LOGIN"You need to stop this madness, son.""Stay out of this," he spat at her. Then he brought down the metal rod.But the rod didn't pierce my skin.Malia had come between the two of us at the last minute and the rod was pierced through her side. She crumpled to her knees as she groaned in pain. Blood r
KATIE'S POV I knew that it would all turn chaotic real fast, but I still wasn't prepared for the level of chaos and violence that had broken out in such a short amount of time. Once Xander had unleashed his vampire warriors on the people Dominic, who had been anticipating such a move, rallied his o
KATIEThe reunion between me and Dominic, Dustin and Damien was nothing short of emotional. I had not seen them in months by now, and it was all so exciting seeing them and touching them . Especially as there were times where I had feared that I would never see them again. They had missed me as much
I collapsed to the ground, clutching my throat and gulping and coughing till it hurt. "That is the only warning I'm going to give you," Xander said from somewhere above me. "I mean the nerve of you, to think you could try to change me. If you even think of trying to manipulate me again, this will
KATIE'S POVThe words I had screamed out rang in the air, almost seeming to echo. Xander stopped in his tracks immediately, stunned by what I had said. "W-what…what did you just say?" he asked, his hand tightening on my wrist even as he was no longer forcefully groping and undressing me."I did. I-
Once I had the letter safely in my clothes, I patted her in consolation. "Don't worry ma'am. I'll find a way."And then I left.Power affects everyone, even the kindest and humblest of men. Makes them do things they usually wouldn't, hurt people, destroy things. Power in the hands of Xander Thane wa
KATIEThe next day Dustin came to speak to me. He seemed really happy for me and for my babies and he took them in his arms and bounced them a bit, making funny baby noises at them while the unaware babies blissfully slept off. I smiled at this encounter. I knew that Dustin was doing a good job pare
KATIEIn my dream, I kept on seeing the gloating face of Xander Thane over and over. He was laughing at the top of his voice at me, taunting me at how we had thought that we could ever outsmart him. I was filled with so much rage that I leaped at him. He caught me by the neck and held me up, my legs
KATIENo, this can’t be happening. This can’t be possible. Not when we are so close to success.These thoughts echoed around inside my head as the whole audience went into chaos. When the screen had first flickered before going dark, I had first thought it was a technical difficulty that was the cau
The first two contestants were each called up to the stage and asked to give their speeches. They both received applause but it was quite weak and more our of politeness than real enthusiasm. And then, Xander Thane was called forth.I tensed from where I sat close to the stage as I took in the unbea







