Raze was the only to remain. He was thrilled when Lucian discovered her heart was still beating, but now what? "So what do we do now Lucian?" Raze asks.

"I will clean her wounds...and hope for the best," Lucian says heavily,"if Viktor bit her and transmitted the vampire virus...then she will..." He stopped his words. He did not want to finish his thoughts. She could die from the viruses transmitted or she might turn. Being dumped in the woods like trash did not seem like something that would happen if Viktor was going to turn her.

He brought in a bucket and locked the doors. Lucian did not want to do this but he could not trust anyone with his daughter at this moment. Raze had offered to help, but Lucian wanted to also understand what Viktor did to his daughter. He wanted to know her pain.

He rolled up his sleeves and peeled back his cloak revealing her body. He closed his eyes tight at what he saw. Her body was covered in deep dark bruised and bloody laceractions. Her skin used to be beautifully pale. She was like a perfectly sculpted statue. She was at the peak of her beauty. He looked at her face again. She had one swollen black eye. Her lips were cut and blood was everywhere. Her hair was matted with blood and mud. He decided to start there. He washed her hair gingerly and soon he had restored her soft mane of hair. He found an open wound on the back of her head as if she had hit it off something. He bandaged that. He felt so uncomfortable bathing her bare chest. He had bathed her as a child but this was inappropriate at this age for him to see her like this, however he, her father, did not want anyone to see what should be sacred among men. But as he worked his way down her body he stopped short of her legs. He bit his lip. Lucian knew what had happened...and he would see the damage the moment he cleaned where no man had seen...until tonight.

He braced himself and gently spread her legs open and gazed upon the most damage wreaked upon her body. Lucian had to turn away. What should have been untouched and sacred until her wedding night was destroyed. Tears sprang to his eyes. She had suffered so much for his cause. He had so many regrets in that moment. His love for Sonja killed her and his love for his daughter...may yet kill her. It had certainly destroyed her beautiful body and taken her innocence. He took a deep breath and lovingly washed and bandaged her most private of areas that she had exploited for his benefit.

He finished in what seemed like a lifetime, feeling older and more ragged than before. He sat back and looked at his daughter's near still body. She was hardly breathing. What would he do? "Raze," he called.

Raze, who was not far away burst into the room. "Lucian, how is she?" he asks worried.

"She..." Lucian says pausing,"...she was brave...the blood on her fingers say that she fought..."

Raze slightly smiles,"She would never give in voluntarily."

Lucian smirks,"She never gave into anything without a fight...even taking bathes."

Raze shakes his head and looks at Amelia's covered and bandaged body. "What now?"

Lucian sighes,"We will wait...I saw no bite marks so she is not infected by Viktor. Her wounds...however...are extensive...she is in a coma at the moment and..." he chokes up and pauses until he regains himself,"and she may..."

Raze puts his hand on his should,"Let's move her to her room."

Lucian shakes his head in agreement. Raze, who was much larger than Lucian, gingerly picked up Amelia's limp body, listening to stifled noises of pain coming quietly from her voice. When they exited into the hall a group had gathered. The crowd instantly parted as Lucian lead the way for Raze. Lucian opened the door and pulled back her blankets. Raze laid her down and checked her pulse. Still so weak. "Come on girl," he whispers,"you are stronger than this..." He moves her hair away from her face. He tucked her in, fascinated by the number of bandages on her body. He clenched his fists. Viktor. Did his monstrosity know no end? "I know I keep asking this but..."

"What now?" Lucian says smirking. Raze smirks too. With a sigh, Lucian replies,"I will sit beside this bed until she wakes. Before then I will not leave her alone..." He sits down in a chair beside the bed side.

"What about Viktor? If Maun and Vex are telling the truth Viktor may be sick right now..." Raze says.

"And maybe he's dead, but all I know is my daughter is hurting because of him. Revenge is what I want, but I want her to get better...because if she doesn't," Raze stops him by putting his hand on his shoulder. Tears begin to escape Lucian's eyes so Raze quickly leaves Lucian in peace.