Chicago 1919

The moon glows off Lake Michigan, the stars shine as bright as they can with the lights from the city gloaming in the background. A lady, Lillian, is wondering by the water on her own. Kicking her feet into the sand, rubbing her pregnant belly. She looks off into the distance, letting her mind wonder as she tries to picture life with her baby. He or she is going to be so loved, even if Mr. Edward Masen left out of the blue, not leaving a letter or a trace behind. A noise from behind grabs her attention. She turns to see a beautiful lady standing bare foot behind her. Hair as red as fire, skin as pale as snow, and eyes black as the sky.

"Hello," the redhead says with a sly smirk on her face. She moves closer to Lillian. "What is a woman like you wondering all alone at this time of night?" she asked.

Lillian stands in shock, "I think I could ask you the same question." Stepping back away from the stranger. Causing the lady to step towards her. "What can I help you with?" Lillian asks.

"I think you can help me with a few things." she replies in a soft voice. Eyeing Lillian's belly.

"Victoria. Quit playing with out food." a deep voice comes from behind the redhead, he shares similar features as the strange lady. He kisses her, and turns his attention back to the speechless woman. Every bone in Lillian's body is telling her to run, but her legs won't move.

"Food" she whispers in fear. All of a sudden she feels something wet run down her legs, and she looks down. Her water just broke, in the middle of the night, in front of two strangers who look like they want to kill her instead of help her. She collapses to her knees as she screams in pain or fear. She doesn't know really. The redhead moves towards her, grabbing her arm and laying her down onto the sand.

"Victoria, what are you doing." The man hisses, confused on why his mate is helping the lady instead of drinking her blood.

"James she is about to have a baby." her voice shook with a tiny bit of excitement in it. Lillian screams in pain again, "We have to help her." Another scream pierces the air, along with the smell of blood. Both of the strangers hiss and stare down at where the blood is emerging from.

"Please, help me save my child." Lillian cries, gasping for air. This is the worst pain she has ever felt in her entire life. She has not idea how she is still breathing, it hurts so bad. Blood begins to come out faster, and the mother screams in pain. James looks down and can't help himself. He bites down onto her neck, Victoria pushes him off.

"Stop!" she shouts, in a stance as if she was ready to rip his head off, "We have to save the baby first!" The lady screams become louder, and Victoria realizes the venom is spreading into her body. She knows she has to get the baby out before it is too late, and the venom changes it too. The redhead quickly moves, tearing off the lady's dress, and cutting the belly open with her hands. More blood, and more screams escape from Lillian. Victoria quickly reaching into the open stomach, and pulls out the baby. Cutting the umbilical cord, and wiping the baby's face. Gasping, her skin is as pale as her's, her heart beat is faster than an average human, her eye's are black like Victoria's and Jame's.

Shaking her head, "this can't be possible."

"What?" James says confused, starting down at the little baby girl.

"The venom, it reached to her but not enough to fully change her. It is like she is half human, and half vampire." looking at her mate, she smiles, and looks back at the baby.

"What is it?" gasps Lillian, "is it a girl or boy?"

Victoria squats down next to Lillian so she can see her daughter.

"It's a girl." she whispers in a daze.

Lillian cries softly, as she reaches to touch her face, "Zoey Elizabeth," she whispers gasping for air, then begins to scream again as the venom takes over. Victoria quickly moves away from the woman, and back to her mate.

"We have to leave, she is transitioning and the baby isn't safe around her." Victoria says fast as she starts to walk away. James follows.

"So we can't kill her?" he asks in a confused look, back at the bloody lady.

"No. She gave us something so wonderful, I think we can spare her life. By the time she wakes up we will be long gone, and Zoey will be ours." Victoria smiles down at the beautiful little girl and James grabs her hand as they run off. Leaving Lillian on the sand, all alone.