"Skyla; you've got an announcement from your father" my friend, Lucy told me as I was brushing my hair. "What could be so important that my father has sent for me" I asked, putting some pins in my hair. Lucy laid the letter down and I slowly opened it. My heart sand and Lucy asked "What's going on Skyla?" "I have to see him. That was his servant. Apparently; there is important news father wishes to discuss" I replied, folding the letter and putting it in the drawer of my makeup table.
I quickly got dressed and then hurried down the route I had taken to the house so many times. I am Skyla Everwood and I live with my best friend, Lucy Westerna. I never understood why my father had me move in with Lucy but he had promised I would find out in due time and I hoped today would be that day. So many thoughts as I continued but nothing could have prepared me for the true reason I had been called to the house.
When I arrived at the house; there were two others carriages in front of the house. Slowly; I opened the door and stepped into the entry way. "Papa; where are you" I called. "In the library little Sky" I heard papa reply. Slowly; I made my way to the library and saw papa surrounded by three men. "What's going on" I asked.
"My dear sweet child, your papa has a heavy price to pay as will you" a man replied. "But who are you people" I asked. "We are the Order of the Dragon. I am Lord Browning and this is Lord Davenport and his son, Daniel. Your family my dear, is in trouble with the order. You see your great grandfather was responsible for the creation of Count Dracula" Lord Browning told me.
"Was he supposed to destroy him" I asked. "Yes darling but he couldn't. The Count did make a promise though" my papa finally said. "I don't understand still" I replied. "Sky; I was the last hope to catch and kill Vlad Tepes and I failed. I now have to answer to the Order" Papa replied as he drew a breath and added "There is one more thing."
"What is that father" I asked. "The curse Vlad said would affect the first daughter born into the Everwood family. The first daughter born would have to make a huge sacrifice; surrender her life to Dracula" papa warned. "But wouldn't that sacrifice have already been paid" I asked.
"It would if a daughter had been born but every child has been a son until you. Skyla; you are our only daughter which means you will pay the blood sacrifice" Papa replied. "But what exactly did you mean by surrender her life" I asked.
Lord Davenport walked over to me and replied "By surrender your life my dear; it means you become his wife in a blood wedding and he will turn you, making you immortal. However; we can protect you if you marry my son." "But what about my father" I asked. "Skyla, I'm sorry but I have to pay with my life. I have to die" Papa told me.
Nervously; I watched Lord Browning brandish a sword and place it at my father's neck. Lord Davenport said "Hold a moment. Daniel; will you please take Skyla to the carriage? It's best she not see this." Daniel dragged me out the room and to a coach. I could only watch from the coach window as the men emerged minutes later and set fire to the home I had started my life in. "Papa" I screamed as the coach drove away and I blacked out.