Silas’s Point of viewI awoke the next afternoon after our visit to the pub with a pounding headache. Gregory was sitting at the desk in my room looking over some papers and researching something on his laptop. “Oh, good you are up” he said excitedly.“Ah, quieter please.” I answered grabbing the sides of my head.“Sorry I forgot; vampires don’t get hangovers after all.” Gregory said in a whisper that still seemed to bounce off all sides of my head. “I won’t have one for long.” I answered grabbing my suitcase and getting the herbs needed to cure this atrocious headache. I dumped the herbs into the filter of the coffeepot, added water, and switched it on. “If you can answer quietly, what are you so excited about?” I questioned.“There is a chance that I have found a lead on owner of the journal.” Gregory whispered happily.“What how?” I loudly exclaimed causing pain to radiate in my own head. I grabbed my forehead and squeezed. “Maybe we should talk after you are better.” Gregory sa
Silas’s Point of ViewA couple more days passed, and we searched and searched for more information but didn’t have any luck finding out more. Samantha was growing more and more impatient to leave. I was getting more and more anxious about being away for so long, I had no idea what Esther would think. I had thought about calling her, but I didn’t want to raise any suspicions, for all I know she wasn’t even worried about it. Finally, today Doctor Schmidt contacted Gregory to let him know that he was completely done analyzing the journal. We went straight over the lab. This time Samantha decided to go with us, we checked in with security and proceeded down to the lab. Doctor Schmidt was on the phone when we arrived, he just waved at us and pointed to printed out sheets on a nearby table. We walked over and found two booklets one for Gregory and one for me. I flipped past the cover of the booklet; it was made up of scans from the book that had been analyzed and the translations. The fi
Esther’s Point of ViewThe party was a success, Dimitri had live bands play, supplied endless drinks and distractions to keep the lords occupied, and distracted. But today the trial would reconvene, and I was to give my statement to the lords about what I knew. Unfortunately, that meant we would have to leave Hannah alone for a little while since both Dimitri and my presence was expected. “What do you plan to do with her during your testimony?” Dimitri questioned a few hours before the trial was to begin. “I guess, I will tie her up so she can’t open the door or anything.” I answered. “Should we gag her too?” he questioned.“No, I cast a privacy spell the first day so the only way you can hear anything in this room is if you are in it.” “Have you heard anything from Silas yet?”“No, not a peep” I answered shaking my head “I sent Dylan back out last night and still no sign of him.” “That is strange” Dimitri answered his eyes distant as if he was lost in thought.“Have you heard bac
Silas’s Point of View Once we arrived back at the hotel room, me and Gregory sat down deflated, where as Samantha started happily packing her things into her suitcase. “I can’t believe there wasn’t more.” I said quietly almost to myself I didn’t want to believe it. “I know” Gregory answered. “I don’t even know if its worth pursuing any further.” “The only thing we have really learned is Esther does at least know how the first vampire came to be, but it doesn’t matter she will never tell us more.” I sighed.“We still have the possible lead at the Vatican, you could check it out just to be sure it doesn’t lead anywhere, I am sure you are probably returning to Rome anyways.” “Yes, I can do that, I will leave for Rome tonight.” I stated standing up to go pack. “Well, it has been good to see you again, Gregory and I will contact you when I know more.” “It was good to see you as well” He answered standing up to shake my hand and see me out the door. I went to my room and gathered up m
Hannah’s Point of ViewI did hate tricking Silas like that, but I didn’t have a choice it was time for revenge and justice. Besides he would have caught onto my lie when I couldn’t walk out the door. I didn’t know what, I was going to do yet, but whatever it was needed to be fast, maybe I could lure a vampire inside. I flung the door open, so I could see into the hall then I walked over to the kitchen grabbing one of the wooden chairs and flinging it into the wall. On impact it cracked into different pieces, I grabbed one with a sharp edge and went to lay down on the floor next to the door feigning that I was unconscious, I tucked the stake under me, so it wasn’t visible and now I just had to wait. I laid there for a while, I lost track of the time, but it was ok because I had my thoughts to keep my company, I tried to figure out ways to burn down the catacombs completely, although according to the information I found in Silas’s things when I was pretending to date him, there is magi
Esther’s Point of viewWesley’s lifeless body laid there taunting me, I pushed through the crowd, until I reached my room. I was surprised to find the door unlocked. I pushed the door open slightly, slipping inside. Once I was in the room, I was face to face with distraught Hannah, who looked terrified beyond words. I think this was the first time I had seen true emotion in her face. Then I took in the rest of the room, the broken chair shards of wood on the ground. The bathroom was barricaded, and I could hear someone crying on the other side to be let out.“What did you do?” I cried stepping forward grabbing Hannah’s shoulders, she burst into tears. “Why, why does he have a body” I scream cried.“What are you talking about?”“His body it didn’t disappear, all the others disappeared” She cried tears running down her cheeks. “Do you realize what you have done, the lives you have put in danger.” I squeezed her shoulders harder the anger coursing through my veins, I don’t even remember
Silas’s Point of viewIn all of my life, I had never seen Esther that mad, I didn’t mean for that to happen, I really did think Hannah needed my help. I knew it wasn’t open for discussion right now though. I supported Hannah and walked through the door Esther had made it led to another suite that was empty and much to my surprise another door appeared once we were in that room, I went through that one as well. We went through room after room until we were far away from Esther’s suite. We needed to get out of the catacombs completely, but I wasn’t sure how to make it past the guards yet. I peeked into that corridor outside the room we weren’t far from the exit and the hallways were abandoned for now. I pulled Hannah towards me.“Listen up, we need a plan to get out of here.” I said looking into her eyes, but there was no reaction, she had completely shut off now. Her body was merely going through the motions, but Hannah had checked out. Great I closed the door to the corridor once more
Esther’s Point of ViewI stayed in my room pacing back and forth, nibbling on my fingernails, listening to what was happening in the hallway. Many lords were muttering back and forth, Luckily, they hadn’t noticed anything other than the ground shaking from my anger episode and they merely thought it was an earthquake. I was waiting for Dimitri before I made any more moves, on the plus side we both had alibis with many witnesses the downside being Wesley was found right outside my door. A second pure blood, dead in so few months wasn’t something that happened very often. I had no idea when the lords would receive the information about Renee, but now that Wesley was dead it was inevitable. We were so close a mere few votes away from putting all of this behind us, and now I didn’t know what to do, or what to expect. Soon there was a knock on the door, I went over and peered through the peep hole to see Dimitri on the other side, I unlocked the door and Dimitri slid inside. “What in t