The Siren's Song

The party was nothing like I had ever experienced before. It seemed the rich had their own set of rules they followed and it was fascinating to watch them. Rakesh was true to his word and introduced me to some of his associates, though he did not once mention who my parents or grandparents were. I supposed it was for the best that none knew my family were Hunters or else the supernatural beings would panic and think I was a danger to them.

The host of the party was an elderly man who seemed to be about the same age as my grandparents. He wasn't familiar to me, but Rakesh seemed to know who he was and had told me to stay put where he could keep an eye on me but wished a moment to speak with the man alone. I felt that it would be fine, none of the supernatural here had seemed to take too much of an interest in me, from what I could tell, even with me being around Rakesh.

I moved over to the banquet table which had several drinks and snacks and picked a few to try