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For months the werewolves were silent. They layed low and continued to dress like ordinary
people. Every now and then, there would be another victim. Always at random and with no link
between the victims. Some days, there would be two murders in a row. Sometimes it was
months before they would find another body. The Royals didn‟t like this. Innocent people were
being killed and this was all because of some crazy guy, who is taking revenge on his sister‟s
death. It was turning out to be a war, no one wanted to be in.

Harry was healed. He no longer had to sit at home when there was a battle going on. He was
back in the playing field. He was walking pass the front door when the door bell rang.
“I got it Nathaniel” he called and opened the door. The post man was on the other side
“Jonah! Good morning” said Harry.
“Good morning Prince Harry” said Jonah. He was a tall man and very lanky. He had no
hand-eye coordination but was very quick on his feet. He had curly ginger hair and his face was
covered in freckles. He handed Harry a bunch of letters “There seems to be a couple of
letters for all of you” he said.
“Thank you”
“Anytime. Goodbye”
“Bye” and Harry closed the door and headed for the Basement.

The Silenced were meditating on the training floor. Their eyes were closed and they were
breathing deeply. Harry glanced at Alix. He was amazed by her beauty. He sighed and turned
to his family. They were all playing pool, except for Emily. She was sitting off to the side and
reading a book. She looked up at him and smiled.
“Post is here” he said. He looked through the pile of letters and grabbed two out that were
addressed to Emily. She took them and began to look at who they were from. Ted had one and
so did Paul. The last two -beside his- belonged to Steve. The pool game stopped as everyone
was opening their letters.

All of them had a purple envelope. It only had their name on it and no sender. Emily was the
first to open hers. Her face grew pale. She unfolded the letter. The words, were written in
blood.
“Emily,
I know that I have been just a tad bit evil, but I can’t help it. You killed my sister.
If you want to come and get me, for I did kill you parents, well, then I am at the Six Pence Hotel.
My room number is 211.

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Sounds familiar? Does to me

See you soon
Patrick”
Emily looked up. Her brother‟s were looking at her.
“What?” she said defensively. Her brother‟s shrugged.
“The letters just said that you will have gone pale” said Luke “And you have. What is it?”
“Patrick. He‟s back”

They were all crammed into Steve‟s four-wheeled drive. He drove through the street all the
way to the Six Pence Hotel. Emily was the first one out. She hurried to the reception desk. A
guy was sitting at it this time.
“Can I help you princess?” he asked.
“Err… Yeah. Is there anyone in room two-eleven?” she asked. The man looked through the
check-in book. His finger tapped on two-eleven.
“Yes. Patrick Mainstream. He booked the room a week ago and arrived yesterday afternoon”
“Okay. Thank you” she said and she ran for the elevator. Steve was holding it open. He
pressed the number ten button and took out his gun. The others did the same.

Emily led the way to the room. Two-eleven was the door right at the end of the green hallway.
The last time they were here, they were here to see a dead body. Now, they were to kill
someone. Her heart was beating quickly. They reached the door. Emily twisted the handle. It
was locked. She took a step back and kicked the door down. She walked in. Gun raised.

She looked around. No one was in here. The bed had never been slept in. By the smell of the air,
they are the only ones who have entered this room in the last twenty-four hours. Steve tapped
Emily on the shoulder. She looked up at him. He pointed to the dining table. A bouquet of black
and red roses. She walked over to them and picked them up. She took the note out and read it
aloud.
“I will be in touch.
You will always be my beautiful red rose”
Emily sighed angrily and walked over to the bin and threw the roses away. She ripped the note
in half and threw it in also.
“Patrick is really starting to annoy me” she said
“Trust us little sis” said Ted “He is annoying everyone”
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“You didn‟t” said Steve “It was just a coincidence” Emily sighed “Oh! You are so paying for
the door” Emily smiled.
“I will. I need your credit card though” Steve rolled his eyes.
“Let's go” he said and they left the room. Before they left the hotel, Emily used Steve‟s
credit card to pay for a new door.

Frustrated she shut herself in her room. Emily regretted even meeting Patrick. She regretted
ignoring her own instincts. She sighed. Patrick was going to be the biggest thorn in her already
messed up life. The games he plays with your head are as sharp as the thorns you find on roses.
Always annoying, always dangerous. The door opened and Steve walked in.

