The Vampire’s Servant novel Chapter 156

[Gray]

I woke up with a pounding headache and some nausea. It felt like what my human friends described as a hangover. It took a lot to get a werewolf drunk and hangovers were uncommon among us.

Groaning, I rolled over and put my arm around Echo. I had no clue what happened last night. I remembered talking with Val in the TV room while Dillon and Jean-Claude played a fighting game. Then he just keeled over. It was only moments before everything went dark for me.

I sniffed and froze. That wasn’t my mate. I drew my arm back slowly.

“Mmm. Cam.” Harmony murmured and rolled over, wrapping her arms around me.

“Umm, kitten? I’m over here.” I heard Cam say from nearby.

The room was pitch black. I tried looking around, but there wasn’t enough light to make out anything. Harmony stiffened, then pushed me away.

“Who the hell are you?!” She shouted, making my head feel like it was bursting.

There were groans from all over. It seemed like I wasn’t the only one with that headache. I scooted away and bumped into someone else.

“Watch out.” Val groaned.

“Could you all talk a little quieter? I haven’t had a hangover this bad since I was in my twenties.” Preston muttered.

“Does anyone know where we are?” Sean asked.

“I don’t know, but it sounds like the gang’s all here.” Dillon chuckled, then groaned.

“Echo? Where are you?” I whispered.

There was no answer. I sat up and started feeling around. I came across a set of legs that were too thick to be hers.

“Go any further up and you’ll have to buy me dinner.” Amelia giggled.

“Sorry. I’m looking for Echo.” I told her as I felt around and got a thinner pair of legs.

“Not Echo.” Emmalyn hissed.

“Val, can you make a little fireball at your finger tip?” Preston asked.

“Yeah.” Val answered.

A light flickered behind me and disappeared. I searched for Echo in the little flashes. Everyone was here except her.

“I can’t keep my flame going.” Preston said with exasperation.

“Me, either.” Val said.

“Keep trying.” I instructed. “We can use the little flashes of light to get an idea of where we are.”

“Is it the curse?” Harmony asked.

“Fenton said he would take away everyone who supported Echo until it was only the two of them. I thought we’d have time.” I murmured.

“You never told us that.” Val growled. “You mean my little sister is all alone with that cat?”

“The vampires aren’t here.” Emmalyn stated. “That means she might have them still. She’s probably not entirely alone. We need to figure out how to get out of here. And how to get home.”

“I tried contacting Echo, but I’m not getting an answer.” Sean said.

“I tried too.” Harmony sighed.

“So we can’t reach out to anyone?” Val asked.

‘Lisa, are you at the house?’ I asked in my link.

No answer. Damn. Of course, for all I knew it was the middle of the night and she was sleeping.

I had no clue who was taking over for the guards this weekend. Travis, Brandon, Chris, and Justin all left after we got back from breaking the wards. Echo had met the new guards, but I didn’t know who they were.

“No answer from Lisa.” I said.

“None from Wendell, either. It looks like we had the same idea.” Cam chuckled.

In the corner of the room was a cot and in another was a toilet and sink. By the door was a smaller door. It reminded me of the cells in the basement. In the door was a little slat for someone to look in. I had an uneasy feeling.

“Is anyone here familiar with the cells in the basement?” I asked.

“No. I never went down there.” Val answered.

“I did. I wanted to check it out. Are you thinking we’re in the basement, Gray, because I agree, this looks like the cells in the basement.” Dillon said, standing and looking around.

“At least we don’t have to worry about how to get home.” Rosario chuckled.

“Echo wouldn’t think to look for us down here. It’s kind of the perfect hiding place. We can’t hear anything, so we wouldn’t know when she came down to see Victor.” I muttered. “Damn. I can’t think of how to get us out of here. We should be able to reach someone once they’re awake, but I have no idea when that will be.”

“What if he somehow blocked communications. If he could send me out of my body, he could probably make it so we can’t contact anyone.” Rosario replied.

My cellphone wasn’t in my pocket. Somehow, he’d gotten my phone away from me. That was a crafty cat.

“Does anyone have their cellphone?” I asked.

Everyone patted their pockets and shook their heads. He must have thought of that. I was at a loss. It felt like there was nothing I could do.

Suddenly, the small door opened and a tray piled with food slid in. A familiar scent wafted in with it.

“Echo!” I shouted.

Everyone groaned and many grabbed their heads. My mate’s upside down face appeared in the small doorway. She smiled at me.

“I made breakfast. I hope you all like it. I wanted to do something that wouldn’t be too messy” She replied.

“Let us out, angel.” I told her gently.

“Oh. I can’t do that. You’re safe right now. Fenton has no idea where you are, so he can’t get you. I’m going to tell him that everyone left me when I couldn’t protect Rosario. I’ll even cry to make him think he really hurt me. Don’t worry. This is only until I break the curse.” Echo promised.

“Echo. You can’t keep us in here. There’s no privacy for the girls.” Val insisted. “Girls need privacy.”

“Well, I couldn’t put the boys in with the vampires because Sean and Rosario are fae. They can control their hunger in a space like the house, but it would be much harder in a cell.” She reasoned.

“Let us out of the cell, Echo. Then this won’t be a problem.” Preston said.

“But, you’re safe here, Uncle Preston. No one can hurt you and Fenton can’t take you away. You just don’t understand, but that’s okay. I can keep you safe for now.” Echo answered.

“What would Victor say?” I asked. “He probably doesn’t like this anymore than we do.”

Echo’s face disappeared and I could hear metal sliding against metal. She was actually going to ask Victor. That meant it was possible to talk her into letting us out.

“Echo! Let us out of here.” Talia shouted.

“So much for our thought that the vampires are with her.” Emmalyn muttered.

“Princess, why did you lock Finn and Talia up? Does Grayson know what you’ve done?” Victor asked.

“Unfortunately, Talia and Finn aren’t the only ones she’s locked up.” I said, moving toward the food hatch.

“Echo, did you lock everyone in the cells?” Victor pressed.

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