Charlotte's POV

It had been days...how many you may ask? I'm not totally sure.

I'm in a cold dark room now, the only light comes from a sliver under my door. So no window of sunlight or moonlight to tell.

I do get fed twice a day consisting of a slice of bread and a small glass of water.

So ya know. Living the life.

I haven't seen shadow man in a while. Whatever hit me in the head made me delirious. It couldn't have been who I saw.

It couldn't be Scott.

Scott would never do anything like this. He's Ryder's brother and he has saved me numerous times.

I don't even know if I can believe my own eyes at this point.

I have got to be losing it, I thought to myself and chuckled.

I just can't wrap my head around it.

I haven't seen who is "caring" for me all day although I can hear voices outside my door.

I cant tell if it's a TV or actual people...maybe vampires. If it was Scott then there were definite vampires out there.

I reached up to my forehead and hissed at the feeling of a wound and bruising. The cut on my head is probably infected. One eye is still swollen. And I think I broke an ankle.

How long have I been down here again?

My stomach growled loudly and I sighed staring in to the darkness.

I don't want to be here anymore. I would do just about anything to get out of here.

I'm so alone.

I'm cold too. Like cold to the bone and my tank top and shorts are not helping me.

I haven't showered and my clothes are stuck to my skin like another layer of protection.

I sigh and stare at the bottom of the door for the sliver of light.

I lean back and let a few tears slide down my dirty cheeks.

For the next few hours.....days?...I couldn't tell in all honesty I slipped in and out of consciousness. Never being able to tell what time of day it was. Food appeared and disappeared but I had stopped eating.

I want my Ryder back.

My body feels weak as I lay my head on the ground and my body becomes weaker with each small movement.

I don't know how much longer I can hold on to my sanity at this point.

If I even have some sanity to save.

Then complete darkness for quite some time. Not even a sliver of light underneath the door. But I'm ok with it I actually feel ok with it.

Out of nowhere the door in front of me is ripped open. But I'm not looking at the door from the ground. It feels like an out of body experience.

Soft whispers invade my ears but they are muffled.

I can't even tell who my savior is. If they are even here to save me and not move me in to a different building.

I know I'm lifted in the air and the body of whoever is holding me is warm and I snuggle closer to gain some warmth.

More muffling.

More yelling. Why is it so loud?

A few gunshots ring out around me as whoever has me rushes out of where I'm being held.

The rest is darkness. I couldn't tell you what was going on.

If this is death I'm ok with it. Kinda lonely but I can see flashes of Ryder and I, which makes me happy.

I feel like I'm floating around in a vast lake of calm dark water.

Until I'm not.

Out of nowhere, I'm being ripped out of the water as I'm screaming at whoever is doing it to stop.

I don't want to go back to the room.

I don't want to being the dark.

The jolts through my body make my whole body convulse again as it rips me up as I scream until my eyes are jolted open.

The entire room was white. Or was that a huge light above my head. My eyes rolled to try and lock on to one thing around me.

Maybe I could get one last glance of my Ryder.

I turn my head to my left as I see him in the corner.

His beautiful face was tense and rigid. I reached out my arm to touch him but he just stared at me.

I frowned and caught his eyesight.

His eyes widened and he pushed whoever was in front of me to the side.

"My love?" His voice cracked.

"You are my everything. My sun, moon, and stars." I croaked out slowly.

His shoulders shook.

"No love. Don't talk like that. Please. I need you." He whispered. I stared in to his eyes and gave him a small smile.

"I love you." I whisper again.

"I love you. That's why you can't leave-" he cried.

The heart monitor flatlines in the back of my mind.

I stare down at myself. I died with a soft smile on my face. But Ryder sank beside me sobbing.

I could barely stand to look at him. The man of my dreams crying over me.

I noticed Jack and Nicole standing beside him. Jacks hand is on his shoulder trying to get him out of his stupor.

"Ryder." Jack chortled out. "There isn't much time. You have to bite her."

Ryder shook his head violently not agreeing with Jack.

Would I hate him for biting me?

"She will hate me." He whispered, "I can't live with her hating me anymore." He whispered.

No I wouldn't hate him for it. I would be able to spend eternity with him.

"Ryder. Do it now." Jack said loudly.

Please do it Ryder. I can't hold on much longer.

Ryder's face distorted and his fangs lengthened. His face wasn't scary or disgusting. I loved the true side of him just as much as the human side.

I jerked back in to my body as he bit me hard. My body jerked up and down a few times as he pumped his poison inside of me. I could hear Nicole's prayers that this would work.

Then everything went still.

I felt absolutely nothing.