Every step felt like a mile long. Every move ached, the wound in his side burning, his muscles screaming in protest. Ryah let out a shaky breath, dragging himself and his sister down the stairs, one agonizing step at a time. It felt like forever before they reached the back door leading to the alley and the car. The only thing that kept him going was the overwhelming need to save his sister.<br/><br/>Charlie was carefully loaded into the back seat before Ryah slumped into the driver's. "Where am I dropping you off?" He wanted his words to come out sharp and angry but the pain just made it all too hard to barely get anything out. He could hardly think at the moment. "You're gonna need to navigate."<br/><br/>It was lucky for them that no one followed them out. It wasn't very sunny but even overcast days were harmful enough to most vampires that weren't daywalkers.