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you’ve spoiled it for yourself. But,” With this change in topic, her face brightened once more and the glow left her eyes. Sam no longer felt as though she was sifting through his brain. “You can redeem yourself, you know. The council want to meet; they have a proposition for you.”
    “ You can tell the council I’m not interested in their proposition. I walked away from that life over a hundred years ago I’m not going back now.”
    Sam stared hard at her; he could feel her beginning to sway under the weight of his gaze.
    “ Am um, yes, Sam.”
    She began to fail and stutter over the sentence. He knew that in just one more second he would have her completely under his control again. He’d done it once before many years previously and he was sure he could still achieve it.
    Suddenly, a fist slammed into his face sending him spinning across the tarmac. He tried to get up only to feel himself being kicked into the ribs. Raphael drew back to kick him again only to have Marianne call him off.
    Raphael sprinted back towards where she lay and crouched down beside her; she must have fallen when Sam had lost his hold on her after Raphael had landed his giant fist into his face. Sam could taste blood in his mouth. It didn’t concern him, he healed quickly; he was more concerned by what Raphael and Marianne planned to do.
    Pulling himself to his feet, he watched Raphael lift Marianne up; she looked like a small doll in his arms, her long fiery red hair fell in waves to her waist and all five foot of her small petite frame was in perfect proportions to her. She was mean and cruel and heaven help anyone who ended up on the wrong side of her.
    “ I knew you might try something like this, Sam; it’s why I came prepared. You know, you really should listen to the council; what they want is for the good of us all.” And with that, she nodded to the other vampires that had stood by silently watching the events unfold.
    Sam readied himself as the four vampires launched themselves at him. He didn’t stand a chance; he knew this but he wouldn’t go down without a fight and as they piled in on top of him, he was determined to injure them as much as possible.
    He was eventually subdued and a bag was thrown over his head. His hands and feet were bound and the last thing he heard was Marianne’s high pitched laugh before Raphael kicked him full force in the face and knocked him out. His last thought was of Jade’s worried and tear-stained face; it swam before his eyes as he slipped under an enveloping blackness.
     
    Chapter Four
    I skidded to a halt in front of my wardrobe. There were clothes scattered everywhere on the bed and on the floor. Twice now I had tripped on some discarded item that lay forlorn and forgotten but I didn’t care. I had to get ready. I had no idea how I was going to find Sam, but I knew I had to do something; if I had to sit around here and wait, I’d go out of my mind. Picking the phone off the bed and pressing redial, I waited anxiously for him to answer but was met for the hundredth time with the same old droning voice telling me that this ‘user could not be reached’. Throwing the phone away, I let out an impatient moan; why couldn’t I contact him? Sitting on the edge of my bed with my head cradled in my hands, I tried to think of sensible reasons for why Sam hadn’t come home or called me or answered his phone. Every time I tried this, however, my imagination would kick in and I would begin thinking of even more terrible things that might have happened to him. It just didn’t make any sense.
    Suddenly my phone began to vibrate and ring where I had flung it in my frustration. I scrambled around looking for it, trying to follow the buzzing. Grabbing it I slid it open and answered it.
    “ Hello!?” My voice sounded breathless and strained. I hadn’t checked the caller ID to see if it was Sam. The voice on the other end of the line was hushed and frightened but it was female. My heart sank; it