BLOOD LEGACIES
Chapter 47: Petrified

Chapter 47: Petrified

"Emma"

"Emma"

"Emma!"

"Open your eyes baby, open your eyes!"

I groaned, that voice, it sounded familiar, who was it? I was trying to have some sleep here, who was in my room at this hour? I groaned again in an attempt to use my sheets to cover my face and block the noise away but when I grabbed a pile of dirt, dirt? Why was there dirt in my room? I was forced to open my eyes and I met with hazel ones, worried.

"Dace?" I groaned out, what was he doing here? Did my aunt let him in? But the moment I saw the blood stain at the corner of his lips trailing down to his neck like some red paint only that it WASN’T! The memories of what transpired flooded in a rush, like a replay, and I found myself squeaking as I drew backward to get away, but my back slammed a bark, and my body ache from the movement I forced upon myself, my knee was badly scraped, even my jeans were ripped in that area and I saw my blood, I suddenly started panicking again, I hated seeing my blood! All blood to be exact!

"Emma, calm down it’s okay"

My trembling eyes darted to Dace, he had a distraught look on, even with the blood on him why does he look so handsome still?! I shook my head, now was not the time for this! Even as handsome as he looks right now, he just...

"Listen to me okay" he began in a low calming tone, but there was no way I could calm down, not after what just happened! "I need to you calm down"

"C-C-C-C-Calm d-down?"

"Yes... you’re having a panic attack, you need to"

"H-H-H-How-" the rest of my words were replaced by my fervent breathing, unstable, my body quivering.

"Emma please listen to me..." he was begging me.

Tears leaked from my eyes, my sobs filled my ears, my eyes darted to the headless man and it only seemed to get worse as a wave of nausea overwhelmed me, I couldn’t hold it in, I felt a purge in my stomach all the way to my throat and I hurled and coughed, that was gruesome, now I can’t get the image out of my head.

When I felt Dace’s hand on me I squeaked, slamming my hands at his toned body to keep him away, but it felt like I was slamming my panic at a damn wall! I didn’t even know when I grabbed the dirt off my puke and tossed it on him.

"Emma please calm down, please"

"G-Get away from me!"

"Emma you’re hurting yourself please!"

"AH!"

"EMMA!"

I stilled when I heard a growl from him, like my brain cells were shut, I was still watching him in fear, what if he attacks me? I should have just stayed still, stupid stupid stupid EMMA!

"Please..." he said with softened eyes, at the sound of his soft voice I couldn’t help the warmth that flushed my chest, his orbs were begging me for what? To calm down? After what just happened? Like he didn’t just murder someone?!

"Y-Y-Y-You K-Kill him! Y-Y-You killed someone!"

"No no no Emma, that THING..." he said as his body tensed, I didn’t miss out as his eyes highlighted, scaring me further. "...deserved it for touching you"

I suddenly remembered the man’s eyes and his fangs!

"W-Was t-that a v-vampire?!" I panicked more.

"Shhh baby shhh, I have to get you to the hospital you’re bleeding too much"

He reached for me again and I screamed at him.

"Emma. Baby girl, I’m begging you..."

I shook my head, sniffing, both pain and truth slamming me in the face, what was all this? How did all this happen?

"I. Will. Never. Hurt. You" he said in an ardent tone, I watched him cautiously, I was afraid that if I looked away for even a spilled second, god knows what might happen. "I would never" he added in a ragged whisper, his gaze on mine focused and firm.

My lips quivered and the more tears poured, my teeth chattered together, I was cold, hurt, in pain and my body ached like I was stoned on a mountain. "Please..." he reached for me but I didn’t pull away this time, I was too weak to fight back any longer, my head was spinning.

"This looks bad" he murmured, staring at my wounds, just how many? I can’t tell but I knew my body was hurting so bad and I couldn’t bear it.

I yelped in pain when his hands snaked my body. "It’s okay, I’m here" his words were comforting and it was hard to believe he just ripped a man’s head off.

Dace carried me gently, so gentle to the point he was slow in his actions, it took forever before I was in his arms and I was welcomed with the fervent warmth from his body, I was no longer cold, I felt warm and I felt... safe.

"It hurts" I broke into tears feeling more vulnerable than ever.

"I know baby, don’t worry I’m right here," he said softly but I couldn’t stop the tears as I buried my face in his chest, squeezing my eyes shut. I just wanted the pain to stop. "Hold tight"

After his words, I heard the wind whooshing by, if it wasn’t for the warmth radiating off Dace’s body maybe I would have frozen to death. Were we in the car? No, because I didn’t hear the engines and I was still in his arms.

"I need a Doctor!" at his barking I stilled, wait... we were in the hospital already?! "Attend to her now!"

I was too weak to process anything but I felt my body settle on a bed, I was dizzy and it was very overcoming, the images of what happened played in my head again, Dace’s features, the man that attacked me as I drifted off to sleep.