Chapter Fourteen
"Come on, beautiful wake up. Wake up. Wake up. Bllllllllaaaaaaaaaaiiiiiiiiiiirrrrrrrr…wake up." My eyes slowly opened. The first thing I thought about was the man with silver hair and iced blue eyes. The room's light was dim. I slowly turned my head to the voice beside me. Dax's silver eyes looked at me with excitement.
"Well finally! It really is about time, Blair. I was so bored sitting here by myself. I, of course, volunteered to make sure you were ok and said I'd watch you. Zane said I was unable to leave this chair. I sacrificed my freedom today for you, Blair. I'm too caring for my own good." Zane. I thought with an empty feeling. Where was he?
"Well where's Zane?" My voice was scratchy and soft.
"Damn. Not you too," Dax said as his blond hair shifted when he shook his head.
"What?" I asked confused.
"Oh! Shit! I was supposed to give you this as soon as you opened your eyes." Dax stood up from the rocking chair beside the bed. I took a moment to glance around. The walls were wooden, like a logged cabin. A wooden fan turned on the ceiling. I sat up with a wince; my body was sore. With sudden realization, my hands darted down to my stomach. I pulled part of the blanket away and pulled up the edge of my shirt. A white bandage covered the stab wound. I wanted to see it. I was just about to peel the white gauze back when Dax stopped me. His hands pulled mine away, pushed my shirt down, and pulled part of the blanket back over me.
"Whoa, whoa. Take your time, Blair. You're moving really fast. You've been through some crazy stuff." Dax walked over to my bed side with a glass of water and a green pill. I immediately reached for the water.
"All Zane has been able to talk or think about is you for the last four days you've been sleeping, and the one time we beg him to leave this room for a few hours you wake up. Now I get to call and tell him you're awake." As soon as I downed the whole glass of water I glanced up at Dax with a worried expression.
"Where are we?" I asked.
"We're one hundred percent safe. We're at a secret location Ash has created. Everyone here is safe." Dax's face showed concern.
"I need to take a shower," I said suddenly as I swung the blue blanket off of me.
"Um, yeah, I don't think that's the best idea right now," Dax said unsurely as I sat up.
"Where's the bathroom?" I asked ignoring his doubt.
"Just hold on. Let me call Zane." Dax rushed his words trying to stop me from getting up. I turned my body and let my legs hang over the edge of the bed. I looked down at the wooden floor. I eased onto my feet and grabbed hold of the bed frame; my weight was too much for my weak body. I let out a deep breath as I straightened up. My eyes scanned over the room and found a door. A bathroom maybe? I took a shaky step toward the door. My hand followed along the wall as my aching body stepped forward.
"Ah… Blair, Zane isn't going to be happy with me-"
"Dax," I said his name quietly. He glanced over at me with a sad expression. "Please," I asked as I cast my eyes into his silver ones. I wasn't completely sure what I was asking him. All I knew was that I needed time.
"Since I'm such a great friend, I'll give you five minutes before I call Zane." I rolled my eyes at Dax's reply. His arm was suddenly wrapped around my waist, and he helped me to the bathroom with gentle steeps. He turned the water on for me to the perfect temperature. From underneath the sink, he pulled out a towel and a green night gown. On the small counter, there was a tooth brush and comb.
"Be careful," he told me as he shut the door. I peeled off the unfamiliar clothes and searched my body. On the inside of my arm, there was a small pink line that ran down from my upper arm to my elbow. It was barely visible, and it would probably heal well. Zane's blood surely made it heal faster than it would have regularly. I sat down on the toilet seat as I stared at the bandage that covered my stab wound. A deep sigh past my lips as I peeled the gauze away from my skin. The scar was pink. It was an inch wide and an inch and a half long. The area around it was sore and still a little painful. My scrapes and bruises seemed to all be healed thanks to Zane's blood. It was only the deep wounds that resisted disappearing. I got into the shower. I stood and let the water run down my worn body. My silent tears mixed in with the drops of water. I almost died.
