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Chapter 16 - Taken

Acheron

Sylvin did it. She was ours, and without any bloodshed. Of course Malik noticed as soon as she was gone. He almost had her to, if it was not for my flames and sufficient distraction, this whole plan would have failed. I enter my bedroom, her sleeping form sprawled across my bed. The chain around her ankle rubbing her skin raw. I smile wickedly and sit in a chair by the window staring at her. She should be waking up soon. I sat for hours getting impatient. I take out my cell and dial for Sylvin. "What the hell's wrong with her? Why isn't she waking up?" I ask. He clears his throat before answering, "Umm, It may be a little while sir. I had to double the dose. She wouldn't go down with just one." He explains. I sigh frustrated. "Very well, if it couldn't be helped." I say aggravated. I hang up and leave the room attending to some other business. I have someone watching the camera I put on her and they'll let me know as soon as she wakes up. The end of the day flies by and I think back to her. Why haven't I been told she was awake. I pull out my phone once more. "Darious, what's going on? Is she not up yet?" I ask my patience thinning. "No sir, nothing yet." He replies. I let out a heavy sigh and hang up. I am now regretting putting her in my room. I head up the stairs towards my room and enter. What was he talking about, she was definitely awake. I bet he didn't even come in here, he probably just sat and watched the moniter. Ugh, people are useless. I studied her closer, tears dripping down her face and into my bed leaving behind a huge wet spot. I shake my head and click my tounge disapprovingly, "Now, Now, crying will get you no where sweetheart." I say coldly. "She jolts and turns her head to look at me. "Why?" She mumbled, choking back a sob. "Foolish girl, did your mother never tell you what you are or even what exists in this world?" I ask, already aware of the answer. She shakes her head no, tears still rolling down her cheeks. "What do you mean?" She asks. I walk up to her and ignite my hands with my blue flame. Her eyes widen and she gasps, scooting herself backwards. The chain clinking as she did so. "This is the power you possess, and I will do anything it takes to grow it. I'll let you be for today but tomorrow we try everything to get it to awaken." I say clenching my fist. She curls herself into the corner of the bed as I lay down next to her. "You should sleep, it's gonna be a long day for you tomorrow." I say closing my eyes. "I need to pee." She says. "What's stopping you, the chain is long enough to reach around this entire room. The bathroom is over there." I say pointing. I feel her weight lift off the bed as the chain rattles around as she walked over to the bathroom. After about 10 minutes I get suspicious as to where she is. I get up and follow the chain to the corner of the bathroom. She sat with her knees pushed up to her chest, and her head in her hands. I shake my head and return to bed, happily falling asleep.

Audra

I wake up and the first thing I notice is the chain around my ankle. I try to remain calm as I collect my thoughts from last night. Ok, Malik definitely saw be being dragged away. But how did I end up here. It was like magic had transported me here just by stepping through that mist stuff. I'm sure I was remembering it wrong, I lift my head up slightly looking around. I was in the same bedroom I saw last night. Ok, so they didn't move me. It would make me easier to find. I just have to keep my head down until someone comes. I lay there for hours crying until someone came in. "Now, Now, crying will get you no where sweetheart." A man says coldly. I jolt up surprised and turn my head to look at him. "Why?" She mumbled, choking back a sob. "Foolish girl, did your mother never tell you what you are or even what exists in this world?" He asked. I shook my head no, confused, tears still streaming down my face. "What do you mean?" I ask. He walked up to me and suddenly, his hands ignited with a deep blue flame. My eyes widen and I let out a surprised gasp, and scooted myself backwards. The chain heavy and loud as I did so. "This is the power you possess, and I will do anything it takes to grow it. I'll let you be for today but tomorrow we try everything to get it to awaken." He says clenching his fist in front of his chest. I back myself into a corner at the top of the bed, pulling my knees up to my chest. He lays down opposite me on top of the covers, "You should sleep, it's gonna be a long day for you tomorrow." He says. I think for a way to get away from him so I come up with the oldest trick in the book, "I need to pee." I say. He nonchalantly responds, "What's stopping you, the chain is long enough to reach around this entire room. The bathroom is over there." He says pointing towards a door. Well, this is not quite what I had in mind but it would do. I pull myself off the bed as the chain rattles around as I walked over to the bathroom. I sit down in the corner as far as the chain could comfortably reach. I pulls my knees up and set my arms on them resting my head on top of them. I doze here and there but I woke at the slight of any noise. It was a long and hard night.