Author's Note- Hey guys. Sorry it took me so long to get this chapter up. I am a full time college student and I work so my time to write is becoming shorter and shorter, but I am still writing this story and I still have inspiration for it. I hope you enjoy!

Warning-Mentions of sexual abuse and murder. Rated M just to be safe.

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Zak- "Look, I know you're worried."

Zak began as he pushed back rebellious hair from my face as the strong Scotland wind tore through the valley.

Zak-"And I know I look like a meat head, but I'm not gonna' do anything that puts me or the kid in danger."

He said as he gently ran his hand over the growing curve of his stomach.

Zak-"But I'm going to do my job. I'm going to get evidence. It's what I do…"

Zak finished as he took the side of my face in his hand and looked into my worried eyes.

Lillian-"But…"

Zak-"Lilly. Stop."

Zak said sternly, looking at me with hard eyes before he lowered his head and kissed me. I froze as a sudden rush of bliss filled me from the soles of my feet to the hair on my head as his lips connected with mine. He was the only person that could make me forget everything that was bothering me with one simple expression of human affection.

Zak-"We better get going."

He whispered lightly in my ear with his lips brushing against my soft skin as he spoke.

Zak-"It'll be ghosting hour soon."

Zak continued, running his finger tips lightly over my neck and sending a cold burst of tingles down my spine. I closed my eyes, the wind carrying the subtle scent of his cologne to my nose. His fingers moved to my chin as he lifted my head, acting as if he was going to kiss me again.

Zak-"And you've gotta' carry in the test of the equipment."

He said and my right eye shot open to look at him, but he was already heading towards the entrance of the castle.

Lillian-"Hey!"

I yelled after him and he laughed at me, the wind pulling his black clothing close to his body.

Zak-"I'm fragile. I can't lift anything over ten pounds remember."

Zak mocked as he patted the side of his stomach.

Lillian-"Fragile, my ass!"

I yelled over the wind at him as he climbed the steps into the building and disappeared into the darkness. I walked back to the van and groaned loudly when I saw the two metal boxes containing all of the static night vision cameras and the coils of audio cable.

Lillian-"You're lucky I love you Mr. Bagans."

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I followed behind Aaron as we all filmed Zak as he walked down the stone hallway and got the history of the building along with the most haunted spots from the owner. Nick was in front, Aaron filmed from the back, and I filmed the interior details of the building and the rooms we were passing. It sounds unorganized and shot out of sequence, but Aaron is a mastermind at editing and can easily put the most jumbled of clips together so it makes since on national television.

Zak-"So what's the story behind this room here?"

Zak asked as he stopped in front of an old stone archway that led into an empty room with a dirt floor and cracked cement walls. I remained filming the hallway behind me, thinking I was hearing footsteps walking up on us.

Aaron-"Lilly? What do you hear?"

Aaron asked and I turned my blue eyes to him as he removed the white headphone from his ear.

Lillian-"Thought I heard footsteps."

I said and the hallway went quiet as we listened for noise. After a moment I shook my head and shrugged.

Lillian-"Keep going."

I spoke to Zak and the red headed owner, exchanging places with Aaron as we all filed into the room.

Owner-"Well this room used to be the living quarters of a Mrs. Sarah O'Riley and her husband Shameless O'Riley."

The man said and my eyes went to Nick who was standing in the door way, looking over his shoulder at something in the hallway.

Owner-"Back before we had such great medicine as we do today, it was very difficult for women of lower fertility to have children. Sarah and Shameless were desperately trying to conceive, but Shameless was an evil and abusive man, and he constantly beat and sexually exploited Sarah…"

I shifted uncomfortably in my spot and Zak touched my hand, nearly making me jump out of my own skin.

Zak-"Lil…you need to stop?"

Zak asked with softness in his voice, his eyes meeting mine and my jaw clenched, but I nodded for the man to continue.

Zak-"Please continue…"

Zak told the owner, his eyes remaining on me to make sure I was alright. My eyes to turned to Nick who gave me a thumbs up and I felt Aaron nudge into my shoulder to let me know he was there. Before I met Zak, I was with a guy who was mentally, physically, and sexually abusive. He would force me to have sex with him and if I would refuse, he would beat me until my eyes were swollen shut. My ex boyfriend and I had lived with a demonic presence in our home which led to my desire to hunt for the truth, but I think the spirit constantly used him to channel through. I had been depressed, isolated, and overwhelmed, and I began searching for ghosts as a way to relieve stress.

Yes, I am that crazy person that searches for ghosts to de-stress.

It wasn't until I met Zak, Nick, and Aaron on my first ghost hunt that my life changed. I had stopped eating and almost completely stopped functioning in human society when Zak found me, and pulled me out of the darkness that was hungry to consume me. Zak saved me, in every way a person could be saved, and I gained the three greatest friends I could have ever asked for. I guess sometimes it takes tragedy to produce something amazing.

Owner-"When Sarah finally became pregnant, Shameless wanted her to have a son to carry on his bloodline, but Sarah gave birth to a baby girl and Shameless killed Sarah and the baby in cold blood."

Zak-"He killed them in this room?"

Owner-"Oh yes, right here actually."

The owner said and motioned to the corner behind him.

Owner-"There was so much blood that we had to pull up the floor to renovate."

Zak-"So this evil bastard Shameless butchered his wife and child and left them to die?"

Owner-"Yes. That's correct."

Zak's body tensed as he looked around the room.

Zak-"There's no use for bullies in the living or the dead. Shameless if you're still here I want you to bully me, slap me around like you did Sarah you piece of shit."

He said loudly into the room and I nearly dropped my camera and strangled his stupid self. The last thing he needed to do was prompt an attack on his self.

Owner-"I wouldn't have done that."

Zak-"Why?"

Owner-"Well your girl isn't pregnant is she?"

Zak looked at me with a sideways glance.

Zak-"Highly doubt it."

He said with a teasing laugh, poking fun at the fact we don't have sex.

Owner-"Good, because the spirit of Shameless is still here and he preys on pregnant women."

Zak-"Preys? What do you mean?"

Owner-"He will attack them, scratch them, throw things at them, and I've even had one gal come out with bruises on her belly as if someone punched her. She later died due to complications in her pregnancy."

That's when I forgot to breathe. We were facing a spirit that had killed more than one pregnant women and Zak, being pregnant, had just issued a slap down challenge.

Slap

Zak-"Ouch! What the hell was that for?"

Zak asked and rubbed the back of his head where my hand had collided with it.

Lillian-"For being an idiot."