I stepped out of the bathroom with my brown hair dripping with water. I was wearing my very attractive pale green nightgown; its collar choked me, and it went past my knees. Hands suddenly wrapped around my waist, and I flinched in surprise. I looked up at Zane's excited blue eyes; he pulled me close to him. His hands touching me sent my heart racing. My body filled with purpose. His presence made me feel extremely better.
"Zane, what-" My tired voice was cut off when his lips suddenly captured mine. I sank into a world where problems were nonexistent. A current of electricity moved through me. His lips were rough and excited as he pushed me to him; the space between us became nothing. Zane was mine, and it felt so right. It felt right when I trailed my hands up his shoulders and wrapped them around his neck. It felt right when his hands ran down the sides of my body. It was right how he needed me, and I needed him. We broke apart, and I took a deep breath. There was something wrong. Zane came back toward me, but I pulled away a little. My heart leaped in my chest at me refusing him. I heard a frustrated noise come from Zane. His hands around me became tighter.
"My human," he spoke gently which caused me to look toward him. His silver hair was a little winded; it was as if he had been running before he showed up. His bright blue eyes sparkled with energy as he looked toward me. A genuine smile showed. My eyes got lost on his lips, and he didn't hesitate. He kissed me again. My nerves tingled. I ached for more. Our lips parted, and I took a breath. I froze there, without making contact with his lips again. I let them hover over his only centimeters away. This just "Isn't right," The words collapsed into the silence. I turned my face away from him and cast my eyes to the ground.
"What does that even mean?" he asked after a moment of quietness. I had no answer. I knew what was bothering me though after a short moment of thinking. Revenge was in the back of my mind.
"Challenging isn't it? What is right, and what is wrong? People try to justify themselves with different viewpoints or recent events or statistics or laws." He lifted my chin up, and his blue eyes sank into mine.
"I do not have to use any of that." His face grew closer, and my heart flew in my chest. "Because no one can tell me that this isn't right." My palm pushed against his chest to keep him from kissing me again. I stood there glancing at my skinny hand on his chest. I felt the connection between us; there was a strong connection. It pulled at my emotions and my heart.
"I just… can't," I said as my hand dropped away from him. My right hand nervously rubbed my left wrist. I glimpsed up at his now vacant face.
"You left me in the cell in The Court of Radiance, Zane. You were going to leave me to a death sentence," I said disappointingly as my green eyes looked everywhere but at him.
"Don't you see that I would have come for you? I just said I couldn't help you at that moment. You had to believe I wasn't going to help you if my plan was going to work. I had a plan to get you out of there. I try so hard not to care for you…but I always end up here." He looked toward the ground. I followed his eyes and found him looking at our feet. His hand moved under my chin, and he lifted my face so my green eyes glimpsed into his icy blue ones.
"And one day…you will not be able to stay away from me too." His words made my breathing slow. He dropped my chin and wrapped his arm around my waist.
"Zane-"
"I'm only helping you walk, my human." I glanced up at him then slowly wrapped my arm around him to help keep my balance. My body fit perfectly next to his. The door we opened to get out of the room I slept in had no code pad. That fact made my lips pull into a smile.
"I'm free here," I whispered as we started to walk down a dim hallway. The inside still reminded me of a logged cabin. My walking pace was slow.
"My human," Zane spoke with a fragile voice, "I don't think you will ever be free again." My pace sped up after he said that.
"Yes, I will," I protested.
"Not if you want to stay safe. There are people out there searching for you, people who aren't as considerate as we are." My smile disappeared, and a frown took over. I pushed off of Zane's body and leaned against the wall. I stopped walking, and I closed my eyes in emotional pain. What he said was never something I never wanted to hear. I needed freedom. I squeezed my eyes shut tighter and leaned my weight against the wall.
"Zane, I can't live like this," I said as I felt a burning sensation behind my eyelids. There was no way I was going to cry. I held the tears back. I was used to it.
