This begins at the end of Daughters of Darkness when Ash gets knocked out the first time by Jermey and ties Mary-Lynette up.

Chapter 1

Jermey opened his mouth to strike. He lunged strait for Ash's throat, Mary-Lynette looked away. She wouldn't be able to watch something like that.

Then Mary-Lynette heard running. She turned and saw Jermey running into the woods. Was he running away? She didn't care at the moment, she had to see if Ash was okay.

She turned to look at him, and gasped. He didn't just have cuts on his neck, but all over his body. Blood was everywhere. Mary-Lynette obviously couldn't move so she did the only other thing she could. "Ash!" she yelled.

As soon as she yelled his name he slowly sat up, and looked in her direction. He had not been moving so at least she knew he could. Once he saw she was tied up his eyes got wide and he jumped up fast, a little too fast, bending slightly to touch his stomach and wincing, but he kept moving.

Mary-Lynette started to breath again (not realising she was holding her breath). He was only half way when all the sudden Jermey had returned-with a sharp branch the size of her forarm in his mouth. It was in his mouth, because Jermey was now full wolf.

She was taking all this in in seconds. If she hadn't been trading blood with Ash that evening or Rowan, Kestrel and Jade that week it would have taken minutes. These vampire senses were definitely kicking in! Jermey was rushing strait towards Ash, and moving fast. Before Ash could move out of the way Jermey knocked him down, by headbutting Ash in his side.

Ash yelled slightly in agony, falling backward and hitting his head on the cub-not moving for the second time that night. Then Jermey slashed his head across Ash's body back and forth.

Mary-Lynette hadn't realised she was screaming "NO!" the whole entire time, teats streaming down her cheeks. When Jermey the wolf pulled back Ash had four more cuts, deep and one very long. The long one went from his right leg to lis shoulder. He also had one on his left cheek and arm and one more that went from his stomach crossing over the really long cut. Blood was forming in puddles, she wanted to throw up. Instead she fell on her knees.

She knew he was in serious pain and it was killing her not to be able to help him. What she didn't know was the worst wasn't over yet.

Jermey was lifting and tilting his head. Mary-Lynette's mind was drawing a light bulb. "NNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!" she shrieked at the top of her lungs till it hurt, she couldn't close her eyes fast enough. Jermey brought his head down........ Ash had been staked.

Ash let out a sound that gave Mary-Lynette goosebumps. Pure Pain. He crumpled in like a spider. At that moment the stars fell out of the sky. He's Dead........ He's DEAD!

Mary-Lynette was still screaming. Tears were spilling like waterfalls. She was crying harder than when her mother died.... she never thought that possible. Then only thing holding her up was the rope.

All the sudden Jermey was running towards her. She had hatred boiling in her veins (it was the first time that ever happened and she hated the feeling but it was there anyways). She closed her eyes she didn't want to see the once best friend now monster that had killed her love, her Ash. She could feel hot breath by her ear, she squeezed her eyes harder and new set of tears spilling.

Then she screamed.

She had razor sharp teeth in her arm. Just out of the corned of her eye she could see her elbow in Jermey's mouth. Then she felt sleepy and fell sideways, brushing fur............... blacking out.

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Briar Creek, Oregon. Boy it looked boring here, James thought. Good thing we are just passing through. Poppy must have caught his thought cause she started to laugh.

"Its not that bad, its nice and quiet here." said Poppy.

"Ya, but there is nothing but tree's and this road isn't even paved! It's just dirt."

Poppy was about to say something when they passed a fork in the road, and all the sudden made a face.

"Stop the car."

"Whats wrong?," James said stopping the car.

"I thought you said you didn't have family here."

"I don't," James said puzzled,"why would you think that?"

"Well I can sense it," Poppy said, then smiled,'' My witch senses are kicking in again." --their little inside joke.

"Are you sure," James laughed, "vampires in this emty place?"

"Actually I'm positive........ let's check it out!"

Poppy was excited, for some odd reason, and James could tell.

"Fine." He said with sarcastic unethusiasm. "Where too?"

"Back to the fork in the road."

James turned around and went down the other road. Up a little ways was a house.

"Here."

"Here?"

"Yessssss!" Poppy hissed with excitement. Before James could get out and open the door for her Poppy was out half running half dancing twards the door. Sheesh she must know what she is talking about. James smiled, boy did he love the tiny vampire standing in front of him (he had just caught up) ringing some strangers doorbell.

"What are we suppose to say anyway?" said James still smiling.

That's when the door opened. "Rowan?" James jaw dropping (Poppy's smile getting larger).

"James?" her jaw dropping too.

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