“What? Ever heard of knocking?” she said. Steve sat on her bed and handed her his second
letter “It‟s from the HVC?” HVC stands for; High Vampire Council “Oh my god! They are going
to crown you king!” Steve nodded.
“I know” he said. Emily noticed he looked faint.
“You knew this would be coming, Steve. Father is gone and you are the heir to his throne”
“I know”
“You shouldn‟t be so scared. You will make a really good king”
“I know”
“Is that all you are going to say?”
“Read the p.s.” Emily continued to read.
“Oh” at the bottom it said:
“P.s. Even though you are the son of the king, you will be trialed.
Someone will come and inspect you and your family in the next few weeks.
If you fail this inspection, the rule will go to another eligible family.
Our condolences. Your father and I were close friends.
Sincerely, High Vampire Jonathan Marks”
“We cannot not have an inspection right now!” said Steve “We have to get this mess sorted
and quickly” Emily sat in silence “Hello? Emily! We need to finish this. Our family have held
onto the throne for way too long to just let it go to another family. You can’t be losing your cool
now” Emily was just about to say something when there were gunshots outside the house. Steve
pulled her down to the floor. The shooting stopped. Steve and Emily stood up, then ran
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People were crowding at the corners. Ted and Paul were kneeling down beside a struggling body.
Emily and Steve hurried over to them. It was one of their guards, it was Jared. His white shirt
was soaked with dark red blood. Sweat was pouring off of his body. He was screaming in pain.
His brown hair clung to his face.
“He was shot three times” said Ted “How could the bullets be affecting him like this? His
skin should have made it rebound” Emily sat on top of Jared. She could see the three bullet
wounds. Two in his chest and one in his gut.
“Keep him still” she said and began to stick her fingers in the bullet holes. Jared roared in
pain. Steve, Ted and Paul held down his arms and legs. Luke and Harry appeared and began to
help. Emily pulled out the first bullet. Her fingers were covered in blood. She held the bullet in
between her long fingers. She wiped the blood off. It shone in the sunlight.
“It‟s just a normal bullet” she said “And it pierced our skin. How?”

“If it can pierce our skin then… it was made in a monastery or someplace holy” said Luke. Emily
continued to take out the bullets.
“Who shot the gun?” asked Steve.
“I don‟t know” said Paul “We were standing out here. Jared came up to us, then someone
started shooting. Hit Jared three times” Emily threw down the bullets. They scattered on the
floor. She moved next to Paul, who was standing up. He grabbed the bullets and looked at them.
Emily knelt down next to Jared.
“Jared? Jared can you hear me?” she asked. Jared was rolling around in pain. His eyes were
closed. He was gasping for air. Emily sat on top of him again. She leant in closer. Both of her
hands were the sides of his face “Jared! Goddamn it open your eyes!” slowly they opened. Emily
stroked his face. He grabbed her wrists.
“Pl-please… d-don‟t leave m-me” he gasped. Emily looked down at him. She shook her head.
“Hold on. Okay?” she said “We‟ll help you get better” she looked up at her brothers “Help me
get him back to his room” Ted and Paul nodded and once Emily was off, they picked him up and
headed to the back of the house. Emily followed. Steve and Luke looked at the bloody mess
that was on the ground.
“I think our big problem, just got a whole lot bigger” said Luke.
“I have to agree with you there, brother” said Steve and he beckoned Luke to follow him to
the back of the house.

Jared lay on his bed. His fever was really bad and you could see the blood seeping through the
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covered in blood and sweat. She held his hand tightly. Steve knocked on the door lightly. He
knelt beside the bed.
“How‟s he doing?” he asked.
“I think he will be alright” replied Emily “The doctor is on his way”
“Are you able to leave him?”
“No. Whatever is going on, I do not want to be in it. Not now”
“When he‟s better?”
“Yes. When I know that he won‟t die in the middle of the night” Steve nodded.
“Okay. I will come in when I can” and he left.

In the Basement, the silver bullets were being passed around a circle. The guards had also
joined them.
“Now they are getting really smart” said one of the guards. His name was Oliver “How are we
suppose to defend ourselves when we go up against them… again?”
“Don‟t get hit” said Paul “It isn‟t that hard”
“Oh yeah? Tell that to Jared” snapped Oliver. Paul hissed at him “Sorry… master” Steve
sighed.
“Is there… some kind of body armor we could use?” he asked Harry.
“Err… I could make one, but I don‟t know how quick I will be though”
“Work on it. If it isn‟t done right this minute, then who cares. We will use it in the future”
Harry nodded and he got onto his computer. Alix walked over and helped him.

Luke held all three bullets. He stared aimlessly at the floor.

