The feast had gone underway and Kraven sat next to Lord Viktor on the high table. It was a great honor to be seated there especially on Viktor's right hand side! Selene sat beside Kraven as he was being honored beyond all imagination and Selene was treated like Viktor's daughter.
Kraven smiled at Selene, "I must tell you Selene you look beautiful tonight."
Selene blushed and smiled softly at Kraven, "Why thank you Kraven. You look dashing and..." she blushed again, "very handsome." She smiled and lowered her gaze.
Kraven put his finger on her chin and looked into her chestnut eyes. Selene blushed and her face felt very hot. She pulled away from Kraven laughing nervously and looked away.
"Please don't look away Selene" Kraven pleaded, "I love you!"
Selene gasped and looked at Kraven, "What?"
"I love you! Ever since I first saw you I loved you!" Kraven said softly.
Selene looked at him and Kraven leant forward, " Come down to my chamber when the feast is over." He pleaded.
But Selene shook her head she was deeply confused. She turned away from Kraven frowning sadly.
After the feast Kraven headed towards his chamber. He opened the door and slipped inside, he slammed the door behind him but he didn't hear it close. He whirled around and saw Selene standing in the doorway with her hand on the door. She walked into the room and over to Kraven and ran her hands through Kraven's black locks, then she tenderly kissed him. Kraven wrapped his arms around her and kissed her hard. The two of them fell onto Kraven's bed and Kraven removed her dress. He kissed his way down her body and Selene sighed but then she shook her head and sat up and pushed Kraven away.
"Kraven I'm sorry but I can't."
Kraven looked at her, hurt, " I love you"
Selene smiled tenderly and touched his face, "I don't know how I feel. I need some time to think." She got up and pulled her dress back on, she turned to the door and gasped.
Gabriella was staring at them with wide eyes. Fresh tears spattered her cheeks and she trembled and glared at Selene
"You b-bitch!"
"What! Gabriella what's wrong?"
Kraven stood up beside Selene and touched her shoulder, "Nothings wrong."
Gabriella shook her head and ran away. Selene chased her and Kraven followed
"Gabriella wait!" Selene screamed
Gabriella had had enough. She was leaving. She ran out the front doors and past the gates. Kraven stopped but Selene kept running. She ran outside the gates and grabbed Gabriella's arm
"Gabi please stop. Tell me what's going on!"
Gabriella shook her head and sobbed when suddenly Kraven let out a yell. Selene looked at him and saw him pointing frantically. He came running towards them when a roar filled the air. The sisters looked to where the noise was coming from and screamed.
A huge lycan lunged at the girls. Selene stood dumb struck until she felt someone push her away from the on coming lycan. Selene's head smacked into the gate and the last thing Selene heard before she blacked out was Gabriella's terrible scream.
Selene awoke with a gasp. Her head ached from where she had hit the gate. She groaned and someone gasped and spoke
"Selene are you alright?" It was Kraven.
"Where is Gabriella?" she asked
Kraven brought his face down near Selene's and she was startled to see he looked upset. Kraven swallowed hard
" Gabriella...is...gone." He said in a croaky voice.
Selene sat up and stared at him in fear and shock, "What do you mean gone?"
"The lycan bit Gabriella. Selene, Gabriella is a lycan!"
Selene's hand flew to her mouth and she sobbed, "No! Gabriella!"
She leapt out of her bed and ran down to the servant quarters with Kraven at her heels. She ran in and stopped, staring in raw agony.
Gabriella was crouching in the straw. Her dress was soaked with blood. She looked like a wild animal in a cage. Selene moved to creep over to her however she felt a restraining hand on her shoulder
"Don't touch her my child" Viktor said gently.
Selene turned her tear- streaked face towards Viktor and sobbed in pain. Selene felt her heart ache for her sister.
"Can...can she be helped?" she asked.
"No. She is a lycan now the only thing you can do now is..." he bent down and whispered in Selene's ear.
Selene gasped and pulled away, "I couldn't do that." she said quietly.
"Do you really want her to turn into one of the monsters that killed your family?"
"No." Selene whimpered, "What do I do?"
Viktor passed her a small silver dagger and nodded. Selene looked up at him and nodded. She looked up at Kraven, he was looking at Gabriella with a guilty look on his face. Selene wondered if something had been going on between Kraven and Gabriella. She hated what she had to do but she wanted to protect Gabriella. She walked up to Gabriella and sat down beside her
"Gabi, Gabi can you hear me?"
Gabriella spun around, lightning fast and looked at Selene with terrified eyes. Selene hugged Gabriella and readied the dagger
"I love you." She whispered.
"I'm sorry." Gabriella sobbed.
"For what?" Selene asked frowning.
"For this." Gabriella said. She pushed Selene away with all her might. Then she jumped to her feet and streaked past the vampires.
"Stop her!" roared Viktor.
Vampires chased Gabriella as she dashed for the front door. She threw them open and ran outside the gates, then disappeared into the mist and darkness. Vampires continued to give chase but they couldn't catch her.
Selene lay in a sobbing heap until Viktor helped her up. Selene looked up at him and sobbed
"I'm so sorry." She said.
"Don't worry my child, you will meet again and when you do I know you will do the right thing. I don't understand, the moon isn't full a lycan cannot be transformed!"
Kraven didn't say anything. He stood staring the way Gabriella had just run and felt horribly guilty. What had he done?
