Anna had no idea what the girl was saying but she had a clue that the first bit was about getting back to her father and the second was her desperate plea to be taken to Sebastian... she hoped she was right. "Calm down, I'm going to take you to Seb... just calm down first okay." She hauled the girl down the hall, against her will or not. Jace finally stopped, his head pounding as he left the room. He'd suffer tonight... tomorrow... probably a lot, for now though the deed was done. The man's eyes were glazed and he was still kneeling there, Jace had forced his compulsion so far into the man's mind that he doubted he'd be able to think of anything else for a while... it would be obvious he'd been compelled. So, he locked the door before he exited... by the time the man's mind cleared enough for him to unlock the door the evidence of compulsion would be gone and he'd believe exactly what Jace had told him.

Jace staggered down the hall and to his room, halfway there the hallucinations started and he scratched viciously at his arm to rid himself of the spiders under his skin... Once in his room he collapsed onto his bed and into nightmares... This is what he had brought on himself...

Anna finally got Serena to the infirmary where she hoped Gun had taken Seb, she was right... She hauled the girl to Seb's bed and groaned when she found him asleep. Then, seeing the red mark on his forehead she realized Gun had... sedated him. She glanced at Gun, "She's speaking Italian and freaking out... her dad was feeding off her. If I let her go I'm afraid she's going to make a run for it... She's an addict but... I think her father made her that way..." Her words were thick with sorrow.

~*~

Sebastian slowly became aware of voices and his eyes slowly opened, "Serena?"