“Where‟s Emily?” he asked.
“She isn‟t going to leave Jared‟s side anytime soon” replied Steve.
“She doesn‟t even know him and yet… they seem…”
“I know, but Jared is a good warrior. If she stayed at the ball we had a while back, they
would have danced”
“Seriously?” asked Ted “I thought only high level societies were granted the chance to be
able to be able to dance with her”
“He is of royal birth. He joined the guard because he didn„t want any of it” said Steve “If I
fail the inspection, he will be granted the throne. Whether he likes it or not”. They stood
there in silence, but only for a moment. They retreated back to their rooms. Night eventually
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Emily fell asleep. She still held Jared‟s hand. The doctor had said that he will be alright. The
bullets had missed his lungs and heart and any other vital organ. Emily was relieved. Jared‟s
grip on her hand tightened. Emily woke and looked up. Jared‟s eyes were open and he was
looking down at her. The morning sun shone through the window and fell upon Emily. To Jared,
Emily was glowing. Glowing like an angel.
“You didn‟t leave” he whispered and returned a smile.
“Of course not. I couldn‟t” she said “How are you feeling?”
“Sore”
“Thirsty?”
“Yes” Emily stood up and walked over to the table. She grabbed the jug that held a vampires
favourite red liquid and poured it into a cup. She put in a straw then walked back to the bed.
She sat next to Jared and lowered the straw into his mouth. Jared began to drink. He finished
the cup in three big gulps.
“Better?”
“Much” he winced.
“You better go back to sleep”
“You‟re glowing”
“Huh?”
“The sun. It‟s making you glow. Like an angel”
“Then I am your guardian angel” whispered Emily. Jared smiled and closed his eyes. Emily
stroked his face. The warm touch of Emily‟s fingers eased his pain. He no longer felt it. Only
her warm, heavenly touch.

Harry and Alix were in front of the computer the whole night. It was now morning. They
managed to design the armor. Though it had one glitch; it will give you one nasty bruise if a
bullet was to hit it. They sighed and leaned back in their chairs. Alix‟s eyes had dimmed to a sky
blue. Harry smiled at her.
“Now, all we need to do is make the damn thing” he said
“How long will that take?”
“I do not know. Our local blacksmith was killed months ago”
“I might be able to ask Michael”
“Michael? The mute?”
“He isn‟t mute. He just doesn‟t like to use his voice. He does speak”
“Is he good at blacksmith work?”
“Very” and she walked off to get Michael.

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Harry opened the door to the forge. Michael walked passed him and stood in the middle of the
room. He was kind of short, slim and muscular. He had long black hair that was platted with a
red ribbon. He took off his coat and threw it onto a chair.
“Are you sure we are meant to be in here?” asked Alix.
“Yes. Relax Alix” replied Harry. Michael walked over to the forge and lit the fire.
“Let‟s get to work” said Michael. Harry jumped. He wasn‟t expecting Michael to talk. He
looked at him, completely stunned. Alix smiled and began to laugh. Harry looked at her,
blushing.

Steve and Ted were standing out the front of their house. The watched as a cleaning crew
were working on the path. They were trying to get Jared‟s blood off the sidewalk, but, nothing
worked. Not bleach, or even soapy water. Ted sighed and smiled at them.
“Humans” he muttered “Should I go and tell them that holy water might work?” Steve
laughed at his brother.
“Yeah that will put them out of their misery” Ted smiled. In his hands was a basketball, he
bounced it as he walked over to them. Steve continued to chuckle as he walked back inside.

Luke knocked on the door. He opened it. Emily looked up at him and smiled. She continued to
dab cold water onto Jared‟s head. Luke pulled up a chair and sat next to her.
“How is he?” he asked.
“His fever has come back, but it is going… slowly” she replied. She sighed and looked at her
brother “You‟re missing me, aren‟t you?” Luke smiled and looked down at the tiled floor.
“A little bit. It sounds selfish”
“No. It doesn‟t” said Emily “Kind of flattering actually”
“It is hard enough for me to share you with our brothers, than another man” he admitted
“Remember what happened last time?”
“Not funny. Do you have any bad feelings about Jared?”
“No. He seems alright”
“What about Alix?”
“Okay. Now you have lost me. What‟s with Alix?”
“She has a crush on Harry. So what do you feel about her?”
“She… is a Hybrid! I don‟t know how to feel about her. She kind of scares me” he said “Do you
know how Harry feels about her?”
“He is head over heels for her! I have seen the way he looks at her” Luke smiled. He looked

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down at Jared. Sweat covered his forehead.

