Anna's horses raced down the road and Anna's heart was pounding as loud as their hooves. She kept looking over her shoulder. She knew the brides where coming and that it would only be a matter of time. She looked off to the side and saw Gabriel and his sister, their carriage going just as fast.
Through the trees ahead, she caught sight of the bridge. She gasped. The bridge had an enormous hole in it.
Suddenly, she heard the familiar shrieks. Verona, Aleera, Chavelle and Dawnita dove for the back of her head.
Anna turned back around and slapped the reigns harder.
Gabriel's carriage shot through the trees and clattered over the bridge. The horses let and landed safely on the other side.
The Vampire brides didn't even pay attention.
The carriage clattered over the bridge and the horses leapt. Anna pulled the reigns back slightly then she launched herself into the air. She tumbled to the road and horses landed but the carriage didn't. There was a loud snap and the carriage plunged down into the gorge.
Gabriella and Gabriel stood and watched as all four of the vampire brides raced after, wailing.
"Save the monster!" cried Dawnita.
Chavelle, Aleera and Verona all landed on the door and ripped it off. They shrieked.
The monster wasn't in the carriage. There lay a bundle of crucifixes, silver stakes and a black powder was scattered everywhere
There was a mighty explosion as the carriage landed and the silver stakes shot out. Horrific screams echoed as Chavelle, Aleera and Verona met their deaths.
Gabriella grabbed Anna's arm and swung her up and the carriage shot off.
Gabriel looked around. "Do you hear that?"
Gabriella looked at him. "Hear what?"
They both turned and Gabriella didn't even have time to cry out as the werewolf crashed into both of them, knocking them off the carriage. They fell to the ground and Gabriella lay still.
Anna pulled the carriage to a stop.
The werewolf dove at Gabriel and smashed him into a tree. Gabriel sank to the ground. The werewolf howled but suddenly, Gabriel pulled out a gun.
"No!" shrieked Anna.
The silver bullet sent the werewolf flying through the trees.
Anna stopped as if someone had struck her and Gabriel fell back to the ground with a groan of pain. Anna ran through the trees and found her brother lying on the ground. "Oh Velkan!" She fell to her knees beside him.
Velkan smiled and slowly touched her cheek with a shaking hand and died.
Tears ran down Anna's cheeks as she bent and pressed a kiss to his forehead. "Go with God, dear brother." She stood and walked back through the trees.
Gabriel and Gabriella where standing there, Gabriella's face was white with horror and tears where streaming from her crystal eyes.
"Oh Gabriel!" she gasped out. "What…What can I do?"
"Nothing, my dear. What's done it done," Gabriel said quietly.
Anna shoved him back into a tree. "You killed him!"
Gabriel winced. "Now you see why people call me murderer."
Rage blazed through Gabriella's eyes and she grabbed Anna violently and threw her away from Gabriel. "Get off my brother!" she shrieked.
Anna stared at her.
Gabriel wrapped one arm around Gabriella and pulled her close. "Shh," he whispered. "It's going to be alright."
"No. No." Gabriella burst into tears. "It will never be alright again. Never!"
Slowly Gabriel brought another arm around and enfolded her into his arms.
She cried out in pain.
Anna stood slowly and looked at the pair.
Gabriel stepped back. "Oh my God! Not you too."
But Gabriella had pressed a hand over her side, which was wrapped in her volumous black cloak and was gasping in pain.
Gabriel lowered her to the ground and pulled the cloak back. "Oh my God!" he cried out. "No! God, please no!"
Anna gasped and put a hand over her mouth. She ran over and stared. Then her eyes went to Gabriel. She grabbed his coat and pulled it back. "No!"
Gabriel grabbed her coat from her hand and pulled it back over the ugly wound in his side from where the werewolf had sank his teeth into his skin.