Why is he taking so much, Gabrielle wondered as Edge continued to feed on her. Thoughts of him fasting filled her head. He had been waiting for this moment, she thought. Waiting to feed on the one he loved, But why so much? Finally, when he pulled away, she felt weaker than she had ever felt before, or remembered feeling at least. Gabrielle reached out towards him, meaning to feed, but in an act that surprised her, he pulled away,

"Edge….I need to feed…please…" In the moonlight, she faintly thought she saw a smirk across his face.

"There's someone in the bushes Gabrielle…We can't feed while someone's watching…Maybe you need to…to take them…" Weakly, she nodded, and dragged herself up and forward to meet her meal.

Kale viscously turned the car around the corner as he heard the roar of a motorcycle engine. It didn't emit the same notice as before, but Christian urged him to follow it until it too disappeared. But they saw where it went this time, and parked across from the small path.

"That's Jeff." Christian remarked to an edgy Kale, next to him.

"And who is Jeff?"

"He lives with us. He's one of my sires new ones." Kale raised an eyebrow.

"And does he have a special bond with Gabrielle too?" He asked, mockingly, to which Christian shook his head impatiently.

"No, but Edge never really liked him - maybe that’s why he followed - "

"Or he's double crossed you and the bitch."

"Don't call her that." Christian demanded quietly.

"Well, that’s what she seems to be." Kale gestured largely with hands that were no longer shaking. "She screws Edge, she screws you, leaves you and runs away with your very evil brother….I mean, you should have heard the things he wants to do to her!"

"Be quiet. She's not a bitch. She's done nothing wrong. She's followed her heart, and if this is where it leads her, so be it."

"Then why - " Kale began to ask as Christian opened the door and jumped out.

"Why am I here? Because I love her too much to see Edge hurt her, that’s why. I'm going to find her - You coming?" Christian asked before closing the door. Kale sighed and got out of the van, following Christian around to the front. After a few silent moments, Kale grew impatient.

"So we're just going to stand here and let them come to us?" Christian raised his hand to silence Kale as they both heard a surprised yelp coming from the adjacent trail.