Many Years Later
"Sara! Get up already! Today is a very important day for all of us and you are still asleep! You foolish girl, can't you at least act like you care?" Rebecca yelled. Sara woke up and glared at the door, "Come in." Rebecca entered with a gown in her hands. She was dressed in a gown as well, as if she were attending a ball. "Put this on and get downstairs immediately!"Rebecca hissed as she shut the door behind her. Sara looked at the gown, a bloody red, a very pretty color on her. She put on the gown and went downstairs, all her family was there in formal attire. "About time you joined us Sara dear," Vlad, their father said. Sara stood next to her sisters; they were lined up from oldest to youngest facing their brothers. "Choose now, Elijah my eldest son," Vlad said. Sara was looking around at everyone for an answer, she was confused. Gabriel looked at her and frowned, knowing that she was unaware of what was happening. "Angelina," Elijah said, and then he went up to her and bit her neck, drinking her blood. "What are you doing Brother Eli?" Sara yelled in shock. "Silence, Sara! This is the way of the Kuran family, a tradition; I will not have you break tradition!" Vlad yelled. "But father it isn't right! We are marking each other!" Vlad gave her a stern look and she closed her mouth and looked down, Gabriel looked even more sad than ever. The siblings continued marking each other; Jacob marking Rebecca, Elijah marking Daisy. It was Gabriel's turn and he looked at Sara with worried eyes; she looked up at him, confused, afraid, and sad. "Sara," Gabriel said walking to her. He kissed her cheek and hugged her to him. "You are finally mine, Sara," he whispered to her. "Mark her yours Gabriel," Vlad ordered. Sara looked up at Gabriel with watery eyes. "Do not cry, dear," Gabriel said, wiping away a blood-tear from her cheek. "I will definitely mark her, but not here, not now, father," Gabriel said. "So be it. But Gabriel, remember, you must mark her, or pay the consequences later. Now my children, go forth, start up the Kuran family tradition, you are to be with your mates and no other," Vlad said, going to his chambers. "Why are we inbreeding? Only animals do that!" Sara complained to Gabriel. "And just what do you think we are Sara?" Daisy hissed, "You selfish, spoiled girl! Gabriel should have been with me!" An awkward silence filled the room and the siblings stared at each other. Jeremiah looked at Daisy, ashamed, "Am I not good enough for you then? You'd want Gabriel over me? Even though we're the ones who grew up together for just this purpose! You stupid girl! Go to my chambers and stay there, I don't want to hear another word from you!" Jeremiah hissed angrily. "Sucks for her, she got the angry one," Rebecca said hugging Jacob's waist. She loved him. Jacob kissed her, "You know though, if the choice was ours, then we all know that the girls would have picked Gabriel and we men would have picked Sara. Natural selection, we obviously go for the looks first," he said. Everyone went to their chambers. Sara entered Gabriel's room and he flung himself onto his bed. "It is my fault. I let you do as you wished when you were younger. You hung out with others, you did not get secluded in this prison like the rest of us," Gabriel said slowly, his face held a lot of pain that Sara did not understand. "Don't blame yourself or look that way or else I'll feel lonely," Sara apologized. "Is there someone you love Sara?" Gabriel asked. "What kind of question is that?" she replied, blushing. Gabriel sighed, "You were born to be mine, Sara. I just don't enforce myself on you. I've always loved you and always will. Remember that you are mine and mine alone," Gabriel said. Sara looked down, too ashamed to look at him, "I'm sorry." "No Sara, do not apologize with that look on your face, it makes me lonely," Gabriel told her, "Come lay with me." Sara blushed, but why? She slept with Gabriel throughout most of her childhood. But she was a young woman now, and her body was reacting to his presence. "Quickly now, Sara," Gabriel ordered. Sara climbed into his bed and lay next to him. He turned his body and pulled her to him, smelling her hair. "I love you…goodnight," Gabriel whispered through his breath. Sara snuggled into his chest and fell asleep.
