No one had ever expected I would be marked; I was too soft for that. Not soft but peaceful. Marked vampyres where normally strong independent people. No one ever expect I would be marked because they never liked the idea of me dead.

Technically I wouldn't be dead just because I had changed, but because I could die from being a fledgling. Just because I had been marked to turn into a vampyre didn't mean I would become one. My body could reject the change and I would die. The idea of death frightened me even more of the idea of drinking someone's blood.

The day the tracker came I was sitting at work giving my phone that glare I always gave it. "Jace hasn't texted you today?" Elvin asked walking past. I looked up from my phone that was lying on the table and nodded. "Jace always texts you the moment he wakes up, he is a guy remember that guys need there nine to ten a night" Elvin said smiling.

I rolled my eyes and leaned back otherwise ignoring Elvin. He may be my boss but he was a pain in the ass and he knew it. That never stopped him though. Everyone thought he was a pain in the ass and he just used it to his advantage.

The door opened and Dan walked through the door. "Hey Dan" I said smiling. I let out a cough, I had been getting sick and by night I knew I would be running a fever. He put my usual ice mocha down in front of me and handed me a pastry bag.

"I got you a little extra surprise this time" he said smiling. As I coughed again Dan smiled again "maybe I should have gotten you tea instead" he said raising his eyebrow at me. I smiled back and withdrew the blueberry muffin from within the bag. "Yummy first off, second off it's just a cold I will be fine." I said biting into it.

Dan laughed and went over to my side of the desk to push me from my chair. I hit the ground and laughed while I coughed my ass off getting back up. Dan I could always count on to make me giggle at least once. My phone went off and I leapt up instantly to get it.

"Told ya he texts you first thing when he wakes up" Elvin shouted from the café. "Ah lover boy is awake then? Should we expect him around to woe you?" Dan asked ruffling my hair. "Cut it out Dan I just got my hair done" I said swatting his hands away from my head. The door to the front opened again and a man came in.

"Hello, how can I help you?" I asked looking up. He was a six three well built man. "Um I have a delivery to the bar here?" he asked. "Right through those doors" I pointed smiling.

"Thank you little lady" he said walking through those doors. "Hey speaking of the bar I'm going to go get me some napkin and a coke want anything Anna?" Dan asked me. I laughed "no, how about you stay and do the job that I dislike while I go get napkins and a coke?" I offered standing up. "Sure go for it" Dan said as I walked out of the room and towards the bar.

I walked into the bar humming to myself and sending jace a text message. I looked up and saw the man from before messing with the cash register. "Excuse me step away from the register now" I said firmly. To my relief I didn't cough.

He turned in shock and then held up to my shock a gun. I felt my body go cold with fear. Then my cough bubbled out violently. "Your going to come over here nice and silently and open this register, then you're going to walk with me out to my car get in and drive away with me." He said pointing it right at me.

"You will never get out of the front door with me without them in the front asking questions" I replied. "Well then you're going to have to find another door out." He said. "Now move!" he commanded. I shakily walked forward and my phone went off making me jump.

Someone was calling me. "Answer it" he said holding the gun to my head. I answered it. "Hello?" I asked nervously.

Another round of chest throbbing coughs. "Hey Anna while you're in there get me a sandwich from the cooler Kay?" Elvin's voice came through. "I um, yea sure" I said breathing heavily in fear while I tried not to cough unsuccessfully. "What's wrong Anna? I'm coming" Elvin said. "NO!" I shouted.

Bad idea now a real gut wrenching cough burst out of my throat. "Now I'm definitely coming" Elvin replied. The phone was ripped from my hands and the guy pushed me back into the bar. Glasses and bottles of vodka and rum rained down on me.

I screamed as glass shattered around me. I felt like my lungs were about to come out of my throat from that scream and I tried to get up but stumbled from nausea. "WHAT THE FUCK? ANNA!" I heard Elvin yell. I heard running footsteps and people come to the bar.

I was roughly picked up by my hair and I felt a cold piece of metal touch my head. I stopped completely. I didn't even cough. I saw Dan and Elvin frozen half way into the room.

I noticed jace come in to. His whole face turned white when he saw what was going on. "She won't get killed if yall give me all the fucking money in this place including what yall got in yalls wallet. "The man said from behind me. The door to the bar opened and a man came in.

he pushed through everyone and stopped and looked curiously at us. "Get the fuck back and don't leave or I shoot her" the man snarled. The new man a vampyre to my surprise tilted his head and put his hand out palm towards us. He closed his palm and the gun ripped from his hand and flew to him.

He broke it effortlessly then strode up to us. "I am sorry sir but I have worked to do here" he said pulling me away from the man. "NO WAIT" Dan shouted. Dan ripped out and grabbed me and protectively held me.

"You can't mark her, she isn't vamp material" Dan said desperately. "She has been chosen and if you do not move aside I will be forced to use force on you" he said calmly. I eyed the tracker he was beautiful. He had beautiful green eyes and looked like he would make a killing as an model. His tattoos spanned around his face gorgeously.

I walked out from dans grip. I turned and looked at him. "If I do not allow him to mark me I will die you know that" I said. As if on cue my coughing started right back up again.

"I don't want you to leave though" he begged. "You can see me at the house of night, they do have visitor hours from what I hear" I said smiling. "That's the thing nobody knows much about the vampires, they are all secret and I don't want you to become a secret either" Dan pleaded with me. "I don't even know why you're trying to argue with her Dan, she has to or she will die, I don't know about you guys but the idea of Anna dying isn't a good one, I'd rather have a vampyre girlfriend then a dead girlfriend" jace said from behind everyone.

I turned and smiled at him. I turned to the tracker then and nodded. He smiled and nodded then he pressed his hand to my face. "Anna-"I didn't hear the rest because I was distracted by the blistering hot pain in my forehead.

I fell back and I felt someone grab a hold of me. Then I was completely gone from the room in all senses and I was standing before a beautiful woman. She was smiling. "Dinami it has been to long" she said sweetly.

I blinked; she had sapphire tattoos all over her face. "My name is Anna not dinami" I stuttered. "Your name was dinami when you were born into my realm of the otherworld. You chose to come to the mortal world and live one full life as a mortal not being marked, this was basic curiosity, but I am sorry dinami my child, we need your strength right now, we have had a crisis, Kalona is back" she said coming closer to me. "Um I don't know what and who you're talking about" I said blinking.

"I wish I could bring your memories back but I cannot until you have finished living this current life, when you go to the house of night I want you to go to the Tulsa house of night. After you arrive hunt out zoey redbird and befriend her and her circle, she will need you, stay away from the one claiming to be Erebus, his name is Kalona. His raven mockers are to be watched too. Keep an eye on nefret to she is someone you do not ever want to trust. I have told you all I can dinami and I expect you to follow my advice. I have not left you alone either though, a warrior whom you will not remember nor will he remember you will come to find you. Good bye my child and good luck" the beautiful woman said.