로그인*2:17 AM - THE FIRST CALL*I was asleep. Suddenly, a breath blew into my ear._"Bella..."_I sat up. The room was dark. "Who?"No answer. But on the window glass, words were forming from the fog. Slowly. Fading._J A S M I N E_My blood went cold. I ran to Jasmine’s room.She was sitting on the bed. Eyes open. "Mama... someone is calling me.""Who baby?""That... whose breath smells like blood. He says... 'if you want to save your mother, come alone'"A voice came from behind. Anna was standing in the doorway. Face pale. "I know this voice."Marline came too. Knife in hand. "Who is it?"Anna said softly: _"The Watcher."_*WHO IS THE WATCHER*The 4 of us sat in the living room. Lights off. Only a candle.Marline started talking. "The Wolf King’s most dangerous dog. He has no name. Only a title. _Watcher._""Why?" I asked. My heart was racing."Because he watches." Marline said. "From 500 miles away. Through walls. And whoever he sets his eyes on once...
It was 5 AM. Today there was no field. Today there was a room.Jasmine hadn't slept properly all night. In her dreams she kept seeing that same door. The glowing one. And behind it, Anna and Marline's voices."I'm scared mama." She clung to my chest. "What if I faint again?"I stroked her hair. "You won't. Today we’ll learn how to turn it off. The On-Off button."Anna made tea. Her hands were still shaking. After last night, everyone was scared.Marline came in last. With a book in her hands. Old. Leather. Burnt edges."What is this?" I asked."Echo Sight manual." Marline said. "It was my grandma's. 200 years old. It says how to turn this power off. How to use it. Without dying."Jasmine looked at the book. "It's so thick?""Only 3 pages are for you." Marline said. "The rest is for people who want to use this power as a weapon. We won't."*RULE 1: BREATH AND GROUND*"First rule." Marline spread a mat on the floor. "Connection with the ground."Jasmine s
_MORNING: SOMETHING STRANGE_It’s been 3 days of training. Today Jasmine was drawing on her school notebook. But she wasn’t using a pencil.She was sitting with her eyes closed. And in front of her... threads of light were forming in the air. Blue light.Me, Bella. I was making tea in the kitchen. When I saw it, the spoon fell from my hand."Jasmine baby?"She opened her eyes. The light vanished. "Mama? What happened?""What... what was that?"Jasmine lowered her head. "I don’t know mama. It’s been happening for 3 days. When I close my eyes and think about someone... I can see their 'past moments'."My heart sped up. "What do you mean?""I mean... like you were making tea just now. I closed my eyes. And I saw that 10 minutes ago you put too much sugar. Then you took some out."Anna came in. "What’s going on?"I told her. Anna looked at Jasmine’s face. "Baby, do it again please."Jasmine closed her eyes. 5 seconds. Then she said: "Aunty, last night you check
5 AM. Behind Marline's house there was a big empty field.Marline stood in the middle. Hands on her hips. "Listen, both of you." She said. "If the wolves or the queen come, it's not just Jasmine who will fight. You two will have to fight too."Me, Bella. Breathing hard. Anna was next to me. Her hand brushed against mine."Me?" I said. "I can't do anything."Marline laughed. "Everyone can, Bella. You just have to kill the fear."_TRAINING STARTS_"First, the body." Marline said. "Run."We did 10 laps around the field. I was out of breath. Anna was tired too. Marline looked fresh. Vampire, right."Now self defense." Marline stepped forward. "Anna, attack me."Anna threw a punch instantly. Marline caught it. Twisted it. Anna yelped."Too slow." Marline said. "Again."For 1 hour it was the same. Fall, get up, mistake, again.Then Marline called me. "Bella. You."I was scared. "I can't do it.""You will." Anna said from behind me. "I'm here."Marline took
That night we didn't sleep. Me, Bella. Anna. Sitting in Marline's living room. And watching Jasmine.Jasmine was drawing on the floor. A completely normal 8-year-old girl. Except her eyes were turning pitch black.Marline broke the silence. "This is dangerous." "This is my daughter." I said. "This is a weapon." Marline said. "And weapons need training. Otherwise it blows up in your face."Anna held my hand. "She's right Bella. If we don't know what she can do, how will we protect her?"I called Jasmine to me. "Baby, come here."She came. Sat on my lap. "Do you remember what happened with Marline aunty?" I asked.Jasmine nodded. "I didn't like it when she was hurting you, mama."Marline scoffed. "Cute. And deadly too."I hugged Jasmine. "From tomorrow we start training. Okay? So that you can control it. So that no one gets hurt."Jasmine got scared. "Will it hurt?""No baby." Anna kissed her forehead. "I'm with you. Every second."Marline stood up. "Alrigh
Anna and I live together. Every single day we go out searching for Josh. I have faith. One day I will find him. I need him. God, I need him. Today I have everything... a home, food, safety. But there’s this one empty space in me. That space has Josh’s name on it.My daughter Jasmine gets visions. She’s only 8 but her eyes go blank and she sees things. Last night she woke up screaming. "A grey wolf is coming for us, mama. But a red wolf is blocking it."Anna held her tight. We don’t understand what it means. But we are scared. Scared for Jasmine. Scared for all of us.Anna never leaves Jasmine’s side. And sometimes at night, when I think about going back to the community to ask about Josh, my hands shake. What if something happens to Jasmine while I’m gone? But I have to find Mr. Josh. I have to.We made a decision. Next weekend we’ll go to the community. Ask around. See if anyone has seen him.For now... it’s just me and Anna. And the nights