"I know how you are feeling. I can feel it." Suddenly, his arms wrapped around me, and he pulled me into his chest. My arms wrapped around him tightly. His hand stroked my hair as his other hand held me against him in a hug.
"I block my feelings from you." I stood there with my eyes closed as I listened to his calm voice. "Through the bond I can feel your emotions, but you can't feel mine," Zane told me. I opened my eyes and parted from him.
"What?" I asked softly.
"I can feel your heart ache. I can feel your emotions and your physical pain."
"How do you block yours? Why? Why would you do that?" I asked as I took another step away from him. His smooth smile worried me.
"I don't want to overwhelm you, my human."
"Zane-"
"Ok! Beautiful, you're on my team!" Dax's voice surprised me and made my body jump. I heard stomping feet, and then I saw his blond hair and silver eyes stare at me. I pulled away from Zane and allowed myself a small smile.
"And what is it that I'm on your team for?"
"Why charades of course!" Dax grabbed my hand.
"Dax, how about we show her around first," Zane suggested as he pulled on my other hand and Dax reluctantly began to let go when Zane tugged me to him.
"Zane, I have been looking for you everywhere." Torture's quiet voice made my insides warm. I turned to him with a full smile.
"Torture!" I shouted as I ran at him as fast as my weak legs could take me. I wrapped my arms around his stiff body. He never returned my hug, but that didn't bother me. I knew Torture liked me. I just knew it. It showed when he did things for me or when he carried me when I was weak.
"Human, get off of me," he said, but I waited a few seconds before I pulled away.
"Oddly, I missed you," I told Torture. His long black hair was no longer pulled back. It now hung to his shoulders and looked shorter than before.
"You got a haircut!" I said with a smile. His not very amused silver eyes watched me.
"Hey, you didn't miss me?" Dax said with a frown.
"Let's all stop touching." Zane's voice became cold as he wrapped an arm around my stomach and pulled me into my side. I rolled my eyes.
"I can touch who I want to, and I missed all of you." As I spoke those words, Zane's grip on me became tighter. His hand pressed against my stomach.
"Alright! Let's stop standing in this small little hall way and go outside. Blair, you'll love it here. By the way, I've got the no touching thing down, Zane." Dax was wearing a nice pair of jeans and a perfect fitting green shirt. "Wouldn't want to get my hand chopped off," Dax mumbled as he turn on his heels in the hall and began walking down the narrow hall way. Torture, Zane, and I followed in Dax's footsteps. I almost pushed off of Zane, but his presence was so comforting I couldn't find it in me to do so. I was also leaning some of my weight against him to help me walk.
The narrow hallway opened to a cozy living room filled with the sun's afternoon light. My eyes crinkled together at the sudden change in lighting. On the right hand side, the living room had a wooden framed couch. On each side of the couch were two side tables. A chair sat in the corner of the room, and the furniture faced a fire place. On the left side, a bar stood and behind it was a small kitchen.
A woman of around forty cooked behind the bar. She was stirring a pot and the smell of chicken rose into the air. Her brown eyes caught sight of us and she let out an unhappy sigh.
"Why is she out of bed?" Her voice sounded stern. I watched Zane stiffen.
"Because she wanted out for just a moment," Zane said in my defense.
"I don't care what she wanted. What matters is what's best for her." The short woman walked around the bar, and walked to Zane's and my side. Her arm reached up and she pressed the back of her hand against my forehead.
"Your fever has almost gone," she said as she threw an angry glare at Zane. Zane only shot her back the same angry look.
"It has been-" Zane began.
"Oh, shush," the woman spoke over him. My eyes widened in surprise at the woman's bold attitude especially since it was toward Zane. She was more heavy set and her complexion was dark. Her long brown hair was pulled back into a loose pony tail.