“He seems to be good for you” he whispered “I will share. Promise” Emily laughed and he left.

Harry ran through the crowded streets. In a box under his arms was the prototype for the
new armor. He opened the front door and hurried to his brother‟s room. He knocked.
“Come in” called Steve. Harry opened the door and walked in. Steve was drying his hair. He
had blue jeans and no shirt.
“If I knew you were half naked, I would have waited” said Harry. Steve rolled his eyes and
smiled
“What can I help you with, little brother?”
“One year, Steve”
“Whatever”
“I have the prototype for the armor”
“Let‟s see it” said Steve. Harry put the box on Steve‟s desk then lifted the lid. Inside was
-what looked like- a silver shirt.

Harry handed it to Steve, who examined it.

“Michael is a really good blacksmith” said Harry “He made solid silver feel like… well, it looks
like a silver shirt”
“Yes. He is very good. Does it protect us?”
“We… have tested it” said Harry
“But…?”
“The metal reflects the silver bullets. When the bullet hits the metal it leaves no dent on
the armor” explained Harry “You on the other hand…” and he lifted his shirt. A big, black and
blue bruise was seen on his abs “Get left with a massive and painful bruise”
“Ouch. Is there a way to prevent that?” asked Steve as he leaned in for a closer look.
“Not at the moment. If we make it any thicker, you wouldn‟t be able to move freely. I would
rather a nasty bruise, than a bullet hole in my body”
“Good point. This was fast. One day. I am impressed Harry”
“Why thank you, big brother” laughed Harry “Michael can make two at a time. By the end of
today, there should be enough for most of us”
“What about Alix?”
“She can assist with some of the work, but the real magic comes from Michael. It is amazing
what he can do to the metal. It is very light weight and looks just like a normal shirt”
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everyone put them on. They seem to be looking forward to random shooting”
“Yes, my future king” said Harry and he ran out of the room before Steve could whack him
over the head.
“Smart ass” muttered Steve and he put on the silver shirt. He put a white, buttoned up shirt
over the top then walked downstairs to see Emily.

Jared was now sitting up, though he was still restricted with his movement. Steve knocked on
the door and walked in. Emily looked up and smiled at him. She was changing one of the
bandages.
“Good morning sir” said Jared.
“Yes. Good morning” said Emily
“Harry has designed an armor that can protect us from the silver bullets” said Steve
“That is great news” said Jared
“There is one down side, though” said Steve
“What?” asked Emily.
“You get left with one nasty bruise. I saw Harry‟s and it looks terrible”
“Ouch” muttered Emily and she threw the used bandage in the bin “Is there a way to prevent
it?”
“Not unless you want to look like a medieval knight, then be my guest. It‟s amazing though.
The silver has pretty much been turned into an indestructible material”
“Something I gotta see” said Emily. Steve unbuttoned his shirt “Whoa! This isn‟t a strip
club!” Steve and Jared laughed. Steve took off the white shirt and revealed the silver armor.
“Have a look yourself” laughed Steve. Emily scowled at him, but that faded when she looked
at the armor.
“Oh my god” she whispered “That is pure silver! Who did this? Tobias is dead”
“Michael”
“That is very impressive” said Jared “Now we will be protected. Well… until we get shot in
the head”

Luke was lying on the roof. He stared at the night sky. He could see the faint shapes of the
clouds as they flew overhead. He blinked. When he opened them again, he thought someone had
put night vision goggles on his face. No one did, it was his eyes. Someone stood looking down on
him.
Emily? He thought I thought you would be with Jared.
He convinced me to leave she thought I was looking for you.

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Why?
I got another message from Patrick. He says he is down in the sewers.
You sound like you don’t believe it.
He has led us wrong before.
What do you want to do?
I think we can use our bond to actually find him.
Huh? How?
We need to talk to Harry. He seems to know a lot.
Okay thought Luke and he stood up. He took Emily‟s hand and led her down to the Basement.

Harry wasn‟t down there, but Steve was. He looked up at them.

“Hey” he said “Thought you would be with Jared?”
“He kicked me out. I think he will be alright without me around twenty-four-seven”
“He has a point. Is there something I can help you with?”
“Do you know where Harry is?” asked Luke
“Yeah. He is at the forge… Why?”
“We wanted to ask him about our blood tie” replied Emily “We think we could find Patrick for
real… that is, if he is in the area”
“You got another message from him?” asked Steve
“A text message. With a picture of a black rose” she replied.
“Do you think he is in town?”
“I don‟t know”
“Well, you both aren‟t walking around at night by yourselves. I am coming with you”
“Yes, Dad” said the twins.

