Dark Desire

CHAPTER 18. Boy In The Tub

It seemed to be everyone for themselves, making me assume the police had discovered the location and came to arrest the people involved.

I opened random doors and ducked under waving arms, pulling the vampire with me. It was cold, and damp, and the more I thought of all the horrible people enslaving human beings, the more upset I became.

I fell forward, tripping, and the vampire carefully grabbed my hips, gently holding me up. I looked behind me and smiled sweetly.

"Thank you," I told him and he slowly let me go, only for me to grab his hand and walk up an empty staircase. I frowned and pursed my lips, not liking how lost we seemed to be getting. "Do you know as way out?" I asked hopefully, my voice hushed.

He pointed above us and I smiled at the old vents. "Can you reach and open it?" I asked, and he did just that, tearing the entire metal front off.

So he can understand me, I realized and reached up, to pull myself up into the vent. I climbed forward and looked down to make sure the vampire followed me.

Unlike the other vampires in my life, he was small, like me, and actually fit. I smiled and crawled, my knees aching as I moved forward.

We reached the end and I pushed at a metal frame, and fresh air flew into my face. I happily fell onto grass and laughed. "Awesome! Take that! Bitch you thought!" I stuck my middle finger into the air vent- after the vampire stood behind me of course.

I spun around and tilted my head to the side, smiling kindly at the vampire. "Thanks for your help, may I please know your name?" I pleaded, and his baby grey eyes met mine.

"Fallon," he said softly, his voice seeming dry and unused. I grabbed his hand and grinned.

"Come, on, let's get out of-" I paused, feeling eyes and smiled at a police officer, waving. "Mr! Can we get a ride in your cop car?!"

He walked over and squinted. "You escaped from the auction,"

I saluted and he faltered. "How are you so happy?" He asked and looked around.

I frowned. "Well, I got out, I wasn't hurt, and you're catching the bad guys, that sounds like a happy ending - oh, and I even found a new friend, " I raised the hand entwined in Fallon's.

The cop stared at me for a long moment. "You're Raven Light," he said slowly. "That explains that, my chief said you were insane,"

I pointed at myself and shook my head. "No, this is me being in shock, I feel like I'm on drugs," I told him and blinked.

He sighed and nodded. "Yes, let me make sure it's okay with my partners, I think they've got it covered."

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I burst through the front door, where all five vampires waited anxiously, having gotten a call about my safety. "This is my new friend, his name is Fallon, be nice, he's shy." I announced, eyes shining.

"What the fuck!" Cross growled and ran his eyes up and down Fallon. "You got kidnapped and then brought a puppy home?!"

"He's not a puppy, he's my new friend," I said and Fallon looked at the vampires blankly.

"Puppy?" Fallon asked and River reached over, pulling me into a tight hug.

I rested my head in his chest, feeling my stiff body relax. River was my safe space, and as he held me tightly, I felt tears spring to my eyes.

"Were you hurt at all? Did anyone... touch you?" River's voice shook slightly, and the other vampires looked at me, waiting for my answer.

I shook my head and glanced over at Fallon, frowning when Lion gazed at at the small vampire curiously, swiping his eyes along his body. "You're as fucking small as Raven,"