This is my submission for the third writing challenge for the Sisterhood Group. There will be a second part. I hope you like it. Please leave a review and thanks for reading!

Sherry

Ana POV

"How long are you going to be away?" Kate asks me as I finish packing. We have been roommates ever since our freshman year at King College. We are finishing up our senior year. Kate is following in her father's footsteps and going into pre-law. I think she will work towards investigative law because she is constantly sticking her nose in my business. I am majoring in Parapsychology, which falls under folklore and mythology.

I have been fascinated with the supernatural since I was a little girl. When the traveling carnival would come to town, I would watch the tarot card reader, the lady with the crystal ball, and the palm reader with complete awe. How could they know the future of each person they talked to? Was the process real? How did they reach the conclusion on each person's future? As I got older, I spent more time in the library researching for any truth to the myth of predicting the future.

"Earth to Ana!" Kate says as she breaks me out of my daydream. I shrug my shoulders, and answer truthfully, "I don't know how long I will be gone. My professor told me to use the remainder of the term to finish my research. Since this is the only class I'm currently taking, I could be gone from a few weeks to a month."

"Can you tell me where you are going in case I need to find you? What about cell phones? Will you have service there?" I sigh deeply. "Kate, I can tell you I will be west of Exeter. Professor Wades told me where to start and I will do more in depth research once I'm there. I will be staying with a family that will help me along. They are aware of what I'm looking for."

"Do they know about your powers?" I roll my eyes. "Kate, I don't have any powers." She crosses her arms and I realize this conversation needs to come to an end now or I'm never getting out of here. I take a deep breath and look into her eyes. "They know nothing about me except I'm a student and I'm coming to them for help. As far as my powers go, they have yet to be proven. I promise to be careful and I will keep in touch with you." I give her a tight hug and a kiss on her forehead. "I'll see you soon Kate."

I arrive at the airport and board the plane to Exeter. The flight won't take long but it will give me time to plan my trip. When I explained to Kate where and who I would be staying with, I neglected to tell her the family was rumored to be involved in witchcraft.

My flight is quick and I grab my carryon bags and walk toward the exit of the plane. As I reach the exit of the airport, I see a tall gentleman holding a sign with my last name on it. I approach the man with a smile. "Miss Steele? My name is Taylor and I will be escorting you to the Grey estate. May I take your luggage?" I hand over my bags and thank him with a smile.

The ride takes about 30 minutes and we soon turn into a gated driveway near Doccombe. Taylor types in a code and the large metal gate opens slowly. Guess the Grey's like their privacy. The driveway is lined with beautiful trees with leaves that are starting to fall due to the cooler weather. As we approach the house, my mouth drops open. It is an old style two story brick mansion surrounded by lush trees. There is a large body of water behind the house that is also lined with trees. There doesn't appear to be another house as far as the eye can see. The sun is starting to set and it makes for a beautiful picture. Taylor stops the car and opens my door. I get out and Taylor grabs my bags and escorts me to the door.

We make our way to the door and it is opened by a beautiful middle aged woman with long blonde hair and soft green eyes. She reaches her hand out and we shake hands. "Anastasia? My name is Grace Grey. It is so nice to meet you. I have heard many wonderful things about you from Professor Wades. Please come inside, dinner is almost ready." I followed her inside and Taylor leaves my bags in the foyer. "Miss Steele, I will carry these to your room after dinner." I smile and thank him for the pleasant ride.

"Mrs. Grey, thank you for allowing me to stay here. I promise not to get in your way." She smiles and we walk toward the back of the house toward the patio. "This is a beautiful place. How long have you lived here?"

We sit down and she tells me they have lived here for 30 years. Her husband is an attorney in a small family owned practice. She is a retired pediatrician, now spending most of her time reading books and volunteering to many local charities. We talk about each of our families. I tell her I'm an only child and both of my parents are deceased. I can see sadness in her eyes when I tell her this, but I'm not sad about it. I was neglected at an early age and spent most of the time by myself. I learned how to manage on my own, and now I prefer it that way. She tells me about her children and how proud she is of them. They live close by and will most likely be coming for dinner. I hope I get an opportunity to meet them.

