Kerry gets a chill down her spine she could recognize that voice anywhere she begins to shake in shock and instantly begins to kick her legs free when he pins her down to the floor, the captor then reaches towards her face and yanks the blindfold away Kerry instantly looks up startled with tears in her eyes and breathlessly whispers.

"Ben……."

Kerry couldn't believe this was happening to her, she just lay there motionless looking strait into his blue eyes.

"Kerr please let me explain?"

Kerry just stared at him in shock and then nodded agreeing to hear his justifications.

Ben took a deep breath and began to speak nervously.

"First I need you to know, I love you."

Kerry shivered at hearing him say those words.

Ben instantly looked hurt at her reaction, he then responded back by sliding off her and allowing her to get into sitting position to make her feel more comfortable when he gently leaned forward grabbing Kerry's faces in his hands when he spoke again.

"Second I have been keeping a secret something from you, I am not who you think I am my name isn't Ben Harris its Gabriel Stone and I been protecting you for the last couple of years."

Kerry was so confused and full of rage she just looked at him questioningly and coldly protested "Protecting me from what?"

Gabriel looked strait into Kerry's eyes silently scanning her expression for any trace of untruth but all he could see was a tint of green reverting back to its usual yellow he loved that about Kerry her eye color always changed with her mood.

"Not from what, from whom"

"The Vampires Kerr……They have been looking for you".

Kerry was stunned she hadn't talked about that subject in years she had mentally purge the subject from her brain since the incident, she quickly felt the blood beneath her skin begin to boil. Kerry grabbed both of Gabriel's hands and removed them from her face when she looked at him and spoke.

"Tell me everything you know?"

Once Kerry pushed herself off the floor and regrouped she realized that Gabriel and her weren't alone she had totally forgotten about the other captors they where just standing there looking back at them she instantly recognized them as David and Mead.

Kerry also noticed her surroundings she was in an office but a really modern one with sleek hardwood floors, contemporary furniture and a plasma screen that took up the entire right wall. She wasn't sure why she was brought here but something told her she was about to find out.

"Kerr…!"

Kerry turned around to see Gabriel standing by the desk she hadn't even noticed when he had walked over.

"Come here, you said you wanted to know everything so let me explain."

Kerry nodded and walked towards Gabriel as he spoke.

"I am a vampire hunter Kerr, we all are." gesturing towards David and Mr. Mead.

"Like I said before my name is Gabriel Stone my family and I run this coven."

Kerry was about to interrupt him confused but Gabriel signaled to let him continue.

"You see Kerr vampires have been around a long time but so have hunters. Over the years the vampires have become much more careful of exposing themselves and so have we. We have created our own coven of hunters. All over the world we have selected members in high power organization to help us defeat them my family and I are responsible for this coven."

Kerry stood there in silence debating in her head who could possibly be a hunter or not and how much she really didn't know about this whole world. Then she slowly realized that if Gabriel was a hunter the only reason he was with her was to control his prey just like he used too as well. Kerry felt enraged by the thought but it was her turn to speak so she spoke with sternness controlling her emotions.

"So your telling me that all this time you have been spying on me on some sort of vampire hunter mission?"

"No!!" Gabriel shoot back instantly looking disgusted at her assumption.

"I was sent to protect you I was never even supposed to make contact with you but when you contacted me I couldn't stop myself from being around you and it just happened you were never or will ever be a job to me".

Kerry mentally recalled the first night they had met in her head Nelle had blackmailed Kerry into asking Gabriel out on a date in exchange for her room key which Nelle had stolen Kerry was sure he would say no but he didn't and from that moment forward they were practically inseparable.

Gabriel continued explaining.

"When the coven found out about our relationship they asked me to leave you and I refused so I proposed that I should be personally responsible of your safety and protection and they granted my request."

Gabriel began to slowly walk towards Kerry when he stopped right in front of her he was so close she could feel heat radiating off his body. Kerry wasn't sure how to react to the overload of information Gabriel was giving her. She was so angry but the fact that he loved her so much that he would give everything up to protect her also confused her and slightly made her love him more for it.

Kerry just stood there knowing it was her turn to speak but she knew she wasn't going to like the answer to her next question.

"Why are the vampires looking for me?" she asked almost cowardly.

Kerry noticed a bit of fury flash through Gabriel's face when she finished her question.

Gabriel walked back to the desk and opened the desk drawer and tossed some photos on the desk.

"Because of him". Gabriel stated with disgust in his voice.

Kerry walked towards the desk and reached for the photos when she recognized the man in the pictures it was Michel he was the one looking for her. Kerry's heart stopped for a moment she just stared at the pictures and Gabriel stared at her looking for a reaction.

"Do you recognize him?"

"Yes" Kerry merely whispered.

"I hoped you would say that." Gabriel stated with a tone of relief in his voice.

Kerry looked back at him with a confused look. He then walked towards her and took her face in his hands again.

