Zaras eyes, that were wide by now, just got wider.

'Excuse me-?' she just gasped, staring at Alastair with shocked maroon tinged eyes. He laughed once now, then folded his arms, predators glare fixed firmly on her startled, confused and scared ones.

Alastair sighed now, walking slowly up to her. 'Surely you know how the curse is broken?'

She shook her head, which made him smirk even more at her ignorance.


Elazar frowned.

'Listen- do you know something about all this? Because now would be a good time to mention it.'

Michael just blinked, then picked up the book.

'I was given this- or the original version in 1800.' Elazar froze now. 'What-? Why?' Michael sighed. 'Something to do with our ancestors; they found out the truth of the Originals, stole this book from them...' He was silent. 'It was passed down the family through the eldest son.'

No wonder he hadn't seen it before... Elazar scowled now. 'Oh? So I was gonna be forgotten? Nice man, real nice (!)' Michael groaned. 'Look- it was a secret I couldn't tell even if I wanted to. Father-'

'You shut up right now about that bastard.'

Michael sighed, then sat back, opening the book.

'There were once two young men, and they killed a girl- the mother was a witch, and, in vengance, cursed them to roam the night evermore.' He just said.

Elazar raised an eyebrow. 'Night? But they walk in the day just fine.'

Michael had wondered that too- they both could as well...

What now?

Michael continued.

'The brothers found out that they needed their children to break the curse, but no idea on how to... plus the kids were once every 500 years.'

Elazar nodded, then said quietly. 'So they want this book-?'

Michael nodded too, then sighed.

'This book... tells you how to break it...' There was a tone in his voice that Elazar didn't like.

'You see- the Originals need to use the blood of their children, but it must be at the same time, otherwise its scuppered.' He was quiet again, then.

'It's Zara and Amii... isn't it-?'

Elazar met his eyes. 'Yes...' was all he could say.

Michael groaned, then said. 'But its bad news for us too.'

Elazar frowned at this. 'What now?' Michael sighed.

'If the Originals turn back... it'll sever the link between all vamps- they return to their normal, current ages.'

Now that wasn't good news at all.

'So... If it breaks... all vamps die-?' Elazar realized. Michael nodded. 'Well, the ones that are dead in human years.'

Elazar suddenly realized.

'If it breaks... we die, Amii dies...'

Michael met his eyes, then said the word Elazar really didn't want to hear.

'Yes.'

'Now how about you give me that book?'

The pair turned, recognizing that voice.

Elazars eyes narrowed in hate.

'Gabriel...'


'Kill me and use my blood? No chance in Hell!'

Alastair chuckled at Zaras reaction- it was so predictable, he could almost guess the next word she was going to yell at him.

'You bastard!'

Again, he chuckled- defo her fathers daughter, Gabriel had been so tame, so gentle before the curse. He was the one that said sorry to the old mad batty witch.

Fat lot of good it did (!)

Then Alastair heard light footsteps coming down the stairs, then turned to see the girl whom he'd not seen for many moons.

Amii.

She walked up to him, and Zara noticed something- her hair had grown back to its normal waist length. Was it all just an illusion to keep Michael from realizing-?

'Amii.' Alastair grinned, but she just said coldly. 'Lucian.'

Zara frowned. 'Lucian-?' Alastair... or Lucian, turned to her now. 'Alastair? Surely you didn't think I'd keep my real name in a place like this. Michael would realize.'

Amii glared. 'Get out of town before I make you.' She snarled, eyes narrowed to the point of slits. Lucian chuckled, folding his arms.

'Make me sweetie.'

Amii snarled, then went for him, but ended up hitting thin air.

'You've slowed down.' Lucian said tauntingly from the other side of the room. She growled, and Zara heard it echo through the chamber.

Zara suddenly realized something.

My best friend is my sister... of sorts. My uncles a devil named reject... and my dads a...

This shouldn't happen. It just...

What would have happened if she'd left them in-? Gabriel would never have returned, Lucian would still be looking for them, Amii would have her quiet life...

And she would have continued in the same, boring manner...

Did she truly regret letting them out-?

She knew the answer to that...


Well, not too many chapters left now, and a few crucial and important things to come too- plus a cliffhanger ending the story. Next up soon! X Nic