They walked into the forge. Michael was trying to extinguish the fire and Alix and Harry were
putting at least twenty silver shirts in a box. Harry looked up.
“Hey guys” he said. Alix turned around and greeted them with a warm smile. She took Harry‟s
outstretched hand and walked over with him. Emily and Luke shared a quick smile. Steve looked
away uncomfortably.
“Hi” said the twins
“We need to ask you something” said Luke
“About our blood tie” finished Emily
“Like what?” asked Harry

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“Are we able to… locate someone?” asked Luke. Harry‟s smile faded. He looked at them, all he
did was blink. Emily waved her hand in front of his eyes.
“Harry!” and she clicked her finger. He jumped.
“Err… y-yeah. I, I guess so. Why do you wanna know?”
“We might be able to see where Patrick is. For real this time” said Emily
“I think you might, but it could take a lot of concentration and energy” said Harry and he ran
his fingers through his blonde hair “It could drain both of you. It‟s risky”
“But it‟s possible?” said Luke
“Yes. It is” Emily and Luke smiled at each other.
“Thanks Harry” they said and left the forge.

Steve and Harry watched them go. Stunned and worried.

“They‟ll be fine” said Harry.
“Are you sure?”
“Yeah. I am… pretty sure”
“Then I am trusting your judgment” muttered Steve. He cleared his throat “How is the
armor coming along?”
“We are finished” said Alix “There is over twenty-five, so maybe enough for the house
staff”
“What about you guys? The Hybrids. How will the bullets affect you?” asked Steve. Alix
sighed.
“It will make us deteriorate, until we are nothing but a pile of ash” said Michael. Steve
jumped at the sound of Michael‟s voice. Michael was holding the box full of the armor “We
better get these handed out to your guards, family and staff” and he left the forge. Harry and
Alix went. They walked hand-in-hand. Steve sighed and walked out. Locking the door behind
him.

Luke and Emily were sitting across from each other. Their legs crossed and hands touching.
Their eyes were closed. They released their minds. When they opened their eyes, a black
shade appeared. Soon, they were flying through the streets. Their minds took them through
the doors that were in the town, even down to the sewers. Their eyes faded back to normal.
The sighed and breathed deeply. Both were tired. Both were disappointed. Patrick, was
nowhere to be found.

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“Too bad we have to wake them up” whispered Ted “They look so…”
“Cute?” suggested Paul.
“Yeah. Cute” Paul sighed and walked up to them. He knelt down beside the couch and shook
Luke‟s shoulder. Luke‟s eyes opened slowly.
“Time to wake up, little bro” said Paul. Emily moaned and rolled over. She was now snuggling
into Luke‟s chest “Emily, hey, sissy” Emily‟s eyes opened. She turned and twisted to look at Paul
“Come on. We have a call out”

Shortly after that, they were in the car and heading towards the post office.
“So did you find Patrick?” asked Harry. Luke shook his head.
“No. He isn‟t anywhere. He must be in England or somewhere else” replied Emily “Which is
good news for all of us. We don‟t have to kick his ass just yet” the boys laughed and Ted pulled
up at the front of the post office. Police officers were already there. They were holding the
crowds back. The people were outraged.
“Uh oh” muttered Steve “We‟ve got unhappy customers”
“Are we going to do some damage control?” asked Paul with a smile.
“Yep. Let‟s go”

The police officer led them through the post office and into the back. They walked in and saw
the entire staff of the post office, dead. They were either hanging from the roof or were
stuffed into the sorting machines. Blood covered the floor and splattered the walls. Black
roses also made their appearance.
“Wow” breathed Emily “They really aren‟t holding back are they. These murders are brutal.
If they aren‟t stopped, then the entire town will be killed off” the police officer cleared his
throat. They all looked at him.
“You‟re new” said Steve
“Y-yes sir. Only a c-couple of days, sir” stuttered the officer “There is something else for
y-you to see” and he led them into the office “W-we didn‟t know what to do with all of this” and
he opened the door. The Royals looked in.

Emily gasped. In the room, two large werewolves lay on the floor dead. Harry walked forward.
He looked at the wolves.
“They have been dead for hours” he said.
“Then why aren‟t they in their human forms?” asked Ted
“I don‟t know” replied Harry.

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“Wow! The walking-talking encyclopedia hasn‟t got an answer” laughed Paul.