We talk for a while longer and the housekeeper comes out to tell us dinner is ready to be served. I follow Grace into the dining room. I see a tall, middle aged man with dark colored hair that is highlighted with gray. "Carrick, I'd like you to meet Anastasia. She is a college student that will be staying with us for a while." I shake hands with him and he smiles telling me it's a pleasure to meet me. I hear the door opening followed by a loud voice "I hope she's here. I heard she is beautiful and I'm looking forward to talking with her. Do you think she will stay a while?"

"I don't know Mia, we will have to wait and see. I should be interesting with her here. Not sure how the others will accept her," a male voice says. A third voice comes in rather rudely, "well I hope she doesn't stay long, I don't care what she looks like. It's only going to cause us problems with her being here." What an asshole! If I wasn't welcome here, why is Grace being so nice to me? Am I being set up for something dangerous? I guess only time will tell.

The three of them come into the dining room and hug their mother. "I'm glad you were able to make it. This is Anastasia. She will be staying with us for a while so please make her feel welcome," Grace says in a firm tone. Mia comes to me and shakes my hand. She is beautiful with long, dark curly hair and dark brown eyes. "Hi, I'm Mia. So nice to meet you. Maybe after dinner we can talk?" I smile and nod my head. I'm now face to face with Mr. Asshole. I offer my hand out and he only stares at me with hard gray eyes. He is a nice looking man, I'll give him that. Sculpted body, short dark wavy hair and beautiful gray eyes, but his attitude makes him ugly. "Ok, nice to meet you too." I stare back and him and then turn my attention to the other man. I offer my hand and he gladly takes it. "Hello, I'm Elliott. It's a pleasure to meet you. Don't pay attention to my brother Christian. He's always been an asshole." I laugh and tell him it's a pleasure to meet him. Elliott is tall with blond, curly hair and blue eyes.

We sit down to a nice dinner and conversation is light. Most of the questions consist of me and my plans for after college. They don't ask me what I am majoring in, so I assume they already know. That explains some of the hostility. I'm not trying to expose them, I only want to know more about it.

After dinner, Mia and I sit on the patio and talk about different things. She tells me she was adopted by the Greys at a young age. Both of her parents died in a car accident when she was 2 years old. She now goes to fashion design school and hopes to design her own clothing line. She explains that her brothers were adopted as well, and they are very protective of her. I tell her about being an only child and both of my parents being dead. I don't tell her what happened to them, but she didn't ask. I can sense that she already knows but I still don't volunteer the information. "So Ana, why are you here? Are you a reporter nosing around for a story?" I was expecting the attitude to be honest, but not from her. Guess she is getting straight to the point. "No Mia, I am not a reporter. I am a student at King College majoring in parapsychology. My professor suggested I come to visit your family to further my research. I have no plans to publish anything, this is only for my personal knowledge. I will write a paper that is required to finish my class for the semester but I have no plans to use any names. If I am causing a problem, I can leave. I was told I would be welcome here. Is that not the case?" I look her in the eyes. They go from solid black with anger to brown.

She smiles when she answers, "No Ana, it's no problem for you to be here. I just want to protect my family from the vultures. You understand, right?"

"Of course I do. Thanks for being honest with me. I don't want to cause any issues with your family. You all are very gracious in letting me stay here."

"Mia, it's time that we leave. Get your things." Mr. Personality comes in and effectively puts an end to our conversation. "It was nice to meet you Ana, hope we can talk again soon," Mia says. "Sure, I would like that. Thanks again for talking to me. Have a good evening." They say goodbye to their mother and father, then walk out of the door. There is something weird about Christian. Maybe I can figure it out while I'm here.

"Grace, would it be ok if I took a walk around your property? It is really beautiful and I didn't get a chance to see it all when we came in."

"Sure thing, Ana. Just make sure you take a flashlight. It can get pretty dark once you get back into the trees." She hands me a flash light and I start to take the path toward the back tree line.

As I am walking, I start to think about Mia her siblings. Elliott seems laid back and takes everything in stride. Mia loves to talk but is cautious about what she says. Christian is just plain evil. I wonder if he's the devil. I laugh to myself. I keep walking further back in to the trees and I feel a cold child go down my spine. I've had this feeling many times when I feel someone watching me. I turn around but don't see anyone. I continue walking and my senses are now more aware of what's around me. I hear leaves breaking and what sounds like footsteps. I stop walking and the sound stops. I close my eyes and listen for any other noise. I don't hear anything. Suddenly, I can feel a presence behind me. I don't turn around yet. I keep my eyes closed, waiting to hear something else. My heart is pounding in my chest, and my breathing has picked up. I can hear heavy breathing behind me.

