Sixteen

The name came as a surprise to Hailey. She wondered briefly what role he had played in Ryan’s life. It seemed like a huge part seeing that he had included him in the story. Her curiosity got the better of her and she voiced it out.

“Who’s Father Hugh?”

He smiled at the question. A shadow of a smile. It conveyed that the person in question meant something to him.

“He was the hunter who tracked me down. He basically trained me and made me this”, Ryan finished with a sweep of hand indicating himself.

“Ohh”, that was all Hailey could utter.

“Yeah, he continued, the hunters had started noticing bizarre attacks starting from my parent’s death. Father Hugh was among those sent to investigate it. The police had initially thought that I also died during the attack but had no evidence to support it. Father Hugh’s investigation in the case led to him tracking me down and eventually recruiting me into the Hunter guild.”

It dawned on Hailey then that maybe this was the first time Ryan was openi