^^Julian

Lara's POV

It's been a few days since I've been stuck here. The only reason I know that is because they've called for dinner 3 more times. Each day, which irritates the guards, I'm constantly meditating. The guards would also hurl insults or try to bait me, but to no avail. I didn't give them the reaction they craved, which drove them mad.

"Break time." One of the guards announced.

This is something they'd do once a day. They'd allow us to leave and socialize and just escape the confines of the room. However, I chose to stay in the cell 24/7. I just had no interest in socializing when I was continually trying to contact my wife. She was the only thing occupying my mind. I wish I could contact her to reassure her of my love. I'm under the impression she was given a mission and didn't know the full context of it. They used her and she probably feels terrible for putting me behind bars.

"Hey! That includes you too." A female guard stopped in front of my cell. "Out!"

I rolled my eyes and swung my legs off the bed. I then sensually stood and approached her. She gulped and attempted to control her heart rate, but I already unraveled her. I positioned myself close to her, resulting in her squeezing her eyes shut and rapidly breathing.

"Control the pool between your legs, love." I whispered into her ear.

I then moved past here and followed the noise. Guards were already behind me as I walked into a massive room. I looked up to see several floors of cells lining the wall. This must be where the rest of the prisoners are being kept. I quickly noticed that the prisoners were both male and female. This is an unusual setup for a prison.

I stared ahead to see the tables basically filled with ruckus laughter and chatter. I glanced at the guards to see them harshly staring at me. I chuckled at sensing their lust for me. I turned back around and approached a slightly empty table.

No one was speaking to each other as they minded their business. I sat down and didn't attract their attention. At least I thought I didn't attract any attention. A stud looked at me with a smirk. Here we go.

"Letitia. You, sexy?" She cockily smirked.

"Married." I held up my hand, but then glared since they removed my ring. "Well, normally there's a stone there." I lowered my hand.

"Well..." I narrowed my eyes when she turned me around to face her and placed her hands very high on my thighs. "She won't know what happens behind these walls." She squeezed my thighs.

"True." I smirked and leaned close, so that our lips were almost touching. Letitia chuckled before closing her eyes in anticipation of a kiss. "But I'm faithful." I then head butted her.

Letitia groaned when she fell onto her back. I stood at the same time as Letitia. Letitia shook her head before punching her hand. I guess she gained the attention of the room. I heard some of the guards curse since I was supposed to keep a low profile. Oh, I'll definitely cause a scene. Letitia cracked her neck before glaring.

She swung at me, but I sidestepped her. I kept ducking and dodging her strikes. I think it was also annoying her since I was chained while she was free, yet I could gracefully move. Letitia threw another punch, which I stepped back from. When she moved, I surprised her by moving forward. I then wrapped my arms around her neck and used the silver from the chains to strangle her. I noticed her skin didn't singe so she's obviously not a vampire. Wonder what she is.

Letitia struggled against me, but I didn't give in to her. I chuckled and tightened the hold around her neck. Letitia tried tapping out, but I wanted to show her and the rest of the people a lesson.

"You come on to me, but can't keep up with me. Just so you know..." I leaned close to her ear. "I like it rough."

I then released her when the guards moved towards us. Letitia dropped to the floor and clutched her neck. I smirked and allowed the guards to tackle me to the ground. I didn't know how they planned on subduing me more since I was already chained. They dragged me back to my cell and thrust me inside. I simply smirked since I didn't want to leave my cell in the first place. So I got what I wanted in the end.

I went to bed and meditated. After like an hour, footsteps were heard. I heard a few cell doors open and close. They must be returning the prisoners back to their cells. I ignored the jeers from the guards and continued mediating. I must've been concentrating for hours based on the guards announcement.

"Dinner!"

Instead of the disgusting crap, they gave me blood. But this was animal blood. I could tell based on the smell. It was also expired, so I rolled my eyes at the guards. They were getting annoyed that I wasn't consuming anything. Some thought it was humorous that I was going on a hunger strike while the others were worried since a ravenous vampire is unpredictable. I ignored their calls to eat and continued mediating.

"Hey! Eat!"

A few guards entered my room and dragged me up. One of them held the expired blood while the others held me down. One of them opened my mouth and motioned to the other to pour the blood. When the guard with the cup got close, I attacked. I kicked him in the shin, immediately shattering his bone. He screamed before falling. I then broke the holds and stood up. I wrapped my chains around a guard's neck and cracked it. I then kicked a guard down before kicking her in the side, breaking her ribs. One of them tried tasing me, making me freeze up. I then gritted my teeth before turning and punching her down. I then grabbed the back of her hair and slammed her face into the wall. I watched her flop down.