"Kerr…..You need to tell me everything you know about him he is dangerous and his been hunting you down ever since you escaped that night ,we been watching he doesn't hurt you."

(Escape……I didn't )

Kerry was beginning to understand everything but she needed to know more.

"Was Gilbert Marsala part of this coven?" Kerry blurted out.

Ben let go of her and shoot her a questioning glance looking slightly surprised.

"No……"

Ben then sighed disappointingly and continued speaking.

"Gilbert Marsala, Daniel and Marcia Jordan, George Roth, Ken Kelada and Phil Sidowski were not part of this coven but we were aware of their activities. Before their deaths they came to us and asked us for help but we dismissed their case. At the time we had much more important problems then getting revenge on one female vampire, we never knew it would lead to all their deaths and the Jordan children being orphaned."

Kerry felt her heart stop and her stomach turn in one quick motion.

"The Jordan's had children?

"I thought they were siblings?" Kerry whispered to herself.

"Why would you think that?" Gabriel responded in confusion then carried on explaining.

"They had two twin boys their eight now and in protective custody."

Kerry was wondering if Gabriel could read the guilt all across her face as she spoke.

"I never heard anything in the paper about them having children or being married I just assumed".

Gabriel just nodded in agreement.

"Well…...Kerr vampires are good at staging a scene and making it look like something it's not but so are we that's why we never allowed the children to be leaked to the papers incase they were hunted."

"Where are they now?" Kerry looked up at Gabriel to see his respond.

"There here."

"When we found out the Jordan's had been killed we felt personally responsible so we vowed to protect the children and avenge their deaths. We are always careful now were not so naïve to think that one vampire's death isn't a priority."

(Ring…………Ring …………..Ring)

Kerry jumped when she heard the phone ring.

Gabriel leaned towards the phone keeping his stare on Kerry and answered it.

"Hello"

Kerry could make out the caller was definitely a man.

"No it's not …it's Gabriel what's wrong?"

Gabriel just nodded while the caller spoke with no hint of emotion across his face.

"Right am on my way how long do we have?"

Gabriel waited for a response and just stared back at Kerry when he was distracted by the caller again.

"Okay I'll see you in 30."

As Gabriel hung up the phone he opened the desk drawer again and pulled out a gun and pointed it at Kerry.

Kerry naturally backed away and started to put her arms up to protect herself when he pulled her arm down forcefully and looked at her.

"Don't be ridiculous Kerr its not loaded I was just checking if it was mine. See….."

Gabriel pointed the gun towards the ground and showed Kerry his initials G.S. right below the safety clip.

Kerry just smacked her hand to her forehead and sighed in relief she had so many questions and emotions running through her she didn't know what to believe anymore.

Kerry was quickly thrown out of her own thoughts by Gabriel he had walk over to David and Mr. Mead who were guarding the door and whispered something to both men and dismissed them quickly. He then turn around and walked back towards Kerry when he stop right in front of her and looked strait into her eyes and before she could even react he kissed her.

Kerry hadn't realized till she felt Gabriel mouth on her how much she needed his touch and how safe she felt under it. Kerry allowed herself to believe for a moment it could all stay this way no complicated unanswered questions no secrets to divide them but as soon as she did they were interrupted. David had popped back into the room and from what Kerry could see he had changed his clothes as well.

"Gabriel we have to go its getting late" David stated as he walked back into the room and handed Gabriel a bullet clip.

Gabriel took the clip and examined the bullets they looked different, Kerry wasn't sure what she was looking at but she knew it wasn't good.

"What's up with those bullets they look different" Kerry discreetly questioned Gabriel.

Gabriel looked at Kerry with a smug smile on his face and spoke.

"UV bullets Kerr" Gabriel explained to Kerry as he let her examined the clip.

"One shot to a vampire's head and they don't stand a chance" Gabriel stated as he slid the clip into the gun this made Kerry's stomach turn.

"You ready Kerr?" Gabriel asked Kerry as he took her hand and began guiding her towards the exit. Kerry responded in a sarcastic tone to Gabriel.

"As ready as a girl that just found out her boyfriend lied to her their entire relationship".

Gabriel stop dead in his tracks and turned around when Kerry saw an expression on him she had never seen…………….remorse.

"Kerr ….I know your pissed but I need you to believe me when I say I love you more then anything and all I want to do is protect you."

Gabriel leaned into Kerry and embraced her, he was hugging her so tight she felt like he would never let go and just as he began to let go he whisper "I love you" into her ear.

"Now Kerr we got to go…………so tell me you in or out??"

Kerry thought about it for a minute and made a decision.

"I am in."

Gabriel just nodded his head in acknowledgment as he began to open the door. As Kerry made her way out the office she was met by a beautiful home when she then realized she had no idea where she was or where she was going.

"Gabriel where are we going?"

"The Cube"

"Whats that?" Kerry asked.

"It's a vampire prison".

"Come on, lets go."