The Last Angel

Chapter 24

Hunter

I shouldn't have let her alone even for a second.

I feel worthless.

It's my job, but I fail.

Hope.

She's missing for a week now, and I'm still searching for her. I will never give up, if I need to search for her all my life then so be it.

" Hunter. . . We will find her, she's Hope. She can protect herself by now, we need to believe that she's okay " Theo said, I can see pity on his face.

" She's alive and I will find her "

" My pack will always help you, you're part of the family now. And we protect each other no matter what "

" Thank you, Theo, we need all the help that we can get "

We regularly go back to where Hope disappears, I know from the moment that we got there that someone abducts her.

Her scent disappears together with some demon.

I always pray that she's safe and well, you need to hang on Hope. We need you.. and we will find you.

" Hey... " Miranda sat beside me. She looks sad...

" Hey, why are you still up? "

" I can't sleep, sometimes I had nightmares about Hope asking for help and I can't do anything to help her. I just stand there watching her die and--"

" Hey, it's just a dream okay. She's alive and waiting for us. We need to be strong, Hope will not be happy seeing you like this. "

Miranda is affected as I am, they become close friends. I know deep inside that she's also blaming herself.

The day Hope disappears, all of us feel devastated.

I wanna see her smile and hear her voice again...

" Where do you think they brought her? "

" If the demons are the ones who got her, where do you think they will bring her?"

" HELL," we said in unison

The fear in her eyes is obvious when she realizes our answer.

" Then we need to go there," she said as if she's stating the obvious.

I sigh " It's not that easy, I can open the portal to heaven, but to hell... I can't "

" Then we need someone who can help us "

" Miranda it's not that easy. Listen, demons with higher power can open the portal from hell to earth and vice versa. Do you think they will help us? They are going to kill us before we utter a word. They are very loyal to their kind. "

" But maybe, just maybe someone out there can help us "

After she said that, someone enters my mind. I hugged Miranda because of joy.

I'm just hoping that this person could help us, because last time we meet each other, we are almost killed.

The next day, I talk to Theo and Miranda about my plan.

" I will go with you," Theo said

" Me too. " Miranda

I know that this plan has no assurance, but this is our only hope.

For my angel...

Here we are again standing in front of the gate of a vampires mansion.

I thought I will never set foot in this place again, but if this the only way to save Hope then I'm willing to gamble.

We sat on the couch waiting for Victor, he's very reluctant at first whether to let us in again, maybe thinking that we'll gonna cause trouble again..

" Well, I'm not gonna sugarcoat and be straight to the point "

We turned our head to the direction of the voice, there he is standing on our back. I didn't notice that he's there, maybe I'm thinking too much.

I stand up and look at him " Look Victor if there's some other way we will not ask for your help "

He laughs like he's mocking us " By the way where is the angel? And you brought a dog in my mansion " I heard Theo growl beside me, so I look at him telling to calm down. He balled his fist, trying to control his temper.

I look at Victor again " That's the reason why we're here, Hope is abducted and we're sure that she's in hell. That's the part you will come in "

" Oh, so the little angel is in hell. Tsk "

I don't know if he is amused by what happens or shock. He has a smirk on his lips, but when you pay attention to his eyes you can see the serious look. He's a very confusing man.

I will not waste my time here if it's not for Hope.

" ARE YOU GOING TO HELP US OR NOT!? "

Miranda is being impatient, I know deep inside that she's scared of Victor.
Victor look at Miranda and raised his brows " And why would I help? Can I get something in return? Erhm... I don't think so. You have nothing to offer "

" Can you not help without expecting any compensation? GOOD DEEDS. "

" HAHAHA!!! Are you out of your mind? I'm a creature of the night and naturally evil and selfish. Of course, I'll expect something, nothing is free nowadays. "

That makes my blood boil if he's not going to help us. Then I'm going to force him to do it.

Before a lunge to Victor, Miranda stops me shaking her head and smiling faintly. She sighs before talking.

" Hmm... I think I can offer you something that you cannot say NO. " Miranda said like she's so sure that Victor will never turn down her offer.

He claps his hand " okay, let me hear it "
Miranda walks toward Victor and whispers on his ear.
You can see the delightful expression on his face after hearing whatever Miranda said to him.

" It's settled then, when do you want to travel to HELL? " he asked us without removing the smile on his face.

I look at Miranda, she just nods and smiles.

" As soon as possible " I answered

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