Forever (Fallen 3)

“You gave Kylie a warning,” Mason groaned, standing.

“That’s because she’s never done this before. You, on the other hand, should know better.”

Mason glared at Gabriel. “That’s not fair and you know-”

Mason fell flat on his back. Gabriel squatted next to Mason’s prone form. “If you’re going to act like a child, I’m going to treat you like one.”

Mason’s eyes narrowed and he reached up, as if he was going to pull Gabriel down to the ground, but the dark haired vampire was fast and moved out of the way.

Gabriel’s laughter filled the basement. “You don’t stand a chance against the Guarde, young one,” he smirked at Mason.

Mason rose to his feet once more. “Maybe, if you’d actually teach me something instead of attacking me, I’d be fine.”

“Alright,” Gabriel’s voice was low. “Pay attention.”

Even with my new vampire eyesight, their movements were blurred. On the fourth try, Mason finally managed to take Gabriel down. Danny wore a proud smile that he’d taken down Gabriel before Mason had.

“Keep in mind,” Gabriel pointed a finger at the twin vampires, “when you’re fighting the Guarde, there are no second chances. You have one shot not to die. That’s it.”

That instantly sobered the two brothers up.

Gabriel continued, practicing with everyone, and then a second time.

“That’s it for today. We need to keep working—”

All of us froze at the sound of someone walking upstairs. If all of us were in the basement, then who was upstairs?

Ren and Makenna began to cry.

Without giving it a second thought, I shot off like a bullet, everyone else close on my heels.

I had to get to my babies.

I had to get to my babies.

I had to—

Three seconds, that’s how long it took me to get to the nursery. But it was three seconds too late.

I froze.

The vampire that had caused the car accident that nearly killed me, stood by the nursery window with my daughter in his arms. He was exactly as I remembered. His skin was whiter than most vampires, long white hair fell down his chest, even his eyes were just all white—no pupil—and the clothes he wore were white as well.

He smiled, displaying teeth that were all sharp and pointed, like a shark.

“No-” I reached out, to grab my daughter from him.

But like a wisp of smoke, he was gone.

I crumbled to the ground as my world shattered.

A scream that was nowhere close to human tore through my chest.

Gone.

He was just…gone…and my daughter with him.

This couldn’t be happening?