Gracie glared at Mason when she looked up and saw him staring at her again. He was really annoying and even though she tried not to let it get to her, it still felt as if he was judging her for not caring enough for Dawn.Gracie wondered where she had gone to. Did she go back to visit her mother, or had she been abducted by one of her many obsessive admirers?"What am I thinking, that shit doesn't happen in this town," she told herself then sighed. "But times are changing and we can't rule that out can we?"."Hey!" Mason's voice cut into her thought making her jump. Mason backed up looking apologetic. "Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you".Gracie exhaled. "What did you mean to do then? Something worse than scaring the crap out of me"Mason chose to ignore her words, the action plain as day on his face. "I just wanted to tell you not to worry too much. We all know it's not your fault that Dawn's missing, that is, if she even is" he said shrugging.Gracie crossed her arm and regarded him

Gabriel stopped the car in front of Dawn's house and switched off the engine. He sat exhaling deeply before running his hands through his hair. Gabriel felt drained about everything that happened during the past hour.It was dark already and Dawn sat beside him, her eyes closed in a deep slumber. He cleared his throat and Dawn's eyes jerked open, her gaze darting around wildly almost as if she was expecting someone or something to grab her.Carefully, he touched her arm and she jerked to face him in panic then calmed when she saw that it was just him.He wondered if something had happened to her while she was in the woods. He couldn't get his mind off the blood that had been on the dress she had been wearing when he first found her. They had gone shopping for a new dress and also to eat.They both sat in silence. Gabriel's hands were tensed on the wheel and Dawn could see how stiff his shoulders and neck were.He had been brooding all through the day."Am sorry to have worried you and

Cafe.Dawn got to work after the initial shock of seeing that the vampire who had kidnapped her and drained her to the point of death was standing right back at the cafe she worked. The customers were starting to trope in and she decided to busy herself with work and not acknowledge his existence. He was like a nightmare that refused to go away no matter how much she wished it would.She could feel his eyes on her. Dawn found herself always aware of when he laid eyes on her. He was the only one she knew who watched her in that manner. His eyes were full of hatred and yet she could almost sense a longing in them when he laid eyes on her. His emotions seemed to be guarded or maybe he just couldn't feel any.But If he could feel anger, then he could definitely feel the other types of emotion.Seth was seated at a secluded booth. Mason had gotten more serious and was helping out. Gracie took care of serving and displaying the cakes while simultaneously keeping watch on the door and chewin

The past."Mother is dying! We need to take her away from her father" Seth shouted, the veins on his neck standing out at the pressure he exerted. "How can we Seth? You heard the sorcerers and the physician. No one is allowed to go into her chamber""So we are just going to sit here and watch her die?" He roared, his hand fisting by his side."She's not going to die!" He growled back, matching his son's rage. "How do you know that? Answer me, how do you know that?"He suddenly grabbed at Seth's robe in anger. "We can not take her now. Don't you trust me anymore? Just a little more time and she will be ok" he said letting go of him slowly and looking suddenly weak.Seth puffed out air, his heart twisting in his chest. "Fine! You're the king, father and your word is the law, but if anything happens to my mother. I'll never forgive you" he promised, then ran away from him, jumped on his horse, and rode into the night.It was the witching hour when Alaric approached the Pharoah, looking

Persephone watched as the clouds gathered in the sky. It was a good night to hunt. It was dark, and the occasional lightning that rends the sky cast ghostly shadows over the whole terrain. "What a pretty sight this is." She could already picture it, everyone would be indoors and the unlucky prey who ventured out into the night would become a meal that even the gods would approve of, but she was not in the mood for it. Seth had not returned after their little quarrel that Fatimah had interrupted. The girl had been her nemesis for decades. There was nothing but bad blood shared. "I wish I could get her, just once. Maybe watch her bleed a little before I let her off".Persephone sighed. She missed Seth. He was never around these days. It felt just like when he had been in love with Masika in the past. He had loved Masika so much that no one else had existed where she was concerned and it was the same now.Even if it was a completely different girl and Seth was only after her blood. It w