“I will once I have looked properly at them” said Harry “So don‟t get all high and mighty just
yet” Emily walked into the room.
“Red roses” she said.
“Huh?” said Ted.
“They smell like red roses” said Emily “Can‟t you smell it? Their blood smells like roses” They
all sniffed the air.
“I cannot smell anything” said the officer.
“It is because humans do not have enhanced senses” said Harry “But I do smell roses”
“Same. Could that be the reason they aren‟t changing?” asked Ted
“Highly doubt it” said Harry “They must have been given adrenaline or something like that”
Emily‟s phone rang.
“Hello?”, “Are you okay?”, “Okay. I will be right there. Hold on” and she hung up.
“Who was that?” asked Steve
“Jared. I have to go” and she ran out the room.

She twisted the handle. It was locked. Emily knocked on the door and heard things crashing to
the floor.
“Jared! Open up” something banged on the door. She heard him unlock the door. The door
opened. Jared was on his knees. He was covered in sweat and his wounds had reopened. Emily
knelt down beside him.
“It hurts” he grunted through his teeth.
“I know. It‟ll be okay” Emily whispered “C‟mon, let‟s get you back in bed” Jared forced
himself to stand up. He looked so pale and sick. Emily finally got him back into his bed. Jared
was gasping for air and groaning in pain. Emily wet a cloth in water and began wiping his face.
She began to hum a lullaby and watched as he fell to sleep. His hand held hers tightly.

Emily put the table back onto its feet and picked up the pieces of a broken vase. She put them
in the bin than picked up the flowers. She held them in between her fingers.
“Red roses” she whispered.
“Means love” muttered Jared. He tried to sit up. Emily rushed over and held his shoulder.
“It would be best if you lie down. I just changed your bandages” Jared slumped back into his
pillow.
“Not a fan of roses then” he whispered.
“I love them! It‟s just, black roses annoy me”

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“Who has been giving you black roses? They mean trouble”
“Tell me something I don‟t know”
“How is the investigation… g-going?”
“Not good. More dead people. The town morgue is going nuts!” Emily laughed. Jared smiled at
her. Complete admiration shined in his eyes.

“What?” asked Emily. She shifted uncomfortably.

“I love you laugh” he whispered “It‟s beautiful. Like your smile. Like you” Emily smiled.
“You‟re very sweet… For an ex-prince” Jared‟s smile faded a little.
“You know about that?”
“Yeah. Steve told me. I am starting to wish I never left that ball”
“Your father was a complete ass. I understand”
“Why did you leave? I am sure your mother was worried” Jared shook his head.
“My mother is a drunken vampire. Too much bad blood. My father, well, he is a monster and a
disgusting pig” Jared swallowed “He uses my mother. He sleeps with worthless human sluts.
Kills… innocent children. Treated me and my little sister like we were nothing but pieces of
trash. I hated that bastard. Still do”
“What of your sister? Do you keep in touch?”
“Only in my dreams. She took her own life”
“I am sorry. I would rather die than live forever knowing that it was my father‟s fault my
brothers took their own lives”
“I nearly did take my own”
“What!”
“One look at you… and you saved me. You still are saving me” he winced.
“Hey. Go back to sleep. You need it and you are not kicking me out. I am staying, whether you
like it or not”
“When I get better, I… am taking you somewhere. Somewhere where it is just us”
“I will be waiting for that special day” and she kissed him on the forehead and watched him
fall into a deep slumber.

Steve walked through the house. He didn‟t know what he was doing, he was just a bit lost. He
walked into his room. Alix was sitting on his bed. She looked up at him.
“Err… can I help you?” he asked and closed the door.
“I don‟t know. I would go to Emily with this, but she is busy with Jared”
“If this is about you and Harry, you should definitely go to Emily”

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“It was about us… then I got a phone call”

“Err… I am confused”
“It‟s Selene and Salvador”
“Why? What did they do?”
“They have gone. They were the ones who killed the humans and the wolves. They have
changed sides” said Alix. Steve stared at her in complete horror. Selene and Salvador had lived
for centuries. They were the most lethal predators Steve had ever seen. They were only loyal
to their father, Sebastian. He knew that they would never follow his orders.
“That is a big problem” he muttered “Err… oh no”
“That is what I thought. They want me and Michael to join them”
“What did you say?”
“I said no. She got angry. I don‟t know why. I thought we were meant to stay loyal to all of
the royal family. I told her that I was staying loyal”
“Good, good. Err… is that - that all?” Alix stood up and walked to Steve. She pushed him up
against the door. She pressed her lips onto his. She smiled, then left. Steve stood there
completely stunned “Oh no”

