CRESCENT FALLS Morning arrived sooner than they anticipated. Magnus was at the back of his house chopping wood while Aiden and Hadrian were inside the kitchen making themselves comfortable and striving to feel at home. “Good morning!” Magnus said, dropping the ax that he raised when he saw Hadrian appear from the back door. “Morning. Could we start the tracking? I figured that we could use your blood to find the sword.” Hadrian declared and he shrugged. “You're the warlock.” Magnus chortled as he dropped the ax next to the log of wood that hadn't been chopped. “Isn't it obvious?” Hadrian muttered sarcastically, folding his arms.“Let's have breakfast first.” Magnus said, placing his hands forward as he smiled before they dashed into the house. “Aiden O'Connor.” Magnus muttered as they appeared from the basement ambling into the kitchen. They met Aiden who was sipping from a bottle of water, he eyed them and continued with what he was doing.“Don't you think that's too cold?” Hadri

Storming into Arcadia Grill, Liam and Tristan met Nina who was wiping the counter. Sighing, they trudged toward her exchanging pleasantries. Looking at her wristwatch, Nina sighed in defeat. “Um, it's late and we are about to close as you can see the grill is empty.” Nina told them as she continued to wipe the counter. “Please we need your help.” Tristan pleaded and Nina sighed, dropping the piece of cloth which had been stained with dirt. “Um, let me see if I can get you something.” Nina affirmed as she looked at their pleading eyes before she walked into the kitchen meeting Amaya who was taking care of the dishes. Mrs. Carter and other workers had left while Amaya was waiting for Colby to return before they would take Nina back home. Taking a tray, Nina went to the fridge and grabbed two cans of soda before she rushed to the counter to analyze what was left of the day. She picked four burgers with tissue paper and dropped them onto the plate. Amaya gave her a stern look.“There ar

As they ambled toward the front room, the door swung open and they met Lynette and Aiden stepping into the house. “Good morning.” They told one another with smiles on their faces except for Colby who forced his lips to move. “I heard what happened to Colby. I'm sorry.” Lynette wore an apologetic look as he glanced at Colby.“It's alright. He is feeling better now.” Amaya spoke since she understood that Colby still found it hard to communicate. “Great. Take care of yourself, little brother.” Aiden patted his back as he left with Lynette and he nodded. Amaya and Colby made it into the streets walking side by side. “Come on. At least put a smile on your cute face. You don't want to scare away all the customers,” Amaya pinched his cheeks and he gave a side smile. “I need you to be happy for us. We talked about it. It's alright. You got injured, but you're fine now. If you continue like this I'm not going to have a good day.” She folded her hands. “I'll try my best to put my mind away

“Today. We will rise and defeat the witch that doesn't mean well for our clan. We are going to be the victors tonight.” Silas announced as he unsheathed a blade and raised it while other vampires who were holding different weapons raised theirs too. Darius who was standing next to him locked his hands behind his back and squinted at them as he read the hard and furious expression on their faces. “Fight like there is no tomorrow. Fight as if your life depends on it. We will thrive and nothing will stop us.” Darius' voice rose to invigorate all the vampires and they clench their fists in rage. Those vampires roared, raising their clenched fists and stomping their feet on the floors of the castle.Moving his fingers through threads of her hair, he smiled when her lashes fluttered and she opened her eyes. How long had she been taking a nap? Colby moved his fingers through her silky hair and she smiled. “How long have I slept?” Amaya grinned as she looked outside the window and narrowed h

Lying on her bed, she gazed at the ceiling and heaved a sigh as she clutched the pillow on her chest. It had been weeks since she had not seen her brother and she didn't care about what happened to Colby after her magic kicked in and she used it on him. She still cared about him, but she wanted to isolate herself from everyone. All of her friends. She just needed to be on her own. She even had to quit her job so that she could get the space she deserved but she was perturbed because she had been having dreams about the same book she saw in the endless hallway. Amaya wished her brother was here to help her. It was her fault, she could have listened to Marissa. ‘Never trust a vampire.’ Those were her words. She pulled the blankets up as tears rolled down her cheeks and closed her eyes hoping to drift into a deep sleep. Opening her eyes, she found herself amid the darkness. She couldn't define how she got here, but she was glad that she saw a flicker of light in the emptiness. This time