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Authors: L.A.A. Law

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“Reginald, are you sure that it is not
Jonathan, because truthfully, I have never been in this area. We
were traveling when we were fighting, people got hurt and we have
killed other vampires and demons, but no place even close to here,
nor have we ever fought a family of vampires or a pack of
wolves!”

“Andrew, we would be wasting precious time
looking for Jonathan. I assure you that at this moment, he is not
on this plane, nor has he been since that night. I would have told
you, believe me!”

The door opens and Gabriel, Martina, Eva and
Jackson rush in. “I hear we have a lead and some places to check
out,” Jackson notes walking over to the map.

Looking at Gabriel, I remember how helpful he
was in helping me decipher things that I had observed in the past.
I grab his hand, leading him over to the couch. “I am ready when
you are.” He replies to my unspoken thoughts.

After running through everything that I
observed and heard, I feel him rise. Opening my eyes, he’s at the
map. “Reginald, it has to be a fairly vast estate. They are very
cunning and cold. They are using the people that they house as
their food source. The estate is large enough for them to give the
families’ time to have large families and spread out enough for the
others to be unaware of what is going on, that’s why one of them
was sent to get the entire family. It is a family of vampires and
from the sounds of it, the way they hunt is brutal and terrifying
for their victims. It is sport for them.” His tone is absolutely
livid.

Worried looks flash between them before their
eyes move to the computer. I join them. “There are only five
estates in that area large enough to meet that criterion.”

“Get the information to the others, we need
to split up and cover the territory quickly.” Even Reginald’s voice
is now strained.

Moving me back into the circle, Reginald
seems to be taking charge of the situation. “Mia, I need you and
Damian to get another message to the children.” From the change in
his features, something has struck him.

“What’s wrong? Why do you look so
worried?”

“They are hunters who have had their food
source compromised. They are going to be very agitated and are
probably still be hungry. From the sounds of Gabriel’s description,
they live for the hunt and the fear that they instill in their
prey. Their preoccupation and Nicholas and Kayla’s proximity to
Nicole and Jacob may have masked that they are human, but if they
begin to focus on the children ...”

My hand thrusts forward, inadvertently
punching his mouth in my rush to stop his words. The images
bombarding my mind overwhelm my senses, my body shakes violently
considering what they could now face. Shaking me, he locks me into
place. “Mia, you need to concentrate on connecting with the
children as I am instructing Damian, we can’t let them detect that
Nicholas and Kayla are not part vampires.”

Andrew’s hands replace his on my shoulder;
his voice is at my ear. “Mia, focus on the children and how much
you love them and want to connect with them! Don’t let your fear
interfere with what you need to do!” He can’t hide the utter fear
in his voice, compelling me to move past my own. Grasping their
picture, I place it in the middle and stare at their faces as I
grab Emma and Damian’s hand. Reginald is instructing Damian, but I
tune them out. I must reach the children quickly. As their angelic
faces float through my mind, I soon hear the pounding of an
overactive heart and feel the heat consuming my body as fear
overtakes my mind.

The words I hear alert me that we are too
late to send instructions. I drop Damian’s hand hoping to alert the
others that we are too late and concentrate on what is happening in
the dungeon.

The man’s voice is rough and fast. “Let me
take them now. You had your fill. I only got one before having to
run off after the werewolf.”

“Brother, you are as good as dead. You made
the fatal mistake of allowing the werewolf close to you and now you
will pay with your life.” He replies coldly. “It will not take
long. Go upstairs and have a drink off of Sarah.”

“She will not taste as good as these young,
untouched morsels. Obviously they are not his and cannot be used in
your plan to torture him. Would you deny me this one last treat
before my impending demise?”

“Brother, Sarah is a tasty treat for the
dying and you may drain her, but these young things must be used in
the hunt. Although two of them are not his, I detect something
special about them, I can see that their aura is strong, besides we
still have the problem of the werewolf, I can allow Lucas to hear
their screams as we use them for bate to capture and kill the
creature. Now go, I have plans.”

