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he
said watching me.
    “Thank
you,” I whispered relieved.
    He
started wiping my face then cussed. “There is so much blood. You are still
bleeding. Will you take my blood?” he asked watching me.
    I
shook my head. Vampire blood had healing powers, but it was forbidden for
hunters to accept it. I would have to make it home and let one of the healers
treat me. “I just need to get home.”
    “You
are so stubborn,” he muttered as he attempted to clean me up some more. Tanner
was led in the bathroom and relief flooded me.
    “Tanner,”
I said worried. He didn’t look too bad. He was a little roughed up, but nothing
serious.
    “Rayne,”
he said as he rushed over to me. He hugged me like he was relieved I came.
    “Help
me, we need to get home. Your parents are worried,” I said through gritted
teeth as I slid off the counter.
    He
slung my arm over his shoulder. “You look like shit. How did they win?” he
asked sounding slightly amused.
    “She
let them for you, so remember that,” Aubrey growled.
    Tanner
reddened and looked down at his feet. “Thank you again,” I said softly to
Aubrey.
    He
nodded. “I will see you to the alley,” he said and walked out ahead of us.
    We
followed, and I was relieved once we were away from the place. I made it about
a half mile from the compound before I collapsed. Tanner lowered me to the
ground. “What do I do?” he asked panicked.
    “Go
get help, I’ll be fine,” I promised him. I knew I was dying and he wouldn’t be
able to get help in time, but I didn’t want him to know that. I would rather
him think he was helping then let him watch me die.
    He
didn’t look like he wanted to leave me, but he didn’t have a choice. “I’ll be
back. I promise,” he said softly then ran down the alley toward my uncle’s
house.
    I
closed my eyes. I could feel my heart starting to slow. My hands burned and
ached where my wounds were. This was not how I planned to go out. I felt
someone lift my upper body into their lap. I opened my eyes. I was looking into
Aubrey’s turquoise eyes.
    “I
won’t let you die like this. I gave you a chance to get home and you couldn’t,”
he said then bit his wrist. I attempted to pull away, but he held me still. He
pressed his wrist to my lips. His blood was sweet and thick. As soon as it hit
my lips the pain dissipated. He pulled his wrist away and laid me back on the
ground. He smiled and brushed my hair out of my face. “They will be here soon,”
he whispered softly; then he was gone. I closed my eyes and everything went
black.

 
    I
woke up with a start. Someone shifted next to me. I looked over at Luca. He was
asleep with his arm slung over me. I looked at my hands. There weren’t even scars
where the wounds had been. Aubrey’s blood healed me.
    “You’re
awake,” Luca said softly as he propped himself up on his elbow.
    “Is
Tanner ok?” I asked worried.
    He
nodded. “It was you we were worried about.”
    “I
am fine,” I said as I sat up. “How long have I been out?”
    “One
night. How did you get them to let Tanner go?” he asked as he sat up.
    “It’s
a long story,” I said quietly. “What is going on with the truce?”
    “It
is stalled. Aubrey is pissed. There is some question about who attacked first,”
he said as he ran his fingers through his hair.
    “What
do you think?” I asked as I watched him.
    He
shrugged. “I think we have a long way to go.”
    “I’m
going to shower. I’ll be down in a little bit,” I said quietly.
    “You
aren’t going to tell me are you?” he asked softly.
    I
looked at him not sure what to say. I didn’t know what to tell. I wasn’t sure what
I should and shouldn’t say. “There is nothing to tell,” I muttered then walked
into the bathroom before it got anymore awkward between us.

 
    I
couldn’t stop thinking about Aubrey. His actions were so confusing. Any normal
vampire master would have loved to see a hunter torn to pieces. I touched my
palms at the thought. I