Venessa and Rowan have come back home right after Edward leaves the house with Erin. It's so calm now as if nothing happened a while ago. But this silence is scaring them more. Because they already guessed that it's not a peaceful silence, rather it's the silent moment after a tornado has passed away.
Venessa keeps calling her daughter, "Erin! Erin?!". But nobody answers her back. So she rushes to Erin's room and she lets out a scream seeing the dead body on the floor!
Rowan runs to the spot and finds out the devastating state of the room, blood splashed all over the place!! Venessa hides her face into Rowan's tight hug. She is so afraid to look!!
Rowan lets go of Venessa and starts observing the dead body. "It's a newborn impure vampire. Look at his neck. There's still a faint sign of a bite mark!! He was maybe here for blood!"
Venessa gets scared hearing what Rowan just said. "Do you mean that he was here for Erin's blood?"
"It's possible. But how does a newborn vampire know about Erin unless someone informed him? I think he was here to kill her, not for her blood! But he got killed instead. And the way he is killed seems like a strong person's doing!" Rowan explains everything to Venessa while wondering who the person can be!
Venessa is dwelling with the explanation Rowan just gave. But can't get anything out of it.
"Do you think that Erin killed this man and then escaped from the house to save herself?"Rowan asks Venessa.
Venessa strongly refuses, "No way! Erin never even killed an ant in her life. She can't kill a human! Or vampire...whatever it is!"
"Why not? She possesses the power to do so!", Rowan answers in surprise. But Venessa doesn't get what he's trying to say.
Venessa is already in tension wondering where her daughter can be and what she is doing now. And if Rowan keeps talking around the bush, it will be no surprise if she loses her calm! Even if she had a relationship with a vampire, that doesn't mean she would know everything about them!
" Look, I am already worried about looking at a dead body in my empty house when my daughter is missing. Can you please tell me clearly what you want to say?" Venessa asks Rowan, anger is lurking in her eyes!
"I am also worried about her. But you should know that she is much stronger than any other vampires! She is a half-human and half-vampire after all! She is a rare vampire, you know? So don't worry! Maybe she used her powers to save her!", Rowan's face is shining. It's clear that he's so happy now!
Venessa can't get what's there to be happy about! And she never heard of a half-human and half-vampire! What is it?
" I thought she was born as an impure vampire! But she never showed any vampire's instincts. So I gave up on that thought too, thinking that she must have been born as a normal human! Now what's a half-human and half-vampire??", Venessa is curious. She still doesn't know what her daughter is!
" If I had made you a vampire and then you could tell that she is an impure one! But you were a human at that time when you got pregnant with a vampire's baby! I am wondering how you lived! You must have died with that baby inside you since it would take every life source from the mother!!" Says Rowan with great enthusiasm! He is getting more excited talking about Erin's hidden powers!!
" I don't get it. When can I say a vampire is impure and when he's not?" Venessa starts mixing pure and impure vampires, being unable to understand Rowan's explanation.
" I was thinking to send this body and start looking for Erin first!" Rowan sighs and tries to put an end to their conversation about vampires. But he looks at Vanessa's confused face and starts explaining in detail against his wish.
"There are two types of vampires we mostly see. Pure and impure ones. If a vampire is born pure that means his or her parents are both from the real vampire lineage! However, in the case of an impure, someone of them is impure. That means he or she was a human before being turned into a vampire. And you already know that if a human is turned into a vampire by other vampires then he is an impure one!" says Rowan.
" Then if an impure baby is born that means he or she's a mixture of pure and impure!" replies Venessa who is starting to understand a little bit.
"Yes!", Rowan shouts out in joy, finally being able to make Venessa understand. "Pure vampires are stronger than the impure ones. But half-human and half-vampire children are the strongest among vampires since they are the mixture of two species!! Get it?? That's why I am saying that maybe her powers had awakened when she was attacked and somehow saved herself! ", Rowan says to Venessa.
