Chapter 147: Her Awakening (1)
In the empty corridor, Catherine ran as fast as her legs could carry her as she tried to escape from the dark figure following her behind, unhurried and with both his twin blades held tightly in his grasp. Catherine’s breathing was ragged and labored, and with every step of her pounding heart, she could feel the cold trickle of sweat running down her back as she kept running without daring to look over her shoulders.
The heels of her shoes clicked against the floor, echoing through the empty space as she thought of outsmarting her tormentor and finding a place to hide. Her parents had left the house this morning with the butler, and Orson had left Thirty minutes after her parents were no longer at home.
Currently, she couldn’t call out to anyone for help since she was all by herself, but she had not anticipated what was happening to her right now.
Elijah stopped following her when the hide and seek game was starting to lose his interest bit by bit, and so he snapped his fingers, hearing it echo round the quiet corridor in a mysterious calling.
In a flash, two vampires wearing a red cloak consciously stood behind him, waiting for him to give the orders. Elijah stared down the path she had taken before turning around to take his leave.
"Bring her to me. Dead or alive." Came his orders before he took another route, vanishing from their sight after they bowed their heads in response before going after Catherine.
Catherine’s heels didn’t slow down as she continued to run with whatever little strength was still left in her. She could hear the uneven sounds of footsteps behind her, following her, drawing nearer and almost catching up to her. Her heart pounded heavily and her survival instincts made her increase speed.
"Leave me alone!" She screamed out as she looked over her shoulder to see two different cloaked strangers chasing her this time around. Alarmed, she tried to increase speed in an attempt to get away from their sight, but her breath was coming out in gasps and there was no place that looked safer for her to hide.
Then, in a moment of panic, she lost her balance and stumbled, hitting the floor with a light thud that sent a short painful cry tearing from her lips.