Jake's POV:
The ache in my muscles had subsided, since after I woke up. I sat down in the bed not letting my head look beside me but either way I could see the swell under the sheet constantly reminding me one is gone and the other will soon follow after; not necessarily dying but I would be losing him too. Losing a mate I described the worst pain ever to be felt. I hand her the bowl of soup after the last spoon, she took it quietly before handing me a cup of tea. I was still angry that I was constantly losing people I care for because of the vampires but here I was getting treatment from one because Gia trusted her.
I glanced up at her and she smiled at me wearily before I reached the cup in my hand to my mouth taking a sip, I immediately gagged. In other not to spit it out I clenched to the tee cup and it suddenly crumbled under my touch and the content poured over me. I was only left with the little handle in my hand shocked beyond compare
"Don't worry I will clean that up" I simply kept staring at the broken pieces while the tea soaked down in my cloth and mattress.
"What is happening?" I asked as she was taking away the pieces from my lap, her tucked a lock of her blonde hair behind her eyes before she glance at me quickly and then retrieving a towel to help me clean up, I took it to help myself.
"You are regaining your lost energy quickly" She said before I threw my legs off the side and pulled my bloody shirt off me. She handed me another not really maintaining eye contact with me, although I hated their kind it didn't stop me from thanking her
"Thank you for everything" I mentioned quietly putting the shirt on I decided waiting around wasn't for me as I already feel better than ever I wanted to know where Gia was. Since I woke up I haven't seen her and it's been a while. Although he had been in a haze before he passed out he's heard a lot in the conversation and wanted to cleared things up
"She recommends you stay here until she's done" the woman she addressed as Lucinda warned, she turned around with my hands over my hips not really knowing what to respond to and then in a moment the door squeaked opened
"Jake" she called as soon as she entered the room, she smiled at me deeply
"Where have you been?"
"Nothing much, just looking for a way to help get Maya back" she mentioned plainly looking at the body on the bed, he face twitched with pain. I stood in front of her and placed both my hands on either shoulder. She looked at me again her eyes growing glossy
"I wanted to talk to you, please sit down" I helped her to sit by the edge of the bed sniveling she sighed inwardly, it was clear something besides Maya's death is bothering her.
"The vampire prince addressed you as his−" I halted because she was suddenly standing in front of me
"You don't have to worry about that, ok?" I nodded as she wasn't willing to share anything as for now
"We will have to do something soon. I need to contact Ruby, do you have anything I can use" she asked looking down at her feet, I lifted her face up a smile spreading over my face as it did with hers
"I will look into that but first I need will take care of the prisoners in his dungeon" I was about to walk around her when she held my arm stopping me
"Hey, no one is his prisoner. I wanted to set them free too but I was caught up with−"
"I know you have a lot to take care of, let me get them. Kai isn't in the right frame of mind at the moment. It would be best if I go"
"Yeah," She let go off my arm and let me slide out the door. I walked out of the guest ground, peered into the inner house and crossed out to the yard all through all eyes on me but no one dared to approach me because I now as free as everyone else.
The yard was basically empty, even the guards were missing; I entered the dorm shaped building and took the stairs to the underground cell. That was when I noticed how bad that place looked and how it could corrupt the most stable of minds, I walked down the cell and approached Hunter first. Hunter was barely conscious; I tapped his cheek startling him awake
"It's me" I said
I held at the shackle at his wrist and with the littlest of force it broke under my touch, it was still odd as it is
'What did the woman fed me?'
Although she's said I was regaining my strength but I could feel a whole new energy inside of me, like I would stand invincible in the face of anything. I threw the thought to the back of my head and helped Hunter out of his shackle before I moved to the next cell which contained kai. As I entered I immediately noticed that it was too silent and kai was missing
"Kai?" I called knowing so well that he wasn't down there, I rushed out and met hunter whom was slummed in the floor, leaning against the wall with his head hanging down
"Kai is missing from his cell. Has anyone taken him?" I asked, he looked up warily with his eye slightly opened
"I haven't been conscious in a while but I heard noises down here, I'm not sure"
"Ok, let me get Leo first" I rushed untied the unconscious Leo and held him against me. We rushed to the stairs and in the foyer I noticed for the force time, trial of blood leading to one of the other arch, as I followed to the darkness under the arch I noticed the missing guards slumped over each other torn to shreds in blood, that immediately heightened my worry because that looked exactly like Kia's doing when he's enraged. Leo shifted in my arms slowly starting to regain consciousness as we exited the dorm shaped building and yet again I noticed the reason for the silence around me.
More victimized vampires laid at the far end to the corridor that led to the outer house. I rushed us in to the room I was admitted and in doing startled Gia; she jumped on her feet quickly when she saw us
"Is he ok?" she asked urgently as I mount Leo on the bed
"Yes, he's just weak"
"I will get Lucinda to help" she said. She was quick on noticing my worry as she helped Hunter to sit in the sofa over to the corner
"You look worried, where is kai?" My nightmare is now coming to reality, kai had escaped; if he only gets to leave here alive then he might want to attack Gia as he imposed lately. I was worried about him because he's no match for Gia even though he trust that she would do her best in not harming him.
"Kai is gone"