52 BA Inside the City (part 2)Her fangs grow and a strong energy surged in her veins; her eyes turned its color to red. Maridelle's reflexes had made her put her hands on the lass's front shoulders. She pushed the young lass into the open area where sunlight has a full reach.“Oh, God!” she exclaimed, her hands covering her mouth. She did not want to hurt the lass; it was all her reflexes telling her to do it.They all stood still in front of the lass whose flesh started to burn. A smoke commenced to appear from the young girl's physique. She screamed in pain; she tried to take cover in the shades of the wrecked walls, but she has failed. In no time, her body has fully collapsed, giving them the awful smell of burning flesh.Sebastian picked a long metal from the debris of the house. He neared the girl's body and pierced her heart with the metal. Unlike him, the young girl has no avenue to withstand the sun; he has his secret of withstanding the heat. He has been drinking a pill that

54 BA NewbornTheir vehicles are slowly running on the dim corners of the road. It is eerily silent that they could only hear the pounding of their heart against their chest. This street was used to be gleeful at night. This is where people and different beings stormed to enjoy a night life in the city. The sight they are beholding are totally the opposite of what is used to.“Are you sure this is the place?” Leo called one of his cohorts on a radio. There was a static noise. “This is the place they informed me,” answered a deep male voice from the other sided of the radio.“Contact them again. I can't feel anything here.”“Roger that!” They went ahead to the place to gain information they could pass to Leo.The communication has ended. Leo got his eyes on the road and the surrounding as well.“What exactly are we expecting to see in this place?” Alpha Lachlan started to acquaint himself with the kind of situation he will be facing. The vampires are smart enough to make monsters do

56 BA New MissionHe made her sit on the edge of the bed. Alpha Lachlan wanted to say goodnight before he could fully retire to his bed. They don't share the same quarter with the ladies. When he reached Maridelle's quarter, there was no one inside the room. He decided to stay for awhile and wait for her.He was simultaneously shocked and worried to see her eyes lachrymose upon opening the door. He don't have even the slightest idea on what could possibly made her cry. They are fine. Alpha Lachlan had not seen anything that would upset Maridelle. “Drink.” He handed her a glass of water. Maridelle reached for it. She is a little bit feeling well. A little bit. “Thank you.” “Do you want to share it?” He sat adjacent to her. “I am your mated one. It's better to tell me. But, if you don't want to or your not comfortable, I will respect it.”Hesitation exhibits on her eyes. Should she tell him? Should she share to him that the problems her blood is causing seemed a never-ending dilemma?

58 BA Little Monster (part 1)They became vigilant. Silence stood still among them. Only Sebastian's fire made the motion as it dances with the slight wind; they can't even comprehend where the wind comes from; perhaps from the crevices of broken windows. Their shadows dances with the fire.Alpha Lachlan controlled his breathing. Deep, slow breathing. He is calming himself in an attempt to tune in to the surrounding.“You saw it too…” Leo scooped the kid. The kid is probably between ages 12-14. He got nothing covering on his body except a tiny piece of cloth wrapped around his waist. His arms are like withered plants. There's no sign of energy.“We all saw it.” Alpha Lachlan roamed his eyes, trying to spot the entity they saw awhile. It must have been lurking at the dark where Sebastian's fire can't illuminate.“It was a kid,” Sebastian said. “But, the kid isn't a kid anymore,” he added. What he saw was extremely agile. It was able to dodge his fire and disappear just by the duration

60 BA Maridelle Got To TrainThey had delivered the children back to their respective family. The euphoria on the parents' faces upon seeing their kids coming back to them is incomparable. Somehow it eases the burden of their conscience. Afterall, the death of the newborn is a must no matter their past is.Alpha Lachlan has one more thing to do. He searched for Amari the moment they had arrived in the headquarters. Lydia has informed him that Amari has never left her quarter since afternoon of yesterday. He proceeded to the quarter.Amari is meddling with vials and flask and any other scientific equipment inside their quarter when Alpha Lachlan entered the room. No one except Nyx, Sebastian, and them know about the experiment they are doing. They can't still entrust such secret even to the group that took them in. Maridelle is also there watching Amari with her work. Alpha Lachlan's plan about the experiment has been shared and explained to her. She agreed with no hesitation. In fact