"Come sit down, honey. I've got some broth cooking for you." She took my hand and pulled me away from Zane. Zane followed only a step behind us as I sat down on the red cushion of the couch with the wooden frame. The home smelled of outdoors and firewood.
"You need anything at all, sweetie, and you just let me know. My name's Susan."
"Thank you," I said with a soft smile. The plain blue dress Susan wore went a few inches past her knees. She walked across the room, and I could see her continue to cook in the small kitchen. I glanced up at Zane who was busy paying attention to Torture as they whispered back and forth to each other.
"What are you two talking about?" I asked boldly as I stared at the fire in the fireplace in front of me.
"Nothing of your concern," Zane's controlled voice answered. My eyes wandered away from the flickering flame and to Zane. His muscles pressed against the black t-shirt he was wearing. The pair of sweat pants he had on were only a shade darker than his silver hair. I narrowed my eyes at him in annoyance.
"Everything is of my concern lately, Zane," I voiced. Dax's upbeat voice cut into the conversation.
"Alright, well, I'll be back in let's say…two hours? I'll just ditch out on this argument." Dax's grin was forced as he held up his hand in a small wave and walked out of the door only a few feet away from the kitchen. There was no key pad next to the door. I could just simply walk out. I was amazed. Dax had distracted me, and I failed to notice Zane and Torture had started whispering again.
"Hey! I just said not to do that!" I protested as I sat up further on the couch.
"I will stay here with her. You know where my vote stands," Zane said out loud to Torture so I could hear.
"It's not the same without you there, Zane. You are a strong speaker and your influence can make a difference." The smooth tone of Torture's voice was always soft. There had never been a time where I had seen him yell. The two men went silent until Zane unhappily turned his head away from Torture and looked out the small window above the kitchen sink.
"Fine," Zane stated. His walk was silent although the black boots he was wearing looked loud and clumpy. He stopped in front of me and leaned down to whisper to me.
"My human, I will be back. I'm only going to be gone for a short time." I shied away in surprise as he kissed my cheek. The blush that crept onto my cheeks stained them red. He ran a hand over my hair. "Eat and relax," he added as he pulled away. He moved to the wooden rocking chair that sat only a little ways from the couch I was sitting on and unfolded the blanket that was thrown over the arm rest. He gave me the blanket, and I didn't protest everyone leaving.
"Susan is right there. She is a good woman. If you need anything at all she's here. When I get back we will go on a tour." I nodded my head to his words. After he left, I found my eyes constantly traveling to the door that led out. I thought about perhaps cracking open the door and sneaking off. I thought about how easy it could be. I thought about it, yet my feet never touched the ground.
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"You know I can feel if you need to rest so there is no need for you to act like you don't have to. There is no lying for you when it comes to the bond," Zane said as we stood in front of the door that led out. Where "out" was… I had no idea. I was eager to open the door.
"Doubt it," I whispered as I chose to not seriously argue with Zane about my strength. Every time Zane looked at me an electric sensation filled me. The small smirk on his smug face told me he knew about my feelings and my fast beating heart. His hand fell on the door knob.
He opened the door to the setting sun and laughter. The sun set was tinted orange on the blue sky. The sun light streamed across the land on an angle and hit the ground with a glow. Two children chuckled as they chased after a blue ball on the ground. A long row of logged cabins filled the space around me.
"Where are we?" I asked as my green eyes glimpsed up at Zane.
"I have to take you to meet Ash soon. He is the one who created this. He owns miles of this land, and he has created a safe haven for all beings that need somewhere to go. The courts don't know about this place," Zane explained as my attention flickered around the small village.
"How many logged cabins are there?" I asked as I looked around in wonder.
"Twenty one. Three rows of seven." He held up his arm, and I used it to balance as we walked down the wooden steps. A small brick path cut through the middle of the homes. They were close together, but far enough away to have a fair amount of space. Each cabin had a nice front yard, and some had nice gardens full of color.
"It's amazing," I said.
"Everyone is at the common grounds right now enjoying a bon fire," Zane added as he watched a parent chase after the two children.
