Chapter 48

Brittany's POV

"This place looks so beautiful under the dim lights". Samantha said.

"So beautiful". I whispered, totally awestruck.

I mean how in the world could a place this beautiful be built under the shabby bathroom.

I wondered if anyone else knew about this place.

"This place is really beautiful but we need more light. Let's find the switch".

I said to Samantha.

After a few moments, Samantha found the switch. When the room was well lit, we had a better view of what it looked like.

It was a large room with a beautiful chandelier dangling down. The walls were decorated with expensive looking paintings. The floor appeared to be made of hardwood... exotic hardwood.

The room was literally empty but it had beautiful lights and paintings. The chandelier, it was beautiful that it made my eyes water... I'm serious.

"We're gonna get caught if we don't leave here now". Samantha stated.

I nodded.

"Let's find an exit or something". I told her.

"I already did that while you were busy taking the whole place in". She said.

She pulled at the doorknob.

"It's locked". She said.

"I'll check for other doors". I said.

I joined Samantha at the locked door when I didn't find another door.

"They've probably found out that we're missing so we can't go back". She said.

"I know".

An idea popped up in my head.

I closed my eyes in concentration as I tried to do the telepathy thingy I did with Cole at the party the other day, maybe he'll hear me.

Cole? Can you hear me?

I was met with silence. Total silence.

I sighed. I'm not giving up so soon.

"What are you doing?" Samantha asked.

"Quiet". I told her.

Cole? Are you there?

I waited a few seconds. Still silence-

'Brittany? Is it really you speaking?'

I scoffed but I was relieved that he answered.

'No, it's my twin. Of course, it's me'.

'Where are you? I came to get you but I heard you went missing. It's taking everything in me not to tear everyone here apart'

My heart melted at his words but I didn't want him killing anybody. That was going to scare the hell out of me.

'Don't kill anybody okay? I'm under the bathroom'.

I told him, before realising how stupid it sounded.

'Okay, I know that sounded stupid but I'm actually serious. Now that you're here, I'm going to come back up'.

He didn't reply.

'Cole? What's wrong?'

I felt a sudden sharp pain at the back of my head but I recovered almost immediately.

Okay, what was that?

"What's wrong?" Samantha asked, alarmed.

"I don't know. I just felt a sharp pain at the back of my head but I'm okay now".

"Are you sure?" She asked.

"Yeah".

She shrugged.

"If you say so".

'Don't come up, Britt'

Cole's voice rang in my head.

Judging by the way he sounded, it meant one thing.

Cole was in trouble.

And I had to save him.

*

Cole's POV

We stood in front of the underground building which looked like a rock on the outside.

That was where she was hidden.

I couldn't go in there with my emotions all around the place. Me talking about emotions was weird though. Before, the only thing I wanted to do was mess around. Before I met Brittany, I was always emotionless. The only that didn't make me seem that bad was my sense of humor.

"This place looks kinda bomb though". Thana said.

"Not when they have Brittany in there". I grounded out.

"Let's go snap some necks!". Malcolm said.

I breathed steadily and walked towards the main entrance of the so-called hideout.

I effortlessly snapped the neck of the guards at the entrance in half.

We finished off the other guards that tried to attack us and went straight for the master planner.

He was there, standing at the end of the hallway with a smirk on his face.

Trust me, I was going to wipe that off very soon.

"What a pleasant surprise, little Vasilios". He said.

I clenched my fists and grounded out.

"Call me that one more time and I'll rip out your throat". I threatened.

"You know you can't. Why don't we talk somewhere else?" He offered

"Oh, I'm going to do something worse than just talking if you don't bring her here to me now". I threatened once more.

"I see you figured that out. I apologise for taking your property without informing you. Since you don't want to talk somewhere else, we'll just talk here". He said while I continued glaring at him.

"I was thinking maybe we could do a transfer of pet ownership-". He began.

I suppressed a growl.

"After all, it's just a pet". He said.

What game was he playing?

"Not just a pet. My only pet and I'm declining your offer. I want to see her". I stated.

Just then, one of his minions walked up to him and whispered in his ear.

Fool. Did he forget the fact that we were all vampires?

"The girl has escaped". The man said in Dexter's ear.

Dexter glanced at me. He knew I was listening.

"How about the slave?" Dexter asked.

"She's gone too". The man said.

"You can leave". Dexter said to the man.

"I'm sure you heard what he told me. Your smartass pet has escaped". He clarified.

"Why do you seem unfazed?" I asked.

"Well, I am. A large percentage of people held captive here always try to escape". He said. "I'll be right back". He said and left with a few men.

Just then, I heard a voice. It sounded so much like Brittany's.

'Cole? Can you hear me?' The voice said.

Maybe I was just imagining. It's the result of me missing her voice so much.

"The fucker didn't even acknowledge my presence". Thana said.

"Well, he didn't acknowledge mine too". Malcolm said, mortified.

"That's not important". I said.

Malcolm let out a fake gasp.

"Excuse me?" He squeaked.

Get over yourself.

I heard the voice again.

'Cole, are you there?'

Okay, I definitely heard something.

Brittany was trying to talk to me!

'Brittany, is it really you speaking?'

I asked, just to be sure.

'No, it's my twin. Of course, it's me'. She replied sarcastically.

I've missed her so much.

'Where are you? I came to get you but I heard you went missing. It's taking everything in me not to tear everyone here apart'.

It was the truth but I can't believe I just said that.

'Don't kill anybody, okay? I'm under the bathroom'.

Did she just say what I'm thinking she said? If she did, this definitely wasn't the time to joke.

'I know that sounded stupid but I'm actually serious. Now that you're here, I'm going to come back up'

I looked around and found out that Thana and Malcolm were gone.

Guess I was too engrossed in my telepathy with Britt. But seriously, what the hell happened?

The back of my head collided with something metallic. Or will I say something metallic collided with my head?

Whatever it was, it hurt.

Dexter stepped in front of me.

I growled.

"What do you think you're doing?" I asked through clenched teeth, as I felt energy seep away from me.

"Getting rid of a threat". He said, smirking.

I lunged forward in an attempt to attack him but I couldn't move. My body suddenly felt heavy. Really heavy.

He injected me. How the fuck did I not notice?!

Yeah, right. I was communicating with Brittany and got distracted.

"Fuck you". I cursed.

"Sorry but I find female sex slaves more attractive". He said, still smirking.

I growled.

Consciousness began to seep away from me.

My body collided with the hard floor.

Brittany couldn't come up. It was a trap. He had everything planned!

I should have known.

'Don't come up, Britt'.

I said, before surrendering to the world of unconsciousness.

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