Chapter 2:

I could not help falling in love with Stevie Rae, it just happened. I tried for days to keep my distance from Stevie Rae because I had no idea how she felt about me. Even if she did love me or even like me, how could I betray Zoey's trust by dating her best friend? I thought I would be able to control my feelings for her if I ignored them. How wrong I was. The more I tried to ignore them, the stronger they got; the more I wanted her and the more I needed her. I planned to talk to Stevie Rae, someday. The exact date of when I would talk to her was still undetermined.

It was past curfew, so we had to leave the girls and go back to our dorms. It was a quite walk back, Damien and Jack held hands and every so often someone would make a comment about our evening. We all got along well enough, there was a bit of tension between me and Erik, but I could tell he was making an effort. I think he felt jealous because I knew Zoey better and for longer, but I was not going to get in between the two of them. I could tell they were happy together and I was about to destroy any happiness that Zoey had found.

Before I was Marked, there was always part of my mind that worried about Zoey. Had she made any friends, and, if she had, were they good enough for her? I could see now that making friends was never going to be a problem for her, and I realised that her friends were definitely good enough for her.

When we got to our room, Erik went straight for a shower, as was his normal routine. He and I did not get along well. I was glad that Erik didn't change his nightly routine on my account because I didn't want to give him any more reason to hate me. I wanted to tell Erik about how I felt about Stevie Rae but I didn't want him to tell Zoey or any of the others.

When he got out of the shower he sat on his bed and began to write another drama play,

"Erik?"

"What?" he wasn't happy when I interrupted him

"I ah- never mind, sorry." I was going to tell him, but something stopped me, making sure he wouldn't ask me about what I was going to say I turned over and pretend to sleep. I was really thinking about Stevie Rae, her beautiful short hair that stood out from all the other girls.

My dreaming was cut short by the sound of glass breaking, books being thrown across the room and other sounds that were not good for any object in the room. Erik and I ran out into the hall and followed the other guys that were heading up the hall. When we got to the end of the hall where the breaking sounds were coming from, one of Erik's friends; Cole came out looking scared as hell,

"T.J just got a letter. His parents were spending some time down south, a few miles out of Henrietta. Well, his family was murdered; his mum, dad and younger sister. Sorry about the noise." He stepped back inside and some of the crashing had stopped but I could tell he wasn't finished.

Everyone made their way back to their dorms with heavy hearts and the sense to hide all breakable objects from T.J.

"Erik, you're a prefect in the Dark Daughters and Sons, right?" I asked when we were back in our room,

"Yeah, why?" he wondered

"I was wondering if I could become a member." I was really interested in what happens in one of the rituals and I wanted more chances to see Stevie Rae.

He looked at me stunned, or maybe it was spite, I couldn't really tell, he was a good actor, "why? I mean, yeah sure. I'll have to ask Zoey because she is the leader after all. We'll get back to you on that." He sounded as if he didn't mean it but once again, I couldn't tell

"Great thanks. 'Night." I turned off my light and began to think about Stevie Rae, again.