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            I don’t know how long I sat there, in the darkness. I’ve lost all track of time. Eliza’s calmed down for now. She’s fallen asleep. At least I hope she has, seeing as there is nothing but an eerie silence flowing from her corner of the cell. I am so confused. Everything I knew before, I am now questioning.

            “Is all of this real? Vampires? …How?” I whisper to myself. “It must be a dream. This is insane.” But deep in my heart, I know it’s not a dream. It’s as real as the Earth before me. Every occurrence, every bone chilling detail that’s happened since I stormed out of my mother’s house. It’s all real.

            Now, I’m not one who believes in destiny. My actions shape my future and play a major role in what happens to me. So, the only way I’m getting out of here is if I do something. I’ll be damned if I’m just going to sit around here and wait for something to happen.

            I am deep in thought now. Probably why I didn’t hear the movement outside the cage. The rustles and the squeaking start getting louder, and I finally look up. But I’ve learned my lesson from before. This time I don’t ask who’s there. I sit still where I am, hoping whoever...whatever it is will think I am asleep and just go away. Fat chance.

            “…Hey!” I hear someone whisper. A few seconds pass.

“Hey!” There it is again. But I am not giving in that easily. It’s obviously a trap. I’ll just pretend I’m asleep…

            “I know you’re not asleep.” Damn. He’s good. No use playing this game anymore. But, I still hesitate before I answer. I don’t think it’s Amarande. The voice sounds younger. It sounds like the voice I’d imagine would come from…

            “It’s Luca,” he says. There’s my answer. I am dumbstruck now. It’s like he’s responding to my thoughts. Slowly, I edge towards the bars of the cell from where the voice is coming.

“Don’t be afraid,” he says. Gee, where have I heard that one before?

            “I really don’t want to hurt you. I want to get you out of here. I know what my father is planning on doing with you. Trust me, you don’t want it. I’ve seen enough people die in his hands already.”

            Trust him? Don’t make me laugh. I’ve just been kidnapped and deprived of the basic needs a human deserves, and he wants me to trust him? Who’s he kidding? I might not be the brightest person, but I am not stupid enough to just run off with some stranger who wants to “save” me. I chuckle to myself a little at the thought.

            “I see nothing funny here,” he responds. There’s a certain tone in his voice. He sounds so serious. So determined. I can hear his light breathing.

            “Well? What’s it gonna be?” he asks. I don’t know. I don’t have an answer for him. What, am I just…
            My thoughts were interrupted by footsteps coming into the room. And just like that, the breathing was gone. He fled at the sound of the footsteps. I didn’t even have to guess who it was entering the room, either.

            The lights switched on, burning my eyes once more, though not as harshly this time. I was getting used to it. As soon as I could see properly, I looked around the room. He was gone without a trace. I guess vampires can do that. Who was standing there, however, was no surprise.

            “Good morning. How did you sleep?” The smirk on Amarande’s face and sarcasm in his voice disgusted me. I looked down. I didn’t respond.

            “Aww, don’t be like that,” he says, taking a step closer. He reaches one of his long, bony, paper white fingers through the bars, brushing my face, lifting my chin. I tear away from him.

“Don’t touch me,” I say angrily. I don’t even have to look up to know the smile on his face has twisted to an expression so evil, even the bravest man in the world would cower before him.

“Stupid girl!” he growls at me. I hear clinking, and then the bars move away. He’s opened the cage. He grabs the collar of my shirt, and jerks me up so he’s staring me dead in the eye. I can’t feel my feet touch the ground anymore.

“You should watch your mouth if you know what’s good for you!” he spits out at me.

“A precious jewel such as yourself would be a shame to waste…” He’s shaking his head back in forth slowly. He throws me back to the ground roughly, examining me as I lay there nearly broken on the cold, hard floor.

“I still have use for you yet,” he says.

“What about Eliza?” I ask frantically. I don’t know where it came from, it just popped out. The room is silent for a moment.

“..Is that her name?” he sounds almost light-hearted. The hate I have for him is building up inside me, ready to explode. But I hold back. I don’t want to know what he’ll do to me if I dare speak out against him again.

“You’re learning,” he responds to my silence. “You may not be as stupid as I thought.”

I kept my head down. He hadn’t answered my question. I hate not knowing something.

“What will happen to her?” I ask once again, softly.

“That is none of your concern,” he says bitterly. “All you have to worry about is what will happen to you.”

This scares me. Where was Luca now? Why wasn’t he here to help me now? I started regretting not taking his offer.

I hear Amarande’s footsteps grow softer and softer. He’s walked out of the room. The lights are still on and the cage is still open.

“Why…?” I ask to myself, looking up. There’s no one in the room but me and Eliza who’s still sleeping. I’m baffled at how she was able to sleep through it. I stand up and walk over to her. She’s lying down on her side. She’s paler then I remember her. Her hair is a mess covering her face. I gently brush it out of the way, not wanting to startle her. I am shocked at what I see. There, on her neck, is what looks like a snake bite. Two holes, a few inches apart. There’s dried blood around them. I gasp and fall back, trying to get as far away as I can, not knowing what will happen next.

Suddenly, I feel a strong hand grab my arm and pull me back. I turn around, startled, and come face to face with him.