Ted and Paul were driving through the streets. They were seeing if anything was out of the
ordinary or if someone was completely freaking out over dead bodies. So far nothing. The
stopped outside of the vampire tavern. It was called Nightshade. The most famous place
where vampires go to get drunk. Drunk on off blood. Ted and Paul found it disgusting. Paul was
looking through the windows and looking at the faces of the people who walked by. Ted was
asleep. Paul‟s eyes landed on a large figure that had walked passed them. The figure stopped at
the corner and looked at them. It was a man. Muscular and dark skinned. He smiled at them and
pulled out a gun. Paul grabbed Ted‟s arm and shook him.
“Ted!” cried Paul. Ted woke and glared at his brother. The gun was shot twice. The bullets
crashed through the windscreen, shattering it.

They hit Paul square in the chest. Ted‟s eyes were wide with shock and his mouth open. The
bullets rebounded off of Paul‟s chest. The shooter‟s mouth looked stunned and shot again. Ted
grabbed his gun and shot back. The man fell to the ground. Blood pooled around him. People ran
away screaming. Ted got out of the car and ran over. Paul staggered behind. Ted‟s bullet got
the man in the head. Ted looked up at Paul.
“You okay?” he asked. Paul nodded and took off the red shirt he was wearing. He revealed
the silver armor. Ted laughed “Wow! It actually works” Paul lifted the armor to show Ted his

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chest. It was covered in bruises. Paul winced in pain.

“Yeah, dude. It so works” gasped Paul. He looked down at his shirt. The bullets had ripped
holes through it. Paul sighed and walked slowly back to the car. He pulled out his phone and
called Steve.
They were all in the Basement. Emily was there and was looking at the bruises on her brother‟s
chest.
“Well… at least you aren‟t dead” she said.
“Yeah. Good thing Michael gave it to us before we left, otherwise a lot more damage would
have been done” said Paul “These bruises are going to give me hell”
“They won‟t last forever” said Harry “They will heal. I am sorry about the bruises though,
but if the armor was any thicker, you might as well be put into a medieval museum. You wouldn‟t
be able to move”
“As long as it isn‟t life threatening, I am happy” said Ted “I thought he was being an ass when
he woke me, but then I heard the gun”
“You shouldn‟t have even been asleep” said Emily “They could have easily gotten your head”
“Yeah, well they didn‟t” said Ted “Excuse me while I go and fix my car” and he left the room.
A moment later, they heard him yell.

They ran into the garage. Emily gasped. Black and red roses covered the floor. Also, the guy
Ted killed earlier was staked to the top of his car. Blood dripped into the car.
“Okay. Whoever is doing this is really fast and can evade our security and also our own
senses” said Harry.
“This is getting annoying” said Luke “I want him dead. This Patrick guy is just giving us
nothing but migraines. Something needs to be done”
“Like what?” said Steve “There are too many werewolves and vampires are mixed in with
them. We cannot go in guns blearing. Patience little brother”
“I have been patient!” snapped Luke “I have been nothing but patient. I have had to watch my
sister go through hell! This needs to stop. None of us can keep living in fear. More and more
people are dying and we are doing nothing but sitting around and twiddling our thumbs”
“Luke, I understand what you are saying, but there is nothing we can do, but kill what wolves
cross our path. I don‟t want to be sitting around doing nothing, but what else are we suppose to
do. There is nothing to -”
“What about those innocent people? Are we just going to wait for them to be killed just to
find a lead?”
“No”

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“We need people out there. On the streets. Night and day”
“Okay”
“I… are you just agreeing with me so that I will shut up?”
“No” said Steve “It‟s a good idea. We will do it in shifts. I will tell the guards” and he walked
out. Luke watched him leave. Emily laughed and patted her brother on the back.
“All you had to do was yell and scream at him and your wish was granted. Well done brother”
and she too left. Ted stared at his car. He moaned.
“It is going to be smelling like werewolf for days!” Paul laughed. Ted scowled at him and
poked him in the chest “Okay -ow- I will shut up”

The night grew late. Everyone was asleep. Everything was quiet, then, howling woke the entire
town. People were looking out of their windows. Wolves ran through the streets. Emily and
Jared woke up. Emily helped Jared sit up.
“We need to get you to the Basement” she said “You‟ll be safe -” a wolf charged in through
the wall. Bits of brick flew and the room filled with dust. The wolf‟s eyes zoomed in one Emily.
She began feeling her pockets for her gun. It wasn‟t there. A gunshot came from behind her.
She held her breath, thinking she was the one who was shot, but the wolf fell to the ground.
Emily turned around and saw Jared leaning against the wall holding her gun.
“So the cripple is still useful” she teased. Jared smiled at her. She hurried over and helped
him walk to the Basement.