“But what if the werewolf gets them first,
then no one will have a tasty treat.”

“If the wolf gets them first, it will be
poetic justice. The plague that came back to kill our sister
infects our land once more and maybe I will let it kill the loved
ones of that which protected it and nurtured it so that it could
come back to harm us. Either way brother, I win. Maybe I will even
throw the werewolf in the dungeon with his real children and let
him hear as his children are being ripped apart by the descendant
of the one he saved. We must capture the creature first and see his
method of killing, if it is too quick, it will not serve my
purpose, but this is not your concern, go and have your last
meal.”

Jacob screams. “Take me! They can do nothing
for you.” Then he quickly mouths the repellant spell.

“Enough! You think that your little spells
will work on me? I have had stronger forces than you come after me
and no one has been able to touch me for thousands of years. You
are my prisoner young one; you will not escape and will not be used
until I want you.” His menacing voice is right at Jacob’s ear.
“Kristen take them and release them a half of mile from the estate,
take Alex with you and stay close to them, as they run, I am sure
the werewolf will catch their scent, capture him and after they
have served their purpose, you may feast.”

Kayla and Nicholas scream and thrash about as
Nicole and Jacob call for the vampires to take them instead.

I want to stay with the children, but have to
let the others know what is happening. Opening my eyes, all the St.
Clouds have returned. Gabriel is dragging Lucas to the map. “Lucas
there is an estate where you must have visited or been...” Gabriel
must have seen what I did.

I interrupt before he can finish. “Lucas
where is the estate of the family that transformed you!”

His features turn stunned. “I don’t
understand.”

“The ones who changed you have the children.
They are hunting Nicholas and Kayla and using them as bait for a
werewolf which they said you protected!” Hysteria laces my cracking
voice as Lucas points to an area on the map. Andrew lifts me from
the floor and I can feel his tension, he is going to snap and so am
I. Gabriel moves to him, whispers something I cannot hear and
Andrew begins rubbing my back, probably in hopes of calming my
hysteria so that I can focus to tell them what is happening.

“I never protected a werewolf, though, are
you sure it is them?”

I nod and see Gabriel and Andrew’s eyes shift
to the map. We are running to the cars as Reginald has me reiterate
what I heard, including the names that were mentioned. From the
dead look engulfing Lucas’ frozen features, I am correct.

As I slide into the passenger seat, Andrew
thrusts the keys into Lucas’ hands while speaking quickly in an
authoritative and determined voice. “Get her out there.” Turning to
me, “Mia, I can travel faster with Gabriel on foot and will start
with some of the others searching for the children. Try to connect
with Nicole and Jacob.” His features shift as if something hit him.
“Damian get in the car with her! Instruct them on how to turn
themselves into animals, preferably some type of bird, have them
follow Nicholas and Kayla and circle the area to make it easier for
us to find them. Tell them to fly high once they find them.”
Returning his focus to me, “I love you. Concentrate and we will
find them before it is too late! Get them the message.” He flashes
across the lot before the car even departs from its spot.

Damian, Emma, Reginald, Victor and I are in
the car with Lucas racing through the streets. We are being
followed by some of the other witches Reginald contacted to help
us. He is barking instructions for when we reach the estate, as the
car travels faster than possible.

Throwing myself in the back seat to make it
easier to channel with Damian, I make a connection to Kayla
immediately. She is being dragged over the deadened hard ground,
quickly passing large trees and shrubs, while Nicholas is being
dragged by a burly vampire right behind her. Fear and despair
envelop her as tears veil her vision. My heart aches knowing I
can’t stay with her, but I have to reach Jacob and Nicole. If they
can somehow hone in on their cousins, it would make it easier for
the others to find them quicker and every second counts. If they
take flight, they will also be out of the dungeon and may stand a
better chance of surviving this ordeal!

