~~~1986The drive back to St Augustine went fast. Oshey again fell asleep as Quinn drove. The thunderstorm seemed to follow the couple from Georgia to Florida. Having said goodbye to Quinn, Oshey opened the door, she opened her mouth to say something but a sudden flash of lightning changed her mind. The woman ran a few short feet to her car only looking back over her shoulder once as she placed the seatbelt over her lap. "What are you doing?" Oshey said to no one as she pulled away.The rain began coming down harder and harder, making the drive slow back to town. It was already 7:00 p.m. and she still had to meet up with Alex, Cammie, and the band. Oshey didn’t regret seeing Quinn, but she could have done it closer to home. Realizing she needed to let the others know she was going to be late, Oshey pulled the car along an over-look and pulled the cell phone from her hip. With a simple flip, the phone was on and she was dialing Cammie's phone. "Pick up, baby,” she mumbled loo

James trotted through the dark warehouse unseen. Each step brought him closer to his goal, a private room in the rear. He didn't worry about security, or visitors, he owned the building. He opened the door slowly letting red and green hues flood his memory.~~~Flashback"Daddy, why do they hate us?" The little girl asked, looking up from where she had been playing with a doll."Because we are different," James replied in a cool tone."But why?" Again she didn’t understand hatred."A long time ago, an illness spread among our kind. We, are all that is left of the uninfected. We must live here in this place to protect our kind from infection." James explained as her squatted next to his precious daughter.Macille sighed and hugged her father. "Will I ever go to the other world?""No, my dear lil one. I never want you to go to that place. They are evil, vile creatures that live there. They will hunt you and try to kill you. They have no pity or remorse as we do." James moved

Oshey walked to the window and glanced at the tree. She had the impression the tree was looking back. "I can see why you and I share this insane attraction." Oshey peeked over her shoulder at him. After a heavy such she continued to explain what she had been seeing. "In my visions, I see you and me fighting about the death of our son. Then I see you and me fighting in a different place. Then, again it shifts, I'm in a dark room, and there is a faint green light, like the lumination from a neon sign. Cammie is with me, and she is scared of the darkness. I can barely see through the light, but I know there is someone else with us.""Son?" Quinn said, puzzled. He leaned back tapping his hands on his thighs several times before pushing up from the couch to join her. "I think we have a few clues to go on. This light, this neon light can't be too hard to track down. One more thing, what can you tell me about Cammie?""I told you earlier, she is my daughter. She was with me when I woke up fi

Present Day"Jimmy, I just got a call from Mike over at records," Natalia said as she walked into his office."What did he find out?" Jimmy said, looking over the rim of a thick coffee mug."I'm not sure if it is a lead or not. But he found a reference to Alexander Alaric at the same address as Oshey Robertson. It looks like the man still lives there." Natalie tapped her phone.Jimmy had an odd look. "I wonder if it is the same man?" He sounded amazed."There is only one way to find out." Natalia used her chin to point to the office door.Jimmy looked at his watch and then at his wife. "Are you up for a visit?""Of course," she responded.Jimmy set the coffee cup on the file cabinet behind him with a heavy thud. “I'll drive."Jimmy and Natalia drove to Panama City, Florida. The drive was a little longer than normal. Instead of three hours, it was nearly four. The couple stopped for lunch and talked about another case. There was a surge in murders over the last three months. The coupl

1986 I don't know what happened today. Actually, I can't believe what happened today. I was sitting in the living room reading Karaka: Legend of Juno written by Michelle Williams and Kasper was reading Twin Daggers written by Lori Skov Jansen when a freak storm blew out the front window. As we covered the window, I heard Cammie screaming from her room. Kasper rushed up the stairs to see what was going on. He got as far as the top step before I heard the curses. Cammie had been playing with some of my powders. When one of them started to smoke, she ran into the hall and collided with him. The potion fell to the floor bleaching a huge area on the top step. Quinn came home only to find Oshey was gone. I had no idea she had left, and neither did Kasper or Cammie. Before Quinn could panic, Noah called and told him he saw Oshey downtown. Quinn decided we had to play babysitter, while he went looking for her. I hate my life. I hate Oshey. ~~~ "Quinn, I'm glad you could meet me," Noah s