Chapter 4

Hailey’s POV

I lied on my back as the massive bed and thick sheets swallowed me whole, just thinking. Next week I was going to be 19 and it seemed insane to know that time had flown by this quickly. But how would I be spending my 19th birthday? Stuck here in captivity or with my parents?

As I lied there letting the thoughts swallow me whole the sound of a girls terrified scream echoed throughout the house making me freeze. I had to force myself to sit up, listening as silence lingered throughout the entire house. I slowly and carefully took the blankets off of me, knowing if I was too loud that I would be heard. I tip toed across the room and opened my door allowing light to pour into my room. From what I could see; Louis' and Harry's bedroom door was closed. I walked along the hallway, hearing soft snoring as I turned the few corners to get to the stairs. I tip toed down and as I reached the bottom I heard the scream again causing me to jump. Tears fought my eyes and a lump grew in my throat. I looked to the left down the hall way to the large front door. I could make a run for it or I could try and stop what ever was going on. I tip toed down the hall past the kitchen and past the dinning room until a door where I believed it was coming from. I opened the door and it squeaked but down the stairs remained quiet. I walked down the stone steps looking at my surroundings. As I reached the bottom I appeared to be in dungeon of some sort. There were stone walls and stone floors with candles hung on the wall illuminating the room.

"Hello." I shaky voice called out making me jump again, freezing in my spot.

"Is anyone there?" It was a girl who was calling out. I walked down quickly and turned the corner; stopping dead in my tracks. There infront of me was a girl, looking no older then me, held up by chains, blood dripping down her limp body as she starred over at me; pale.

"Oh my god." I whispered covering my mouth.

"The key." She whispered pointing her weak finger to the chair in the corner that had an old set of keys on it. I picked the keys up and as soon as I did so I felt my body slam against the stone wall causing me to cry out in pain. My head was forced against it and someone was leaning on me. Was it Harry?

"What are you doing!?" The voice growled.

"What are you doing?" I spat trying to get him off of me. "Get off!" I yelled. I was spun around only to be pined back starring into chocolate brown eyes; Zayn.

"Zayn what are you doing, this poor girl." I said frantically; looking over at her as she starred at him heavily looking pissed off.

"This isn't some girl, she deserves to die." He yelled.

"No one deserves to die you psychopath." I screamed trying to shake him off of me. I clutched onto the keys and brought my hand up, scratching it over his face causing him to let go of me and yell out. I ran over to the girl and her face lifted as I jiggled the key into one of the locks frantically.

"Hailey!" Zayn screamed getting up and pushing me back again so this time I fell back. I looked up at his angry face and it was healed. The sound of chains rattled and broke open and I sat there watching as Zayn and the girl growled at eachother. With a quick, powerful movement she shoved him back against the wall. She looked down at me and winked.

'I'll be seeing you." She said before vanishing. Zayn dashed out of the dungeon leaving me alone in the dark room sitting there shocked at what happened. I could hear yelling upstairs, exchanging between too deep voices. The door swung open and in the next second Harry stood infront of me; shirtless and in gym shorts making it impossible not to stare.

"Are you okay?" He said, worry projecting in his voice. I looked up into his green eyes and nodded slowly.

"Who was that?" I asked making him stare down at me.

"Let's get you upstairs." He said picking me up making me wince causing him to hold me up straight and examine me.

"What hurts? What did he do?" He asked. I looked down and carefully rolled the tips of my shirt up, seeing blood staining the shorts I was in. I looked up at Harry shocked as he starred down at the cut, his eyes wide and starting to darken over.

"Harry." I stuttered. He looked at me and let go, vanishing from sight causing me to stumble back but soon I was joined with Liam who was holding me up. I looked over at him and he picked me up carefully as I leaned into him.

"He just doesn't want to risk it love." He whispered making me nod into him. He carried me up the stairs and into the living room where he sat me down on the couch and leaned me back telling me to stay put as he went to go retrieve the safety kit. I sat there listening to the silence of the house, not hearing a creak but they could probably hear me. Liam walked in smiling and kneeled down infront of me as I leaned back pushing the fabric out of the way. He starred at the cut and began cleaning it out making me wince at the stinging.

"Cant you just heal me like before?" I asked making him chuckle and shake his head.

"Only for emergencies, I think you'll be okay and you'll have a wicked scar." He said looking up at me making me roll my eyes.

"Lucky me." I said causing him to laugh as he spread the Band-Aid over the cut and pressed it into my skin slightly so it would stay.

"Liam who was that woman?" I asked making him look up at me. He sighed and sat up on the couch beside me.

"An elder, she changed Zayn." He said quietly.

"Why did he try to kill her?" I asked.

"Just wants revenge, go to bed it's late." He said making me nod. I stood up slowly and left him in the living room as I headed to the stairs. I walked up them slowly, gripping onto the railing. I looked up and at the top was Harry, starring down at me but this time with a shirt on.

"Are you okay?" He asked. I nodded and pushed past him walking down the hall towards my bed room. I opened the door and he followed in behind me making me sigh.

"It was a cut Harry, i'm okay." I said looking back at him as I walked over to the bed. He nodded and furrowed his brows following me and sitting on the edge of the bed once I crawled under the covers.

"I'm sorry, I just didn't want to hurt you." He said making me nod.

"It's okay Harry." I said quietly making him shake his head.

"I'll build up a tolerance to it, to you. Don't worry." He said making me lower my eyebrows.

"It's fine. It's not a big deal, I got a cut and you're a vampire it was bound to happen." I said making him shake his head and look away from me, causing shadows to fall so perfectly on his face that his jawline was outlined even more. He fiddled with his hands and grew restless.

"You kidnapped me Harry, you must not want me to be safe." I said causing him to look over at me quickly, pain shooting through his eyes. He chuckled and stood up running his hands through his hair in a frustrating way as I sat up straight.

"It's true isn't it?" I asked making him shake his head again, looking at me with an angry face this time.

"Not in the slightest. You aren't safe unless you're with me." He said making me raise my eyebrows.

"What are you talking about? HArry why am I here?" I asked standing up. He didn't say anything to me so I put my hand on his shoulder causing him to look down at me, softer this time.

"When I found you and didn't kill you, it was because there was something different about you. I couldn't just let you go Hailey. I've been around for a long time and I've only met one other girl that could stop my heart like you. Then Rebecca found out about you and I just cant let you go you have to stay with me." He said, lowering his voice quietly

"Who's Rebecca?" I asked. He pulled me over and sat me down on the bed.

"The elder that  Zayn tried to kill tonight." He said making the breath hitch in my throat. He took a deep breath and starred down at me, his green eyes full with regret.

"Vampires and Humans aren't a good mix and we all know that. We aren't supposed to have a personal relationship with humans, just killed them and get on with life but it's not that easy. A vampire and a human can love and it's happened before and friendships have been built through it and that's where Rebecca and her brother Elliot come in. If a Vampire and a Human are involved with one another, they will do everything in their power to kill the human." He said making me mouth part and dry out as I starred up at him. He stayed stiff starring down waiting for my reaction.

"So Rebecca came here tonight to try and kill me?" I asked making him nod slowly.