Kidnapped By The Vampire Prince

“Make it quick, Luca. We must leave before anyone else notices,” Ashton called, stepping back to enjoy the fight. “I’m rooting for you!”

Unable to just stand watch them brawl, I moved forward, uncapping the holy water. Ashton glanced at me curiously, but made no move to stop my actions. With a shaky hand, I aimed for Luca, ready to douse him with the liquid. It was hard though. He and Sebastian moved so fast they were almost like a blur in my eyes. If I missed, I’d get Sebastian, and put him at an even bigger disadvantage.

In the blink of an eye Sebastian was on the ground, Luca’s hand around his throat. I took this as my chance. Lashing my hand out, I whipped the holy water at Luca’s back. He howled in pain as the water hit its target. In a flash he was off of Sebastian, holding me by my neck instead. Surprised, I gasped, feeling my airway being cut off.

“Bitch,” he spat at me. “Who taught you about the holy water?”

“That would be Vivi, kind of,” Joel responded helpfully.

Luca tightened his grasp on my throat. “Oh really?”

I grappled at his hand, attempting to pry it off me. If he kept it up, my windpipe would be crushed.

“Luca, don’t kill her,” Ashton finally spoke up, appearing at my side and removing Luca’s hand. “We need her alive.”

“Why does it matter if we kill her now?” he growled. “It wouldn’t make too much of a difference if she’s going to die one day anyway.”

“The difference is the time and the blood we can get,” Ashton responded calmly. “Don’t act so rashly.”

Sebastian was back on his feet again, staggering slightly. Confused, my eyes raked over his body. Why was he so shaky? From what I could see, he had no injuries anywhere… The struggle between Luca and him had only lasted less than a minute. There was no time for him to gain wounds!

“You look confused,” Ashton commented.

I turned to him, ready to nod, but found he was watching Sebastian. Furrowing my eyebrows, I turned back to Sebastian too. Surprisingly, he looked baffled as well. He slowly raised a hand to his chest, staring down at it. “What did you do?” he asked, his voice sounding weak.

“It’s a little useful thing I like to call poison. Just to slow you down. I don’t have enough time to fight you, or just let the poison kill you off.”

“Poison?” I repeated in horror. There were poisons for vampires?

As if reading my mind, Ashton nodded at me. “Yes, there are poisons for vampires. They’re a bit more difficult to find than human poisons, but they’re there nonetheless. This one particularly was a hassle to find. Luca did a good job though. Applied it nicely as well.”

“Looks like it doesn’t work on human’s though. It should have entered her bloodstream already and she seems stable,” Luca grunted, scrutinizing my face. “That’s too bad.”

My hand shot up to the back of my neck, where I was surprised to find a small gash. It was sticky, so I assumed that it’d drawn blood. How could I not have felt it? I should’ve felt something like that!

“Joel, grab Emily again,” Ashton ordered.

“Yes sir!” he responded, easily bringing me under his control again.

“No, let her go,” Sebastian commanded, taking a few unsteady steps toward me. He groaned, squeezing his tux just above where his heart was.

I stared at him, completely terrified of the situation. How could he fight back when he was like that? Why hadn’t he run when I’d told him to?

Ashton moved in front of me, frowning a tiny bit. His eyes raked over my body. I jumped when I suddenly felt his hands on my sides. He ran them up my body slowly, as if he was searching for something.

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“Make it quick, Luca. We must leave before anyone else notices,” Ashton called, stepping back to enjoy the fight. “I’m rooting for you!”

Unable to just stand watch them brawl, I moved forward, uncapping the holy water. Ashton glanced at me curiously, but made no move to stop my actions. With a shaky hand, I aimed for Luca, ready to douse him with the liquid. It was hard though. He and Sebastian moved so fast they were almost like a blur in my eyes. If I missed, I’d get Sebastian, and put him at an even bigger disadvantage.

In the blink of an eye Sebastian was on the ground, Luca’s hand around his throat. I took this as my chance. Lashing my hand out, I whipped the holy water at Luca’s back. He howled in pain as the water hit its target. In a flash he was off of Sebastian, holding me by my neck instead. Surprised, I gasped, feeling my airway being cut off.

“Bitch,” he spat at me. “Who taught you about the holy water?”

“That would be Vivi, kind of,” Joel responded helpfully.

Luca tightened his grasp on my throat. “Oh really?”

I grappled at his hand, attempting to pry it off me. If he kept it up, my windpipe would be crushed.

“Luca, don’t kill her,” Ashton finally spoke up, appearing at my side and removing Luca’s hand. “We need her alive.”

“Why does it matter if we kill her now?” he growled. “It wouldn’t make too much of a difference if she’s going to die one day anyway.”

