Chapter Two

"That was amazing." Sarah gasped. She wrapped the blanket around her breasts.

"I know. I didn't even use my powers." Caleb laid right beside her. It was their wedding night. Tomorrow things would back to normal. Evelyn agreed to stay with Pogue's family for the night so Caleb and Sarah could have the mansion to themselves.

Sarah got up, and slipped on her robe. "I'm going to get a shower. Want to join me?"

Caleb's eyes opened wide. He jumped out of bed and slipped on his robe. "Let's go."

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"It's a beautiful night." Sarah rested her head on Caleb's shoulders. They had just gotten out of the shower and were standing on the balcony in towels.

"Just like you." Caleb kissed her head.

Sarah turned around. "Can I ask you a question? Why me?"

"Why you? Well, let's see. You care about me, you're beautiful, you're smart, you're the first person to make me laugh, and you didn't run screaming when I told you that me and my family and friends were warlocks. Oh, did I mention that I love you?" Caleb grinned at her.

She stood on her tip toes to give him a kiss. "I love you." Then she ripped off his towel and started to run.

"Hey, that's not fair." He said, running after her naked.

Sarah made her way down the stairs and into the kitchen. He chased after her. She ran into the library and stopped.

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Caleb was still in the kitchen when he heard her scream. He ran full force into the library. Standing there was a darkling. Sarah was hiding behind a chair. When the darkling disappeared, Sarah ran into his arms.

"What was that?" She asked.

"That was a darkling. They are sent to a warlock when someone is either after them, or Using major power. They're like a warning." Caleb explained.

"Why did it just stand there? Why didn't it come after me? Don't get me wrong, I'm glad it didn't but still."

"They're a message. They never touch you; just scare you half to death." Caleb stated. "Get dressed. We need to go to the colonial house."

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An hour and a half later, Caleb, Sarah, Pogue, Tyler, and Reid were standing in the basement of the Danver's Colonial house.

Sarah looked around, amazed. She had been in this house once before, but that was when Caleb introduced her to his father; his forty-four year old father that looked like an old man. He had told her about the basement, but she had never been down here before. I guess I'm allowed now that we're married. She thought.

"It has to be Chase." Caleb said, breaking her thoughts. "Sarah is the first one that saw the darkling. She was in the library, when it appeared. The thing is though, it didn't disappear until I saw it."

"Why is that strange?" Sarah asked.

"You see when a warlock, or in this case a mortal, sees a darkling, it disappears. This one must have been sent to Caleb and it didn't go until Caleb saw it." Pogue explained.

"Oh." Sarah said, taking a seat.

"So back to the problem at hand." Reid said, redirecting the conversation. "We have a darkling who we really don't know who sent it, although we have a pretty good idea."

"He can't have you're power unless you will it to him." Tyler pointed out. "He knows that he can't touch Sarah now."

"Why?" She asked.

"When a son of Ipswich marries, there is like an unwritten law that protects their spouse. The book of Damnation doesn't record when it started, but it's there to stop blackmail." Caleb said. "The reason he could get to you and Kate before is because you weren't married. Now that you are, he can't touch you."

"But he can touch Kate, and if he does, I'll kill him." Pogue said.

"Okay, what we need to do then is to keep an eye out for any funny business." Tyler said.

"We need to stick together and protect Kate at all costs." Reid added. "If Chase really has returned, he's going to be very pissed off that he didn't get Caleb's power. What's worse, he'll be pissed that Caleb received his father's power and defeated him."

"Why don't we have Kate and Pogue stay at the mansion?" Sarah suggested.

"That is actually a good idea." Pogue agreed. "That way, if we're not there, Sarah and Evelyn are there to protect her."

"Reid can stay at my house." Tyler suggested.

"I bet he can." Caleb joked. Tyler and Reid turned beet red.

"It's settled then, tomorrow we'll convince Kate to move into the mansion." Sarah said. She stood up. Caleb put his arm around her and they headed up the stairs. Pogue followed them. Reid and Tyler took the rear.

"I'll see you tomorrow at school then?" Tyler asked.

"See you." Reid leaned over and gave his boyfriend a kiss.

A mustang, a bike, a jeep, and an a hummer tore out together, each going in separate directions.