Treasure

Chapter Nine

Light shown through the cave, causing Michaela to wake up the minute the sun's rays hit her in the eyes. She groaned and rubbed them with her fingers, sitting up in the bed as memories of last night came flooding back. The way David was gentle, his hands worshipping everyone of her naked curves, the way his teeth felt on her skin, it sent shivers down her spine. It was the best night she had in a long time and an even better sleep, grinning at the thought of it. As she turned to kiss her vampire lover good morning, she grew astonished to find David's side of the bed empty.

Oh right, she remembered, he's a vampire. She rolled her eyes and got out of bed, finding an extra pair of clothes had been laid out on the headrest for her. She saw it was a burgundy satin half-sleeve dress and sandals, something she recognized as Lucy's old dress she gave her from cleaning out her closet. Michaela's eyes widened when she suddenly forgot all about her family. The last time she interacted with Sam was pounding on his door begging to come in so she could explain herself, but he refused. She hadn't seen Lucy since last night, and it worried her to know what they were thinking about her disappearance. Were they worried? Did they stay up all night thinking about her? Quickly changing into her clothes, she looked around the cave to see if she could use anything to call.

After rummaging through some junk in a corner and on the storage shelf where the men kept the bottle of red, she saw something on the table next to the wheelchair, David's phone. The screen was dark and it hadn't gone off all night, so she thought giving them a call would be good. David would understand, she smiled. Unlocking the screen, she dialed Lucy's number and awaited the dial tone finally followed by a voice.

"Hello?"

"Hey, Mom..." Michaela gulped. "It's me."

"Mikey!" Lucy's voice filled with relief upon hearing her daughter's voice. "Thank God you're calling! Where were you last night, young lady?"

"I was..." Michaela looked around the cave, choosing her words carefully. "I was at a new friend's home last night. We were up most of the evening so they let me stay over."

"You need to come home ASAP, young lady," Lucy sighed. "Sam's been bothering me all night to talk to you, and then his friends showed up proclaiming to be some 'vampire hunters,' We had to kick them out, but Sam was insistent."

Michaela rolled her eyes and sucked in a breath through her teeth. "I'll come home, Mom. Just...can you pick me up?"

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Lucy's old Volkswagen pulled into the driveway and Michaela hopped out, trudging behind her mom as they entered the house. Nanook started barking and trotted up to Michaela, wagging his tail in a happy pant. It was the first time Nanook shown her all kinds of affection without having his ears bent backward or his teeth bared, grinning as she patted his head. Sam came out of the kitchen, promptly stopping his steps once he saw his sister. Grandpa opened the door to his kill room, readjusted the glasses on his eyes, then shut the doors, yelling at Sam that his sister was indeed all right. Michaela shot him a glare before walking into the kitchen with Lucy, taking a seat at the table so they could settle this vampire talk.

"Ok, Mikey," Lucy folded her hands on her lap. "Please, tell us the truth. I'm doing this for Sam's sake, and the sooner we get this settled, the sooner we can go on with our lives. Tell me...what's going on with you?"

"I keep telling you, Mom, she's a vampire!" Sam slammed his hands on the table, scaring Michaela from talking. "Come upstairs with me so we can look at her reflection in the mirror. You won't see anything!"

"Sam, let your sister talk!" Lucy snapped, giving him a warning glance. Michaela scratched her arms in uncertainty.

"Michaela...are you all right?"