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know where he is. He left," my voice
trembled and an involuntary sob escaped my lips, "he just left." I
buried my face in my hands.
    A long moment passed then I felt her hand
brushing the hair from my face, "There, there," her voice oddly
comforting and full of concern, "don't cry. I understand," she
soothed, "your heart...your poor little heart. It feels like it's
been torn in two."
    "Yes, yes!" I cried.
    "I know how to fix it, Emily."
    "You do?" I looked up my eyes full of
hope.
    She smiled, "Of course I do. Come with me,"
and she reached for my hand.
    "Where are we going?"
    She nipped her finger and put it to my lips,
"Taste," she commanded.
    I reached out and sucked the blood from her
fingertip; for some reason I couldn't stop myself.
    "Carah," I whispered.
    "Yes, Emily, I'm Carah, and I am going to
help you; help you get better and help you forget Daemon...forget
all about Daemon. Come," she said and full of obedience and little
else I took her hand and followed.
    Carah led me outside and when we got to the
sidewalk in front of my house she drew me towards a car that was
parked along the curb. She opened the door then motioned me in.
After doing a quick scan of the area Carah glided in and sat beside
me. The driver turned and looked at her full of curiosity and
confusion. She just nodded at him to start the car then rather than
wait for a reply he shrugged and did as she suggested.
    "Will we be gone long? My parents are already
mad at me and I don't want them to wake up and worry if I'm not
there." I struggled but managed to ask.
    Carah gave and odd little chuckle, "No, not
long at all," she smiled across the seat at me, "It has been a
difficult day for you and you must be very tired. Why don't you
stretch out and rest while you have the chance?" her voice was very
soothing and though I wanted to distrust her my eyes were suddenly
heavy and my thoughts were utterly confused.
    "That sounds nice," I mumbled. I couldn't
make any sense of where I was or what I was doing or why I was
doing it. I found myself yawning and curling my legs up onto the
seat. Before I knew it I was sound asleep.
    I woke up when the car finally stopped again.
It seemed like it was morning but the windows were heavily tinted
and I couldn't tell for sure. I pushed myself from the corner I was
slumped into and looked out the window. We seemed to be in a canyon
of sorts and there were gates ahead of us with two men standing at
rigid attention in front of them. Carah put the divider up between
us and the driver as he lowered the window to speak with them.
After they exchanged a handful of words the men opened the gate and
waved us through.
    "Where are we?" I asked somewhat
awestruck.
    "Just be patient, Emily," she said and left
my question unanswered.
    A quiver of suspicion ran through me and
though I wanted to put up a strong front I became more and more
aware of the situation I was in and started to panic.
    "I need to get home. My parents are probably
worried and Evan, too."
    "Soon, Emily," she reached over to take my
hand but I batted her away.
    "Am I being kidnapped?"
    Carah guffawed, "I'm trying to help you!"
    "What kind of person tries to help someone by
kidnapping them?"
    "I think you know that I'm not a person at
all," she said and smiled.
    There was something sinister in the sound of
her voice and her look made it even more foreboding. I tried the
door handle but it was locked. I began running my hands over the
panel looking for the switch.
    "Let me out!" I shouted and banged on the
window, "Let me out!"
    I turned back to Carah and she just shook her
head and smiled at my fruitless efforts. Then I remembered the
amulet and I reached for the chain. My eyes filled with fear when I
realized it wasn't there and I quickly recalled what had happened
to it.
    "I'm sorry," Carah's expression softened,
"but it would be infinity easier on you if you would just
cooperate. I brought you here to help you but other than that the
less you know the better."
    She