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Rafe was just finishing up with his shower when he thought he heard a knock on the door and someone calling his name. It sounded like a female. Could it be Alison? Was there some way she had escaped and made it back home? He jumped out and threw a towel around his waist. His body was still wet, and his hair had a crazy look to itself. He opened the door to see his cousin standing there.
"Hi, Rafe," Lucy said slightly embarrassed.
"Hey," he said with a hint of sadness in his voice.
"Nice to see you too. I came by to talk to you. I got this feeling last night, and it's not a good one."
"Yeah, well I was about to come talk to you about that."
"You knew? I don't think its Caleb. I'm used to sensing when Caleb is up to something, and this is much stronger than that," she said as he walked back into the bathroom to put some clothes on. He walked back out with a pair of jeans on. "So where is Alison? I didn't see her downstairs just now."
He took a deep sigh. It still upset him that he had lost her again. "She was taken by that force you were feeling." He pulled a shirt over his head, and then began to tell Lucy the story.
"So what do you need me to do?"
"I don't know yet. I have to wait until Caleb gets back from his trip."
"His trip?"
"Yeah, he went to Hell."
"Oh, that's lovely. Well, I am going to go back to my place. Let me know when you need me to kick some vampire butt," she said giving him a hug.
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Caleb started to lock the door behind Imani, but figured that in case something happened he better leave it unlocked. He went over to the fake panel above the fireplace and pushed it around, revealing the Morley Family History book. He took it and started to turn the pages and found what he was looking for. It was titled 'Contacting those of the past'. He read it, memorizing what he needed to do and then returned the book to its place.
He walked to the middle of the room, and closed his eyes. He began to recite the incantation he had just read. He felt warmth around his body, and then spoke, "Master Morley, founder of the Morley kingdom. I come to you, for insight. You are the only one who can tell me what I need to do in order to defeat the Dragomir's again. Please, for the sake and honor of the Morley name, in order to keep the legacy you created intact, tell me."
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Rafe was walking down the stairwell into the gym. His mind was in full slayer mode, and he didn't even see Jamal standing there at the bottom of the stairs. He kept walking towards the door when he was felt a hand on his arm. He grabbed the person and held them up against the wall before realizing it was Jamal.
"What has gotten into you man?" Jamal said as Rafe let him go.
"Sorry, I just need to be somewhere."
"Well, I wanted to know if you'd seen Imani. I went by her apartment last night and this morning and she wasn't there. She hasn't shown up for her job at the Elixir yet. You don't think Caleb still thinks that she has something to do with the ring?"
Rafe had completely forgotten about the ring. He was supposed to get it from Jamal. "Hey, did you ever get the ring back?"
"Yeah, I've got it. You aren't answering my question though. Have you seen Imani?"
"Yeah, I saw her today. I had to keep watch on her for half the night. She's fine, I just need the ring."
"Excuse me? You were with her for half the night? Does Alison know about this? I'm not giving you the ring until you explain everything."
"No, Alison doesn't know about that. And it's not like it sounded. There is a new enemy in town, and Imani is the key to destroying them," he started as he began to tell the story.
Jamal put his hand in his pocket. He had to decide whether to give the ring up or not. Giving it back Caleb meant saving Alison, but it also meant that Caleb has an extra edge. Not giving up the ring meant that the Dragomir's might start killing people left and right. "Here," he said handing the ring to Rafe, "Just make sure that Caleb doesn't get all power hungry now."
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"My grandson's heir. As you have traveled this far, I will tell you," said Caleb's great-grandfather. Where Caleb stood there was fire around them. On the inside of the fire were spirits of his ancestors. He could tell his father was nearby, and almost felt his hand on his shoulder.
"Thank you, Master. The Dragomir's have returned and want to start their legacy again. The torture and crimes they committed before can not be allowed."
"You are a very wise man. I will tell you a story now that is not widely known. There once was a village man. The Dragomir's came in and killed his oldest boy, and then stole his youngest daughter. They said they would take the child as their own daughter. What they did not know was the man was also one of dark powers. He placed a curse on the family name that in every generation the youngest daughter will have no loyalty to them whatsoever. Now use this knowledge and continue the Morley legacy for the rest of eternity."
"Thank you, Master," Caleb said. As he finished those words he could feel the warmth leave his body. The next thing he knew he was laying on the floor back in the apartment. He opened his eyes slowly to see Rafe standing over him. He looked at him with a grin, "Talk about a head rush."
