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</div></div><br/><span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'">Luca lost track of how many days he'd been captive, subjected to having his blood drawn till he dropped. He'd become a weapon factory for them and he hated every second of it. He'd fought back as best he could, but it often ended in disaster for him. Beaten and bruised most times, bones broken once, and more than a dozen cuts meant only to disable him. After all, his blood was extremely valuable. It didn't take much to know that he was growing ill from the treatment either. He felt far too weak, got dizzy way too easily, and had thrown up quite a bit already. Luca had to get out, escape his captors and find Aries. But as the days went by, the weaker he got, the harder it was to imagine that being a possibility. <br/>
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They came and took blood from him once every third day, allowing his body the minimal time to heal for another round. Along with the usual hunter concoctions to help with that. But never enough to get him back to full strength. They were smart on that. After another fight that ended with blood drawn anyway, Luca simply lay on the floor for the handful of days, resting and devising a plan. He needed as much strength as possible to get the key off Jaden, kill those three and leave. Luca needed everything he had, including the anger at the fact that Alex had devised the elaborate plan. He let the rage build over the next few days as he lay there, completely motionless and putting his thoughts in order. <br/>
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By the third day, he felt somewhat better than he'd had in along while since being captured. He was still far from a hundred percent, but it would have to do. Luca wrapped the chains around his throat, making sure he could undo it rather quickly and not accidentally choke himself. With that done, he lay still on the floor and waited. The door opened soon after and voiced filled the room. <br/>
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"Fuck!" Jaden's curse was the loudest as all three rushed over to Luca. Hands tore at the chains and Luca waited. "This little prick!" Keys jangled and Luca's heart lurched. It was the best option he could have hoped for. As his hands came undone, he allowed himself a little longer for them to untangle the chains from his neck. "Get the kid!" Jaden ordered and someone left the room. <i>Even better,</i> Luca mused. They thought they could revive him with their medicines. It was almost too perfect. <br/>
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Luca lurched forward, gripped Jaden's shirt and pulled him down. His forehead collided with the others as hard as he could bare. Pain exploded through his skull, but Jaden was far more dazed than he was. Luca wasted no time and rolled, taking Jaden down with him. Grabbing the chains, he made quick work of them and tied them around the hunter's throat tightly. Ray shouted and launched a kick at Luca, throwing him off Jaden and into the wall. Luca coughed, and forced himself to keep moving. It was his only chance and he couldn't lose it. He got up and tackled Ray to the floor, fighting the other for the knife on his belt. It was undoubtely luck that favored him as Luca pried the blade from Ray's hands and plunged the knife into his throat mercelessly. Ripping it free, he turned to Jaden who was just freeing himself from the chains. Luca didn't wait and threw a hard kick into the man's chest, sending him crashing into the wall. Flipping the knife, he held it by the sharp tip and hurled it at the hunter.<br/>
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The long blade went deep into the hollow of his throat with a hard <i>thud</i>, surprise filled the man's gaze as he grasped at it out of shock. From the doorway, Tony stormed into the room and tackled Luca. They hit the floor, Luca giving a short cry of pain from the impact. His chest burned and he feared something had broken. Tony rolled him over and pinned him down with his arm heavy across Luca's throat. He struggled to breath, kicking and fighting to get the heavy man off of him. Finally he resorted to grasping at the hunter's vest, looking for a weapon. Tony had the same idea and just as Luca pulled free a knife, he felt the burn of a blade entering his thigh. He winced, choking on a cough. His lungs burned for oxygen and his vision wavered. It was a terrifying moment, but Luca forced his body to keep going. He pushed the blade into the side of the hunter's throat; blood splattering his face. Finally, Tony collapsed on him. Luca barely managed to push him off, coughing hard as he took in deep breaths of air.<br/>
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Something shattered and Luca looked up to see the young hunter who'd been drawing blood from him standing in the doorway, pieces of a cup now scattered across the floor. Luca wiped at his mouth and stood slowly. He pulled the knife from his thigh and glared at the other who trembled in the doorway. "A healing drought. Now," Luca ordred in a raspy voice. He could feel his throat brusing from the choke hold he'd been in. The young man simply nodded and took off. Luca stumbled to the doorway, not expecting the kid to follow through. Luca fell against the wall, bracing himself as his weak body argued to rest. He couldn't rest. Not when Aries was with a monster of a man. He needed weapons first. Then he was going to find Alex.<br/>
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And tear him apart.</span>