Vanessa's face brightens up and she cries out, " I hope my baby is okay!! I hope what you are saying is true!". She's already thanking God.
Rowan looks at her with a sweet smile and says, "She is okay. Don't worry! She's our daughter after all and I have already confirmed that there's only the blood of one person. The other person isn't injured at all. Cause I can't sense it. So she's okay!"
Venessa nods her head with a smile on her face and her eyes are filled with tears. "Let's look for her!", she suggests Rowan who is already prepared to find Erin.
"Yes! Let's go!" Rowan moves his body from the dead vampire. "I will ask some of my men to destroy this body! He died pathetically! He should have known whom he was tackling with!", Rowan looks sadly at the dead.
Venessa and Rowan get out of the house and start investigating the people in the neighbourhood if they have seen Erin coming out of the house or not. But they all are giving the same answer, "Oh yes! I saw Erin going out with her friends. When I asked her, she told me that she had plans with them. Didn't she tell you?"
What are they even saying? Who would go out with his or her friends leaving a dead body in the house, If they aren't crazy! Venessa keeps thinking that the neighbourhood people are trying to tease her since she is close with them. But they should answer properly when she's asking them sincerely.
Rowan pulls Venessa at the side. "I think they aren't lying. Look at their eyes! They aren't blinking even if they are taking a lot of time talking. As if they are led by someone!"
Venessa looks carefully. Oh my! They are really speaking with her without blinking even after talking for minutes and repeating the same thing again and again. They aren't even altering the lines!
" Yes! You're right! Are they being manipulated?" Venessa asks Rowan, she is looking worried. The smile she had a while ago is vanishing gradually, imagining that Erin must be in danger still now!
" Manipulation power! There's only one vampire who can use it. Edward Frost!" Rowan's face becomes stern while talking about Edward.
Venessa cries out, " What? That man is the one who tried to kill Erin yesterday!!".
"Why didn't you tell me?", Rowan asks Venessa. He's also looking scared now. Because manipulation power is a very strong capability! It can control even the strongest vampire in the world, humans are just mere puppets in front of it. Even the user can make a lot of changes in himself by using this power. Since Edward's the only living vampire in this generation who can use it, others try to avoid him and don't get into a fight with him. He is given the lord's position in his clan just for having this rare power!
Rowan has been observing him for a while. Other vampires are saying that he is drinking blood from unauthorized humans using his power! And drinking blood from unauthorized people is against the rules. So Rowan's trying to capture Edward red-handed. Though the informer he sent after Edward hasn't informed him yet!
" You should have told me about him at the very beginning! You have become a mother but your lousy behaviour still hasn't changed! I wonder if Erin's also absent-minded or not.", Rowan keeps taunting Venessa in anger. But he is extremely worried now. He can guess that the vampire was killed by him but not Erin. Question is, why did he kill him? And where the hell has he taken his daughter??
" Edward is smart. So I don't think he will take Erin to his house. If he has her now, then he must have hidden her somewhere else! If we make a wrong move, then we don't know what will happen to Erin!" says Rowan. There's a concern in his voice!
" Then what should we do?" Venessa asks. She's shaking in fear suddenly realizing the fact that her daughter is actually captive of a deathly vampire. She wanted to prevent it, but she failed. Maybe Rowan's right about her being a lousy person.
"Let me think about it. I need some time. Don't do anything in haste! Stay at home for now.", Rowan says to Venessa.
"What if...something happens to her?!", she asks Rowan, she's at the verge of crying!
Rowan touches Vanessa's face and smiles, " Nothing will happen to her! I told you, right? She's not a weak one. She can take down the whole vampire community if she wants to. So calm down. I will do something."
Venessa comes down a little bit and agrees with Rowan. Although Rowan has promised Venessa to bring Erin back and told her that Erin's strong, he still doesn't know what will happen. Because Erin's powers are still sealed!
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