I decide it's time to turn around, but when I do, I'm totally caught off guard. Standing before me is something that appears to be half man, half animal. It is tall with facial hair and scruffy head hair. The upper body is also covered in hair, but the lower body is covered in clothes. His eyes bore a hole into my head. They are so dark, I can't even tell a color. I don't say anything. I just stare at what's before me. Everything that I have read and researched has stated these type of things don't exist. However, what is standing in front of me proves otherwise. I can't believe this type of thing is real. Suddenly, there are more of them around me and I don't know where they are coming from. There are about 20-25 of them that are slowly walking toward me. The one that first approached me walks closer to me and I can feel the heat coming from its body. "You are not allowed here. You need to leave and go back to where you came from. If you don't, you will risk harm coming to you. This is your last warning. LEAVE!"

I'm suddenly overcome with anger. "I have permission to be here. Why are you threatening me?" My body is getting hotter and hotter. The creature's eyes become large and he steps back away from me. I have no idea what is happening to me right now. I have never experienced this level of anger. I try to back away from the crowd around me but they continue to get closer. All of a sudden, there is a flash and I feel myself floating above the crowd. What the hell is going on with my body? I look down at the crowd around me and they start to scatter. The main one stays where he is, staring at me intently.

It asks me, "What are you? Why are you here? What do you want with us?" I hover above him without answering his question. He continues to stare, but finally runs away into the thick trees. Once I feel like they are gone, my body starts to return to normal and I float back down to the ground. I have no idea what the hell just happened to me. I looked at my arms and legs and nothing seems out of the ordinary. I couldn't see my face, so I have no idea what I looked like. I need to figure this out. Maybe this was the power my mother told me about long ago. I never believed anything she told me. It only help to fuel my interest in paranormal activity and if it was real. Once I get my bearings again, I slowly start to walk toward the house. I notice the back patio light is on.

I find Grace sitting in a chair, and it appears she is expecting me. "Anything you want to talk about Ana? Did something happen while you went for a walk?" How did she know that? Either she was watching me or someone came back and told her. I'm betting on the second one.

"Well, I don't know what happened Grace. I was walking further into the trees and I felt something behind me. I turned around and saw something that looks similar to a wolf. It didn't act aggressive, but it did threaten me that if I didn't leave, I would be sorry. I spoke to it and told it I had permission to be there but that didn't seem to make a difference. Then about 20-30 of them appeared around me and I guess my body went into protection mode. I don't know what happened after that. Once they left the area, I walked back here and saw you sitting on the patio." Grace looks at me for a long time, as if she is contemplating telling me something.

"Ana, you've had a long day. Maybe you should retire to your room and get some rest. We can talk more tomorrow. I had Taylor take your bag to the guest room. It's on the second floor, first door on the left. If you need anything else, please let me know." I thank her and take the stairs slowly to my room.

I walk in the room and its painted light blue with white trim. The bathroom is attached, and there is a nice marble tub that is calling my name. I start a hot bath and add some lavender bath oil that I brought with me. I lock the bedroom door and slowly get undressed. I walk into the bathroom and look at myself in the mirror. I don't see any difference in myself but I know something happened to me out in the woods. I walk to the tub and step in slowly, sinking down into the bubbles. This has been a long day, but I need to figure out what just happened.

Meanwhile downstairs in the library…

Grace POV

"Christian, I cannot believe what you and your friends did to Ana. You have no idea what you have set yourselves up for. She has powers and she will eventually figure out what happened to her tonight. What are you going to do then? You have no idea what she is capable of and she doesn't even know about her powers quite yet. The madder she gets, the more power she will have. It's obvious that she doesn't know how to harness her powers yet, and I think that's why the professor sent her here. He was aware of them and knew that we can help her. You just need to calm down."

"No Mom, I will not calm down. There is something about her that doesn't add up. Why has she all of a sudden shown up here? How come we couldn't see her coming? This is not adding up. Then she does some crazy shit and hovers over us like some kind of fairy or something! Holy motherfucking shit! MOM! She has powers too! What the fuck! Now what are we going to do?" Christian says with an upset tone.