"Common grounds?" I questioned the term.
"A place people meet at sun set to just…well have fun," Zane said with a small shrug.
"Are we going there?" I asked, but Zane turned in the opposite direction from where the kids had run off.
"Not tonight." A smile drew onto Zane's face.
"Well…then where are we going? Cuz a nice little fire seems nice and toasty to me." I looked into Zane's blue eyes for an answer.
"You will see when we get there." He pulled my body to him and began to walk.
"Why are we here?" I asked after a stretch of silence.
"Because when I hurt Sin for hurting you… The Court of Radiance had no choice but to sign me over to The Court of Shadow's possession. I attacked their court with no threat to our court. It's law. The Court of Radiance is no longer somewhere I can stay. Torture and Dax then got help for us from Ash. They are not able to go back either now."
The cabins were located in a smooth plain that stretched on for a little ways until the edges of a forest became a border. We reached the forest line. Zane quickly swept me into his arms, and my hands wrapped around his neck as I was startled.
"Zane!" I said as my heart rate jumped with the body contact. I was wearing a pair of jean shorts and a black t-shirt Susan had given me.
"Oh my God! Why are you taking me off into a forest alone?" I suddenly thought of the weird occurrence. "This is the perfect time for you to kill me!" I added as I tightened my hold on him. His amused laughter entered my ears in a way that made me smile. We were walking up hill along a dirt foot path. The trees of the forest we budding with fresh green leaves. The braches were starting to become full.
"I can't kill you, my human. I realized that you are too cool to kill." His words struck me as familiar. I thought back to when I'd heard them. I said that to him when he first entered my home. That was a long time ago.
"Quoting me, are you?" I asked him. The smirk on his face showed me I was right. A rushing sound entered my ears. At first, the sound confused me. Then as we drew closer it was all too familiar. It was the sound of running water. The path ended at the top of the hill and a few large rocks sat on the top. The roar filled my ears. A smile graced my lips. Zane held his hand out for me and helped me onto one of the rocks. The rock was cold to the touch, and my foot slipped on it once but Zane reassured my balance.
I sat down and took in the sight in front of me. The orange sun reflected off of the river's surface below us. The rapids crashed, and white foam floated on the top of the violent surface. It was beautiful. I was glad that he had taken me.
"It is moments like these that make me question life." Zane's voice blended in with the washed out noise around us. I sat frozen and watched the scene in front of me. We sat in silence as we took in the sight, and I sighed. Some of the stress I had drowned in the river below me.
"My human," Zane's icy blue eyes caught the lighting of the setting sun, and they appeared to be more defined. I lost a small part of my thoughts as I focused on him. "I want you to know that what you will be going through won't easy."
"Zane…" I tried to stop him from saying anything more. I only wanted to enjoy the time for a short moment more.
"I can't hold in what I have to say any longer, my human. You are a carrier, and you may not know what that entitles right now… but being a female carrier…" He trailed off with a loss of words. His eyes began to look pained.
"I don't even know what that is," I told him as the sun's light started to disappear.
"I will start with the basics. A carrier is a female vampire that is able to produce vampire offspring."
"But I'm not a-" I began to protest.
"Let me finish. A carrier is born when a male vampire fertilizes a human woman within a twenty four hour period after being turned. In other words, your dad was a vampire and your mom was human. You are so very rare because the window of opportunity for this to happen is very slim. You have to understand, after being turned some take a long time to recover… but some like your father, respond to turning faster." My loud laugh forced Zane to stop and look at me.
"You're trying to tell me my dad is a vampire?"
"Yes, and soon you will be too. You see… being a carrier of the gene makes you half vampire, half human. You're going to transition."
"But that would mean-"
"My dad was a vampire, and my mom was human," Zane revealed about himself and finished my thought.
