Chapter 23 Rio
Rizden POV
I looked at Creed who was smiling while holding my hand.
"Let's go down." I said, he looked at me.
"Yes we will go down." He said.
"How can we go down if you don't let go of my hand Creed?" I asked. He pouts.
"Can't we go down while i'm holding to your hands?" He asked. I stared at him.
"Creed?" I said threateningly.
"Here it is." He said and let go of my hand. I opened the door of his car and got out, I looked at the front of our house.
"Is the light off?" Creed asked me.
"Maybe Rio is already asleep." I replied. And walking to open our little gate, I was surprised that it wasn't closed, it was cracked. Rio was really reprimanding, I said close the gate. I walked closer to the door as Creed pulled me.
"Why?" I asked. He looked around.
"I can smell a black vampire." He replied, my eyes widening.
"Rio." I said and let go of him then opened the door I saw some things scattered on the floor.
“Rio?” I called and turned on the light and there I saw the entirety of the clutter inside.
"Rio, where are you?" I asked anxiously.
"Rio?" My tears immediately flowed when I didn't see Rio in our room.
"Creed ... Creed, Rio is missing." I said, he immediately took out his cellphone and called someone. I searched our whole house but there was no Rio inside.
I became weak, I sat on the floor to see the necklace that Rio always wore.
"My brothers and sisters are coming here." I looked at Creed.
"Creed .... Creed someone took Rio, Creed let's find him." I cried saying to Creed. He knelt in front of me and wiped away the tears then hugged me.
"We'll find him that promise."
Creed POV
A few minutes passed and Rizden calmed down. Earlier he was crying while holding the necklace. She was with Leona and Leana in my car.
While I was here inside Rizden's house with Von, Van, Fin and Aphrodite sitting on a chair.
We were looking for some clues of who could take Rio.
"I didn't see anything in the Room." Van said just coming out of the room.
"Not in the kitchen either." Von said as Fin came out next.
"Who took Rio?" I asked.
"What's this?" Fin asked and someone took the back door. A ring with the snake brand in the middle while with a diamond on its tail. I took it from Fin and looked at it.
"Maybe this ring is from the one who took Rio." I said.
I turned my gaze to Von and Van who were staring at my hand.
"That ring is familiar." Van said and put his hand on his head.
"Yes, I think I saw that somewhere." Von said.
"Remember where you saw a ring like this." I said.
"Can I touch it?" We looked at Aphrodite who was sitting and looking at nothingness.
"What can you help me with, you can't--" I interrupted when Van snatched the ring from me and gave it to Aphrodite. Aphrodite sniffed it and smelled it. Weird.
"A ring with a snake brand in the middle and a diamond on the tail right?" She asked so I was surprised to look at her.
"How did you find out?" I asked. She just smiled.
"Looks like I already know who took Rizden's brother." She said so i frowned.
"And you think we'll believe you? You're a black vampire and--" I stopped when I realized what I said.
Black vampire.
"That's right! It's a Black vampire's ring so it's familiar because Aphrodite has that too." Van said and looked at me.
"That Aphrodite wasn't one of those who took Rizden's sister." I said and was about to rush to Aphrodite when Von, Van and Fin blocked me.
"Bro, because of Aphrodite Rizden saw again." Fin said so I stopped.
"I'm a black vampire but I can't hurt people or my fellow vampires." Aphrodite smiled as she looked at the emptiness. I did not speak.
I was swallowed. Of course, I am indebted to that black vampire woman.
"We're talking about how we can get Rizden's brother." Von said and sat down.
"I can help you." I looked at that Aphrodite again.
"Don't, I'm getting more and more indebted to you so you might just charge me." I said and glared at them.
"The aspect of your ego is really high, you're lazy." Van said to me and stared at me.
"I'm not going to charge, I just want to help." Aphrodite said with a smile.
"Isn't that torn cheek of yours smiling?" I asked annoyed.
"Isn't that wrinkled when you're wrinkled?" He asked again so the three laughed, I just looked at him badly then stared at them.
"Trust him Bro." Van said.
"I don't trust black vampires." I said and looked at Aphrodite.
"But because I'm in dire need and for my husband's brother. All right, help us get my brother -in -law." I said.
“"The unmarried idiot is called 'my wife', who did you fool?" Von asked.
"Are you okay? You're just jealous because you don't have a husband."
"As if I'm getting married?" He said and left the house first. Van helped Aphrodite stand up.
"I'll take you to the hiding place of black vampires." Said Aphrodite.
"But I recommend that we just go tomorrow because at these times they go out to pick up the kids." He says.
"What are they doing to the kids?" Fin asked.
"They drink blood." She replied then took a deep breath.
"It's better if you have weapons against them. They are many and very strong." She said then walked, Van helped her walk.
I took a deep breath.
"are you gonna inform Rizden?" Fin asked next to me. I looked at him.
"I don't know, maybe he'll be fine if she comes with us." I replied.
"Then don't tell her what took his brother. We'll leave her with Leona and Leana." He said and patted my shoulder then went out the door.