Steve and Harry were loading weapons and Paul and Ted were sharpening swords. Alix and
Michael appeared from the garage and Luke was pulling on a blue shirt. Emily sat Jared down in
one of the chairs and ran over to her locker. Black rose petals fell out and spilled onto the
floor. Everyone stopped at what they were doing and looked at the pile of rose petals at her
feet. Emily sighed and looked into her locker. I single red rose was tied to a gold piece of
string. It hung in the locker, slightly swaying.
“Damn that son of bitch!” snapped Emily. She ripped the red rose out of the locker and threw
it on the floor. She pulled out her guns and strapped them to her legs, then she tied her sword
onto her waist. She pulled out her black, leather coat and shoved it on. Then with a kiss from
Jared, she ran out with her brothers.

Already, there were people dead on the ground. Blood was running into the gutters. The royals
looked around disgusted.
“Split up” ordered Steve “Three guards per Royal. Be careful everyone. Save as many as you

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can” and he ran off with three guards following. Alix and Michael went in another direction.
The rest then dispersed, going in all different directions.

Emily was followed by three guards; Anthony, Blade and Jake. All three of them were part of
Jared‟s group and had to watch from a distance as their team leader was shot. They turned the
corner into the market square. Emily stopped at the corner. The wolves were rounding people
up. There was a large group of people crowding together near the fountain. Wolves were
running circles around them.
“What are to do mistress?” asked Anthony. He was the tallest of the group. He was muscular
and slim. Compared to the other two, he looked like a twig.
“I am not sure. If we shoot at them, they might attack the villagers”
“We cannot stay here and do nothing” said Blade.
“I know what Blade. Just… let me think” said Emily. She looked around the scene in front of
them. She noticed that the wolves were taking no notice in the people “The people are bait” she
whispered. She looked across the square and saw that her brothers had showed up. They all
made eye contact. With one nod, they stormed into the market square, guns blearing.

People screamed and fell to the floor covering their heads. The vampires formed a large circle
around the werewolves and were shooting at them. They closed in the circle. Werewolves fell
to the ground. Some of the people were sprayed with their blood. The shooting stops. The
guards turn around. They face outwards, towards the mouths of the streets; their guns are
ready and waiting for more wolves to come charging out to meet them. The royals ran forward
towards the town‟s people. They asked if they were okay, if they were hurt. They even hugged
those who needed it. They stood in a group and watched as people returned to their homes.
Emily looked around at the dead faces that lay on the ground. Tears began to fall. Luke walked
up behind her and put both hands on her shoulders.
“All these innocent people… they never stood a chance” she whispered.
“I know. We can do nothing to help them. We have saved some of the new generation”
“Yeah. I know” she said and turned to face him. She sighed and took his hand. They walked
back to the others.

Silence. They all sat in the study. No one said a word. Emily was wrapped in Jared‟s arms. They
both stared at the fire. The silence could drive anyone crazy, but not this group. The silence
seemed to welcome them with open arms. The only sound that was heard, was the tick tock of
the clock. Emily‟s eye then lit up.

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“England” she said.

“Huh?” said Jared.
“England! Patrick is in England. London no doubt”
“How do you know that?” asked Steve.
“He was born there. His family is there and the roses are coming from a London florist.
Where else could the sick bastard be?”
“Are you sure?” asked Harry
“Positive” Harry pulled out his phone and dialed a number. He then walked out of the room.
Everyone watched in stunned silence. Harry walked back in after five minutes.
“What was that about?” asked Ted.
“Just asked some friends over there to keep an eye out for him. I just faxed them a photo”
“Will they let us know if he is there?” asked Luke.
“Yes”
“And we get to go over there and dispose of him?” he asked again.
“Yes, Luke” sighed Harry.
“Cool”.

Months passed and the werewolves seemed to just disappear completely. There were no more
deaths and life continued on. People began to arm themselves -just in case- with guns. No one
was going to take any chances. The people then set to work in repairing the community. A happy
environment began to grow throughout the houses. The inspection came and Steve nearly lost
it due to nerves. Having someone follow you around twenty-four-seven was nerve-racking. It
took a couple of months for his results to comeback. He passed and they managed to hold on
tightly to their rule.

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