Ch3

We ended up sleeping in the car… nothing happened.

Slowly getting up to look around… "MAX?!"

Where are they?!

UGH!!! I knew we should have thrown him away! "BABY!!!"

Run towards the public bathroom "Max?"

....

"Come on! One more mile!"

"I can't!"

Twisting my whole body, breaking me in half. "MAX!!!"

Jogging towards the voices. "MAX!!!"

"Morning, mom I'm training!"

Beckoning Max to come to my side. I spot Cain to the left of me. "WHAT THE HELL?!" I yell, pushing him.

"Mom!"

"No! You need to leave, you are just causing more stress,"

"Mo….,"

Cain raises his hand slowly indicating Max to not speak.

"I hear your concern but it has come to light, your daughter here doesn't understand her existence, all though you are running from something that is….. Neither good nor kind, she needs training or she'll die from your negligence" Cain's dark ruby eyes piercing my every cell, feeling as if I could be killed with one snap of his fingers.

"Max… in the car, NOW!" Panic rises in my voice as if it wants to jump out of my throat.

"Mom!" Max, grabs my hand "Everything is fine, I want to fight! You keep me in the dark, he's actually educating me."

"It's...fine, Max," Cain doesn't take his eyes off from me. "Let me have some time with your mom, this seems like it'll be a long discussion,"

Max looks between Cain and me before she listens to him and heads to the car.

"Let me ask you something, Miss Mom,"

The car door shuts.

"What,"

"Why is Max looking as if she is slowly dying? I wasn't going to get involved but it looks as if you hate our kind," He inches closer "and you take it out on her,"

"What?! I could never? Where are you getting this? She is perfectly healthy!"

"Are you plain stupid or are you playing around," Cain backs away looking disgusted. "That child has potential if she was only given the opportunity. So why hasn't she?"

"I don't have to explain anything to you,"

"Then you will be agreeing, you are neglecting your daughter? Isn't that a big crime up here?"

I go numb "I…..I.mmm," tears roll down my face, I quickly turn away from the car. "I can only give her my… blood, I'm scared of what she'll turn into if she gets more. Plus we would be found by now if she drank more blood, I wouldn't know how to control her or teach her. The birth and her as a toddler…. Was hard… enough!"

"Mhmm…."

"I love my daughter! I would never hurt her but I'm not confident enough to help that side of her,"

"Miss mom, trust me. I'm sorry for assuming your situation but you need more help than you think. She may be half but the longer she is without blood she'll either die or go crazy, it all depends on her will," Cain grabs hold of my hand. "I'm sorry for scaring you, we will inform you next time,"

Looking down at my watch "Crap! We got to go!"

I quickly clean up my face. Straighten my back and head to the car.

"Yes, Ma'am"

He may be suspicious but I do agree Max doesn't look well. I just need a little bit more help before throwing him away.

Rebels-----

"What is the king doing?"

After 8 years of searching for the child, we keep intel on the king just in case he finds them before us. Making sure we can scoop down and take them.

"Tiger said they found out the child is a girl but… The king doesn't want to believe it,"

"That's fine, it'll be easier for us to control her,"

Women are easy to brainwash but her mom was the problem back then. She might take after that god-awful creature.

"Keep in shadows,"

-----In the car

"What?! Seriously!"

"Yup, being 100 has its benefits. Samart was a nice guy, he may be a legend but he's still a pup to me,"

"How can he be a pup when he was the one to teach you,"

"Dogs can always learn from pups,"

"Woah! Muay Thai, Samart Payakaroom," Max leans back in her seat "Do you think I could be that awesome?"

"Honey, you don't need to be awesome,"

"Miss mom is right, you are special in your own way even if you master Muay Thai at a pro-level, you won't be the same as him. You and him are very different… I mean for one you're a vampire,"

"Half," Max says with an unhappy tone.

"Yes, Half,"

The car goes into silence. Lately, it seems Max is really hunged up on being a half-vampire. Does she blame me?

We reach Wyoming, and I need to search for places to stay most likely motels, a place where they don't check IDs, just take money.

Hmmm, where would a librar…. Lander City Library! Cool!

"Okay! Everyone this is a pit stop, I'm looking at you Max, no talking to strangers. If you don't want to stick with me for an hour. Stay close to Cain! Cain, I swear to god… I'll choke you out with holy water if she disappears. Got it?"

In unison "Yes, Ma'am,"

"Let's go,"