"Watch your language and calm down. We are going to help her find her power and how to use it. That's exactly what I did for all three of you. Ana has no family. Both of her parents are dead, so she has no one to explain this to her. She will probably freak out when we all try and explain it to her. You also need to change your attitude toward her. She may just be the one to straighten you out!" Grace grins at him and waits for his response. "I don't fucking think so Grace! I don't need calming down! I'm doing just fine. Besides, I'm a werewolf! I'll eat her for breakfast!" He runs his fingers through his hair as he paces the library. "Why can't we just tell her to leave and not come back? This whole thing sucks!"

"Christian, you need to settle down or you're going to turn yourself again. Everything will be fine. Trust me. Ana is harmless, and once she figures out what she can do, she will try to avoid using it at all costs. She is a nice girl and I would like for her to stay here as long as she wants." The look that she gives Christian tells him the topic is now closed for discussion. "Are you staying the night here or going home? You can stay in your old room." "Yeah, I can stay the night. We can discuss more over breakfast in the morning. Thanks mom, goodnight." Grace sighs heavily as Christian leaves the library. She says to herself, "That boy is going to be the death of me."

Back to Ana POV

I've been soaking in the tub for too long…my fingers are pruning. I pull the plug on the tub, stand up and grab a towel, drying myself off. I grab the vanilla scented lotion from my bag and moisturize my skin before I get dressed for bed. I put on my shorts and tank top and grab a book to read in bed. I unlock my bedroom door and turn off the light. I cuddle under the covers and open the book to the last page I was reading. As hard as I try, I can't focus on what I'm reading. My mind keeps drifting back to my confrontation with the wolf. I wonder who it was? I can't get over how my body reacted to anger. What was it? I hope Grace can help me figure it out. I finally go to sleep thinking about how I will resolve my new found power.

Christian POV

I finally get myself settled in bed, but now I can't go to sleep. I wish I could just shut my mind off, but I can't stop thinking about Ana. Why did she come here? What does she want with us? Maybe mom is right and Ana has no idea what kind of power she holds. I wonder if I can read her. I lay back and try to talk myself out of going into her room. That would be all sorts of wrong if it did that. She is a beautiful woman. Long brown hair and crystal clear blue eyes. She would go bonkers if she found me in her room. The longer I lay here, the more reasons I find to go into her room. I slowly creep out of my room and walk down the hall to the guest room. I try the door knob, and I'm surprised to find its unlocked. I quietly open the door and peak in to see if she heard me walking down the hallway.

I see her small frame in the middle of the bed and she doesn't appear to awake. I slowly walk into her room and slide a chair next to her bed. I watch her sleep for a while. She appears peaceful, then after a few minutes, she starts to thrash around. She keeps saying "no, no, get away from me. Leave me alone." I don't know what else to do, so I start to read her mind while she's dreaming. The thoughts are jumbled with no direction. She starts to get more agitated and the thoughts become clearer and easier for me to see. She is breathing hard and I'm worried she will hyperventilate in her sleep. I keep seeing what's in her mind and I see her as a young child and her parents are in the room with her. They are arguing over moving away to another city. Ana cries that she doesn't want to go and her parents aren't giving her a choice. She is crying hysterically in her dream, and now I see tears streaming down her face while she is sleeping.

I continue to read her thoughts and it appears that time has moved forward in her dream. She now appears to be a teenager. Her parents are in the dream and they start to argue again. This time it's about Ana using some power against her parents. They want to send her away to have her powers removed. They don't understand how she developed these powers since neither one of them have it. They think she's possessed by the devil. She cries and wishes they were dead. She storms off and her next vision is at a cemetery. She is standing alone near two caskets. As she gets closer, I can read the headstone…it's for her parents.

I sit back and watch her for a while longer. I should probably leave in case she wakes up. I don't think she would be happy to find me in her room. I haven't been very nice to her since we met. She doesn't know it was me in the woods that threatened her. She will figure it out sooner or later. Ana starts to mumble about being sorry and wishing she wouldn't have said the things she did. She starts to sob in her sleep and I can't take it anymore. I move closer and sit on the edge of the bed. I take my hand and rub across her forehead trying to calm her while she is sleeping. Mom used to calm me down by doing that. I hope it works for her. I continue to softly rub back and forth over her forehead and her breathing slowly goes back to normal. She starts to wake up and I wonder if I should leave. She quickly opens her eyes and takes a deep breath when she sees me sitting on her bed. "What are you doing in my room?" I can't tell her I was reading her mind, so I tell her that I heard her crying in her sleep and came into her room to make sure she was ok.