Rafe held out his hand and helped Caleb up, "So that was your trip to Hell, eh? Find out anything that could help us?"
"I spoke with my great-grandfather. He told me that the youngest daughter was the key. That she was what we needed to have in order to destroy them. He didn't explain how though."
"Maybe Imani will be able to help us when she returns."
"She's not back yet?" he asked, having to go and get a drink of water. "How long does it take to go find where your father is and come back?"
"Well, how long did it take you just then?"
Caleb didn't have a chance to answer as he heard a knock on the door. He went over and saw through the eye hole it was Imani. "The guest of honor has arrived," he said motioning her inside.
"Did you see them? Are they ok? How is Alison?" Rafe said all the while pacing the floor.
"I know where they are now. It's our former castle in Romania. They somehow conjured it up and it is sitting where it was hundreds of years ago, as if it had never been torn down."
"Well, what are we waiting for?" Caleb said getting a jacket.
"Hold on, Caleb. We need to get a plan. What can you tell us about the castle?"
"Well, you can't transpose into it. You can transpose 100 feet away from the gate, but there is a spell on it to go inside. I was able to find a secret passage on one side to enter. I got up to the cell that they are holding Livvie and Alison together in."
"Together?" Caleb grinned, "You know they are having the time of their lives. Do you know if they receive food and water? Or in Livvie's case, blood?"
"I'm guessing a small amount of food and water, but not enough to live off of for long. I'm pretty sure that they won't give Livvie any blood whatsoever. Will Alison be willing to let Livvie feed off of her arm?"
Rafe gave out a chuckle, "Maybe if you knocked her out first."
"You know what. There is no way we can make a plan up. I want to go now and confront your family. Tell them my opinion of them, and see where we go next. First of all, I need the ring," he said giving an evil look to Rafe.
Rafe took it in his hand and tossed it over. "Anything else?"
"Nope, this will do," he said with a smile.
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Livvie and Alison were starting to fall asleep when they heard guards walking up to the cell. "Come on you two. Now!" yelled one as they hesitated to move. They walked down the steps not saying a word, but wondering what had caused the Dragomir's to release them from their place of captivity.
One guard stopped at a door and walked through, making them stay behind with the other one. Livvie thought for a short moment about running, but then decided not to. Instead she reached over and took Alison's hand and squeezed it tight. Alison looked at Livvie and tried her hardest to give a smile, but couldn't bring herself to do it. The guard came back in then and shoved them through the door. Alison almost fell down, but Livvie caught her. When they looked up they first noticed they were in what could be considered a medieval banquet hall. There were a few tables, but not many. The next thing they noticed were Caleb, Rafe, and Imani standing there.
Rafe was shocked at how Alison looked when he saw her. She had almost fallen when she came in, but Livvie had caught her. He wanted so much to go give her a hug, and go home. Their home, where they had finally come to some sort of peace with vampires. Not here where they were battling a new enemy.
Caleb took a deep breath, and gave a look to the girls saying it would be ok. "So you have shown to me that they are alive. What do you say on discussing the return of them now?"
"You know what I want, Caleb Morley. I want the ring that your great- grandfather stole from my family. That ring belongs to me!" yelled Gavril Dragomir.
"No, there is no deal then," Caleb said turning his back. He couldn't look at Olivia, or his heart would break. He knew she was probably starting to cry already as was Alison. He heard the guards pull them away and Alison cry out Rafe's name. When the door shut back he turned around to face Gavril again, "I will return in three days. At that time I will tell you my decision on giving up the ring."
"You are a smart man, Caleb. If you know what is good for you then you will hand it over then."
"Until then though, you must promise me you will not harm those two ladies in any form. And you must give them blood also," Rafe said, finally speaking up.
"I will give food, but no blood."
Rafe and Caleb turned and walked out, with Imani following behind them. They had no choice but to do what they did tonight. Both men knew their loves would believe they had betrayed them tonight, but a plan was already in the works in both of their minds.
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Alison sat against the wall of their cell. She got up and walked next to Livvie, putting an arm around her. "It's going to be ok Livvie. We're going to get out of here."
"How do you know? You saw what Caleb did tonight. He turned his back on us for that damn ring. He doesn't care about us. Rafe didn't do anything either. They both just stood there and said nothing."
