Chapter 14 – Luna
Chapter Fourteen
Luna
I woke up hanging in the dark upside down.
Like a vampire bat.
Only I still wasn’t a vampire.
“Jack?” I whispered. Everything hurt. I put a hand to my chest where I was sure ribs were broken. There wasn’t much light, but I could smell blood.
Was it mine?
I reached out carefully and found Jack there, dangling same as I was.
He was intact, so he was alive. If he was dead, he would’ve dusted.
But he didn’t move when I shoved him and he felt sticky.
“Jack?” I asked, panicking. We had to get out—could we get out?
When was sunrise? What would happen if people came for us?
What would happen if they didn’t?
I heard the sound of someone moving around outside.
I saw a shadow cast by two legs, coming near.
“Help!” I shouted. A flashlight shone in, illuminating both Jack and I briefly—he was covered in blood, his nose looked broken, his jaw misaligned.
Then the light became brighter, and I couldn’t see who held it as they knelt down, I only heard what they said next.
“Sleep.”