[S.C, Bloodlines. CH 7]

[Cleo’s point of view]

The city sped by in a few seconds, the mountains a moment after. Out in the forest’s only the smells passed by. Her speed was a blur, no car or human would see or feel their presence. Only one place would be safe.

Yet she’d had no time to warn her. Lexi’s mother had a very large house in the city, yet Lexi always escaped to the getaway cottage she’d bought next to Marvel lake.

By car it would have taken at least an hour and a half. Yet in her phase speed, it took maybe fifteen minutes. At the door she knocked hard.

After a few seconds, she knocked harder.

“Lexi I swear to god you better open this door!” She howled into the forest around.

Thankfully her only neighbors were on the other side of the private lake.

“Cleo what do you….” Lexi gasped, wearing only a bath robe.

Gabe was at the door a second later, reaching for his sister for a second. Before Lexi pushed him into the house.

“Cleo take him away.” Lexi motioned with her arm.

Setting Amelya down on the table, she moved toward Gabe.

“I don’t want to leave her” Cleo argued for a second before she seen Gabe’s eyes starting to shift to black.

“Get him out now! I’ll fix her, I promise “ Lexi begged.

Cleo bear hugged the new vampire, pushing him straight out the door. Phasing off into the woods.

“I told that girl to leave you be” Lexi scoffed, grabbing a few things from the other room. “This is the second time you’ve nearly got dead. This is no place for humans”

After an hour of doctoring, Lexi leaned back against the wall. It had taken eight stitches and a bit of vampire blood, but she’d be fine.

“Is she ok?” Gabe was the first to come back inside. He looked to the floor as if he was ashamed.

“She’ll be fine.” Lexi sighed. “Where’s Cleo?”

“She stopped in town to pick her up some food” Gabe looked over his sister still laying on the table. “She looks so peaceful “

“She needs to be turned. Or she’s gonna end up dead. Cleo has to know this”

“Cleo has to know what?” Cleo stepped into the house with a drink and Mc Donald’s.

“That you can’t keep being around her if she’s not gonna be one of us. And where’s Jayden?” Lexi was focused on Cleo as she wiped Amelya’s hair out of her face.

“I know… and I don’t want to share her. Not with him or anyone else ever” Cleo rubbed her stomach and she started to stir. “Wake up, beautiful!”

She looked over at Cleo before scanning the room. Gasping when she met Gabe’s gaze.

“Hey sis” Gabe waved a hand slowly.

“Am I dead” Amelya asked, reaching up to her head.

“No, I got you here safely” Cleo was quick to hold her hand. “A few stitches, but you don’t seem to have an brain damage. Hopefully the blood will help”

“I feel weak… but energetic “ Amelya tried to lean forward. “How’s mom?”

“Wait! what happened to mom?” Gabe was moving toward his sister, but was stopped by Lexi’s arm.

“You can’t. That’s why we are out here” Lexi stepped forward, between them.

“She was taken…. Warren….” Cleo made eye contact with Lexi. The fear between them solid in the air around them, chocking the air.

“Who’s Warren?” Gabe asked, trying to read the two girls.

“An (S-Class Fugitive). One of the most notorious killers in our entire world.” Lexi’s mother stepped into her cabin. “What in gods name is she doing here?”

“Amelya was hurt, Warren nearly killed her.” Cleo was standing between her and Amelya.

“That’s it. Where’s Jayden?”

“Not sure. She’s mine” Cleo shot back.

“This is why I wanted nothing to do with this. Tonight she’ll have her ceremony. And if I hear anything more about who’s she belongs to, you’ll both be fighting to the death.”

“You can’t be serious?” Lexi questioned.

“Watch me. You’ll both be staying here. To far for him to travel.”

Without another word she was gone. Leaving the teens to deal with the damage.

“Why didn’t you tell her about our mom?” Amelya asked nearly falling off the table.

“I’m sure she heard it all. She’s good about getting information “ Lexi added in. “Get her to the sanctuary.”

“She’s hardly good enough to travel.” Cleo looked at her best friend. “Especially with just me”

“It’s not just you dear sister. Her mother sent me to help” Jayden appeared cocky grin on his face.

“Great”

Jayden put Amelya on his back, feeling her warm skin on him. It was more intoxicating then the drugs he’d enjoyed in the downtown clubs.

“Her presence is intoxicating “

“Shut it or I’ll take her up on the fight to the death”

“You wouldn’t dare” Jayden laughed, taking off out the door.