Escape

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"What was I thinking, trusting vampire's?" I had seen first hand what being a vampire meant. I'd been forced to watch as my ex husband forced our children into becoming beasts, and then I'd had to force him to leave without killing me.

I was lying in my bed in the Salvatore mansion, the visions of what I'd seen today flowing through my mind on replay. The sheets felt rough against my skin as I was far too agitated to even think about going to sleep, and I knew my three innocent daughters were asleep in their rooms nearby. And Caroline, who was now haunting my mind, was in the room just across the hall.

I listened intently just in case she got hungry in the night and decided to feast on my children, I found the idea partly ridiculous but mostly troubling. Afterall I'd seen her rip the throat out of someone who was little more than a child today and kill him, I mean yes he did wake up and survive, but for a moment he had been dead.

I was afraid and one thing I'd promised myself after Nicholas had ruined everything and destroyed our childrens chances of ever having a normal life, but yet here I was with them down the hall in a house full of vampire's who we didn't know. I was more than afriad, I was terrified.

And no matter how much I would have loved to have gotten to know Bonnie, no matter how much I felt I owed her for her keeping me out of this tumultuous world for such a long time, I would not put my children at risk for her, nor for Caroline. Not for anyone.

I stood slowly careful not to make a sound, afraid that Caroline would hear and hurt me for trying to leave. But I had to, but with her humanity off their was no way to know if she would understand that explanation of trying to protect my children from the likes of her.

I made it to my door, and cursed it when it creaked. But no sound came from Caroline's room, and as I passed I realised her door was left open a crack and I could see her tossing and turning in her bed as if she was havinga nightmare. Tears streamed down her cheeks which I could see in the illuminating light of the moon which filtered through her net curtains leaving the patterns of lace upon her flawless pale skin.

I almost stopped my escape,because her face looked so tortured I almost felt the need to wake her up and hold her and tell her everything would be alright, but I knew why I couldn't do that. I couldn't risk my children for her, no matter how much I trusted her in some ways.

I entered the room where all the girls were sleeping in the same bed, the sleeping arrangement of having their own beds hadn't worked, and they had crawled into all of their single bed together hugging each other tightly. I brushed their faces in turn as I did in the morning, and their eyes opened wide and bright smiles showed on their faces.

"We're going home" A frown settled on China's face and I knew it was because she didn't want to leave 'Auntie Caroline' behind. I could tell she'd become quite attached to her, probably because she was the first gentle vampire she'd met and she was almost old enough to understand what was going on with her.

"What about?" I pressed my index finger to her mouth and she instantly silented, realising something was wrong. Fear settled in her gaze, the last time I'd made her do this was the night her father had come home and hurt them... She thought it was happening again, and her lip began to quiver.

"We're going on an adventure, don't be sad" Her eyes seemed unconvinced but her sisters both looked happy and awake like I had quelled any fears they might have. I held onto Coral and Bethany's hand, and China squeezed my elbow reaching way up above her head.

I'd seen Caroline throw her car keys on top of the dining room table earlier in the evening when we'd finally made it home, with me still in shock. I fumbled with the granite surface which shone like onyx in the moonlight, and found the keys suddenly jingling in my hand. I almost cried out in happiness and relief.

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