Orrin

My heart sinks.

If this is a future vision, then I’m to lose Anja to death very soon. That cannot happen!

“We have spent our whole lives learning everything we can to find a way to stop Mother’s death. You told us we’d know when the time would come for us to find your past self. That time is now,”

“Dad,”

There’s an ache in my chest as I look at Luther. These are my cubs, part of my Anja. They may be grown and have come to me in a vision, but my love for them is insurmountable.

“By now, you know the powers Mum possesses. You’ll also know that she can’t control them most of the time. Mum’s powers, aside from the ones she possesses thanks to her vampiric and Omerian blood, are due to the blood of the firsts.”

“Wait, vampiric blood? The blood of the firsts?”

Luther nods. “There is much to explain,”

And he does just that. Luther tells me about where Anja came from and why. I learn about her parents and why Amanda was given one drop of blood from the first Vampire, Phoenix, Siren, Wolf, Dra