"Ana, I heard you crying from my room. I got worried that something was wrong, so I came in here to check on you. I know that I haven't been very nice to you but I was concerned for your safety. Are you alright?"

Ana POV

I wake up from a nightmare and find Christian sitting on the edge of my bed. "What are you doing in my room?" I sit up and look him in the eye. Ever since the episode in the woods this evening, my senses have been heightened. I feel like he is hiding something from me. He says that he heard me crying and came in to check on me. I give him a puzzle look. "During my dream, it felt like someone was touching me. Was that you?" I look him in the eyes and it seems like he contemplating telling me the truth. "Look, I know something is going on, and you are keeping something from me. Can we talk about it?" He just sits there and doesn't say anything. "If you aren't going to answer me, please leave me alone," I say rather bluntly. He takes a deep breath and starts to answer me. "Ana, there are many things that I would like to tell you but I should wait until tomorrow morning when my mother is present. Is that okay with you?" I think about his answer.

"Sure, I can wait until the morning, if you promise to tell me everything. I am not keeping anything from your family. There are many things that I have questions about, and I hope I can get some answers." He nods his head and takes my hand. "Ana, I know that your mind is going crazy and you don't know how to handle things. Hopefully after breakfast tomorrow, things will be clearer." While he is holding my hand, I can feel a strong energy between the two of us. What is that from? He lets go of my hand and gets up to leave. "I hope you sleep well Ana, see you in the morning." He shuts the door when he leaves and I lay back down and try to go back to sleep.

Grace POV The next morning

As I stand in the kitchen drinking my coffee, I think back to the conversation Ana and I had yesterday. That poor girl has no idea what she's in for. The ringing doorbell knocks me out of the memory. I open the door to the gentleman that has a note in his hand. "Mrs. Grey?" I look at the note in his hand. "Yes, I'm Mrs. Grey. Can I help you?" He hands me the note and walks away. I close the door and walk back into the kitchen.

I sit at the breakfast bar staring at the envelope. I take a drink of my coffee and open the letter. I find a typewritten note directed at me…

Mrs. Grey,

I thought we had an understanding. We agreed a long time ago that we would stay away from each other's families or face the consequences. I am aware that you have a visitor at your house that violates our agreement. Her powers can bring an end to our existence and I will not allow that. You have 24 hours to get rid of her, or our family will get rid of her and your entire family.

The note is unsigned, but I know exactly who sent it…The Lincolns.

"Good morning sweetheart," Carrick says as he kisses the side of my head. "What you got there?" he asks pointing to the letter. I hand it to him and he reads it, then sighs. "How are we going to handle this? Ana is not aware of her powers yet, and if we tell her everything today, she is going to freak." I nod my head, "I know but maybe we should tell her anyway. She is a smart girl. She knows that something is going on, she's just not sure what it is."

Christian comes in the kitchen and asks about the note. I explain what it said and I can see him starting to get upset. "Mom, we can't let anything happen to Ana. She had a nightmare last night. I heard her crying from my room. I sat on her bed and read her thoughts as she was dreaming. She was having flashbacks to her childhood and when her parents died. She kept saying she was sorry over and over. I comforted her until it passed, then she woke up. She is going to be looking for answers this morning. How are we going to handle it? Do you think one of the Lincolns was in the woods last night and saw what Ana did?"

"I don't know Christian. Either they had someone there or they felt her presence. Either way, we need to tell her and do everything we can to keep her safe. Are we all in agreement with this?" Everyone nods their head.

"Good morning everyone," Ana says as she comes into the kitchen. "Good morning dear, how did you sleep" I ask her as I look over at Christian. "I slept ok, thank you for asking Grace."