“The difference is the time and the blood we can get,” Ashton responded calmly. “Don’t act so rashly.”

Sebastian was back on his feet again, staggering slightly. Confused, my eyes raked over his body. Why was he so shaky? From what I could see, he had no injuries anywhere… The struggle between Luca and him had only lasted less than a minute. There was no time for him to gain wounds!

“You look confused,” Ashton commented.

I turned to him, ready to nod, but found he was watching Sebastian. Furrowing my eyebrows, I turned back to Sebastian too. Surprisingly, he looked baffled as well. He slowly raised a hand to his chest, staring down at it. “What did you do?” he asked, his voice sounding weak.

“It’s a little useful thing I like to call poison. Just to slow you down. I don’t have enough time to fight you, or just let the poison kill you off.”

“Poison?” I repeated in horror. There were poisons for vampires?

As if reading my mind, Ashton nodded at me. “Yes, there are poisons for vampires. They’re a bit more difficult to find than human poisons, but they’re there nonetheless. This one particularly was a hassle to find. Luca did a good job though. Applied it nicely as well.”

“Looks like it doesn’t work on human’s though. It should have entered her bloodstream already and she seems stable,” Luca grunted, scrutinizing my face. “That’s too bad.”

My hand shot up to the back of my neck, where I was surprised to find a small gash. It was sticky, so I assumed that it’d drawn blood. How could I not have felt it? I should’ve felt something like that!

“Joel, grab Emily again,” Ashton ordered.

“Yes sir!” he responded, easily bringing me under his control again.

“No, let her go,” Sebastian commanded, taking a few unsteady steps toward me. He groaned, squeezing his tux just above where his heart was.

I stared at him, completely terrified of the situation. How could he fight back when he was like that? Why hadn’t he run when I’d told him to?

Ashton moved in front of me, frowning a tiny bit. His eyes raked over my body. I jumped when I suddenly felt his hands on my sides. He ran them up my body slowly, as if he was searching for something.

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“Oh?” he said after a moment, coming to a halt just above where my ribs started. “You’re right Joel.”

“Told you.”

Without warning, he ripped open the part of my dress that covered the midsection. I gasped, feeling the cold air nip at my newly exposed skin. “What are you doing?” I cried, feeling his cold hands touch my skin.

“What do you think?”

“Let go of me!”

With a lightning realization, I realized what he was looking for at the exact moment he grabbed it.

The stake.

“Look what I have here, Sebastian,” Ashton started in a jeering manner, holding the stake out in front of him. “Our little Emily brought the perfect weapon.”

Horror washed over me. What had I done? Brought the weapon that was going to be used to kill Sebastian? I couldn’t let that happen! “Ashton, stop! Leave him alone!”

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“No! Leave him alone!”

“Emily,” Sebastian said in a warning tone. “Be quiet.”

I gaped at him. How could he be so collected in a situation like this? Didn’t he know what was going to happen?

“Do you have any last words?” Ashton inquired.

Sebastian held himself steady, proudly straightening his back. Anyone watching him could tell how much effort it took for him to do that. “Even if you kill me, you won’t become king. No one would follow a despicable person like you.”

“We’ll see about that,” Ashton responded dryly. “The sad thing about this situation is I can’t be the one to kill you. I can’t sully my royal hands, you know?” he joked.

“Who is then?”

Ashton turned his head, looking directly at me. “She is.”

“I am not,” I responded at once. “No! Sebastian isn’t dying! Solomon or Vincent will arrive any second and stop you-”

“It’s either you kill him, or Luca and Joel will go kill all your little human friends.”

Caught off guard, I didn’t respond immediately. How dirty could he get? “I won’t kill Sebastian,” I stated firmly.

“Emily.”

“No Sebastian! You finally managed to say what you wanted about everything! You’re not wasting it!”

Luca scuffed his foot on the ground. “We’re running out of time. As soon as all the guests are gone Solomon will come looking.”

Ashton held out the stake to me. “Go ahead, Emily.”

Joel let me go. I hesitated, staring at the sharp, wooden weapon. Thinking fast, I gripped the holy water in my hand. There was still a little bit left… I reached my hand out like I was going to reach the stake, doing my best to stay expressionless. Ashton moved closer so I could grab it more easily. Closing my eyes, I whipped the rest of the holy water at him. He shouted in pain, informing me my target was made. Clenching the stake in my hand, I shot toward Sebastian, ready to grab him and run.

“Sebastian!” I cried, gesturing with my free hand to turn around and start moving. We were only feet apart now. If I stretched out my hand, I’d be able to grab him and help him.

His eyes widened. “Emily-”

Before I knew what was happening, my hand was thrust forcefully out toward him.

Dumbfounded, I could only watch as my hand was forced to his chest.