The Vampire Diaries: A Cage of Burning Light (Kindle Worlds Novella) by L.J. McDonald

Author:L.J. McDonald [McDonald, L.J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2013-06-25T22:00:00+00:00

Elena grew increasingly anxious as Bonnie drove them back to the warehouse complex. There were “For Sale” signs on the outer front fence, showing just how Wilson managed to set up his torture chamber without anyone noticing it.

There were half a dozen buildings in total, all of them low and squat, abandoned when the economy collapsed by whatever venture capitalist put them up for sale. Weeds were growing up beside the buildings, and she recognized the road she’d taken to get away from the ugly green square where she’d been held prisoner. It was late afternoon now, and it looked ominous between her memories and the growing shadows. She stared at it, her hands clenched together underneath her breasts.

“He must be in there,” she whispered, and had no idea how they were going to get him out.

“Maybe. Look.” Bonnie drew her car to a stop and pointed forward through the windshield.

Elena looked. The buildings were arranged around a central road that passed through them, an outer fence surrounding all. The road they’d taken didn’t end at the complex, but passed through a second gate on the opposite side from the first and began to wind up through the wooded hills. A white cube truck was on the road beyond the fence, about to pass out of sight amongst the trees.

Bonnie looked at her, her eyebrows drawn together and her hands tight on the steering wheel. “You think that’s them?”

Elena didn’t know what to say. Maybe. Damon might be in the building right now, tied up in the same room she had been. Or he could be in that truck, and if it got away, she’d never be able to find him.

Damon would have been able to tell. All he’d have to do was lift his nose to the wind and he’d have been able to say exactly who was in the warehouse and who in the truck. She didn’t have that kind of sensitivity. Her sense of smell was increased, certainly, but that didn’t mean she knew how to use it. None of the smells she picked up meant anything to her.

She could only think of one thing to do and so looked at her friend. “Get out.”

Bonnie blinked at her. “Excuse me?”

Elena reached for the wheel and started shouldering the witch out of the car. “Get out. Call Caroline and when she gets here, look for Damon in that warehouse. I’m going after that truck.”

“What? I’m not letting you go after it alone!”

“We don’t have time!” Elena reached across her and opened the door. “Bonnie, please. Just do as I say!”

Bonnie glared, but she got out of the car. “Fine. But we’re going to have a long talk about this later.”

Elena nodded but didn’t say anything as she slammed the door shut and stomped on the gas. Bonnie’s car leaped forward, racing along the road after the truck. She sped through the complex, out the back gate, and then she was in among the trees, deep in shadow but able to see through the darkness as if it were the height of day.

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