Chapter 7

When Isadora woke up she was alone in her bed. Marko had left her to talk with the boys about what they were going to do about Owen. She had to think of a way to protect them. She had to come up with an idea, but what.

If you come to me now, I won't harm them. Owen's voice echoed in her head again.

How do I get past them. She thought. They're not just gonna let me walk out the door.

You'll think of something Isadora. His voice said. And if you don't I'll kill all of them...including your little lover boy.

Fear tingled down her spine again. She had to get out. She had to find Owen. She had to protect the boys. She tip-toed down the hall until she reached the lobby. She hid behind the doorway, and kept her mind clear of all thoughts so the boys wouldn't know she was there.

"How are we going to do that, David?" Paul asked.

"If he comes near her we'll attack, and one of us will get her out of there and protect her while we fight." David said.

"I'll do it." Marko said sadly.

"What's wrong man?" Dwayne asked.

"I'm just so worried about her, she seems so scared." He said. Isadora saw him clench his fist.

"If he lays a finger on her I'll kill him myself!" He yelled standing up. Isadora flinched. She has never seen him so angry before.

"Shhh, man," Paul said," you'll wake her up."

"She'll be fine," David said," she's in their sleeping like a baby, Owen can't get to her."

"We're not letting her out of the cave," Dwayne said trying to calm Marko down," or out of our sight, so their's no way her can get to her."

Marko sat down and put his face in his hands.

"I love her so much you guys." Marko said in a muffled voice.

"We do too man," Paul said," that's why we're doing everything in our power to protect her."

How am I gonna get out of here? She thought. She looked in front of her at a table. Right next to David's blood bottle was a set of keys. The keys to David's bike. A smile crossed her face.

Perfect. She thought. She looked back at the boys to see if they would notice her. They were so engrossed in they conversation they were having they wouldn't notice if she ran around naked. Well, maybe Paul would. She sneaked to the table and grabbed the keys. She crouched down behind the table to think about her next move. Then it hit her.

I could run. She thought. One good thing about living with Owen, he taught her how to flee the scene. She could run so fast she was practically invisible. Well not practically, literally.

Perfect. She thought to herself again. She waited for the opertune moment, then she ran. Before she knew it she was outside by David's bike. All Marko felt was a gust of wind hit him.

"Did you guys feel that?" He asked looking around.

"Yea, what was that?" Paul asked. David looked back at the table and noticed his keys were gone.

"Go check on Isadora." David said.

Outside Isadora was rolling the bike far enough away from the cave so the boys wouldn't hear it whenever she started it up.

Where to Owen? She asked mentally.

On the beach, five miles east of the Boardwalk. He replied. Isadora thought she was far enough away to start the bike so she did so, and headed towards the beach.

"She's gone!" Paul yelled from her room.

"We gotta find her!" Dwayne replied.

"Isadora what were you thinking?" Marko said to himself shaking his head. He felt David's hand clamp down on his shoulder.

"She was thinking she was helping us." David said.

"We told her not to over, and over..." Marko said.

"If I know my sister like I do, if you tell her not to do something she'll do it anyway." David said.

"Like brother, like sister." Paul said.

"Shut up Paul." David said.

"Shit, not you too." Paul said shaking his head.

"Come on guys let's go we gotta find her before Owen does." David said walking towards the exit.

"Oh and Marko," David said turning around," I'm gonna need to ride on your bike, Is took mine."

Isadora pushed the bike as fast as it would go. The wind hit her face as she speed down the beach, and she realized something, she wasn't scared. She was relieved. Relieved because she realized the boys were going to be safe. David...Paul...Dwayne...Marko. They were all safe.

She thought about Marko's dark green eyes, she realized she would probable never see those eyes again. A single tear ran down her cheek, but she quickly wiped it away.

When she reached where she thought Owen said to meet him she stopped the bike, and hopped off. She looked around she couldn't see Owen anywhere in sight, but she could feel him.

"Hello Isadora." A voice said. This was the voice that had haunted her for so long. The voiced that echoed in her head almost everyday, but right now it wasn't in her head, it was real. Isadora spun around and she was face to face with Owen.