"Olivia Locke! You are honestly going to tell me that you believe those two men don't love us. That they wouldn't give up their lives for our own?" she said, now standing up in front of Livvie. Her anger was starting to flare up, but this time it was because Livvie was actually thinking that Caleb had stopped loving her. "We are two of the luckiest women on the planet because we have found our soul mates."
"Our soul mates-for eternity," Livvie said, as a smile started to appear on her face. She was all of a sudden very tired.
"Exactly. If he wasn't your soul mate he would have left you a long time ago," she said with a smirk. "Anyways, why don't we go to sleep?"
"Alison?" Livvie said after a few minutes.
"Yeah?"
"Goodnight."
Sometime during the night Alison awoke. She wasn't sure what time it was as the room seemed to be very dark, but something didn't feel right. She rolled over to see where Livvie was and it seemed as her body was shaking horribly. "Livvie are you ok?"
"Go back to sleep, Alison," she snapped.
"What is wrong? Talk to me," she said trying to get Livvie to turn over and face her. When she did, Alison realized what was wrong. "You need to feed, don't you?"
"I'm sure I'll be fine. Maybe they'll give us some blood in the morning."
"You might not be alive in the morning," Alison said as she rolled up the sleeve of her shirt and placed her arm in front of Livvie."
"You can't be serious. I know how you are with biting and all."
"Just get it over with, Livvie. We have to work together and get out of here together, just like Rafe and Caleb have to work together right now." Alison closed her eyes tightly as Livvie took her arm. She tried hard not to jump when she felt Livvie's fangs inside her skin. She wished she had asked Livvie to knock her out first, but it was too late now. When Livvie was finished she pulled her sleeve back down and held her arm where it was bitten. "Are you going to be ok now?"
"I'll be fine. Thank you for doing that. I know it took a lot just then.."
"Well, I was just trying to think of Rafe and I lying together on a beach, hearing the waves wash up on the shore. It's much easier when you aren't thinking of that rather than someone putting their fangs in you and drinking your blood."
"I suppose so, if you don't enjoy it," Livvie said, as she wiped off the corners of her mouth with blood, and fell back asleep once again.
Rafe was just finishing up with his shower when he thought he heard a knock on the door and someone calling his name. It sounded like a female. Could it be Alison? Was there some way she had escaped and made it back home? He jumped out and threw a towel around his waist. His body was still wet, and his hair had a crazy look to itself. He opened the door to see his cousin standing there.
"Hi, Rafe," Lucy said slightly embarrassed.
"Hey," he said with a hint of sadness in his voice.
"Nice to see you too. I came by to talk to you. I got this feeling last night, and it's not a good one."
"Yeah, well I was about to come talk to you about that."
"You knew? I don't think its Caleb. I'm used to sensing when Caleb is up to something, and this is much stronger than that," she said as he walked back into the bathroom to put some clothes on. He walked back out with a pair of jeans on. "So where is Alison? I didn't see her downstairs just now."
He took a deep sigh. It still upset him that he had lost her again. "She was taken by that force you were feeling." He pulled a shirt over his head, and then began to tell Lucy the story.
"So what do you need me to do?"
"I don't know yet. I have to wait until Caleb gets back from his trip."
"His trip?"
"Yeah, he went to Hell."
"Oh, that's lovely. Well, I am going to go back to my place. Let me know when you need me to kick some vampire butt," she said giving him a hug.
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Caleb started to lock the door behind Imani, but figured that in case something happened he better leave it unlocked. He went over to the fake panel above the fireplace and pushed it around, revealing the Morley Family History book. He took it and started to turn the pages and found what he was looking for. It was titled 'Contacting those of the past'. He read it, memorizing what he needed to do and then returned the book to its place.
He walked to the middle of the room, and closed his eyes. He began to recite the incantation he had just read. He felt warmth around his body, and then spoke, "Master Morley, founder of the Morley kingdom. I come to you, for insight. You are the only one who can tell me what I need to do in order to defeat the Dragomir's again. Please, for the sake and honor of the Morley name, in order to keep the legacy you created intact, tell me."
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Rafe was walking down the stairwell into the gym. His mind was in full slayer mode, and he didn't even see Jamal standing there at the bottom of the stairs. He kept walking towards the door when he was felt a hand on his arm. He grabbed the person and held them up against the wall before realizing it was Jamal.
