Chapter 17

Eric and his crew drove for close to two hours and thirty-five minutes, to an abandoned garage where they had been their hideout for a while. They were the only ones that knew it existed because, in a busy city like Central city, it was nice to find a hiding spot where they could all go on with their activities.





Eric and his crew were cold-blooded hybrids, their hybrids were full of capabilities. They could sense things easily, they were fast in fact they had a special ring they wore just to protect the vampire side of them to walk in the sun. The ring was an initiative by Eric's coven after realizing that it was easier to make money amidst all the other species when the sun was out than during the night that was controlled by the vampires.





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The driver drove into the garage and went straight to the parking spot, which was next to the building they had planned on keeping Ashley.



"Boss we should just eat this human and get it over with," The shortest of the crew members suggested.



"I have been salivating since she came into the van," another one muttered.



"And you think I am not salivating also?" Eric asked everyone in the car.



"What do you plan on doing with her?" The short man asked.



"I want to punish that son of a bitch called Logan."



"The owner of the nightclub?" Eddie asked.



"Yes, the same one," Eric answered.



Immediately they all looked at Eric as a genius because they had all given up on ever fighting the vampire they were stronger than all of them a couple of weeks ago. A brutal fight that will remember for the rest of their lives. Eric knew he will be the prime suspect in the kidnapping and almost all vampires from other covens would be searching for him because Logan was rich and powerful, everybody around wanted to be on his good side and for that reason, there could not be a more perfect opportunity to do so.





Ashley had passed out due to the propofol that was injected into her system at the time of her abduction; she had just regained her memory trying so hard to comprehend the whole situation, Her sight was a little bit blurry as she continues to blink her eyes to get hold of her current situation.



After finally regaining her sight, Ashley realized that there was no difference between her eyes being closed and being opened, it wasn't blurry but dark. She realized she was being blindfolded and as she struggled to remove the piece of cloth that hindered her sight, she couldn't due to her hands which were strapped to a chair.



Among the loud sound of deep bald voices1laughing hysterically, she could hear the clinging of bottles in their atmosphere of celebration. Flashbacks started to hit Ashley little by little on what had happened to her earlier on; the tires of a black van screeching due to breaks from high speed, and it comes to a halt in front of her, the sliding back door being opened with force, four men who were vampires because of their speed holding on to her, she dropped her bag as she struggled for them to let go of her, a hefty hand on her mouth as she struggles to scream and a cold sensation through her neck.



Ashley couldn't remember anything other than that as she began to panic, shaking the chair with the hope that something will happen and break her free from this bondage. Ashley tried but her legs, hands, sight, and mouth all had something hindering their movements.



"Look who it is, our sleeping beauty has just risen from the dead," a voice Ashley had never heard spoke as he raised her blindfold off.



Ashley tried to speak to the men who all had masks on but the gag in her mouth wouldn't let her speak.



"What did you say?" He taunted as they all busted into laughter.



"Remove the gag let's hear what sleeping beauty has on her mind." Someone that seemed like their leader commanded from a chair that was a little far from Ashley's.



"Okay, boss," the shortest of all of them affirmed Ashley's guess.



"You have got the wrong person," Ashley yelled immediately. "Help! Help! Help!" Ashely continued to scream maybe a passerby could hear her wailing and come to her rescue. All the men laughed at her.



"No one is coming to your rescue, my love," their leader said dearly. As he stood up and came closer, Ashley realized that apart from the bandage that held his right hand, this man had a body build that was more huge than that of Logan.



Ashley remembered her lover, he is probably out there looking for her, how will he be feeling right now, what will he do if he realizes her current situation?



"Please let me go, you have gotten the wrong person. If this is about money, I can get some for you but please just let me go."



"Young woman, stick to one excuse. Have I gotten the wrong person or do you want to buy your freedom?" The whole crew laughed loudly.



"You have gotten the wrong person," Ashley uttered with full confidence.



"Okay, I wanted to abduct Ashley Biggs, a journalist at the Johnson Daily News and the lover or should I even say the wife-to-be of Logan Reves, have I gotten the wrong person?" He laughed.



Ashley continued to struggle with the ropes that tied her down to the wooden chairs, with the hope that she could either cut the rope or break the chair; either way is free from these shackles and runs away. After failed attempt and men laughing at her failure to free herself, she asked Eric.



"What do you want?"



"Do you see this hand? Your lover Logan did this to me, he injured most of my friends, and some are still in the hospital. I am going to pay back what he did to me, I intend to hurt your lover and you altogether."



Ashley laughed at his statement, at that moment she realized she had finally met Eric the giant, the same man that people had been scared of, the same man that had made her lover come home in blood the other day. But with the look of things, Logan had hurt them so badly and that is why they wanted to revenge so badly.



"I am an innocent soul and a weak human, why don't you take someone your size?"



"Who is that?" Eric asked.



"Logan," Ashley laughed. "Let me go," she commanded.



Eric walked toward Ashley and used his backhand to slap her on the face, she spat out blood.



Eric held her mouth and said, "Listen to me young lady, I have seen your articles, in fact almost everybody has, I know you have a running mouth, if you are not careful, I will break both hands and your dream to write ever again." He removed his huge hands from her cheeks looked at one of his guys and said

"Call me, Logan."