One foggy and rainy night down in Baltimore, Maryland, a single mother and two children ran through the streets in fear. The girl turned her head towards her brother to see him on the ground wheezing and panting. "Come on, Richard! Run!" the boy shook his head and looked at her through tear filled eyes. "I can't, Mandy. I'm sorry." She looked at her mother who was standing not too far from her looking at her son with worry and concern but mostly fear. Cold blooded fear. Mandy ran to her brother and put his thick arm around her fragile neck, "I am not going to leave you here for those things to get you, either! I'll haul you if it comes to that." His eyes let go a tear, only to make her cry to. Knowing her strong brother, whom has never cried, is giving up is making her lose some of her mental faith. Her mother looked at her and ran over to her son to help her daughter.
After a while of running, the mother reached where she intended to go. "Listen to me, whatever you hear or happens, do not under any circumstances open this door. You're going to go inside, run to the furthest corner on the left open the door you find there and hide." Her daughter and son nodded their head eagerly and opened the door to the panic room. Richard let his sister go first, looked back at his mother and smiled slightly, kissed her cheek and ran inside closing the door behind him tightly. After he did, a minute later a dark chuckle rang through the crisp and cold air. The mother's head whipped all around. "You're a really brave woman, Carmen. You are really brave indeed."
"Leave me alone!" She yelled desperately trying to make it have the slightest of mercy. The thing chuckled again. "Don't be scared, my dear. For you see, I do not wish to have your children. They are no need to me. You are." She fell to her knees and wept. Her chest was tightening with angst and the cold of December around the woods. "What do you want from me? I'll give anything." She cried. Her small, shaky hands gripped the ground. She was praying for someone to just help her from this blood sucking monster. His figure appeared from the darkness of the woods, a smirk firmly in place. "Poor, dear, crying child. Get up from the ground! You look pathetic!" She stood up as fast as she could with shaky legs.
She knew he could hear her heart pounding in her chest, and just the thought alone made her even more frightened. The smile on his face didn't look like a smile; it was more of a sneer. She stepped back a little, the action made him laugh. His cool, rich, ringing laugh rang all over them, she covered her ears and shut her eyes tightly. His cool and hard hand gripped her arm tightly; she knew that it'll bruise. She inhaled sharply and looked at his bright, red eyes. "Listen to me, Carmen. No one and I mean no one is going to save you. You're in the woods, who know what kind of distance you have until you reach civilization. So, how about we make this easier and you let me…" "Let go of her, Marcus!" A voice caught him before he got to finish what he wanted to say. Carmen and Marcus looked behind and saw a woman with long, red hair and red glowing eyes, standing there starring at him.
Marcus let go of Carmen and turned to face the woman to dared to interrupt him. "And, who do you think you are, girlie?" She cocked her head to the side slightly, tauntingly. He growled at her, she laughed. "It's funny. You're funny." He snarled and moved a little closer to the girl. She out stretched her hand and signaled him to proceed all movement. He lunged towards her with all his might and just as he was nearing her, she with a smirk moved aside just as quickly as when he moved. She moved to his side in a blinding speed even if she was just the same evil creature that he is. She high kicked him, used round house and kicked him on the stomach. He doubled over and groaned loudly, the sharp pain intensifying.
"You will never, ever, mess with the Goddess of War!" She roared, her eyes pitching in a murderous black and her hair seemed to move as if a fan was blowing right on her. He quivered and stoop up, "You're…? You're…? I am so sorry! Please, Please Goddess, Have mercy!" She shook her head in mock disappointment. "What would my husband think of this; that a mere stupid vampire tried to hurt The God of War's mate and wife?" His eyes widened and he shook his head vigorously. "Please!" Her head snapped up to him and back to Carmen. "Fine, Go. But, if I find out your hunting down this woman or her family I will not hesitate. Do you understand?" He nodded. "I do, thank you, Goddess." And with that, he sprinted away from the scene. She sighed and looked at Carmen, the woman coward back. "Don't worry. I won't hurt you or your kids. It's okay." Carmen nodded and ran to the panic room's door and knocked. Her kids peered slowly; the girl's voice rang "Momma?" Her mother's heart picked up.
"Yes, yes, Darling. It's me. Please come out." When they did, the boy pulled his mother and sister behind his back, causing the vampire to smile sweetly. "I can see who the male figure in the family is. Hello Darlings. My name is Isabella Whitlock. I am the wife and mate of Major Jasper Whitlock. I am here to help you guys. You see, my husband and I know you guys are special so he sent me to protect you from that…creature." Isabella spat the end of the sentence. The mother came from behind her son, "Isn't he a vampire? Like yourself, Isabella?" The question might have angered her, but it didn't. Instead it made her smiled and said, "Yes, but I on the contrary don't hunt humans I hunt animals." The girl quirked an eye brow, "You're eyes are red." She pointed out. Isabella nodded, "Yes dear, but they are only red when I'm mad. When I calm down, I'll have caramel colored eyes." They nodded slowly, trying to understand fully.
"Now, come along. I'll give you all some warm cloth and some cocoa after you take some warm baths. If not, you'll all catch a cold." Isabella extended her hand towards the girl for her to take. "Everyone hold on to one another. This is going to be fast and bumpy." Isabella warned with a carefree smile. That said, she sprinted with them high tailing it over to Isabella's coven home.