"What has gotten into you man?" Jamal said as Rafe let him go.
"Sorry, I just need to be somewhere."
"Well, I wanted to know if you'd seen Imani. I went by her apartment last night and this morning and she wasn't there. She hasn't shown up for her job at the Elixir yet. You don't think Caleb still thinks that she has something to do with the ring?"
Rafe had completely forgotten about the ring. He was supposed to get it from Jamal. "Hey, did you ever get the ring back?"
"Yeah, I've got it. You aren't answering my question though. Have you seen Imani?"
"Yeah, I saw her today. I had to keep watch on her for half the night. She's fine, I just need the ring."
"Excuse me? You were with her for half the night? Does Alison know about this? I'm not giving you the ring until you explain everything."
"No, Alison doesn't know about that. And it's not like it sounded. There is a new enemy in town, and Imani is the key to destroying them," he started as he began to tell the story.
Jamal put his hand in his pocket. He had to decide whether to give the ring up or not. Giving it back Caleb meant saving Alison, but it also meant that Caleb has an extra edge. Not giving up the ring meant that the Dragomir's might start killing people left and right. "Here," he said handing the ring to Rafe, "Just make sure that Caleb doesn't get all power hungry now."
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"My grandson's heir. As you have traveled this far, I will tell you," said Caleb's great-grandfather. Where Caleb stood there was fire around them. On the inside of the fire were spirits of his ancestors. He could tell his father was nearby, and almost felt his hand on his shoulder.
"Thank you, Master. The Dragomir's have returned and want to start their legacy again. The torture and crimes they committed before can not be allowed."
"You are a very wise man. I will tell you a story now that is not widely known. There once was a village man. The Dragomir's came in and killed his oldest boy, and then stole his youngest daughter. They said they would take the child as their own daughter. What they did not know was the man was also one of dark powers. He placed a curse on the family name that in every generation the youngest daughter will have no loyalty to them whatsoever. Now use this knowledge and continue the Morley legacy for the rest of eternity."
"Thank you, Master," Caleb said. As he finished those words he could feel the warmth leave his body. The next thing he knew he was laying on the floor back in the apartment. He opened his eyes slowly to see Rafe standing over him. He looked at him with a grin, "Talk about a head rush."
Rafe held out his hand and helped Caleb up, "So that was your trip to Hell, eh? Find out anything that could help us?"
"I spoke with my great-grandfather. He told me that the youngest daughter was the key. That she was what we needed to have in order to destroy them. He didn't explain how though."
"Maybe Imani will be able to help us when she returns."
"She's not back yet?" he asked, having to go and get a drink of water. "How long does it take to go find where your father is and come back?"
"Well, how long did it take you just then?"
Caleb didn't have a chance to answer as he heard a knock on the door. He went over and saw through the eye hole it was Imani. "The guest of honor has arrived," he said motioning her inside.
"Did you see them? Are they ok? How is Alison?" Rafe said all the while pacing the floor.
"I know where they are now. It's our former castle in Romania. They somehow conjured it up and it is sitting where it was hundreds of years ago, as if it had never been torn down."
"Well, what are we waiting for?" Caleb said getting a jacket.
"Hold on, Caleb. We need to get a plan. What can you tell us about the castle?"
"Well, you can't transpose into it. You can transpose 100 feet away from the gate, but there is a spell on it to go inside. I was able to find a secret passage on one side to enter. I got up to the cell that they are holding Livvie and Alison together in."
"Together?" Caleb grinned, "You know they are having the time of their lives. Do you know if they receive food and water? Or in Livvie's case, blood?"
"I'm guessing a small amount of food and water, but not enough to live off of for long. I'm pretty sure that they won't give Livvie any blood whatsoever. Will Alison be willing to let Livvie feed off of her arm?"
Rafe gave out a chuckle, "Maybe if you knocked her out first."
"You know what. There is no way we can make a plan up. I want to go now and confront your family. Tell them my opinion of them, and see where we go next. First of all, I need the ring," he said giving an evil look to Rafe.
Rafe took it in his hand and tossed it over. "Anything else?"
"Nope, this will do," he said with a smile.
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Livvie and Alison were starting to fall asleep when they heard guards walking up to the cell. "Come on you two. Now!" yelled one as they hesitated to move. They walked down the steps not saying a word, but wondering what had caused the Dragomir's to release them from their place of captivity.
