Taken (Page 24)

Violet hated Michelle because she knew Hunter had a crush on her. She knew this because she overheard him speaking about her one night in his dorm room. Hunter was also convinced that Violet had the ability to read people’s thoughts and that made her hate Michelle even more.

As Hunter entered the dining hall, he got on line for lunch. Everybody at boarding school bought hot lunch. It was much different than day school, or public school, where hot lunch was disgusting and not cool; it was actually good at Mount Pines, and all the kids enjoyed it.

As he stood on line and waited, he saw Michelle through the opening of the kitchen and the dining area. She was sitting alone, with her tray of food, waiting for her friends to join her. Hunter knew this was a great opportunity to go over and ask her about the social.

He left the kitchen and walked over to her table and sat down in the chair next to her.

“Hi Michelle,” Hunter said, smiling.

“Oh, hey Hunt. What’s going on?” Michelle said, smiling back.

Hunter didn’t want to waste any time. He wanted to cut right to the chase and not deal with any small talk or beating around the bush.

“Want to um, go to the social with me tonight?” Hunter said, suddenly feeling nervous for being so bold and coming straight out with his question.

Hunter waited as Michelle looked at him and then peered off behind him.

“I… um…” Michelle said, then stopped speaking and stared above Hunter.

Hunter turned around. Hovering over him was Violet, standing there with her hands on her hips and a scowl on her face.

“Excuse me, Michelle,” she said, as she pulled Hunter away from the table.

“What do you think you’re doing?” Hunter said, as he turned back around.

“What do you think you’re doing?” Violet asked back in a snarky tone.

Hunter stood there, looking back and forth between Violet and Michelle.

“Do you want me to tell everyone about your idiotic brother?” Violet said as she whispered into Hunter’s ear.

Hunter pulled away and shot her a dirty look. “You’re crazy,” he said.

“You haven’t seen anything yet,” Violet said, as she began to open her mouth wide.

“No! Don’t say anything. Stop,” Hunter said, as he put her hand to her mouth.

Violet stepped back and then motioned for him to leave the dining hall. As he was exiting, he turned back around to Michelle who was standing there, in shock at whole situation. He mouthed, “I’m sorry,” to her and then pushed open the door and went outside into the cold mountain air.

“Violet, what are you doing?” Hunter said. “You have no business coming over and pulling me away from Michelle.”

Violet pulled out her notepad and began reading. “His name is Benji, he is going back to Lyndvia to think about things, he told our secret to Rachel. Rachel lives in Bedford, New York.”

Hunter grabbed her notebook and she grabbed it right back.

“What are you doing?” Hunter asked.

“I took notes on what I heard the other day,” Violet answered.

“Notes? What’s wrong with you?” Hunter said, suddenly getting angry. “You could get him killed.”

“Exactly,” Violet said, with a creepy smile across her face.

“Listen, Hunter. I thought the other night was special. I thought you really wanted to be with me,” Violet said softly.

Hunter thought for a moment about their kiss. He knew he didn’t really like her, and by no means was falling for her, but it was the only way to keep Violet quiet.

“It was nice, it was,” Hunter said. “I think you’re a nice girl and all, but I’m really not looking for a girlfriend.”

“I want to be with you forever,” Violet said, clutching onto the notebook.

“I can’t do that,” Hunter said. “I don’t have the same feelings as you do.”

Violet picked up her notebook and waved it in the air. “You’re going to regret this,” she said.

“Violet, please. Don’t tell anyone. Please,” Hunter pleaded.

“You betrayed me, Hunter. Now you will pay. Or, at least your brother will,” Violet said, as she walked away from him.

Chapter Sixteen

Violet walked into her secret meeting room, which was in the attic of her dormitory. Everyone in her coven was waiting for her to arrive after she’d sounded the secret bells that only her coven could hear. The bells were only to be rung in dire emergencies, or when their coven was in danger. Violet rang the bells right after she’d left her upsetting conversation with Hunter.

In a rage, she entered the meeting and sat down at the head of the long rectangular table. The room was dimly lit by flickering candles and everyone was dressed in their coven uniform. They wore dark black robes, with an insignia on the breast pocket of a shield with a reindeer inside. On the reindeer’s neck were two fang marks, with blood dripping down the side of its neck. On the outside of this crest was the letter G, which stood for Greslin, the name of their coven.

“Meeting commencing,” Violet said as she took her wooden mallet and beat it against the table.

The room got silent and all the whispers and talking ceased.

“I called this meeting for the coven of the Greslin because of a recent finding that I overheard.”

The coven looked at Violet in suspense and waited for her to continue.

“It was spoken by someone of the Vladiccus Coven,” Violet said as she heard people oohing and aahing at her words.

“Our secret has been told,” Violet paused. “To a human.”

Loud bursts came from the Greslin Coven and the tone of the room grew louder and louder.

“Silence!” Violet yelled as she banged her mallet for order.

She waited until the room was still and quiet and then she spoke again, “We need to stop them before the word spreads further!”

“Yes!” screamed the crowed in unison.

“We need to find the Vladiccus vampire who did this and terminate his life.”

“Yes! Yes!” the crowd answered.

“We need to find the human and terminate her as well.”

“Yes! Yes! Yes!” the crowd grew louder.

“Silence!” Violet yelled, and then paused.

“We must be quick with the actions we decide upon tonight. The more time that passes, the more likely it is that our secret will be spread. We must begin tonight.”

The coven nodded, agreed, and listened as Violet explained how they would go about their attack. She made it very clear who was to do what in this mission, and left no room for error.