"Are you hungry? We are getting ready to eat breakfast," I ask Ana. She tells me that she prefers tea, so I pour her a cup and we sit down in the dining room and eat breakfast. Everyone is eating and not saying much, but we soon hear the front door open. Elliott walks in and grabs a plate and sits down at the table. "Glad I'm just in time for breakfast," he says winking at Ana. I see Christian narrow his eyes at Elliott.

Everyone has finished breakfast and we are sitting around the table having a light discussion on current events. "Why don't we move the conversation to the living room. There are some things that we need to discuss as a family. Mia should be here in a moment." As soon as I finish talking, I hear Mia come busting through the front door. "MOM! What is going on? Why the family meeting? Is someone hurt?" She runs in looking around at everyone making sure they are ok. "We are fine Mia. Some things have come to my attention and I need to discuss them with everyone. Please take a seat. Have you had breakfast?" She says she has already eaten as she finds a place next to Ana on the couch.

"As you are aware, Ana is staying with us to further her research for college. Some things have happened in the past 24 hours that has caused some issues with the neighbors. We are going to spend this morning explaining things to her so she can understand them. We are here to help her, so please keep that in mind while we are having this discussion," I say as I'm looking around the room.

Ana POV

I am sitting in the living room looking around at total strangers, but yet I feel like they are family. I keep thinking back to what has happened to me in the past 24 hours. The wolves in the woods and me hovering over them, my nightmares, and Christian all of a sudden being nice to me. I am broken from my thoughts by Grace talking to me. "Ana, what would you like to talk about. Do you have questions for us? Or would you like for me to just explain some things to you first?" I nod at her and ask her to just explain what happened in the woods and to help me figure out how I was able to hover last night.

"Alright dear, but first I need to give you some background as to why you are here. I am going to give you quite a bit of information, so if you need me to stop, just tell me. Your professor contacted me a few months ago and asked if I would be interested in helping one of his students that was majoring in parapsychology and needed help with a research project. He explained his belief that you had certain powers that you were unaware of, and asked for me to help you discover them. Carrick and I were the only ones that knew of your ability. We received a letter this morning threatening harm to you and our family if you didn't leave the area. We can't let that happen, so we will take whatever precautions necessary to keep you safe."

Oh my God. I shouldn't have come here. I have put myself and this family in danger. I have to go back. I get up to leave and Christian grabs me softly by the wrist. "Please stay Ana. We don't want you to go anywhere. We will help you however we can, and I promise to keep you safe," he says looking me directly in the eyes. I see something familiar but I can't place it right now.

"Grace, I am so sorry that I have brought trouble to you. That is not my intention. I need to tell you about my past. When I was a little girl, I was infatuated with people that said they could read into the future. My parents didn't approve of it, and said I was wasting my time looking into it. They encouraged me to start going to the library and reading books. What they didn't know is that I was researching how the mind works and if there were people in the world that could actually read minds and predict the future. As I got older, they realized what I was doing. They tried to force me into a private school that could control me, but I refused and ran away from home. The night my parents died, they were out looking for me. They were traveling on a two lane road and were struck head on by another vehicle. The driver of the other car died at the scene as well." I take a deep breath and start to wipe tears from my eyes.

"After my parents passed away, I found out I was adopted. I have no idea who my real parents are. If I am ever able to locate them, I may be able to find some answers on these special powers I have."

Suddenly I feel two strong arms pull me off the couch, and I find myself sitting on Christian's lap. He holds me close to his body as he rubs my back. "Don't cry Ana. We will figure this out, ok?" I nod my head and continue talking. "Last night, when I was surrounded by the wolves, what happened to me? How did I do what I did? Do I have certain powers that I didn't know about? How did I get them?"

"Before I tell you about your power, I need to explain something else to you. The letter that I received this morning is from the Lincolns. They live on the other side of the water. They have been enemies of our family for hundreds of years because they are vampires and we are wolves. My power is limited to seeing into the future. The rest of the family has full wolf power, including Mia and Elliott. Do you have any questions or do you want me to continue," Grace asks.

I pull away and look up at Christian. "You were in the woods last night? Were you the one that threatened me?" I ask while looking into his eyes. Then it dawns on me what I am seeing. The eyes say it all. "Please let me up. I need to get up," I say to Christian. He doesn't want to let me up but his mother gives him a long stare and he relents. I get up and start to pace the floor.

