No escape by Anne Louise Guest (books to read fiction txt) 📕

sending her again through the air to crash against the wall for the second time of meeting her and at that everything exploded. Our attackers charged us kath forced me to the back of her and my back was up against the wall. Three of the men came at kath fists flying man didn’t make contact but the one that did all kath did was grunt. Kath was trained in many forms of combat and easily dispatched them only to have another two move forward. Kath did a round house kick to a dark haired woman who went down easily. I sent the second one to the floor by aiming my energy at his knees kath then punched him square across the jaw sending him to the floor. The first wave of attackers had regained their feet and was moving in. The blonde vampire who had spoken seamed to be in control of the vampires also approached.
“Enough” she yelled “we have come for Katherine Drake in order to get your cooperation” she said directed at me. Turning back to Kath she then said “if you don’t we will kill her. Alex is being generous with what time he has allowed her, he will not harm her during the allotted time but that does not extend to your aunt.” she pointed at Kath.
Kath looked at me and back towards the blonde “do you give your word?” she asked.
“No you can not do this” I screamed holding on to arm and lashing out with my energy knocking 3 of our attackers to the floor.
“Yes I can” she turned to me removing my hands from her arm.
“No you will not” I screamed. “You do not have to do this I’ll” kath placed her hand over my mouth to stop my words from being spoken.
“Yes I have to I made a promise. Sleep” Kath and taken hold of my mind with compulsion which many vampires have at different levels of skill and Kath was very skilled. I could feel myself become tired and unable to stand I staggered and nearly fell to the floor, if Kath had not caught me. I heard her say something about a car and the sound of a door opening and shutting then darkness took over and I slept.
I awoke disorientated and stiff, I didn’t know where I was or how I got here. I sat up in the passenger side of the car. I sat in bewilderment until last nights events with Kath‘s abduction hit me bringing tears to my eyes. I looked at the clock only few hours since Kath’s kidnapping had passed. I shuffled into the driver’s seat and started the car. The only problem was that I didn’t know where or have anywhere to go. I sat leaned my head down on the steering wheel feeling lost, alone and to be honest bloody frightened. Alex had kept his word and not harmed me but he had still taken my aunt away, and if I was honest with myself I didn’t really expect to see her again I believed that he was going to kill her eventually or she him if she ever got the opportunity.
I put the car in gear and drove home to find Raul sat in his Mercedes on our drive. I got out of Kath’s slamming the door not even bothering to lock it and made my way up towards the house. Raul just stood there and watched my approach. I stood in front of him and looked up
“What do you want?” anger clouding my common sense.
“I came to see how you are” he replies.
“Well as you can see I’m fine now you can leave” I informed him and carried on towards the house.
“Where’s kath?” this stopped me in my tracks. I turned back to face him and could see genuine concern which stopped me from giving him a sarcastic reply.
“They have taken her as a guaranty until I’m ready to cooperate” I told him and continued on my way. I could hear him follow me and left the door open so he could come in. I threw myself onto the sofa and closed my eyes my head full heartache and tiredness. My god did I feel tired.
“I felt movement the side of me and opened an eye to see that Raul had sat down next to me I closed it and leaned back. It was uncomfortably silent but I refused to break it.
“what happened?” he asked again, not wanting another argument I told him all about what had happened he asked a few questions but remained silent so I could tell him. Throughout my narrative I had kept my eyes shut now I had finished I open them and looked at Raul. Who just looked back at me? I felt uncomfortable under his gaze and stood to put some space between us.
“You should have told Joshua” he finally said,
I didn’t comment I just stood there. He stood and came back into my personal space.
“It’s your fault” he said he also sounded broken. I was completely taken aback. Raul had always seamed so controlled and humorous in the few weeks that I had known him.
“What is” I asked him.
“She gone” was his reply.
“What’s it to you?” I asked then it dawned on me. All the chatting the silences when I had interrupted them. The stupid late night TV they both loved and plus what ever else had been going on whilst I wasn’t there.
“She’s the one for you isn’t she” I probed to get a slight nod in answer. I took him in my arms and just held him. In all this mess I had not consider anyone else and the effect it had on them. Raul and Kath life together, Joshua’s threats to his coven and all the people that relied on him, or his heart. I had begged to be able to trust him but had not shown or given him my trust. Alex the sick twisted bastard was going to kill me anyway and the sooner I accept that the better. I pulled away from Raul.
“Is it too late?” I asked him.
“For what?” he asked with a frown not sure what I was asking.
“To speak to Joshua” he looked at me and thought about his answer before giving it.
“If anyone else was to have asked me that I would have said no” he paused before he spoke again “but I think he may listen because its you”
“I don’t get it” I was confused.
“Since yesterday he has been worse tempered than usual. Silent and withdrawn even more than he usually is, he is basically not himself.”
“So”
“So I have known him along time and I have never seen him this bothered about anything or anyone” he pointed at me.
“I believe he is fighting it but even with out Kath’s disappearance I don’t think it would have been that long before he would have come back to you” he said.
I was completely taken aback.
“I know there was a physical attraction but I thought the man or should I say vampire hated me” I said shocked.
“No I believe it was just the opposite even though he is a hard uncaring bastard towards you”
“Shit shit shit” I muttered. “What am I to do now? Bloody hell it’s a mess.”
“let me make a phone call” Raul pulled his mobile phone out of his pocket, after a few seconds Raul began to talk to someone but not in English so I couldn’t understand what was being said. A few seconds later the phone call had ended.
“What language was that?” I asked him.
“Russian.”
“Man of many talents I see” making him smile even if only briefly.
“Let’s go” he said tugging at me.
“Wait” I said pulling back and using my energy to push him away. He looked back at me a little surprised but stopped trying to pull me along. “Tell me where we are going” I said wanting no argument.
“We are going to Joshua’s head quarters or office if you like.” he said sighing taking hold of my arm again.
“I wish people would stop man handling me if it’s not in the good way” I moaned but didn’t push him off. This earned me another smile from him.
“Will he see me?”
“I honestly don’t know” was all he said as we got into his car.
“So why even go” I was really nervous about confronting him even if he wanted to see me on some level.
“Preparing him will do no good for you or for me, I may be punished for this yet I have risked much to help you.” he pulled out of the driveway and headed to the heart of the city.
We travelled for about 45 minutes listening to a 80s radio station, every now and then Raul would burst into song he didn’t actually have a bad voice.
“So what does Joshua do for a day job, I mean I know he has property and is the coven leader but what else does he do” I turned down the radio so I could hear Raul.