Chapter 5:

Aphrodite's comment that night really through me, I had no idea what she was talking about, and I didn't want to ask Zoey or the others because they hated Aphrodite as much as the next person, but her words had meaning to me, I just had to figure out what they were.

Stevie Rae became more and more herself, but the pain never left. She was not the only one who had lost her family; Cole lost his parents the day before Stevie Rae and what seems like every day, another fledgling would get a letter saying that their family had died. Each death was different, robbery gone badly, house burned down, hit and run or wrong place at the wrong time. It seemed to be an endless killing spree. Something terrible was happening to the families of the fledglings and nothing could be done, the human police were coming up empty handed and the vamp police weren't having much luck either.
In my spare time I had been following the deaths and I though the Dark Daughters and Sons were doing the same. The deaths started south of Henrietta and worked their way up north but there was never a death anywhere near Tulsa or the closest towns to Tulsa.
As much as I hate to admit it, my guess was that a Vampyre was murdering the families. But like every other speculation, there was no proof to support it.

It was the end of the day and we just finished Twa Kwon Do class. Stevie Rae and I were walking and talking our way to the rec hall for the Dark Daughters and Sons council meeting. As I am not part of the council I'm not allow to go, but everyone knew that I would walk with Stevie Rae because everyone else had someone to walk with. It was common sense.

"Stevie Rae?" I asked when the conversation drew to an end

"Hum?"

"Are you happy with me?" I already knew the answer, of course she was, but I was leading up to something,

"Of course I am." She said, smiling up at me. That was just the answer I was looking for.

I grabbed her around the waist and pulled her to the darkest part of the shadow, she let out a little squeak when I pulled her. That made me smile. My arms tightened around her waist and she wrapped her arms around my neck. My lips made their way from her neck up to her jaw and found her lips; soft and warm. The kiss began gently, but became more passionate as the seconds passed by. When the kiss ended we found ourselves panting and grasping for air.

"I have to go or I'll be late." It was amazing how much she sounded like Zoey when she was out of breath. That kind of freaked me out.

"Ok. I'll see you later." I gave her one more kiss before she turned and walked away.

I had this spooky feeling that we were being watched but I was too distracted by Stevie Rae to really care.

I didn't move until she was out of sight. Once I knew she had made it to the hall, thanks to my advanced fledgling hearing, I turned back down the hall towards the guys dorm.

"Heath?" A voice called to me from a distance, I could recognise that voice anywhere; it was Neferet.

I stopped outside the guys dorm and looked at the woman I had a crush on before I met Stevie Rae.

"Heath, I need you to do me a favour." Her voice was soft and sweet but I could sense there was another meaning behind her words.

"Heath!" another voice called to me; Erik.

The look on Erik's was face scared me. It was harsh, twisted and downright scary.

"Erik, I would like to speak to Heath alone. I'm sure this can wait." I didn't know who I wanted to leave, I wanted Erik to leave because he was scaring the hell outta me but I wanted Neferet to leave cause I'm was kind of worried about what she was going to make me do.

"Sorry Neferet, this can't wait." Erik sounded smug.

"Leave now Erik! While you still can." Neferet had never been that harsh to anyone, ever. I was scared shitless.

Erik turned and left but not before giving me a look that said 'watch your back'.

Neferet glared at Erik as he walked away to make sure that he was out of hearing distance before she spoke to me.

"Heath, I have heard that you want to be a part of the Dark Daughters and Sons."

"Yes that's right." My voice shook, I was still nervous from the way she spoke to Erik

"Listen to me very carefully Heath, you will be joining the Dark Daughters and Sons-"

"That's awesome!" I could not control my happiness; I had another excuse to spend time with Stevie Rae.

"LET ME FINISH! You will join the group to infiltrate them. I am so sick and tired of that stuck up group; I want them dismantled, and you are the perfect person to do that. Since you are already friends with the inner circle it will be easy for you to find their weakness. Once you have found something about everybody you will inform me so I can guide you to ruin them. Do you understand me?" she never stopped glaring at me, each one of her words inflicted pain on me, I could not do that to my friends. I couldn't, I wouldn't

"I can't do that Neferet. They are my friends and I won't betray their trust." I stood tall, trying to be brave to stick up for my friends.

"Yes you will." She said as she handed me a blank envelope. I opened it, took out the photo that was inside. My heart was racing, I'm not sure why, but it was, and I couldn't slow it.

I gave Neferet one last look before I looked down at the photo in my hands; a photo of my family, bound to chairs with tape over their mouths. They were beaten, bloodied and bruised. Shocked at what I saw, the photo fell from my hands to the floor.

Neferet picked up the photo and handed it back to me, and walked away with these words echoing after her; "Yes you will."