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“I know sweetheart but there is some work unfinished.” He said.

He packed his backpack with some things and kissed me goodbye.

“Remember don’t go to forest and don’t talk to him.” He said.

I nodded.

Around noon I heard my doorbell buzzing. I ran wishing it would be Shadow. I was surprised to see Dan with a backpack on his shoulders.

“Hi,” he said allowing himself in.

I frowned at him.

“My dad is leaving to town and I’m alone in that big house so I thought I could spend here some days.” He said.

Dan is never good at lying. The thing he told is well rehearsed.

“You know Dan, you are never a good lair.” I said waiting for him to tell the truth.

He raised his hands in defeat.

“Your Dad wants me to babysit you and he didn’t say anything else.” He said.

I was shocked.

“You shouldn’t worry; I can take care of myself.” I said carefully choosing my words.

“I made a promise to him and Dad so I can’t back out now. I’m sorry that you don’t like it.” He said sadly.

“It’s not that I don’t like your company but the idea of babysitting is gross.” I said.

He laughed and his childish smile made me want to forget everything else. We played games and chatted. It’s good to have him.


<Shadow’s POV>

How did everything go so wrong? Everything went fine until her father interrupted us. His presence only means that we have to be prepared for the attack. I can’t see Summer anymore at that mere thought sadness loomed over me.

“The hunters in the area, we need to prepare for the attack.”

“Can’t we strike them before they do?” Max pointed.

“We are not sure still what the weapon is. We can’t risk our numbers and this place gives us advantage in battle, they are not well versed with roots here.” I explained.

Max disagreed with me, his hands have been itching to fight. I smiled at him.

“Patience, brother.”

“We need to train ourselves to face the worst.” I said.

They nodded and piled up into the main room.

I saw Judy sitting beside the human. She leaned against the wall and closed her eyes. I patted her shoulders and when she saw me she slightly twitched, she is hiding something.

“Walk with me; I have to talk to you.”

She stood and glanced at the human and unwillingly followed me out.

“What’s on your mind? May be I can help you.” I said.

“It’s just I haven’t been so close to a human before without drinking his blood.”

“You know that it’s not true.” I said.

She is struggling hard; her emotions are filled with guilt, confusion, anger and love. Each passed through her for a second which made it difficult to pinpoint the greater one.

“You know I’ll be always there for you.” I said.

She nodded.

“Did you find out their plan? Did that mutt tell you anything about it?” I asked.
I could feel that I hurt her feelings but why?

I walked her back home; she is worried about something now. As soon as we entered the room she ran to sit beside the human. I gazed at her from the corner, she closed her eyes and tried to concentrate on something but when someone went close to her and she opened her eyes startled and looked at the helpless figure beside her. The way she looked at him made no sense.

“You are right, she loves him.” Cathy said sitting beside me.

I thought about it but knowing that’s true is entirely different.

“She saw him coming and that one day they would end up with each other.” Cathy said.

She tenderly touched him and offered food but he scowled at her which hurt her more than anything.

He threw away the food from her hands but she smiled at him and gave him the tray again and again.

“Do you want to die?” Max asked him ferociously.

“I have no fear for you.” He smirked.

“Perhaps, you will when I hit you.” He said raising his hands to launch a heavy blow.

Everything happened so fast, Max brought his hands to hit him but instead of it reaching the human the blow was tackled by Judy. She let out a huge gasp as she landed against the wall in the far corner. Cathy ran to help her.

“Stupid girl.” Max shrieked stomping away into his room.

Cathy shoved her onto her feet.

“What’s your name?” I asked the bewildered human.

“Alan.” He said reluctantly.

“You better watch out.” I said.

Judy sat by her post again closing her eyes.

In the evening when I passed by them, I saw him talking to her and munching on the food. Though he is talking he is having trouble to do so. I wouldn’t blame him because we are his natural enemies.

Days passed by, there is no sign of the hunters. My team is beginning to vex since they couldn’t have much fun waiting here. Judy and Alan seem to like each other. She spent most of the time with him. I could feel his tension subdued and he cared for Judy now.

