Captured (Book 3 in the 'Serenity' Series) by Marissa Farrar

Author:Marissa Farrar
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: vampire, alone, series, serenity, marissa farrar
Publisher: Warwick House Press

Chapter Sixteen

Elizabeth’s eyes sprang open with the certainty she was not alone. The looming dark shadow of a man stood over her. His long hair fell on either side of his face. His pale skin had an eerie glow in the low light. Shadows cast by her nightlight made his features appear even darker—as though his eye sockets were no more than holes in his face.

She wasn’t surprised to find him standing in her bedroom; she’d just been dreaming of him.

Elizabeth sat herself up in bed. ‘I’m not dreaming anymore, am I?’

A smile played on his lips. ‘Not this time, child.’

‘Are you going to take me away?’

‘Yes, I am. I made your mother well again and you are my payment.’

‘My mommy and Sebastian would never give me away.’

‘Do you want your mommy to get sick again? I could take away her memory like that!’ He snapped his fingers, the click cutting through the silent night.

Elizabeth’s lower lip trembled. ‘I don’t want you to do that.’

‘Then I suggest you come with me and not make a fuss,’ he said, holding out his hand. ‘I’ve no intention of hurting you, child. In fact, I’d like us to grow to love each other. With your clever abilities, I’m sure we will have so much fun.’

‘But I don’t want to.’ Her lower lip started to wobble.

‘You have no choice.’ He caught her up in his arms, fast and strong. Elizabeth opened her mouth to shout for help, but before she’d got the chance, his cold hand clamped over her lips, preventing her cry.

‘Shhh,’ he spoke in her ear. ‘You wouldn’t want me to hurt your mommy, would you?’

Elizabeth forced herself to push her fear deep inside her. She believed the man when he said he wouldn’t hurt her, but she still didn’t want to go anywhere with him. She’d only just got her mommy back. She wanted to stay with Mommy and Sebastian.

Though she was used to traveling with Sebastian, this journey was different. This creature moved so quickly, Elizabeth didn’t even sense the motion. One moment they stood in her bedroom, the next in the city, the next out in the countryside. Elizabeth didn’t feel the wind rushing past her face, as she did when Sebastian carried her. Instead, there was a strange lurching motion and, in the next moment, they were somewhere else.

She closed her eyes and tried to push her thoughts ahead, tried to see this person’s intentions, but her mind remained blank. She didn’t have enough control yet to be able to choose a precise time and location to look into. Instead, the visions came to her randomly and suddenly. She might be able to see what was going to happen to her, but she couldn’t force the vision to happen.

The strange movement of this man was unlike any she’d experienced before. It made her head spin and her stomach started to churn the way it did when she’d eaten too much cake, or sometimes when Bridget took her out in the car.

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