Sobs echo in my ears as I connect to Nicole.
Jacob is trying to calm her down as he struggles pulling at his
chains. I struggle to keep my connection while trying to
simultaneously communicate back what I see and hear. With every
second counting, I do not want to break my connection, but they
need to know what is going on and I am hoping that if we can do it
like this, Damian can be alerted and give them any additional
information they need. Hopefully, he is not limited to sending
information through his apparition that is decided only before he
channeled. Everything is happening too quickly and I realize that
for as much as we have learned since the children were born, there
is still so much we don’t understand.

Damian’s commanding voice halts Jacob’s
struggles. “Jacob, stop and listen to me. I need you and Nicole to
concentrate. I need you to close your eyes and picture a small
little field mouse like the ones that you saw running through the
fields at Sanctuary. Picture their small frame, their soft brown
hair, little ears, their eyes, and their long tail. Picture
yourself as the small mouse. You need to picture each detail of the
mouse over and over again and have a strong desire to be that
mouse, to run like that mouse, to squeak like the mouse to have
each cell in your being become that mouse. Concentrate very hard on
becoming the mouse. Concentrate harder, if you become the mouse you
can escape, but you have to want to be that mouse, that little
tiny, furry creature that can run fast and scurry through the
smallest of cracks. You want to be that mouse; you want to run like
a little field mouse out of the dungeon.”

After what seems like an eternity with Damian
describing and coaxing the children, I hear a shackle hit the
ground with a thud and Kayla screams. “Watch out!” A high pitched
squeak responds and I feel Kayla’s elation. Jacob turned. Damian’s
voice beckons to Kayla and I feel the change just before her
shackle thuds.

Damian continues directing them. “Smell
Nicholas and Kayla’s shackles and then use your sense of smell to
find them, follow them. When you get close or hear them,
concentrate on a hawk or eagle and take flight over your cousins.
Circle around them, but do not attack their captures. We know the
estate that you are on and are almost there. Remember, circle
around them but do not attack, you will not be strong enough,
especially in this state. No matter what, just keep circling them.
Your father will be there shortly and so will we.”

My connection to them is severed as Damian
shakes me violently. “Mia, I’m sorry, but you can’t stay with them.
They are too new to this that is why I had them concentrate on
becoming field mice first. It is an easier state to transform to
and maintain because they have less functions and less brain
activity than when they are and animal in flight.

“How do you know this and why would my
staying with them be dangerous?”

“When we first learned what we could change
to, we all found that it was easier to become the least complicated
animal. As they run and become more comfortable within the field
mouse, it will make them more accepting and then they can work on
becoming the bird. However, as far as you staying with them, you
need to understand that in this state, they are more aware or their
surroundings and what is with them because they are using strictly
animal instincts, your channeling with them may interfere with
their concentration and they may involuntarily transform back into
their human form somewhere they shouldn’t if they become distracted
by feeling your presence. It’s just too dangerous.”

Although I didn’t think they could feel me,
he’s right, we can’t take the risk. Calling Andrew, I hear the wind
whipping in the background. “Nicole and Jacob are field mice and
are chasing Nicolas and Kayla, they will circle over them if they
can become birds, but you have to get to them quickly, I could see
Nicholas being dragged and I could smell their surroundings, it
reeks of death and decay!”

“We are hitting the perimeter now. We will
get to them Mia and bring them home!” The telephone goes dead and I
stare out at the quick moving road before us.

As Lucas races through the countryside,
pushing the needle beyond its limits and forcing the engine beyond
its capabilities, Reginald chants probably ensuring that the
vehicle moves beyond capacity. Lucas interrupts my reverie. “Mia, I
don’t know what to say. I never thought that when we came here
there could be any danger to you or the children. I haven’t been
back here since that day. I never imagined that they could have
held this type of grudge because I left Andrea. I don’t even know
how they knew that I was back here. They hardly ever left the
estate. Besides, it doesn’t make sense, why hurt your children to
get back at me?”

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