"Yes Ana, it was me and some of the pack that you saw in the woods. I didn't know why you were here and I was worried that you were going to expose my family to danger. I'm sorry if I scared you, but I didn't know what else to do," Christians explains.

"Grace, what do I need to do to make sure your family stays out of danger? I can leave if that's what it takes." Grace smiles and shakes her head. "Dear sweet girl. You will be staying with us. I fear that the Lincolns will follow you wherever you go because you are what is called a fairy. Your power is strong enough to eliminate them. That is what they are afraid of." What? I have powers to kill someone? This can't be happening.

"Grace, how do I create this power? Does my body do it on its own or can I control it? This is so hard to comprehend," I say shaking my head. "Ana, your body recognizes when it goes into defense mode. When you feel threatened or your anger is heightened, your body starts to change. Your body places a defense shield around you to prevent attack. You can levitate and overtake someone, whether they have special abilities or not. Your power allows you to disable their movement and senses. They will be unable to attack you until you release your hold on them. The overtaking power can be done without levitating. Does any of this make sense? I know it's a lot of information to accept right now."

"I am understanding it, I think. So last night when Christian threatened me, my body produced a shield around itself and I levitated? Is that why he freaked out? Could I have attacked him?" Grace nods her head and I continue asking questions. "So the Lincolns are vampires and they want to kill me because of my power? Because I can overtake and kill them? This is crazy. I had no idea things like this existed. I researched it in college, but I didn't think it could be reality."

"The Lincolns want you dead because of your power. By killing you and drinking your blood, it will increase their power and dominance over everything. Nothing would be able to take them down. So, we are needing you to help fight them. Would you be willing to help us?"

I look around the room at hopeful eyes. I look at Christian. "I have a question for you. Why are you being nice to me all of a sudden? Yesterday you were rude and wanted me gone. Now you want me to stay? What is going on with you?" He looks at me with hopeful eyes.

"Ana, I felt threatened when I first saw you. You show up out of the blue and talk to my mother like you've known her forever. Then I saw you in the woods with the shield around you. After I fled the woods, I started to think about what you were. Were you here to harm us? I have never come across anything like you. You are a beautiful woman, and you are like me, with special powers. I find you fascinating. I want to get to know you more."

"Christian, all you had to do is ask me why I am here. I don't have anything to hide. This is very new to me and I don't know how to handle it. You all will have to help through it, but I don't want to endanger any of you. I would like to get to know you better as well. So Grace, yes I will stay and help you against the Lincolns. But for now, I think I will go to my room and rest for a while. Thank you for talking with me."

I get up and walk to my room. I stand facing the window looking out over the water and I want to know more about the Grey's. How did they know I had certain powers? I hope we can figure this out together. I hear the door open and turn around to see Christian standing in the door way. He approaches me slowly. He gets close enough to me that I can feel the heat coming off his body. "I'm sorry about how I've been acting toward you Ana. The truth is I feel this connection to you and I was trying to fight it off. When I touched your body last night, I felt this amazing energy. I don't know if it was you or me, but I want to feel it again. Do you mind if I touch you?" I nod my head and reach my hand out for him. He takes my hand, squeezing it. He runs his fingertips up my arm and the entire time by body is starting to come alive with warmth and tingling. His hand reaches my shoulders and we make eye contact.

He moves closer to me as he continues to move his hand up my shoulder, along my neck and to my cheek. "Can I kiss you Ana?" I nod and whisper, "yes." He takes my face in both of his hands and slowly leans in toward my lips. He kisses me softly at first, then it becomes more urgent. He takes his tongue and outlines my lips causing me to gasp slightly, which causes my mouth to open enough for him to push his tongue inside. He deepens the kiss and walks me backwards until he presses my body against the wall. I feel his hardened body pressed up against me and I can feel myself getting aroused.

Our kiss breaks apart as we gasp for air. He starts to lightly kiss down my neck to my collar bone and I take my hands around to his ass cheeks and press him into me. He grinds his erection into me, and I feel myself climbing higher and higher. "Christian," I whisper softly. "What is it Ana? You want me to stop? You feel so good baby." I break away from his kiss and walk toward the door, trying to catch my breath. I make sure the door is pushed closed and I reach up to lock it. I walk back over to where he is and I reach up to whisper in his ear, "no, I don't want you to stop. I want you to fuck me like the animal you are."