The Vampire’s Servant novel Chapter 49

[Victor]

Echo had been missing for two nights. When I woke the third night, I was warm and, for a moment, I thought maybe someone had found her while I slept. But then I smelled wolf. Grayson had been in my room.

I hadn’t thought to lock my door when I went to sleep. I was grateful that he hadn’t decided to do something to me. We’d been bonding more while we were out searching.

His attitude made more sense when I found out he was the youngest child for much of his life. He’d been spoiled a little more than the elder children and given what he wanted when he wanted it. When Echo didn’t fall in love with him immediately, he started to obsess.

We’d been talking and I was teaching him how to be patient with Echo. I kept explaining to him the things she didn’t understand and how to be gentle with her. She needed a lot more caring than he realized.

After I dressed, I went down to the kitchen. Bellamy was plating a meal for everyone. She turned and smiled at me.

I was surprised at the way she glided into life here like she’d been here forever. She acted like this was her house and her kitchen. It was easy to talk to her and understand her. Bellamy didn’t play games.

She had set aside her political duties to make sure everyone was focusing on the search and had even called in a team of rogues to work on tracking. Tonight, we were actually trying something based on her suggestion. We’d called in a dark water witch to help with the search. All the woman wanted was a few ingredients for spells that were hard to come by willingly.

“Victor. Sit at the table, I made food for you and Talia. I used my own blood so that you would both have the added power. This will be a trying night. Did you sleep okay?” Bellamy asked.

“I sleep the same no matter what. Thank you for asking and for the food. I really appreciate everything that you’re doing for us.” I smiled tightly.

“Stop with the sad smile. We’ll find her. Echo is going to be safe. We’re going to train her, and everything will be fine.” Bellamy assured me. “Don’t make me have to kick your ass. Now, get that indifferent asshole look on, Gray is nearby. Don’t want him to know you actually feel, do you?”

I chuckled. She saw right through me from the first time she met me. Talia was proud of her little friend. I would often see her looking on like a doting parent.

Sitting at the table, I was soon joined by Talia and Grayson. Bellamy put plates and bowls down in front of us, before returning with plates for her and Grayson.

“Where are your friends?” I asked.

“They went out for dinner before they start the search tonight. I’m in contact with them, if we find anything out I can reach them.” She assured me.

“I don’t know how you can act so calmly about this. I barely slept I just keep thinking of what could be happening to her. Of how scared she must be. Of how I could have stopped this.” He said with a small growl.

I rolled my eyes. “Were you prepared to fight at least three rogue wolves? Could any of us have known someone would take her? I killed everyone who knew who she was, Grayson. The only ones who knew were me, Rosalynn, Marius, the leaders of your pack, Talia, and you. Her siblings only found out the full truth recently. No one could have told anyone.”

“What about her parents? They knew something.” Grayson insisted.

That thought hadn’t crossed my mind. They were so terrified that I didn’t think they would try anything. What if they had told someone else in hopes of some sort of vengeance? My taking Echo had lost them their other children.

I looked to Bellamy. She didn’t seem to have considered it either.

“What’s their address? I can send my rogues over to collect them for questioning.” She said urgently.

Quickly, I told her and she got that distant look in her eyes that told me she was in a mind link. She nodded to me when she was done. I worked on eating the food she’d prepared, but my stomach was not happy. I knew it wasn’t that the food wasn’t good and prepared with enough blood. Talia was eating just fine. It was that I wanted to be the one to find them. If they did this, I would end them.

Grayson helped Bellamy clean up while Talia and I went to my office to pull together the things the water witch would need. A water witch found Echo once before. I knew that this had to work.

Suddenly, there was a twisting feeling in my stomach. I knew I wasn’t used to blood foods, but they shouldn’t have caused that reaction. Talia was by my side immediately, guiding me to sit in a chair.

‘Please, Victor, please come save me again. I’ll be better this time. Please find me.’

I could hear Echo as if she were in the room whispering to me. The fear and pain in her voice made my heart drop. Wherever she was, she wasn’t safe. She needed me and I couldn’t find her.

“What happened, Victor?” Talia asked.

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