A/N: hiya I just wanted 2 say thx 4 all of the reviews!!! I never realised that I never mentioned what happened in this story to Kestrel or Jade so here it is and I promise this is the last chapter unless u want me 2 write a sequel of what was like after the auction.

Disclaimer: I don't own the night world series **sigh** I wish I did but I don't…it belongs to the fabulous L.J. Smith.

Anyway, enough babbling…on with the story!!!

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KPOV

I woke up with a killer headache!! I was in a dark, dampened room strapped to a cot, bound and gagged and worst of all I didn't know where any of my family was. I don't normally get scared, I mean I didn't get scared when I ran off the island with my sisters and my father was chasing us, yet I was petrified now. I knew that the chances of me surviving whatever it was that was going to happen to me would be pretty slim.

I tried with all of my vamparific strength to move, but fro some reason, none of my powers worked. It was at that moment that I realised that the council had me. I wriggled some more but stopped dead when I heard a click and a voice boom across the room.

The voice said "hello Kestrel, you don't know me but I defiantly know you, in fact by the time I am done with you, you will love me as I have come to love you over the years…" he stopped momentarily and I had time to think. Who the hell did this guy think he was?? A freaking lunatic? So many of these negative thoughts ran through my head. I was immediately stopped when he continued. "…I have watched you grow and I admire everything about you…." Again he paused, it seemed as though he was deluded because when I was growing up I only hung around with my sisters and Ash. I tended to keep to myself because even on the night world island, many nightworlders thought I was a freak. "…but don't worry love, I will be coming soon to check up on you and we will be getting to know each other and having the time of our lives."

Once he had finished saying this, my whole body was shivering but I was freaked that it wasn't because I was cold; it was pleasure. I felt sick; not only have I not met the guy but I was in this mess because of him. I stared at the damp wall, counting the tiles one by one. Six hundred and thirty one there were. By the time I had finished counting the damp tiles, the door swung open to a guy holding a sobbing jade. With he being the youngest she was already the weakest, but her delicate nature amplified that more. Her silvery blonde hair was tangled and matted and all of her cheeks were stained with tears and mascara. She looked so delicate and helpless it made my heart stop. I wriggled some more and tried to shout but it was unsuccessful.

I gave my most menacing stare I could and if looks could kill then he would have been long gone by now. I noticed how beautiful he was, but obviously that meant nothing considering all night worlders were like that. his eyes never left mine and I felt instantly drawn to them.

Uggh! I was sickened by myself again, he had my sister and I captured, and I was looking at him as though I was opening a present that I had always wanted on Christmas day. He was looking at me with amusement as he spoke. " hello beautiful, look who I have here…" he gestured to Jade, "…if you want her to live then you must do exactly what I say and not complain one bit, and if you don't then she will die a slow and painful death whilst you sit here and watch. Do you understand??" he finished what he said and glared at me even more. I wanted to speak. I wanted to tell him that he was a complete and utter freak who deserved to have several hundred staked plunge through he heart, but of course I couldn't. Not only was I gagged, but I couldn't risk him hurting Jade because he was right, I would never forgive myself for it, so I simply nodded. The smug look on his face returned and it was him this time that looked as though he was opening a Christmas present. He tossed Jade onto a guard that I had just realised entered, and approached me.

Terror and lust ran through me with each approaching step. He stopped an inch in front of my face, contemplating about something. His expression changed several times and his facial expression showed that he was having an inner battle with himself and not liking it at all. Once his expression neutralised, he un-gagged me and began to speak but I cut him off. "Who the hell do you think you are kidnapping me and my sister and if you think I will do anything for you, you evil basta-…" He cut me off by placing his dirty, cold hand over my mouth. The instant it happened a purple haze appeared and he was suddenly inside my mind.

I really didn't like this one bit, not only was I captured but my captor was my soulmate! I felt as though I would pass out through sickness at any given moment.

Please don't do that, I like to see your pretty eyes and face.

He seriously gave me the creeps and I honestly and unregretably didn't want a thing to do with him.

I'm sorry, I didn't know you felt that way but I really do think that you love me to…you'll see eventually that you cannot break the soulmate link, and no matter what you try to do about it, you know that it is impossible to resist it.

GET OUT OF MY HEAD!!! I both mentally and physically shouted, but it only worked mentally. He paused for a minute, removed himself from my brain and he then removed the hand away from my mouth.

He took a deep sigh and began to walk away. I wasn't even aware that I had asked him to not go until he had turned around and shot me a furious look, much too similar to the look of death I gave him before when he had a firm grip on Jade. He approached me again, unhooked my restraints, being careful not to touch me at the moment, and lead me up to what appeared to be a strange, medieval looking red and gold room. He told me that he would let Jade go free and no-one would hunt her again if I lived up here with him. I wanted to scream with all of my might not even in a million years but because I knew that he would kill Jade if I had said that, I reluctantly agreed. His face lit up. He approached me again, pushed me onto a king sized, intricately carved wooden bed and begun passionately kissing me. At first I resisted, but the soulmate link forced me to kiss back. He seemed so pleased by this that he never entered my mind and abruptly stopped passionately kissing me.

The moment he pulled away I felt slightly dazed, but I desperately wanted to kiss him again. Either my facial expression showed this or he read my mind because he had a massive grin across his face. A guard knocked on the door, with a calm Jade and my soulmate pulled me to my feet and lead the way to the outside of the mansion with the guard and Jade shortly following behind. He placed a cold hand on my shoulder to not only keep me in place, but to let the guards know that I was his. The guard lead Jade down a path towards the entrance of the mansion, opened the gated, and gently pushed her through the quickly shut them after her. She stared at me for a moment, silent tears gushing down her face, then began to telepathically talk to me.

Keteral are you okay why did he let me go and not you?? Why are you not struggling to break free, you could easily escape now that I am free and we could go back to Briar Creek and see the others.

You don't understand Jade, not only is he my soulmate, but he said that if I stayed with him forever, that he wouldn't harm you and let you go. I wouldn't and couldn't forgive myself if anything happened to you jade, you are my younger sister and it is my job to look after you before myself. Please I beg you don't worry about me, after all he is my soulmate and if him or anyone else had halmed me, he would feel it too and I think that he is too selfish to allow anything to happen to himself. Goodbye Jade, remember that I will always love you and please don't ever forget about me.

My soulmate blocked all other thoughts after that. I looked up at him, then at Jade, and he lead me back to his bedroom.

JPOV

Once that creep cut the telepathy conversation, I glanced at Kestrel. She looked sad to see me go but I knew that she was protecting me. Once the creep lead her back into the mansion I turned away and mentally said to her

Don't worry Kestrel; I will get you out of there no matter what. You have been my big sister protecting me, but its about time that I did return it. Remember I love you and I will never forget you, just please stay strong. Goodbye for now sis.

Cold tears ran uncontrollably down my face and I walked away thinking about plans that would work to recue her. But first, I knew that I needed back up so I plucked up the courage to head towards Briar Creek.

**The end. **

I hoped that you enjoyed my story and if you didn't understand why jade was going to go to Briar Creek was because she had not realised that ash, Mary-Lynnette and Rowan had been taken. Please please please review it!!!