look too desperate. No one was ever going to let her forget this.
After a few minutes silence his eyes met hers. "Yeah. All right."
"How do you know where to find her?" Senna asked.
Lucas looked at her. "I just know," he answered simply, and started heading out the door. Shauna followed, hoping they weren't already too late.
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When Shauna went to the Daybreak meeting the next evening she was a little surprised to find Chase wasn't there. She hadn't seen him at school either. But then again, why should she care?
She didn't, she kept telling herself. He was an arrogant, stuck up jerk who didn't deserve her as his soulmate. It was her opinion that she could do better.
Luna was there with Dakota and Marlon, Thia, Senna and one or two other Daybreakers. They seemed to have dwindled in numbers severely. Maybe there were more dead that they didn't know about.
Quite a few people were getting missing. It was beginning to look like Leila Feist had lost control of herself now.
She had attacked without thought the other night. Or maybe with thought, Shauna didn't know. But she had survived an attack.
But only because Chase happened to be in the right place at the right time and had saved you, a small voice in the back of her mind pointed out.
"What's going on?" she asked, noticing they were all quieter than usual. Even Dakota wasn't moaning or bitching about anything.
"Chase is missing," Thia said quietly. "The girl broke into his apartment last night."
Shauna felt her blood run cold. The psycho had Chase. Was he dead already? But why change style now? She'd never kidnapped any of her previous victims.
She could feel her face whitening, and noticed Senna and Thia exchanging glances. They looked at her, clearly wanting to know what was wrong with her.
"We're soulmates," she admitted, feeling her face flushing a little.
Thia and Senna looked at each other again, Dakota looked unhappy, if she started whining again about how she and Jarred had been soulmates, Shauna would punch her.
But then again, Shauna was now beginning to understand how Dakota was feeling. She didn't understand it, and wasn't sure she really wanted to. But she knew if something happened to Chase, if this bitch killed him, a part of her would die too.
She had convinced herself he meant nothing to her, he was scum, a bloodsucker of a race that needed to be wiped out so they couldn't terrorize innocent humans anymore.
But who the hell was she trying to kid?
A knock on the door brought her out of her reverie. She looked around to see Senna had stood up and was opening the door to the meeting room.
"Senna? What are you doing?" Luna asked, sounding rather amused.
Shauna looked over to see what was going on. Senna gestured for someone to come in. Shauna felt her eyes bug along with the others.
The boy who came into the room could have been Chase's twin. But he wasn't Chase. And if she remembered from the picture, this had to be...
"Guys, meet Lucas Redfern," Senna said.
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Part 14
Shauna just stared at Lucas Redfern along with everyone else. She just couldn't believe it. Their research had told him she was dead.
"Do you know you're soulmate's a psychopath?" Marlon said dryly, breaking the silence.
Lucas was irritated. "Don't blame me, I didn't do it to her, you guys did."
Shauna could feel her impatience rising. This guy was even more irritating than Chase had been. And just as arrogant. "How'd you figure that one?" she snorted.
"Leila's a lost witch," he answered. "The Night World were pissed at I had a human soulmates, you damned Daybreakers were just pissed at me in general, and we never even got the chance to actually say that Leila was a lost witch and had every right to know about the Night World."
"Explain the part where you were dead and then you're not dead," Luna asked, smiling faintly.
Lucas sighed, as if dealing with idiots too stupid to put two and two together. "I faked it," he answered, rather smugly.
Shauna and Thia exchanged glances. So they had this guy on their hands now. Could they trust him? It didn't seem like they had a choice, if he was the only one who could communicate with the psycho.
"So what's she actually been doing?" Lucas asked, taking a seat without being invited.
"Killing off Night Worlders and Daybreakers right left and centre, she's got one of ours, but we don't know where," Luna answered. Shauna had to control her temper not to storm over to Luna and punch her lights out.
Luna was just sitting there, acting as if everything was amusing. There was nothing funny about this. People were dead, and if they didn't do something then Chase could be next.
"Could you stop her?" she asked Lucas.
Lucas glanced over at her. "Why?"
"The guy she has is my soulmate," Shauna answered. No one said anything. Lucas sighed heavily. Shauna looked at him, trying not to look too desperate. No one was ever going to let her forget this.
After a few minutes silence his eyes met hers. "Yeah. All right."
"How do you know where to find her?" Senna asked.
Lucas looked at her. "I just know," he answered simply, and started heading out the door. Shauna followed, hoping they weren't already too late.
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