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I pace so long that the sun is nearing its return, and Janestillisn’t back.
My concern for her grows with each passing moment. What if she’s hurt? What if something happened to her?
Fuck it. She can be mad at me if she wants, but I refuse to stay put anymore. I throw my shirt over my head and stalk into the frosty night air. The forest is silent as I follow the path that Jane took earlier. It’s the only trail she knows, leading to the spring.
God, she looked so beautiful the first time I brought her to the waters. She had stared at the rippling current with wonder in her deep green eyes, her hair mussed around her face. Now, when I fetch her, she’ll be angry. Her bitter disappointment will replace the memory of that first scene.
Damnit, Jane.
I slap branches out of my way as I stomp through the woods, not caring that my footsteps echo or that the forest creatures scurry away, frightened by the angry predator. The forest silences as I push around the last of the overgrown greenery, exiting into the hidden clearing.
My eyes travel over the edge of the bubbling spring, searching for my sweet Jane. I’m desperate for her, ready to drop to my knees and beg for her forgiveness.
But she’s nowhere to be seen. “Jane?”
There’s no answer.
I take a step closer to the water, noticing her foot print stamped into the mud. Kneeling, I scan the ground, piecing together where she may have gone to next.
Perhaps she was startled and ran into the wilderness. Images of her nearly naked and stumbling through the woods cause my dead heart to squeeze. What if she’s gotten lost? I sniff the air, willing some of her scent to have lingered.
Vampire.
Vices grip my throat as I struggle to inhale more of the scent, pushing the surge of panic away.
Then I see the other prints. Boots.
And Jane’s dainty toe prints disappearing, vanishing mid step.
Taken.
I rise to my feet, my body trembling with rage.
This is my fault.
I let her down, left her alone, and now she’s been kidnapped.I’m such an idiot.I should have been there to protect her, to keep her safe.
My anger boils over, and I clench my hands into fists at my side.No one takes what’s mine without paying the price.
The slimy bastard found us. Rune sent his mediocre watchmen to track me down, and instead... They took the only thing that could ever really hurt me.
I’m such a fool.
I follow the boot prints, my thoughts whirling. The footsteps take me further into the woods, and as I go along, it becomes difficult to spot any evidence in the dirt. The abductor is moving quickly with a clear objective. It’s obvious they’ve put a lot of thought into this.
How?
My mind is deep ravine, and I’m shouting into the abyss of it. Fear takes hold of me, seizing my stomach and any semblance of warmth it holds.
Jane’s blood.
It’s all I have left of her now.
No. This isnothow her story ends.
I’ll go to any lengths necessary to find my sweet Jane, no matter what it takes.
When the tracks run cold, I circle back, blurring with speed across my property until I arrive at my brother’s cabin. I use the force of my motion to slam through the door.
