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Chapter Seventeen
Claire's POV:
I have no idea what's going. Apparently, from Shane's reaction, it's not good. I hear the pantry door creak open. There's a bunch of thudding and then the door is creaking open to the secret room.
"Shane?" I ask warily. I see a unfamilar man. He runs forward fast and I yelp and stumble out of the way. I follow the motion and run out of the room and see Shane unconscious on the floor, unconscious. It takes everything I have not to stop and check on him.
I run upstairs and shove something in my pants. Right after, something grabs me from behind and then everything goes black.
Shane's POV:
I wake up to everything looking fuzzy. Michael's face hovers above mine, worried. I rub my head. Everything comes rushing back. Claire!
"Where's Claire?" I ask, sitting up. Michael freezes.
"I don't know. I found you unconscious and I had to make sure you were alive. You were out cold," he says. I get up, sore but not hurt too bad. I walk into the pantry and open the secret door.
"Claire?" I ask. No response. No, no, no! I run through the house, not finding her anywhere. Back downstairs with Michael, I pace. There's a knock on the door and I answer warily to find Myrnin.
"Where's Claire?" Myrnin asks, pushing past me into the house. I raise my eyebrows.
"Why?" I ask, wary of him.
"We don't have time. Where is she Shane?" Myrnin asks, getting my shoulders. I pull free.
"We think she was kidnapped," Michael says. Myrnin whirls, his face pure white, whiter than usual.
"Not good. They already found her. Where could they be hiding then?" Myrnin mutters to himself.
"Could you stop babbling and explain!? What does Claire have to do with any of this!?" I yell, suddenly very angry.
"Because she means something to me, you stupid human. Those men were after me," Myrnin says simply. I freeze, my muscles clenching.