Gabriella awoke with a start. It took several moments for her to remember why she was asleep in the dirty servant quarters. Her heart ached and she felt tears prick up behind her eyes. She couldn't believe that Kraven had been in love with Kendrasene while he was sleeping with her. She whimpered and closed her eyes. Suddenly the sound of running footsteps filled the chamber 'oh no!' she thought miserably, 'I don't want to see or talk to anyone!'
Vargner and Gisellea ran into the chamber and raced over to Gabriella. They were breathing heavily and gasping for breath. They looked at her with wide eyes
" Gabriella, oh Gabriella! We have to ask you, do you have a sister?" Gisellea asked quickly
" What? Why?" Gabriella asked surprised
" Lord Viktor found a girl. He turned her into a vampire but oh, she looks a lot like you!" said Vargner
" He found a girl?"
" Well from what we have heard the family was killed by lycans but Viktor saved the girl." Vargner turned to Gisellea, " What was her name again?"
" Was it Cecilia?" Gabriella asked in a terrified voice
" No it was something else" Gisellea said, her face screwed up in thought
An icy dread gripped Gabriella's heart. 'No, please God, please no!'
" Was her name Selene?"
"Yes!" cried Vargner and Gisellea together, " That's her name Selene!"
Gabriella jumped to her feet and galloped out of the chamber with the other two servants right behind her.
" Where is she?" Gabriella demanded
" In the dining hall with Lord Viktor, Soren and Kraven." Vargner answered
Gabriella didn't care about the fact that Kraven and Soren were in the room with the new vampiress, she only cared about the fact that this was most likely her twin sister. 'Please don't let her be a vampire. Please don't let it be Selene!' Gabriella thought desperately. She dashed towards the doors of the grand dining hall and threw them open. She ran inside and skidded to a halt. Her heart broke.
Selene gasped and whirled around from where she had been talking to Lord Viktor.
" What is the meaning of this?" Viktor demanded, glaring at Gabriella
Selene's hands flew to her mouth. Gabriella stood before her, a look of deep pain on her pretty face.
" Gabriella is that really you?" Selene asked tearfully. She dashed towards her sister with her arms out stretched.
Gabriella shook her head and jumped out of Selene's way. "No" she sobbed, "is it true? Are you a vampire? Are mother, father, Cecilia and the twins dead?"
Selene sobbed and nodded, "Yes to each of your questions. I am a vampire and every member of our family is dead."
Tears rushed down Gabriella's face. Her family was dead and Gabriella had run away. She had caused them heartache. It was her fault they were dead. She sobbed uncontrollably and Selene rushed over and hugged her
"I'm so sorry Gabi." she whispered
" Its all my fault. I ran away and probably caused you all heartache. It is all my fault".
"No, no. Lycans killed our family. It is not your fault".
Gabriella laid her head against Selene's chest and cried
" Its okay." Said Selene, "Its going to be alright. I'm going to become a Death Dealer and hunt down and kill lycans to take revenge for what they did to our family".
Gabriella gasped suddenly. Her mind flashed back to Fabio. To Fabio being killed by a lycan. Gabriella had hunted lycans but that had ended in pain.
"No! No you can't. Please! Don't hunt lycans it will end in heartache for one of us. That's how I ended up here. I hunted lycans with Fabio but one night they killed him. I was almost killed myself. I don't want you to die as well" Gabriella whispered.
Selene's eyes widened in sympathy and she held her sister close, " I'm so sorry for what happened to yourself and Fabio. But I'm not human anymore. I have made up my mind. I will train with the Death Dealers and become the greatest Death Dealer ever!"
Gabriella closed her eyes. Her heart could not take the agony anymore and she snapped. " Fine!" she yelled poisonously," Go ahead and become a Death Dealer! It will end up in heartache for one of us and it will be all your fault!" with that she pushed Selene away and ran out of the dining hall.
"Gabriella wait! Come back!" Selene cried from behind her but Gabriella didn't even turn around
Ever since that night Gabriella had become cold and hard towards her sister. She completely ignored Selene. During feasts when Gabriella poured Selene her flagon of blood Selene would try to talk to her
"Gabriella. Please don't want to be angry with me. I'm doing what I think is right."
But Gabriella simply moved on, disregarding Selene. She hated her life and everything about it.
One night Gabriella was cleaning up after a feast when she heard Selene
" Gabi please I beg of you. Don't hate me! I was so scared when the lycans were hunting me. I saw the bodies of mother, Cecilia and the twins in our house. I ran out to the stables to find father and I could see them in the mist, chasing me, the creatures that wanted to kill me. I ran into the stables and the horses were screaming. I saw father dead on the ground and then Lord Viktor saved me and he said he would help me to avenge our family so he bit me and turned me into a vampire. I was thinking the whole time I hope Gabriella is safe somewhere so she doesn't have to go through heartache like this. So do you forgive me?" Selene reached out and put her hand on Gabriella's shoulder but Gabriella shrugged it off and sidled away from her sister.
Gabriella knew she was treating her sister awfully but Gabriella didn't care. Her heart was still sore from what had taken place over the last week. Gabriella heard Selene sob and run out of the hall. Gabriella didn't try to stop her. She stopped cleaning for a moment to listen to the doors slam behind Selene. Gabriella shook her head and resumed cleaning when a pair of arms wrapped around her waist. She felt sharp teeth nip at her neck
"Why aren't you talking to your sister?" Kraven asked softly in her ear.
Gabriella felt a deep longing in her body. Gabriella's heart was still beating for Kraven. She still loved him but he had wounded her deeply.
"Get off me!" she snarled and she turned and pushed Kraven away.
Kraven gaped at her in shock, "What's wrong?" he asked her shooting her a hurt look
Gabriella felt tears of agony spill down her face, "I saw you with that stupid whore" she spat, " I saw you so don't you deny it".
"But she doesn't mean anything to me" Kraven whined
"Well it means something to me. You love her more then you love me. I hate you and I never want anything to do with you anymore."
" You don't mean that" Kraven said tenderly pressing his body against hers.
" Yes I do! Please! Leave me be"
But Kraven grabbed her and kissed her, "I'm sorry" he whispered
"Mmmm...no" Gabriella tried to squirm free and protest but that single kiss ignited the passion within her and she forgot how angry and miserable she was and instead she kissed Kraven back and felt the passion soar in her body.
