CHAPTER 1

OUCH. What am I thinking, it's not 'OUCH' it's more like "OH MY F*** GOD WHAT IS THAT BLOODY PAIN" and I seriously mean it, which is quite weird as i don't normally through abusive language around even though my life is totally crap. If you were me you'd be a hell of a lot more abusive then I am at this moment, so don't you dare think 'oh my gosh, what a naught girl. She just swore'. Where am i? Oh yeh, I'm just running for my life at the moment which is a bit ironic as my bloody leg has been ripped to shreds and I reckon a couple of fractured ribs to. So ok I'm kind of limping away. But that's nothing compared to what's happening at the side of my pelvis, yuck, I can smell my own blood spilling out, just like someone squeezing a lemon. Oh great I'm comparing myself to a bloody lemon now.

At the moment even though I'm in bloody agony, I'm not thinking about myself, which I rarely do. I'm just franticly searching for my younger sister who is 13 years old. Well I can hardly say she is younger as we are only 10 months apart from each other. But I can't sense her anywhere. I can normally sense her mind and what she is thinking as were both like tuned to each other. I know, weird. Well it's probably my fault I can't find her. I told her to run, but it was necessary otherwise she would have been tortured and tormented just like me. So she is probably a lot better off than I am at the moment, I hope.

Oh great, Just another thing to add to my worries. I'm losing my eye sight and what does that mean… yeh I'm going to pass out soon. But now looking around I can see a mansion. What must have someone there, to help and everything? Help. Oh I must be desperate, I haven't asked for help or anything like that in years. Just keep walking, I keep chanting inside my head, just keep walking. But of course with my luck, BANG, I've fallen over which…OWW bloody hell was the second most painful thing in my life, and I've been through a lot.

So know I can see spots in my eyes and I'm like getting all dizzy. And oh yeh I think I'm hallucinating as there is a random person running …mmm. Whoever it is was a lot faster than a speeding bullet. What the fucks going on. OK so now I'm like on the ground just barley holding onto consciousness, while this random person has reached me looking all frantic. Oh yeh his facial expressions are so funny, there changing so fast there's just too many of them. I'm going deeper and deeper now but than just blackness. I slipped away.

Random Pov:

Quinn was casually walking around the humongous mansion, which he and his soul mate had been staying at for the last year. But of course he wasn't the only one who was staying here at the moment. The entire circle Daybrake group (people who had their soul mate and wanted to live in piece with humans) was staying here which was around 40 people, which most of them all had there soul mates as well.

This mansion of course did belong to someone…someone who Quinn respected very highly which was interesting as there are hardly any. But the owner was Thierry, Lord Thierry. He was the lord of the night world and the second vampire ever to be made.

Quinn Pov:

Blood, what the hell? With my superpower of sniffing stuff out, yeh it's not really a super power it's kind of my nature. I'm a vampire to. I realized it wasn't coming from inside the house which was a relief, no one was hurt. But if it was coming from outside 'oh my god' whoever it was had lost a lot of blood, especially if it was that strong from the inside. So I decided to run and find out where it was coming from.

I sprinted all-round the back garden, which to be honest was massive; it was just acres of woodland. On my way searching the smell of blood got so much stronger, it was almost impossible to resist. But highly trained vampires like moi can resist as were so old, even though I look around 19 years old. I finally reached where the blood was coming from…

Fuck. I wasn't expecting that. Before my eyes I was seeing a young girl no older then 16, who looked like she'd been ripped apart literally. I have to help her… but I can't. The smell of blood is everywhere it's engulfing me. So I did the only thing I could do, I sent a telepathic message to the mansion for someone to get there lazy ass out into the woods were I would need immediate help. I knew that it would get their attention no matter how loud I sent it, as I was normally the one who could handle anything. And when I sent messages like these they knew it was serious.

Quinn what the fucking hell is going on someone had sent me telepathically. Oh great I knew that voice 'groan' it was Ash another one of the vampires who were staying at the mansion. Why did it have to be a vampire which had to pick up my telepathic signal?

'Gasp', 'gasp', 'gasp'. What? I turned around so fast I fell, but I luckily caught myself in time. I'd been so caught up in my own thoughts that I didn't even hear them approach me. Before me where three people: Ash, Thierry and Galen. Luckily at least one of us here wasn't a vamp, Galen was a shape shifter… but not any shape shifter he was a descendant from one of the many dragons which had lived on the world over a millennia ago. Great. While I, Ash and Thierry stood there in an awkward silence staring intently at the girl before us, Galen went and picked her up after the realization came to him that we couldn't get any closer towards her, without putting a humungous strain on our resistibility towards her blood.

'Gasp' what is it with the gasps today? I stared and realized Galen was examining her. Disgusting, I think I could have been physically sick right there, her pelvis was showing it had gone red from all the mass of blood gushing out. Quickly, but expertly Galen picked the limp unconscious body of the girl up and started to jog back to the mansion were the experts could go and take care of her.

