Awakened (Book #5 of the Vampire Legends) (11 page)

Rachel walked
towards the back of the train and took the first open seat she could find. She
slunk down into her seat with her head hung low and her hood still on her head.
All you could see was her mousey brown hair peeking out of the bottom of her
hood. As she sat there and waited for the train to move, she couldn’t help but
realize that she had just narrowly escaped what was coming for her. She
couldn’t wait to get down to the swamp to find her grandmother. She knew she’d
be able to help her with everything. And hopefully, she wouldn’t be caught
before she made it down there.

Rachel put her
head down and said a silent prayer, just as she finished her prayer; the train
started pulling out of the station. She was finally on her way.

Benji hovered
over Rachel’s house as he watched all the police and fire trucks surround the
place. He didn’t know what was going on but knew that it was not good. He hoped
and prayed that Rachel was ok and that she wasn’t hurt. He also hoped that Rob
hadn’t gotten there before he did. He didn’t want her to fall back in love with
him, especially because he knew Rachel still didn’t remember who he was. All he
could do was pray that everything was ok, and that these police and fire trucks
were here on a false alarm.

He flew a short
ways away and then landed in an open field and walked to Rachel’s house. He
didn’t want anyone to see him flying or landing. As he approached the house, he
saw Rachel’s father and brother standing outside, talking to the policemen. He
walked up the walkway and everyone turned and looked at him.

“Mr. Wood?” Benji
asked.

“Yes? Who are
you?” he asked.

“I’m Benji. I’m
here to see Rachel!” he said, smiling.

“Rachel?” her dad
questioned. “Your timing is not good young man. I’m afraid you will have to
come back another time.”

“But I came all
the way to see her,” Benji said. “I can’t leave until I do.”

“I said, you
can’t see her now!” he yelled.

“Sir, I have to
see her. I love your daughter and I need to tell her that face to face,” Benji
said.

“Who are you
anyway? And how do you know my daughter?” he asked.

“I met her in
Bedford. Don’t you remember?” Benji said.

He watched as the
expression changed on her father’s face and then he turned and scowled at him.

“BENJI? The
BENJI?” he shrieked.

“Um..I’m not sure
exactly what you mean by that, but yes, I am Benji. I don’t know if I am
the
Benji.”

“Shut up! I don’t
want to hear another peep out of you. This is all your fault!” he said.

“My fault?” Benji
questioned. “What are you talking about?”

“Everything that
has happened to my little girl is because of you!” he said.

“I’m sorry, maybe
you’re thinking of a different person,” Benji retorted.

“No! I am not
thinking of anyone else but you!” he said.

“Does the man
have anything to do with the crime, Mr. Wood?” a police officer asked.

Benji looked at
the policeman, who was reaching back towards his handcuffs, waiting for him to
respond. He looked back at Mr. Wood who was turning red with anger.

“No,” he said.
“He does not have anything to do with this crime.”

Benji took a deep
breath and knew that even though he was saved, there was a big problem going on
here.

“What happened?”
Benji asked the police officer.

“It’s none of
your business!” Mr. Wood said.

“Does it have to
do with Rachel?” Benji asked.

“Maybe he can
help us find her?” the police officer said. “We can use him.”

“NO! We will NOT
be using this buffoon to locate my daughter,” Mr. Wood said angrily.

“I can help!
Please let me!” Benji said.

“We are looking
for Rachel. She just committed the most heinous crime this town has ever seen.
Two people are dead because of her,” the policeman said.

“WHAT?” Benji
said. He couldn’t believe what he was hearing. He knew there must be a reason
for this and if he tuned into her and channeled her energy he’d be able to find
out what really happened.

“No! I don’t want
him to help. Please leave now. You are not welcome on my property any longer,”
Mr. Wood said, turning his back to Benji.

“Ok, if you
insist,” Benji said. “I’ll be off now!”

Benji didn’t
linger around any longer. He knew what had happened and he knew where he could
find Rachel. He was so deeply connected to her that he knew where she was
headed and that he didn’t have much time to catch her before she boarded the
train to DC. He knew he had to get to the station fast if he had any chance of
catching her and making her run away with him.

Benji quickly ran
out of sight of everyone and then took off into the air. He only had a few
minutes until her train would pull out of the station and she would be gone
again.

As he arrived at
the station he ran up and down the different platforms looking for her.

Then, he heard
the announcement.

Final call for
train 192 headed towards Washington DC leaving the station now.

He looked across
the platform and saw a train sitting there, about to take off. He quickly ran
up the steps and down the other set of steps that led him to the correct platform.

He searched the
windows of the train as it began to pull away, and then, for a second, he
caught a glimpse of Rachel, a hood pulled over her head, looking down into her
lap. He was too late.

“Rachel!” he
screamed.

She looked up, as
if maybe she had heard him, and for a moment, her eyes met his. She stared at
him through the glass with a puzzled look, as if trying to remember a distant
stranger. Her eyes were filled with sadness and confusion. She looked so helpless,
so lost. It looked as if she were trying to remember him. But try as she did,
she did not. Her face never transformed into recognition.

As he watched the
train pull away, as he watched Rachel disappear from view, he felt as if his
whole world were being taken out from beneath him. The train gained speed,
faster and faster, entering the tunnel too fast for him to reach it in time. As
it disappeared into the tunnel he felt it had taken his heart with him.

“RACHEL!” he
screamed again.

But his screams merely
echoed in the reverberating silence, as her train disappeared into blackness.

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Book #6 of the Vampire Legends

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In RISEN (Book #6 of the Vampire Legends), Rachel Wood
embarks on a mission to find her grandmother in New Orleans, and to learn the
secret of who she really is. Her travels take her deep into mysterious
territory, as she searches for her roots, and for an explanation of all that is
happening to her.

Benji will not give up on her, even though she can’t remember
who he is. He is still in love with her, and more determined than ever to find
her and rescue her—before it is too late.

Rachel’s brother struggles to keep from giving in to his dark
side, as he grapples to come to terms with his new power. Her sister, Sarah,
tries to come to grip with her new life at Syracuse, while learning what it
means to be a vampire herself.
Rob,
driven by his love for Rachel, fights to shake off the influence of the dark
coven. He will have to fight for Rachel’s love, hoping her loss of memory will
also mean she has forgotten her love for Benji.

It will be a race to save Rachel’s life as all these forces converge
in an ancient cemetery in New Orleans. But there comes a shocking twist, and by
then, it may all even be too late…

Will Rachel finally remember her true love? And will she be
willing to sacrifice it all for him?
RISEN is
book #6 of the Bestselling Vampire Legends series (following SWORN, TAKEN,
BITTEN, CHOSEN and AWAKENED).

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Books by Emma Knight

SWORN (Book #1 of the Vampire Legends)
TAKEN (Book #2 of the Vampire Legends)
BITTEN (Book #3 of the Vampire Legends)
CHOSEN (Book #4 of the Vampire Legends)
AWAKENED (Book #5 of the Vampire Legends)
RISEN (Book #6 of the Vampire Legends)

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