As for me, my heart hurt whenever I thought of Summer which I do every second of the day.


<Summer’s POV>
There is something very wrong going on. Kitty, Shadow and Dad seemed to completely disappear. Every day I sat in the lounge waiting for him and at nights I stared at the window to see the familiar black figure rolling on the window sill in vain.

Dan is most of the time at her home. He only left her alone few minutes a day.

"Summer, do you have any picture of your mom?"

I frowned.

"It just occurred to me that I never saw her let alone a picture of her." he said.

She thought of her mother tried to picture her in mind but couldn't and then she remembered that she never saw her.

"May be dad have a picture of her somewhere in his old files." I mumbled.

I'm really bored to death. Why not search for it. I thought.

"Let's go and see." I said.

"No, it's okay. You don't have to trouble yourself over it." Dan replied.

"I haven't seen her too. I never thought of it not even when dad is away." I said.

“We have nothing else to do then why not search for it.” I pleased.

We brought down the stacks of files that dad kept in the attic. I flipped through contents of files most of them are some business documents. I grew frustrated as nothing turned out.

“May be he keeps it in his shelves or drawers or beneath the mattresses.” Dan thought out loud.

“You go and search them.” I said.

I just wanted to take a last glance to make sure that I left nothing. I stood stretching my legs and saw a red color file below the bed. I opened it and there is world map stuck to the first page and crosses were marked with red ink at random places. The next page has many names written in serial order and all crossed at the end. I squinted through the pages there are some pictures and names all written in the same script and pictures were pinned to the pages. I saw the pictures and someone struck the faces of person in the pictures with red ink. Who would do that? I thought. I turned the next page and I noticed the same for many pages, list of names and pictures oddly struck across the faces. The odd thing about the pictures are they were all taken when they people in it are busy doing some work, it’s like they took the pictures without their knowledge. The last one picture is different in it three faces are left without being struck. I didn’t find mom’s picture in any of it so I threw it aside. I stood up to go away when something caught my attention. I slumped on to the floor and grabbed the red file, I gazed at the familiar figure in the picture, I rubbed my eyes unable to believe that I am seeing it right. Shadow stared at me from the picture and it was him, I am 100% sure of it.

“Did you find anything?” Dan asked.

I quickly hid the file back as a reflex.

“Nope.”

“Um…. Dan will you put them back. I’m having a headache.” I said.

“Summer, don’t worry. If we can’t find her picture here may be it will be at my home. You know our families have been friends since like forever.”

He thought that I was disappointed about not finding mom’s photo. I’m kind of disappointed about it that’s true but at this time I’m more interested about the picture and the file.

I ran into my room and shut the door behind making sure he wouldn’t come. I took out the picture again. It’s him, okay. My eyes darted to the date on the right corner of the picture March 1970. Something is fishy here; if it’s dated around 1970, then Shadow in the picture must be now in his mid 50’s but the Shadow I see today is much like the person in the photo, the same pale skin, the same weird yet beautiful eyes, not even a day over it. May be he is his father, I thought. I fell onto the pillow since the mystery is solved.

I thought about Shadow and our time together, our first kiss, his first night here and our casual talks.

That’s when I remembered how Shadow flinched at the mention of his family name. May be I could find a clue as to why he felt like that, I didn’t find anything except the names, this sure doesn’t help I thought. I read word to word from top to down. When my eyes flicked to the end of the page, I saw in small letters at the footage in spidery handwriting “West Hills Coven”

Coven? That one word struck me odd. What does it mean? You mean, coven? like vampires coven? My mind raced with all the possibilities.

"Summer, do you need medicine for your headache?" Dan called from behind my door.

I shoved the file and pictures under my bed and opened the door for him.

"I'm good. I just need to rest." I said.

He sat with me until I was fast asleep holding my hands. Dan knew about my nightmares he is with me almost every night since he came here.


"Summer,wake up." Dan called.

I hurried through the rest of the stairs.

"I have a match today. I don't want to be late." He prodded me.

"I am having a bad headache.