70 You Have No Proof (1/2)
The next time someone captured a Cromwell vampire they could try seizing them and running at the area where they suspected the barrier to be and see if it was possible to breach it that way. It was an incredibly stupid idea but it was all Ash had.
”We may need to change tactics but I have no idea if it will work,” he said reluctantly before laying out his plan.
The werewolves all shrugged and Reggie spoke up. ”We'll follow your lead. You are paying the bills after all.”
Right. There were only here helping because he was paying them. They had to get this done fast before the charges got too high for Ash to sustain. He had no true allies in this world but Ruby. Who was trapped at the mercy of a fae he knew had none.
”Increase the perimeter to hunt them down,” he ordered. ”We finish this as fast as we can.”
”Yes sir!”
The werewolves ran off to gather the rest of their pack and Ash was left alone staring at the stars in the sky. Ruby was okay, wasn't she? At the very least he knew she was alive because of Ivan. Alive and not using the full extent of her jewel summoning powers.
That was a risky move. If Dorian found out…No. He couldn't think about the worst case scenario here. Because if he discovered she had deceived him he would make her life a living hell.
Despite his worry, a wild little smile made it onto Ash's face. Even when she was being held against her will Ruby's personality didn't change. Doing the bare minimum she could get away with to save her cousin was just like her.
He was definitely losing his mind to be smiling in a situation like this. He didn't know if she was being tortured right now; he wouldn't put it past Dorian. He absolutely had to get her out before anything worse happened.
If he couldn't save her…if he lost one more person that was important to him…there was no telling what Ash might do.
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Ruby was asleep when she was suddenly yanked off the bed by her hair. She yelped in pain before covering her mouth, not wanting to wake Flora. The little fairy shifted and made a smacking sound before settling back into slumber.
She didn't begin resisting again until they were far enough away that she wouldn't wake up. ”What are you doing?!” she demanded once they were at the bottom of the turret stairs. ”Can't you wake me up normally?”
The vampire holding her didn't give an answer. He stopped in what looked like some sort of throne room and held Ruby so she was dangling several inches from the ground by her hair. It was so painful that her eyes watered but she refused to actually cry.