30 minutes later

We arrived at the mansion in record timing as it must have taken me 45 minutes to find her anyway. Everybody at the mansion was outside as they must off heard my telepathic voice as they all stared at me intently, wondering what the heck was going on. Then of course they saw and smelt that luxurious smell of her pulsing ruby red blood which was gushing out of her. Vampires started backing away as most of them have never dealt with blood of this magnitude before, without sucking the life out of there victim. Witches stared intently at the girl before us, and went straight into nurse mode. As most of them know some ho-bo-jo-bi spell, which could save her. "Shape shifter, go infirmary NOW" the leading witch of medical witchcraft almost screamed at Galen, all he did was bow his head in understanding and jogged into the mansion door, While leaving a trail of blood behind him.

After nearly six hours of waiting outside the infirmary door, and seeing almost 20 witches come in and running out. There was still no information about how she was. So I decided I had had enough of waiting and walked down the halls, which I always admired as they were so elegantly decorated. Listening outside the room which I was going to enter I could her hushed conversations in lord Thierry's office. I opened the door and immediately the conversation stopped and before me was Thierry, Lady Hannah his soul mate and Thea Harman one of the witches.

"Aaaa, Quinn I was just about to come and tell you something-" Thierry started to say.

"Yeh Quinn, guess what, guess what. That girl you found is going to be perfectly fine" interrupted Thea. While Thierry was scowling at her as he was not normally treated like that. I laughed, which in turn made Hannah and Thea laugh too.

"Yes" shouted Thierry, which made us immediately silent

"she will be fine as I'm told, it was touch and go for a while but it was lucky you found her when you did Quinn" he resumed normally, with a bit of authority involved.

"It is isn't it? But who the hell was she, there's nothing around for miles" I asked.

"Well…we guess she's human. But the only thing we know exactly is that she is around 14 years old" replied Thea

"The weird thing here is how a young child ended up here in that state" Thierry said aloud, but didn't get an answer as no one particularly new, and didn't want to imagine, quite frankly as the image was too disturbing seeing that body all helpless and crippled.

I walked out, with no need to say goodbye as they knew me as not a very formal person and who gets straight to the point of the matter. When I had arrived at my destination, in my and my soul mate, Rashel's room. I climbed into bed as Rashel was already asleep and fell into a restless sleep for the remainder of the night.

Chantal Pov:

Something was happening to me at that moment which I hopped I would never have to go through again. I was watching myself at 7 years old in a kind of flash back, with the day my life changed forever.

"Pist, Gabbie what's going to happen" I heard my sister whimper beside me. We were both scared shit less, but being the older one out of us I took control. Earlier that day Chantal had disobeyed orders from our foster dad, who was now going ballistic and fretting to hurt her. I couldn't take it anymore, all this bullying and tormenting he did to us especially me. I strutted right up to him which made him stop his bullshit as he wasn't used to me defying him. He glared at me, than gave an almighty slap across my face which sent me flying. Chantal screamed, but I refused to let him see any weakness even though it was bloody well painful.

"Chantal, run now" I screamed at her "NOW" when she ignored me. But being the sister she was, someone who trusted me thoroughly gave me one last glance and ran out the front door.

Now I stared at the bully in front of me, who was staring after Chantal probably wondering if he should go after her. He decided not, he then turned around and gave me one of those smile's which said 'more pain for you than' look. It freaked me out, but still I was thankful that it wouldn't happen to my sister as I knew I wouldn't be able to live with myself for what happened next happened to her. He started walking away, which confused me as I thought I had just beaten this ruthless man with an evil glare, never. After which felt like years I heard the rummaging in the kitchen stop, he'd obviously found what he was looking for. He strolled into the living room from where all this commotion started and gave me that evil grin again, which I really wanted swipe of his smug face. He stopped in front of me. Slowly, emphasizing that something was happening in his left hand which he was pulling up- was a long iron rod which had ragged spikes over it.

He threw me on to the ground again, lifted up my T-shirt to show of my bare chalk white back. He lifted up his torture weapon and gave one almighty blow on my back, I screamed and screamed. But he was going on to round two, he lifted his weapon again. All I remember than is the agonizing pain which sored my back I could feel tears in my eyes but worst of all I could feel my sticky red blood rolling down my back and making a puddle on the ground. I remembered round two was coming so prepared myself for the worse…

I woke up screaming. Where was I? What's happened to Chantal? I started to rock myself back and forth feeling tears run down my face. It started to get painful all my body was sore probably caused by the injuries I had, but I ignored it I kept rocking myself trying to calm myself down. The dream I had was one I never wanted to remember, which led to me dragging myself by sheer will power out of the house to find Chantal, and never go back to that god forsaken hell hole again.

