Seventy Seven.

Bella

“I thought she didn’t have long left?” Aiden asks as everyone stares at me.

“I hear her.” I mutter, pointing to my head. “It’s weak, but I hear her. Linc hasn’t fed from her, he’s been feeding her, letting her recover.”

“Would someone like to share who Amelia is?” Eli asks. The light catches his blue eyes as he stares at me.

“Amelia Carrington.” Aiden replies. “The girl who went missing as a kid. Linc has her as a hostage.”

“Wasn’t she something like two years old?”

“Yes, and apparently she is alive after all these years.”

I didn't like the way he said ‘apparently’. It made it sound as though it was a lie.

There were whispers among the men. They all appeared to know her story. I had never heard of it until Aiden told me. My father never mentioned it, he didn’t even mention he had a brother.

“Have you told Miles?” Eli asks Aiden.

“When I realised he was still alive, I tried, but he doesn’t want to believe me. He thinks it's some kind of hoax.”

Eli leans back in his seat, his blue