One guard stopped at a door and walked through, making them stay behind with the other one. Livvie thought for a short moment about running, but then decided not to. Instead she reached over and took Alison's hand and squeezed it tight. Alison looked at Livvie and tried her hardest to give a smile, but couldn't bring herself to do it. The guard came back in then and shoved them through the door. Alison almost fell down, but Livvie caught her. When they looked up they first noticed they were in what could be considered a medieval banquet hall. There were a few tables, but not many. The next thing they noticed were Caleb, Rafe, and Imani standing there.
Rafe was shocked at how Alison looked when he saw her. She had almost fallen when she came in, but Livvie had caught her. He wanted so much to go give her a hug, and go home. Their home, where they had finally come to some sort of peace with vampires. Not here where they were battling a new enemy.
Caleb took a deep breath, and gave a look to the girls saying it would be ok. "So you have shown to me that they are alive. What do you say on discussing the return of them now?"
"You know what I want, Caleb Morley. I want the ring that your great- grandfather stole from my family. That ring belongs to me!" yelled Gavril Dragomir.
"No, there is no deal then," Caleb said turning his back. He couldn't look at Olivia, or his heart would break. He knew she was probably starting to cry already as was Alison. He heard the guards pull them away and Alison cry out Rafe's name. When the door shut back he turned around to face Gavril again, "I will return in three days. At that time I will tell you my decision on giving up the ring."
"You are a smart man, Caleb. If you know what is good for you then you will hand it over then."
"Until then though, you must promise me you will not harm those two ladies in any form. And you must give them blood also," Rafe said, finally speaking up.
"I will give food, but no blood."
Rafe and Caleb turned and walked out, with Imani following behind them. They had no choice but to do what they did tonight. Both men knew their loves would believe they had betrayed them tonight, but a plan was already in the works in both of their minds.
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Alison sat against the wall of their cell. She got up and walked next to Livvie, putting an arm around her. "It's going to be ok Livvie. We're going to get out of here."
"How do you know? You saw what Caleb did tonight. He turned his back on us for that damn ring. He doesn't care about us. Rafe didn't do anything either. They both just stood there and said nothing."
"Olivia Locke! You are honestly going to tell me that you believe those two men don't love us. That they wouldn't give up their lives for our own?" she said, now standing up in front of Livvie. Her anger was starting to flare up, but this time it was because Livvie was actually thinking that Caleb had stopped loving her. "We are two of the luckiest women on the planet because we have found our soul mates."
"Our soul mates-for eternity," Livvie said, as a smile started to appear on her face. She was all of a sudden very tired.
"Exactly. If he wasn't your soul mate he would have left you a long time ago," she said with a smirk. "Anyways, why don't we go to sleep?"
"Alison?" Livvie said after a few minutes.
"Yeah?"
"Goodnight."
Sometime during the night Alison awoke. She wasn't sure what time it was as the room seemed to be very dark, but something didn't feel right. She rolled over to see where Livvie was and it seemed as her body was shaking horribly. "Livvie are you ok?"
"Go back to sleep, Alison," she snapped.
"What is wrong? Talk to me," she said trying to get Livvie to turn over and face her. When she did, Alison realized what was wrong. "You need to feed, don't you?"
"I'm sure I'll be fine. Maybe they'll give us some blood in the morning."
"You might not be alive in the morning," Alison said as she rolled up the sleeve of her shirt and placed her arm in front of Livvie."
"You can't be serious. I know how you are with biting and all."
"Just get it over with, Livvie. We have to work together and get out of here together, just like Rafe and Caleb have to work together right now." Alison closed her eyes tightly as Livvie took her arm. She tried hard not to jump when she felt Livvie's fangs inside her skin. She wished she had asked Livvie to knock her out first, but it was too late now. When Livvie was finished she pulled her sleeve back down and held her arm where it was bitten. "Are you going to be ok now?"
"I'll be fine. Thank you for doing that. I know it took a lot just then.."
"Well, I was just trying to think of Rafe and I lying together on a beach, hearing the waves wash up on the shore. It's much easier when you aren't thinking of that rather than someone putting their fangs in you and drinking your blood."
"I suppose so, if you don't enjoy it," Livvie said, as she wiped off the corners of her mouth with blood, and fell back asleep once again.