Soon after my screaming session the door came flying open. In the doorway and coming into the room were several people. One was a young girl no older than 17 who came rushing up to me giving me reassuring comments. She was beautiful, with wavy blonde hair which was shoulder length and a face which could have belonged to an angel.

"Sshhh, it's going to be ok"

"Your fine"

"no one is going to hurt you" she whispered reassuringly to me.

When I had calmed down and stopped crying I kept rocking back and forth, trying to send my sister a message but all I got was blank space. This made me concerned even more so I launched myself of the bed, staggering towards the door while the others, by now I had noticed just three people who were looking around in confusion, at what just happened. I crumpled on the ground, I knew I wouldn't make it, but I was desperate to find Chantal.

I sat there breathing heavily when a pair of strong muscular arms picked me up. The person started walking back to the bed and gently laid me down in it. I looked up, before me as well as a girl were two boys. Beside her one on each side was the two, but they both had too much knowledge in their eyes to look so young. They both looked around 19 and were staring at me intently probably wondering if I was going to try and launch myself of the bed again. I decided against that idea, it hurt too much the first time. I stared at them wondering if I should break the silence.

"Hi" I said confidently, which surprised me.

The boys carried on staring at me, probably surprised by how confident I sounded as well. But then I noticed a slight change in one of their body posture and face. It started to soften up a bit and become a bit friendlier compared to what it was like before. The person, who had softened up a bit, started speaking.

"Hello, my name is Thierry" he pointed towards himself. "Beside me are Thea and Quinn" and pointed towards them as well

"Umm, I'm Gabbie" I said "where am I" I decided to ask.

"Well I'm not sure I can tell you at the moment, but can you answer this, why did you try throwing yourself out the room?" asked the person called Thierry.

How dare he not tell me where I was. It was like that time when…oh I don't want to remember. I thought about telling them about Chantal, but decided against it. I didn't know enough about them to risk her life. I tried the connection again but still blank, I frowned in frustration. Then I realised I wasn't alone so made my face blank with no emotion, but they saw it all and narrowed their eyes at me especially the one named Quinn. I shook my head at a no gesture about telling them why.

"OK, I see you're not going to answer. But you should know that you were in a bad state when we brought you here, so we wondered how a 14 year old could get in that state" Thierry asked. It seemed like he was the leader of the group. I wondered if I should say how, where's the harm in it.

"Fine, I'll tell you" I replied. Mmm, how should I start? "Ok. So we…I-" but they sore another of my mistakes.

"Who is we" asked Quinn while giving me a look which made him look like he expected me to tell him. Hell no.

"No one. I mean I got in a bit of trouble with a gang and trespassed on their territory, which is a bad idea with people like them. As I have had trouble with them before. So we got in a fight and everything and…yeh I was wounded got away. The end"

They looked at me with a lot of suspicion with the lack of detail in my description I gave them, but it was like they were analysing me as well especially the two boys. The girl's face was probably a lot more like sympathy which she was aiming towards me. But once again I was captivated by the two; they were both incredible beautiful too, but a bit much. This couldn't be held by any human, I thought to myself. In the back of my mind something was whispering to me, but what was it?

'Gasp' there heads whipped up to me. I gripped my head, I could sense her she was trying to speak to me, but I wasn't strong enough to hear her. Dam it. The boys were over to me in a blink of an eye, scanning me and trying to figure out what was wrong. Then I heard something, not Chantal, but another voice which was whispering. 'Vampire, Vampire, and Vampire' it carried on chanting in till I realised its message. I pulled my head up so fast that it clicked. I glared at the two boys. They stared at me in confusion. Then another realisation came towards me, I recognised the one they called Quinn he was the person who ran towards me when I was supposedly hallucinating.

"Quinn" I directed my statement towards him "You were extremely fast, faster than a speeding bullet when you found me"

He stared at me wide eyed with his mouth half opened on an 'O' looking at me, like how the fuck did she know I was the one who saved her. But I wasn't paying attention that much; I stared at both of them.

"Thierry Quinn your both vampires aren't you" I asked

Once again they both froze. So it must be true, well I've dealt with vamps before but these ones are different. They act more human like, but they also have a human with them so they must be ok. Shouldn't they? I started thinking again I recognised the name Thierry but from where? Oh yeh only one of the most powerful made vampires ever made and also leader of circle Daybrake. I smiled at them and knew I could trust them. Even though the smile creped them out even more. The second time that day I mentally cursed myself, what is it with trying to get help lately?

"I've just remembered where I heard your name before. Thierry you're the leader of the circle Dayb-"

But I never got to finish that sentence; I was suddenly thrown back into the dream/memory which was happening before I awoke. The last thing I saw was all three of them dart at me, shouting 'Gabbie'.