"It is said that a male carrier is born a human. In their late teens or early twenties a male transitions from a human to half vampire. A female carrier is said to be born a half vampire already without transitioning, but I have recently discovered that isn't so. A female carrier transitions just as a male does. You see, there hasn't been a female carrier in two hundred years, so the whole things about female carriers being born as half vampires was rumored not known. Many of my kind do not know that. I learned from a very old friend of mine. I've been thinking that the rumor was started to protect them. All of the female carriers have died off long ago." Zane broke off there then turned to me with what looked like sad eyes.
"My human…you are going to go through the phase soon, and it will hurt. You will transition from being human to being half vampire half human. I am not sure of when you will turn, but you need to be prepared. You are going to be sought out. Everyone will want your offspring because the children you have can be one hundred percent full-fledged vampires. Do you understand, my human? There are some really bad people out there who may want to take advantage of you." Zane's voice was anxious and worried.
"But I will not let anyone like that near you," Zane said with such power and conviction it made me feel safe. A sudden realization struck me, and I backed away from Zane unsure.
"Well wouldn't that mean a newly turned vampire would have to be the father of my children in order for the offspring to be full vampires?" I asked with confusion.
"Either that or… a male carrier of the gene." My eyes widened with realization. My body jerked away from his. I didn't want to touch him. Zane was a male carrier of the gene.
"No," I whispered as I watched his blue eyes focus on me.
"Oh my God…No," I repeated as my weak leg muscles pushed me to my feet. I stood on the rock and began to slide down it and away from him. My feet were in sandals as they pressed against the dirt ground.
"My human, if you would please just-"
"I can't believe you," I said with my voice fragile and still soft.
"If you would calm down, I can talk to you." He followed my lead and started down the rock.
"Why did you kidnap me, Zane?" I whispered with my voice almost breaking.
"Blair…" His voice saying my real name made my heart do a double take, but my mind was reeling and smarter.
"Why did you, Zane!" I screamed that time. His stale blue eyes looked at me without a word. The moon's pale light reflected off of his silver hair.
"Answer me!" I shouted in complete anger. I had to know if he kidnapped me intending for me to have his children. Was I just a convenient mean for him? Was I just a girl he could take advantage of?
"I was out searching for the carrier the night I found you…but you see I saw you and you were human, and all of the old rumors said the female carrier was born a half vampire. The only evidence of a female carrier was a quote in a book that said the female carrier was born a half vampire while males had to transition… They never even noted that the female started out as humans first too. My human, when I kidnapped you…I truly thought you were only just a human."
"Take me back to the cabin," I said as my arms folded across my chest.
"My human-"
"Now, Zane. Lead me back." He stood still and stared at me for a couple of minutes before holding out a hand toward me.
"Don't touch me," I told him. He turned his back toward me, and I started to slowly follow him down the trail. I caught his blue eyes glance over his shoulder at me mixed with red. He wasn't at all happy. My injured body couldn't make it back all the way on its own. I stopped and leaned against a tree after a few minutes. Without a word Zane turned around and picked me up, so I didn't have to walk. Anger bubbled up inside me because I needed his help to get back. The small glowing of the porch light lit up the entrance to Susan's cabin. Zane stopped in the front yard, and put me down. I started up the steps.
"My human, I would like you to just trust me."
"That's the thing, Zane. I can never just trust you." I was on the third stair out of the five to get to the main door of the cabin.
I climbed the last two steps. In my peripheral vision, I caught the shadow of a figure. I didn't even have time to move. An arm wrapped around my neck for less than a second because Zane was faster than the person attacking me. Zane's knife flew dangerously close to my head, and the figure behind me turned to dodge it. I heard the loud impact of the knife digging into the wooden siding of the log cabin. Zane had suddenly climbed the five steps and onto the porch. The figure's and Zane's motions were so fast I only caught sight of who had attacked me when all fighting had stopped.
Zane pinned an around twenty year old woman to the side of the log cabin beside me. Her chest rose and fell with labored breaths. A small smile showed her white teeth in the darkness. Her skin tone was darkened a little, and she was wearing all black. He brown hair fell around her head in loose curls. Her brown eyes sparkled in the moon light.
