Be Careful When You Bite Me

Chapter 30

I threw the phone on to the mattress and thought of all the ways this could go wrong. The guard could

have noticed me dropping the letter or Damon could have picked up on the fact that I had said

strawberries. I wondered if Damon even knew about Dimitiri and Luna and hoped that he didn’t.

I heard the phone buzz and grabbed it.

I recognized the numbers on the screen as the first number Luna had called from.

“Hello,” I answered, hitting pick up,” Luna?”

“Holly, did you do it? Did you see him?”

“Yes I did, he knows. I gave him a note that said I was a friend of yours.”

“Was he..did he look alright?” Luna’s voice was shaky with concern.

“He was alright, he had a scar on his neck, it looked new.”

She was silent for a couple of seconds,” he turned 18 a couple of months ago, they must have already

started feeding off him.”

“I’m not sure, but he’s coming to the castle tonight at 8, he’ll meet me at the gates, how am I supposed

to have him call you if the guards are with me?”

“You have to find a way to ditch the guards-“

“I can’t, Damon won’t have it.”

“At 8pm, the guards all leave to feed. They leave one guy in charge at the main gates, not the doors

where they keep the car but the door before that. You have to do it in a way that he won’t notice.”

“What about the plan, how are we going to get to you?”

“It won’t be tonight, it will be tomorrow. But for today, when the guards leave to feed, they leave the car

keys inside of the car, you have to get the keys and give them to Dimitiri-“

“What!” I exclaimed,” that’s not possible, even if it will just be one guard, he’ll see me for sure-“

“No he won’t Holly, be smart! Find a way to distract him , it’s the only way to get you and Dimitiri to

Oakridge.”

“Can’t you pick us up, or have someone send us a car?”

“Woodbridge is protected with borders that don’t allow anybody in without prior permission from the

royal family, however you can leave in a castle car, they are heavily tinted, no one will stop you-“

“So we’re going to leave it to chance that the guards at the borders don’t stop us?”

“They won’t, they never have, they won’t start now, that’s why you need those car keys.”

“And when I have the car keys? How will we get to the car tomorrow? Even if they go out to feed again

at 8pm, that one guard will see us-“

“He won’t, the car is always parked outside the main gates, Dimitiri will drive it behind the castle where

there is a tunnel that connects to the inside. I’ll guide you when it’s time, but for now, get those keys to

Dimitiri and have him call me.”

She didn’t give me a second to interject before ending the line.

I checked the time again.

7:51 pm.

It’s been two minutes since I last checked. I didn’t know if or how I was going to pull this off, but I knew

it was my only chance. I went over the plan once again in my head. I’d wait for the guards to leave at

exactly 8pm, then I’d get to the main gate where they keep the car. I’d take the key out of the car in

hopes of not being noticed by the main guard at the second set of gates, and then I’d go over and ask

him to unlock the gate for Dimitri. I’d have to find a way to distract the guard from Dimitri and I for just a

minute which will give me enough time to give him the car keys and have him call Luna and by the time

the guard comes back, it would have been over.

That didn’t stop my thoughts from racing in a complete and utter panic.

What if the guards don’t leave at 8? What if the car keys aren’t inside or what if I can’t think of a way to

distract the guard?

I tried to shrug off the thoughts and tried to channel the inner me that’s gotten lost somewhere

throughout this mess. I was tough before this, maybe not take on vampire guards and witches tough

but I was definitely stronger then this

I looked at the time again.

7:55 pm.

I took a deep breath in and prayed that u couldn’t see anybody in the hallways along the way. I grabbed

a random empty basket from my dresser and made sure the cellphone was in my bra again before

making my way downstairs.

At the garden, I could see that what Luna had said about the guards leaving was true. Four of them

existed through the main gate, making sure to lock it before they disappeared. I looked at the car. I

couldn’t tell if it was unlocked or not and sent out a mental prayer that the keys were inside.

I left the basket on the steps and peeked over towards the second gate. I couldn’t see if the guard was

there or not and my guess was that he was on the other side of the gates.

I made my way towards the car, making sure to keep an eye out for my surroundings. I suddenly hoped

that Dimitri would arrive a minute or two after eight to give me a minute to get this done.

I got to the car and reached for the driver door. To my surprise and relief, it was open. I pulled on the

lever all the way and reached inside and sure enough, the car keys were hanging from the side of the

steering wheel. I grabbed them quickly and shut the door. I looked around to see if anyone had noticed

but no one was in sight. I shoved the keys up my sleeves and began to make my way towards the

second gate. In the distance I could tell the door was beginning to open and the guard stepped back

into the garden.

When I reached the gate, the guard gestured outside,” your fruit delivery is here.”

I nodded, pushing back any nervous thoughts or anxiety.

I stepped outside the doors to see that Dimitri was there, hauling his big carriage of fruits. His blue eyes

lit up with hope when he caught sight of me,” Hi.”

I forced a smile,” Hi, d-do you have my strawberries.” © 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

He nodded, looking confused and reached into the carriage, pulling out a large plastic bag of bright red

strawberries.

I took a deep breath and looked up at the guard,” I can’t carry all these, there’s a basket by the back

door, can you get it for me?”

The guard spared me a glance, he then looked Dimitri up and down and nodded before slowly

marching off.

I turned quickly towards Dimitri and handed him the car keys,” take these.”

“What are those-“

“They’re car keys, Luna will explain.”

“Luna is here?”

I fumbled with my bra until I was able to find the phone and quickly dialled to call Luna. The phone rung

once before her hopeful voice got on,” Hello, Holly?”

“You only have about 20 seconds, make it quick.”

I gave Dimitri the phone and turned to face the guard, keeping an eye out for when he approaches

again.

I could hear Dimitri replying to whatever Luna was explaining to him.

“I remember the tunnel but I don’t even know if I remember how to drive, it’s been a long time...”

I caught sight of the guard making his way pack and spun on my heels to face Dimitri,” he’s coming,

end the call.”

“I have to go...okay...I love you too.”

Dimitri handed me the phone,” did you get it? Do you understand the plan?”

He nodded,” yes, tomorrow at 8 pm I’ll be back, I’ll drive the car to the tunnel entrance when the guards

leave and I’ll wait for you.”

I nodded, shoving the phone back in my bra,” alright, sounds good.”

Dimitri fumbled with the keys, hiding them under a piece of fruit on his carriage.

The guard approached us and handed me the basket,” here,” he muttered.

“Thank you,” my voice was calm and steady and I felt almost proud of myself. I grabbed the basket and

placed the bag of strawberries inside.

The guard handed Dimitri a couple of coins and Dimitri spared me one last glance before making his

way back towards the green woods.