* * * * * Crystal’s POV * * * * *
“Logan!!” I screamed, while wandering around in the woods.
I refuse to believe that something has happened to him, he has to be around somewhere.
“Please listen to me Crystal, we need to return to the castle, Logan is not in the woods and it’s not safe for you here. We can come up with a plan to locate him when we are back in the castle,” Blake suggested.
“No Blake, he needs our help so we need to find him.” I said in panic
I am sure that my step parents have a hand in this. Who else could have abducted Logan and where have they taken him to?
I should call my parents!!
I brought out my phone and just then it started ringing. It was Michael Calling and I wondered what he was calling for.
Did he think I still had no idea of his true intentions towards me?
I decided to ignore his call but on second thought, maybe I should just pick it up and know what he wants to say.
I accepted the call and put it on loudspeaker. “I have your mate, come to my house in less than four hours from now and you better come alone.”
His words left me spooked. He was the one responsible for Logan’s abduction? But what does he want with Logan?
“Who… Who is that?” Blake asked, after the call was disconnected.
“It’s a vampire lord, working with my step parents. I should go there immediately,” I said and turned back to the castle.
“A vampire? Then I should come with you,” Blake suggested.
“No Blake, he asked me to come alone, if I don’t, he might hurt Logan,” I replied, trying to sound strong.
I still find it difficult to believe that Michael had been working against me all this while, he has been making a fool of me.
“But Crystal, what if he tries to hurt you?” Blake queried, while chasing behind.
“Don’t worry about me Blake, I will be fine, I can take care of myself,” I replied.
I arrived at the castle and rushed into Logan’s chambers to change my attire. Aidan was sleeping and I tried not to wake him up while getting changed.
After that, I ran out of the chambers with my purse and met Blake standing beside one of the cars.
“Can I at least drop you off?” He asked.
“No Blake, and please don’t try to follow me. If Michael sees you, he might hurt Logan.” I objected and he nodded sadly.
I left the castle gate and took a cab. I still remember the way to Michael’s house.
Logan is really stubborn, he knows his life is in danger and yet he wandered into the woods. I had expected my step parents to make an attempt on his life. I had no idea that it would be Michael but what does he want from Logan?
It is me that he needs, so why abduct Logan?
About forty minutes after he had called me, I arrived at his Castle. I knocked on the gate and an ugly looking vampire opened the gate for me.
I told him I wanted to see Michael but he did not understand. He said there was no one called Michael living there, then I called him Rohan and that’s when the gate man understood.
He let me into the castle and asked me to wait for his master in the sitting room. That was when I realized that Michael was not his real name, he had lied about that.
How could I have trusted him all this while?
I walked into the creepy sitting room and sat on the couch, the place was a bit dark and smelled of blood.
Well, I shouldn’t be surprised. He is a vampire after all, he loves darkness and blood.
Few minutes later, Rohan joined me in the sitting-room. He walked in with hands folded behind his back and a smile on his face.
I walked to him immediately and slapped him really hard. He chuckled and faced me with a grin on his face.
“You scoundrel, I trusted you, I thought of you as a friend. How could you have done this? You have been playing with my emotions from day one and I had no idea!!” I yelled at him with an angry face.
“Relax Crystal, it’s not like I’ve done any terrible things yet.” He smirked
“You are evil.” I cursed. “You’re the most horrible person I’ve ever met, where is my mate and what have you done to him?” I queried.
“I only locked him up, I haven’t hurt him yet and I won’t as long as you meet my demands,” he replied with a face devoid of emotions.
“What do you want from me?” I queried angrily.
He grinned. “I would be honest with you this time, I want you as my mate because I am in need of your special powers.” He confessed.
I clenched my fist in anger. So he had the guts to say that out loud.
“You are dreaming, because that is only possible in your dreams. Logan is my mate and I cannot be with any other person, and I can’t give you my powers either.” I stated.
He laughed. “I won’t take that as your final reply, because if I did, then I would have your mate killed right away.
I will give you a chance to go home and think about it, then come back to me two days from now to give me a final reply.
If you decide to agree to my demands, then I will set your mate free but if you don’t, then I will have his head chopped off and served to you on a plate,” he said with a poker face.
“You are a bastard! Karma is certainly going to pay you a visit,” I spat.
“Hahaha, there is no such thing as karma. The present world we live in is a survival of the fittest, only the strong remain on top and they can never suffer because karma doesn’t exist.” He growled
“Yes it does and I will bring it to your doorstep.” I spoke coldly.
“Well good luck on that, I would love to watch you try but bear the precautions in mind. If you mess with me, I will kill your mate,” he stated
“You won’t be able to harm him as long as I am alive. But tell me, for how long have you been working with my step parents? Why are you so desperate for power like them? Aren’t you content with what you have?
I actually thought you were a good person because you were always very good and caring towards me. I didn’t know you were a wolf in sheep’s clothing, you were only pretending to be good.” I spat.
His face went cold and for a moment, I thought I saw regret in his eyes. He turned his back to me with his arms folded behind.
“You know Crystal, I am way better than your step parents. They want power just for the sake of it, so they can oppress the weaker, but I need your power for something different.
I need it to secure my position as the leader of my tribe, I need you to accomplish a task given to me by the Grand Elder.” He explained.
“I don’t care what your excuse is, the fact still remains that you are trying to take what belongs to someone else by force. You lied and you cheated, what other evil is there to commit? You are no different from my step parents and I won’t let you succeed.” I fired in anger
“Hahaha… We shall see who wins and who loses. If you want your mate alive, then you would agree to my demands, otherwise I would kill him and I would still take your powers. This is still the nice side of me, I am sure you don’t want to meet the beast that I can be.” He replied with an evil smile.
I felt like pulling a dagger and stabbing him in the chest right now. Bloody Vampire!!
“Can I at least see my mate before leaving?” I asked.
“You spoke rudely to me today, so I won’t let you see him but you can come back tomorrow, if you are desperate to know if I have killed him yet or not.” He smirked.
“I will be back tomorrow,” I muttered and turned around to leave.
“Do you need a ride home?” He queried.
“Bastard, you can take your ride to hell.” I spat and walked off.
“Hahaha, I’ve been there before.” I heard him mutter in a cold voice as I left.
To be continued!!