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'Something wrong with him?' I asked, unable to control my voice now. 'What do you mean something wrong with him?'
'He's been tortured, they found him in an abandoned house, Adrian managed to dream walk to Abe when he was on the way down and that's how they rescued him. But there were guardians and Moroi using magic, some of Abe's men died and Abe himself is badly injured. They said there isn't anything physically wrong with Adrian though, he's just mentally not right.'
Mentally not right? What did that mean? I pushed Dimitri aside and ran to the kitchen phone before realising I didn't have Abe's number. I looked around and saw Tad standing in the doorway, he was the last person I wanted to ask for help but in this case I'd have to make an exception.
'What is Abe's phone number?' I demanded, if I sounded rude I didn't actually care, this guy was a creep and I needed information desperately. A small smile started playing around his mouth and I shuddered, he was even creepier than I'd originally thought. He tilted his head slightly towards the fridge on his lift where a phone number was secured with a futuristic looking magnet. I strode over and snatched it up all the while keeping a look of disgust plastered on my face, I would be sure to suggest Abe fire this douche bag as soon as he returned.
The phone rang only once before a voice I did not recognise answered. 'Um, hello, this is Rose. May I speak to Abe please?' There seemed to be some whispered conferring on the other end before the voice returned. 'I'm sorry Rose, Abe isn't well enough to speak right now. I expect we will be at the safe house by the morning though.' And with that the line was disconnected. I swore under my breath before calling out to Lissa and dodging a lingering Tad.
Lissa hurried around the corner alerted by the urgent tone in my voice. 'What is it?' She asked; worry on her face a mirror of my own. 'They'll be here by morning, but Abe is severely injured he couldn't even speak on the phone.' I could feel myself stepping into dangerous territory. Revenge was boiling in my blood and whispering plans in my ear. It was one thing to frame me for murder but to hurt my family, even to attempt to harm them, well, that was something else. Because Lissa and Christian and Adrian and Mia, and yes, even Dimitri were my family. And I would not let some psycho keep using them as torture toys.
'I don't like that face' Lissa said as Christian and Dimitri entered the room. I scowled before replying 'What face?' Lissa almost smiled at that but before she could answer Dimitri stepped in, his face stoic as usual. 'It's the face you get when you want to rip someone limb from limb without thinking it over first'. Christian opened his mouth to protest but Lissa waved him down, she seemed to think that Dimitri was getting more used to being around me, and she also seemed to think that given time things could go back to the way they were. I hadn't known these were her feelings on the issue until now and I had to admire her positivity, even though I knew it was completely displaced.
With the news that Abe and Adrian were safe, at least physically and for now, we called it a night and each went to our respective bedrooms. Mia had been asleep since we'd gotten to the house first off and I spared a moment of sadness for her, she shouldn't be going through this, it wasn't her fight. Despite my worries I fell asleep almost instantly and was once again surrounded by the familiar feeling of one of Adrian's dreams, except it wasn't right. I got a feeling that something wasn't right, as if someone was watching me other than Adrian who was sat on the ground a metre or so away. We were in the middle of a huge corn field, the sun was shining but it didn't fell uncomfortably hot on my skin, it just made me feel warm yet I could not shake off the feeling of someone or something watching me. I walked over to Adrian's hunched frame but he did not raise his head, even when I placed a hand on his shoulder and sat down across from him. This was when I started to really worry, Adrian always had some pithy remark whenever he saw me.
'Adrian?' I asked, almost afraid to hear him speak, to prove that yes, something was wrong. The field in which we sat flickered and I instantly became on alert. That had never happened before, and I had been in a lot of Adrian's dreams over the past year that I'd known him. 'Adrian, what's happening in the waking world? Adrian?' Finally he looked up and the defeated look on his face scared me more than anything. Adrian, cocky, self important, witty, charming Adrian looked nothing like his former self. His eyes seemed to look at me but not see me, if that's possible. He returned his gaze to the ground where he sat and I felt his body go rigid as I took his hand. Something wasn't right here and as much as I hated to leave Adrian I had to wake up. I felt my mind was in danger, and perhaps this was what Dimitri had meant about Adrian's condition, there was definitely something wrong. 'Rose?' Adrian said his voice hoarse. I met his gaze and smiled slightly, what I hoped was a comforting smile. 'What are you doing here?' He asked, genuinely confused.
'You brought me here Adrian' I said, trying to sound as soothing as I could. How could he not know that he was walking my dream right now? 'This is my dream, your dream walking, remember.' His face grew afraid and gripped my hand tight. 'Rose. We aren't safe. You aren't safe, get out of that house. It isn't safe.' Unsure where this turn in the conversation had come from I went back to making soothing sounds.
'This is Abe's house; it's a safe house Adrian. Don't worry, we're fine and so are you now and we'll all be here together soon ok?' Adrian just continued to shake his head and I felt the dream slowly dissolve. The last thing I saw was Adrian's pained expression and even though I tried to hang on with everything I could muster I was taken back to the waking world.