Chapter 14

Gwen was in her room staring blindly at the wall opposite her bed when Courtney entered with Jessica. She glanced at them before she turned her gaze back to the wall.

" honey, we weren't pitying you. " Courtney said as she and Jessica sat down on the be with Gwen.

" then what were you doing. " Gwen asked with a bitter laugh.

" we were admiring your courage. Not all women could let themselves to love freely after such hurt and even if the person was their mate but you did. You gave Vince a try but then you got to know that you are punishing him for something he didn't do. " Jessica said as Gwen sighs.

" I know but it is hard. I try so hard to just let go and not blame Vince for what Gerald does but it is hard. " Gwen said softly.

" it will always be hard but at least you have Vince by your side and you know that he rather die than hurt you. "Courtney said as Gwen nodded.

" what do you suggest that I do. " Gwen asked them.

" tell him. Tell him everything that you felt when Gerald betrayed you. Tell him everything that happened and tell him why you were so angry because he didn't know and he keeps blaming himself which isn't right. " Jessica said as Gwen nodded.

" okay. Let's go so that I can tell him. " Gwen said as she stood up.

" nope. We are going to call him, all you have to do is stay here and don't move. Prepare for what you are going to say. " Jessica tells her as she left with Courtney.

They went to where Vince sat staring into space and then they nudge him and told him that Gwen would like to see him. He went into her room and she explained everything about Gerald and the reason why she took offense so quickly. Vince went insane and nearly left to rip Gerald apart but Gwen distracted him.

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A few hours later just as night fell, while Vince was still sleeping, Gwen woke up a little bit hungry and she decided to stretch her legs by walking around a little. Although, she felt like running , she knew that Vince would not like that so she had to settle with walking. If she was honest with herself she knew that Vince will hate the fact that she left the room while he was sleeping and Gwen shook her head at that. She is still going to be inside the compound and most especially the house but Vince would want her to be near his sister or him if she wants to explore or move around. Gwen could already hear Vince berating her for leaving. She already had some of his habits down to a pat in her brain and when she is doing something she knows that he would disapprove of, her voice of reason always take Vince shape and he scolds her or try to make her stop whatever she is doing and right now, that voice is ringing in her head. She opened the door and walked out of the room totally ignoring the voice warnings.

She heated up some blood as she stood by the windows and let out a sigh. She now only take warm blood after getting used to Vince always feeding her his blood, other blood now pales in comparison but although she still take in other blood, it must be warm or else, her stomach will turn and she will vomit the blood she drank. Part of the downs of having a mate whose blood taste like heaven.

She took a sip of her cup as she sighs, other primordials aren't around so she concluded that they went to rest a bit before the leaders of the two other races come, she was the only one awake and although she isn't bothered by being alone, she cannot help but feel worried by it. She suddenly felt an urgency to go back to Vince so she drank the remaining blood and headed to the kitchen when she saw a figure clothed in shadows staring at her.

Gwen felt a chill in her spine as she opened her mouth to scream but she couldn't since it appears that she had lost her voice.

" what are you doing here little girl. " the figure asked. Not that it gave Gwen any space to answer since her tongue was still tied and she couldn't release any sound.

" Carson, that is a very bad thing you did. How do you expect her to answer when you twisted her tongue. " a female voice asked in a tone that made Gwen whimper. Her head felt like exploding and she knew that it was the work of the female who was in a black cloak like the man that was in the chair, although the only think that made her guess that he was a man was his voice.

" Eloise, how can you expect her to even concentrate on my question when you are messing with her brain. " Carson asked with a chuckle.

" not her brain, just her head. Her brain and her mind are fortified naturally. " Eloise said with disgust written in her tone. " her vampire gift. "

" hm, she could be powerful even though she is relatively young. " Carson said as he stood up.

" maybe that was why they brought her here, because she has a gift that could harm us. " another figure said from Gwen back, she quickly turned to see the figure but her momentum and the way her head was already spinning made her land on a heap on the floor.

" no, she doesn't seem all that powerful to me. Neither is she dangerous. " Eloise said with a snort.

" might be so but if that is their plan, we should erase her existence. " the new figure said.

* erase her existence. * Gwen thought in worry, not as if she could open her mouth to talk when she was this nauseous and was fighting to remain conscious. Although the day was not completely dark, the shadows seem to clutch to their skin and prevent her from seeing them. Her eyesight is usually better in the dark but this was not ordinary darkness. They were clearly witches and it was clear that she was in way over her head and she needed help.

The figure sitting on a chair scoffs. " her power levels are high but she isn't up to the primordials levels, she must be something more of a pet. "

" that doesn't mean that we can't hurt it. " Eloise said.

" no, you can't hurt it but you can certainly play with it. After all they know better than to bring a pet here if they don't want to share it. " Carson said with a smile. Gwen knew he smiled because she could see his pearly whites.

"good idea, then maybe after playing with it, we could give it to the wolves. They enjoy a good sport. " the witch standing behind her cracked a grin of her own.

Gwen shook her head. * hell no. She wouldn't allow all these psychos to play with her* and she knew that by play they meant torture. She had never used her psychic link with Vince to do anything more than just locating where he is but right now she would.

She sent all the fear she was feeling down through the link. The figure on the chair released a grunt but she didn't pay attention. She was focusing on her connection with her mate. When she heard their door slam opened she released a smile a second before Vince appeared in the room by her side. She could see the three figure freeze from the side of her eyes but her main focus was her mate who was bending before her.

" what happened. " Vince asked with a growl, as he raised her up in his hands with one on her shoulders and another tucked on her knees.

Gwen uttered one word. " them. "