As promised, chapter 4. Thanks for the reviews guys :) Enjoy

Claire's POV

I tried to struggle, but it was no use. This thing, this force, it paralyzed me and made me a victim. I stopped thinking of rational explanations, since my existence is nothing rational at all. I watched as the sleek black, vampire sedan pulled up and stopped. In the night, it would've been almost invisible, apart from the reflections of light from the lampposts. A couple minutes later, a vision of white stepped out, a stark contrast to the darkness surrounding her. Amelie. I watched all this in fascination and didn't even register the presence next to me. The only thing that gave him away was the gasp of horror, of realisation. I tried to turn my head to get a better view but all I managed was to increase the pull, my head snapping back into place. He seemed like an elderly man, but from the glimpse I caught of his clothes, he seemed to be from a different era.

"Who are you? Have you always been here?" I asked. It was strange for him just to appear, since I haven't seen any other ghosts here. It even took effort to speak, I didn't try to tilt my head.

" Hah child, I have a been here a great deal longer than you. You really should learn some manners, I didn't ask to speak to you" He might as well have turned his nose up at me, he clearly didn't want to do anything with me.

"Would you at least tell me why we are stuck like this? Please?" I added that as an afterthought.

"Stuck as ghosts or this? It's because the founder is on the property, her blood, like mine, went into the foundations and this magic invented by the crazy one. She is the source of the magic that runs in this house, also the source of our existence" He seemed to take on a sarcastic tone. I guess the crazy one is Myrnin since he is responsible for most things wacky over here.

Outside, Amelie seemed to be talking to someone in the back, probably her security guards.

"Will you at least tell me your name?"I begged. I might be stuck with him for a while and it bugs me that he's been here this long, watching us, and I don't remember Michael mentioning him. Strange.

"Hiram. Hiram Glass" He let out the words forcefully. So he must be some sort of relative of Michaels? I couldn't say anything else as Amelie came to the door and knocked. She never came this way, never knocked, usually she just turns up in the living room unannounced. I heard footsteps behind me as Shane clambered down the stairs. He seemed to be confused as he opened the door to Amelie.

" Hello, Shane, I need to speak to you" She sounded cold, and tired at the same time, as if she really couldn't be bothered to speak to him, just a human in her eyes. Shane stepped back without a word, letting her and two of her guards into the house. As they went to the living room, we were dragged along, after Amelie, and I wondered if she knows what happens when she visits the founder houses.

"Where's Michael and Eve?" worry ringing in his voice. I wasn't surprised, whenever the founder visited; bad news followed her like a plague.

"We'll get to them later, first we shall wait for Myrnin to get here." She sat down without a word, cool and composed, waiting for my boss to get here.

"But, are they ok? Are they hurt?" He came closer to Amelie, ignoring the growls of her security guards. She just put her hand up, as a signal for them to back off.

" I told you, we would attend to that matter of business later" she seemed to be getting impatient. A moment later a crash sounded outside, followed by the dying rumble of an engine.

"He just hit the mailbox! Eve's gonna be pissed" there was little concern in his voice, he was more focused on the figure in the hall.

" Well, pardon my lateness, seems I couldn't catch you in time in that death-trap" behind me came the voice of Myrnin, the only one to think I'm still here. He walked up to Amelie and gave Shane a crazy look.

"Um sorry to butt in but, where the hell are Michael and Eve? And why is this turning into a vamp gathering?" Shane protested. He was on the brink of losing it, and I knew it.

"Amelie, regarding the case of Claire, I believe it would be possible to bring her back, if she is still here" he jumped straight to the point. My heart fluttered, he was still trying to get me back, there was still hope. I forgot about Hiram until he spoke.

" Something is wrong. I can feel Michael in this property, but-" his sentence cut off in a gasp. Amelie was trying to listen to Myrnin, not really caring.

"What? What's wrong?" I pushed forwards, trying assist him.

"He's in pain, but he knows I can sense him, his thoughts...a dark muddle.." This was seriously strange, I didn't know how to respond, but it is Morganville.

"Ask him, ask him!" I growled, it was hard to keep up a conversation, it's like Amelie is drawing energy from our words.

"Be patient! And don't tell me what to do, after all he is family.." he trailed off in thought as he grimaced. I turned my attention back to the conversation with Amelie.

" Are you telling me, that Claire could be right here? Don't you think she would make herself known?" Shane asked, looking worried and angry at the same time. I rolled my eyes, I tried that many times already. But there was a spark in his eyes I haven't seen in a while.

"It's just a theory, and I can't prove it until Michael is here. I felt her, here in this house when she died..." he seemed to be lost for words. Myrnin is never lost for words; he either babbled in his crazy way or fills the silence with his manic laughter.

"Its..Something to do with eve, he's not giving me anything" Hiram whispered. Is eve in trouble? She couldn't be, Michael would rescue her, right?

"Bring him in, I tire of this talk, take me home" Amelie commanded and by the time she stood up and faced the door, her security guards returned. She walked towards him and we followed, towards a thrashing Michael, on his knees, bound by silver chains and held by the body guards, uttering one word.

"Eve"

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