CHAPTER 1: SUPRISES

TWO MONTHS HAVE PASSED SINCE THE NERD OF HERD SPLIT TO RECORD RED FLEDGLINGS AND VAMPYRES ALL OVER THE ENTIRE COUNTRY, AND REPHAIM HAS BECOME CONCERNED FOR STEVIE RAE'S WELL-BEING.

STEVIE RAE ISN'T FEELING LIKE SHE SHOULD BE. SHE IS NAUSEOUS, MOODY, HAVING HEADACHES, BACKACHES, CAN'T KEEP CERTAIN FOODS DOWN, AND HAVING CRAVINGS.

EVERYONE BECOMES CONCERNED AND HOPES STEVIE RAE ISN'T DYING.

"ARE YOU SURE YOU AREN'T DYING STEVIE RAE?", ASKS ZOEY WITH A VERY CONCERNED FACE.

"YEA Z, I'M FINE. PLUS I'M A VAMP. I ALREADY WENT THROUGH WITH THE THREAT OF DEATH DURING THE CHANGE.",SAYS STEVIE RAE.

WHEN THEY FINALLY DECIDE TO SEE WHAT IS WRONG WITH HER, THEY FIND THAT STEVIE RAE ISN'T DYING. BUT WHAT THEY FIND OUT SHOCKS AND SUPRISES THEM ALL.

"WHAT DA FUCK?!",APHRODITE SAYS.

STEVIE RAE IS PREGNANT. ACTUALLY PREGNANT. SHE'S ALREADY 2 MONTHS IN.

AM I REALLY PREGNANT? AM I ALREADY GOING TO BE A MOTHER? HOW?[STEVIE RAE THINKS]

OH BY ALL THE GODS AND GODDESSES, IS STEVIE RAE TRULY WITH CHILD? [REPHAIM THINKS]

{MEANWHILE}

A FAIRY CHANGLING,NAMED, MAJA, REAKS REVENGE ON THE VAMPYRES BECAUSE SHE WAS LED TO BELIEVE THAT HER MOTHER ABANDONED HER BECAUSE SHE DID NOT WANT HER. HER MOTHER WAS HIGH PRIESTESS THANATOS. BUT WHAT MAJA DOESN'T KNOW IS THAT MAJA WAS FORCIBLY PUT UP FOR ADOPTION BY THANATOS' PEERS IN THE VAMPYRE HIGH COUNCIL IN VENICE, A DAY AFTER MAJA WAS BORN. MAJA WAS BORN A PREMATURE BABY. THANATOS ALSO LOVED HER AS HER OWN AND VOWED THAT ONE DAY SHE WOULD FIND HER. BUT THANATOS NEVER DID BECAUSE THANATOS DIED ATTEMPTING TO KEEP THE PROTECTION SPELL UP. MAJA NEVER KNEW HER MOTHER HAD DIED SAVING VAMPYRES AND A PROMISE TO FIND MAJA.

MAJA COMES ACROSS AN ARTICLE ANNOUNCING STEVIE RAE'S PREGNANCY WHILE FIGURING WHAT TO DO NEXT.

"RED VAMPYRE STEVIE RAE JOHNSON ANNOUNCES MIRACLE PREGNANCY!"

MAJA, AFTER READING THE ARTICLE, COMES UP WITH MASTER PLAN TO KIDNAP THE CHILD AS SOON AS IT IS GIVEN BIRTH, AND SWITCH HER WITH A SICKLY HUMAN BABY. HER REASONS IS TO MAKE THE VAMPYRES PAY FOR HER HATRED CAUSED BY HER MOTHER.