"Don't worry, I wasn't trying to take out your bonded mate. I was just trying to see her worth. She seems worthless to me." The woman who had just attacked me said.
"Next time you decide to test her worth, I will test yours, Maria." The girl named Maria smirked as Zane released her.
"Oh, would you look at that," Maria's smooth voice said as she picked up a small clump of hair from the porch. It was her hair that Zane's knife had cut off when it got dangerously close to our heads.
"You managed to take some of my hair off, Zane. Getting sloppy with the knife throwing?"
"Leave, Maria," Zane said in a serious tone. Maria only laughed and took the steps two at a time as she bounced down the porch. Seeing Zane touch that girl sent an unwanted violent ping through me. I wanted to grab her and pull the hair out of her pretty little-
"My human-"
"Zane," I stated his name and was about to ask a question I was afraid to know the answer to.
"Yes?" He replied.
"Is Revenge here?" I whispered with my eyes completely cast away from Zane. The silence of the calm night thickened.
"No," Zane answered after a moment of hesitation. My jaw clenched together.
"And where is he?" I added.
"The Court of Radiance," he answered softly. I turned my back on him.
"Would you just-" he started.
"I don't want to hear it," I told him, and I left him outside as I walked into the bedroom I woke up in and laid down. The doors to the outside world were open, but I was too afraid to venture out.
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Chapter 14! We're getting far along here! I know that this chapter maybe somewhat hard to understand. Let me know if it's too confusing or if there are spots I should touch up on! :) Nothing too crazy happened in this chapter, I know. Believe me I love action chapters a lot more. This one had some drama though! But I would really love some reviews ; ) let me know if you don't like something! It's important to me that my writing is the best I can make it. Let me know if this chapter was hard to follow! I'm worried I confused people about the whole carrier thing!
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- Hello there! Thank you for your review! :D I'm happy you're loving it so far! Have a nice rest of the day!
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DJShayShayxx- Hello there! It is a relief getting Blair out of the Court of Shadows! Awe, happy to see that you've missed Torture so much! He makes a small appearance in this chapter too, so that's fun! I missed Dax's happy personality too! It was a relief to add some light happiness back into the story with him in this chapter! Haha, I'm with you with Sin! Thank you for reviewing! :)
ZisisGirl23- You caught on in the last chapter to the basis of the drama in this chapter! When I saw your review I felt happy that someone started to think about that—Zane using her. He was sweet! I loved writing about Zane in the last chapter! This chapter too had some of its moments. Thank you for taking time to review!
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AlexandraSterling41- Hello! :) I think you misinterpreted a little haha because in my story the only way to turn is if a vampire who has previously given their blood to a human bites that same human, and Blair hasn't been bitten by Zane. Therefore, she still isn't turned :D Thank you for reviewing!
Lena- Hello! Zane was really cute in the past chapter! I loved writing chapter 13 because of that! I'm excited to bring another character (War) into the story! It'll be interesting! Hehe, I don't think anyone was sad to see Sin finally go! Thank you for reviewing!
Xoxoamyxoxo- Awe, thank you! It made me so happy to receive your review! I made you happy and you made me happy :D haha it's a nice system we have there! Thank you so much for taking the time to review!
lover in the shadow- Hello there! I'm so excited that I got to surprise you :D It's one of my favorite things to do! Awe! Thanks for the offer! I don't know if I'll ever let Torture smile though… I like that he doesn't! I don't know! I'll let you know if I need a consultation with you though! Thanks for your review!
ERB000- ahhhh! Thank you :) I loved getting your review. Releasing information is one of the most important parts of a story, so I was happy to hear that I am on the right track! Thank you so much for both of you reviews!
Tamika- ahaha! I'm glad you enjoyed it so much! Chapter 13 was a fun one to write! Thank you for reviewing!
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