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Chapter 3

There Is No Escape

Lindsay's P.O.V

My heart sped up, and I took a startled step back.

"Riley what happened to you?" I asked in a shocked voice, unable to look away from his crimson red eyes. It was like he held me prisoner in them; I was unable to escape.

He sighed." Well, to say it short-I'm a vampire."

I couldn't help but scoff. "Umm, Riley, I think that maybe you hit your head or something. Vampires don't exist-you gotta be joking."

"Do you want me to prove it?" he asked, all of a sudden angry.

Finally, I looked away. "Sure Riley, sure." I mused. Typical Riley, always making jokes and fooling around.

He's never gotten angry at me like that before….SHUT UP LINDSAY! It's probably just some weird mood swings.

Riley's fists clenched up at his sides, and I distinctively heard a low growl emit from his mouth. He reminded me of a lion getting ready to pounce on its prey, and before I knew it his body began to lower into a crouch.

My eyes widened, and I hesitantly, took a step back.

Riley let out a sharp growl the minute my foot touched the ground, and I quickly moved my foot back in place.

The door Lindsay! THE DOOR! My eyes flickered from my bedroom door, to Riley and back again.

Listening to my instincts, I immediately bolted towards the door. But just as the door opened a crack, it was pushed shut again.

My eyes slowly trailed up, only to see a pale white hand firmly placed on the door. As my eyes trailed further I saw that an arm connected to it.

Quickly I averted my eyes away, simply staring down at the floor.

Riley.

Everything was silent, except for my racing heart and quick breath.

I felt something cool touch my arm-a hand-? And cool breath on the back of my neck. My entire body was quivering with fear and frightened tears began to form in my hazel eyes.

I felt something constrict around my waist and when I dared to look down, I saw it was an arm.

This must mean that the door is free! Go Lindsay go!

But I could not bring myself to move. It was as if my feet were glued to the floor. Instead I turned around almost numbly, and buried my face into Riley's chest. My hands gripped onto his leather jacket tightly, as silent tears began to fall from my eyes like waterfalls.

Riley's cold arms constricted around me in a tight embrace, and he buried his face in my hair, taking in a deep breath. My teeth bit onto my lower lip, as I tried to hold in the sobs as best I could.

I felt him pull away slightly, and his cold finger pulled my lower lip out from underneath my teeth.

Riley's red eyes were hard and confused, but before I could ask why, he set his hand on the side of my face, and used his thumb to wipe away the tears that were still falling from my hazel eyes.

"You're lucky that you can still cry." Riley whispered looking down.

"You mean-you can't cry? At all?" I whispered.

He shook his head.

My hand moved up to gently rest on his cheek. Riley's eyes flickered up towards me again, and a slight smile touched his lips. "I missed you so much," I whispered fresh tears pouring down my face, "you have no idea how hard it was without you. Not only emotionally but also physically."

"In what ways physically?" He whispered tracing his fingers over my cheek gently. Goosebumps rose on my skin and my breaths were coming out in pants.

"My-step-mother and step-sisters. They've been teasing me more than ever since you went missing. I may have gotten away by moving out of state but-they still know where I am, and how to find me, and-"

"Shhh," Riley pulled me tightly against him, resting his head on top of mine. "You don't have to worry about them anymore." Riley then picked me up in one lithe movement and gently set me down on my soft bed.

"What are you-"

"Shhh," he soothed me again as he lightly kissed my forehead and pulled the covers over me. "You need to rest." He whispered into my ear. A yawn escaped my lips and I found myself snuggling deeper into the covers as I closed my eyes. I could hear Riley's retreating footsteps, and my eyes opened immediately in alarm. "Where are you going?"

"I need to go run some errands."

"W-will you come back?" My heart sped up in fright, afraid that he was leaving me once again.

"Relax Linds," Riley walked over towards me and ruffled his fingers through my long blonde hair. I loved it when he used my nickname. "I'll be back," he said playfully and began walking away. But before he took 3 steps my hand was on his cold stone wrist.

"Swear to me that you won't leave Riley. Swear now!" I looked at him with hard eyes, and he only sighed and leaned in closer to me. His beautiful face was only inches away from me, and his cool sweet breath made my head swim.

"I SWEAR, that I won't leave you Lindsay Annabelle Crane." He rested his hand on the side of my face before he let it drop, and walked towards the window.

"Get some sleep Lindsay," he whispered, "I'll be back in a few hours. I PROMISE." With that he leapt out of the window and disappeared.

A heavy sigh escaped through my lips before I decided that I shouldn't worry anymore. So, I pulled the covers over my head, closed my eyes, and drifted off into a dreamless sleep.