I heard multiple footsteps running down the hall. I stared at the camera and waved. I then sat in my bed and closed my eyes to meditate. I sensed people outside my cell before I was yanked up. I was dragged down the hall and to a new location. Wonder where we're going.

My brows furrowed when they brought me to a room lined with tiny cells. Like 3 by 3 feet. These were cramming spaces. They thrust me inside and I hissed when my back touched the metal. Fuck! It's a silver cell. I had to consciously stand in the middle so that my limbs wouldn't accidentally brush the sides. I noticed other inmates in nearby cramming cells. The guards were laughing while I glared. Maybe I should've killed them, but then that would make life harder for Mila. I'm only holding back for her sake. Otherwise, everyone here would be dead.

I closed my eyes and meditated upright. I tuned out the comments and laughing from the guards. I was caught up in mediating that I didn't originally hear the laughter cease. The cage was opened and I was yanked out. I arched my brow, but these people were in suits and not the typical guard uniform.

"You better have words for your superior." A Hispanic woman reprimanded the head guard. ''You were not to touch or antagonize her." She glared.

I was then taken down the halls and led to a familiar room. I rolled my eyes when I saw Julian inside. They pushed me down and into a chair. Julian folded his hands on the table and looked at me. I gave him a blank stare and stared straight ahead.

I noticed a cup with fresh blood in it. Julian motioned for me to drink it. I smiled and picked the cup up. I poured some in my mouth before placing the cup down. Julian smiled and I returned the expression. I then shocked him by spitting it on his face. Julian was frozen in place while I chuckled at the blood dripping down the human's face. Yep, he's human. I could tell based on his scent. Julian controlled his rage and tried to wipe the blood off to the best of his ability. When he was more presentable, I spoke.

"I guess you couldn't restrain from your original desire to question me." I smugly stated.

"I can put you back in the cramped cage. Or you can understand what it's like to share a cell with the masses. It all depends on how you cooperate." He spoke.

"Ooooooh, I'm nervous." I smirked.

"Your operation. Meaning you know the ins and outs." I smirked and leaned closer. "You take girls from this realm and bring them back to your home-"

"My home is here." I corrected.

"Your real home." I narrowed my eyes at his words. "Bring them to the vampire realm, which is in Siberia. We know the entrance to the vampire realm is there-"

"What's your question?" I smirked since I knew where he was going with this.

"You need to give the order to send them back and-"

"But I'm in here and I haven't gotten my one phone call." His eyes narrowed at my words. "Here's the thing, if you know where they are, why not get them?" I smugly asked and got comfortable in my seat. "Go storm the realm and retrieve them. What's holding you back?" My smirk deepened.

"We don't know the actual location since it's frigid there." I snickered at his words. "How are you transporting humans to the coldest place in the world? You have to give them proper insulation since hypothermia would kick in rather quickly. How is the operation being run and-"

"Why are you asking me? I thought you knew everything here."

"Tell me where they are!" He slammed his hands on the table.

"Ever think that I'm 'withholding' your precious answers because I simply do not know and am not a part of the abductions?" I arched a brow.

"Not for a second." He sneered near my face.

"Then you'll keep waiting." He slapped the table and moved back. "Better hurry. They're lives are on the line. Tick Tock. Tick Tock." I mocked while he thought for a moment.

"Tell me and I'll let you out of here."

"No, you won't." I chuckled, but then stopped when I saw his hardened features. "This is personal for you, isn't it?" I smiled while he remained stoic. "Why are you so invested?"

"It's my job to stop criminals like yo-"

"Daughter." His glare hardened at my words. "I'm right. Let me guess. Hmm... she's 16." His posture tensed. "That's a ripe age for seeking pleasure." He stood up and punched me.

"TELL ME WHERE THEY ARE?!" He screamed.

"Never." I blew air in his face.

Julian began beating me. I laughed like a maniac the more he pummeled me. People had to enter and pull him off me. He tried kicking and thrashing himself free from their holds. I licked my blood from my lips and smirked. He gave me a hateful look as they forcefully removed him from the room. Since the door was slightly ajar, I could hear the people outside.

"She's not going to talk." I recognized Kate's voice. "You're our best interrogator and she's not budging."

"I'll freely torture her." I recognized Julian's voice.

"She will only speak to one person." Now, that's a voice I wasn't expecting to hear. "We need to bring her on the case." Oh, really Matthew.

"No."

"Fine." Julian overrode Kate. "Bring Amelia."

My smirk deepened since they played right into my hands. Looking forward to seeing you again, my beautiful wife.