Jarren’s POV                 I laughed at her. I couldn’t help it. She shot me a look, and it made me laugh harder. She was so cute when she was trying to be mad. In one quick motion, I had her on my back. She let out a surprised shriek.“Don’t do that,” she said, hitting me on the back. “I need a warning before you use your vampire super speed on me.”I laughed. “Alright, hold on. There’s your warning.”                With that said, I ran out of the room. I felt her grip tighten around me, but she didn’t shriek this time. In about five seconds, we were at the front door

Jillie’s POV I woke up to bright blinding lights. I put my hand in front of my face. As I sat up, I groaned, feeling the hammering in my head. I attempted to bring my hands to my temples but stopped short when I noticed there was an IV in one of them. I looked around the large room, which was done in bright yellow. I saw Jarren off in one of the corners talking to someone. I tried to speak, but my throat was extremely dry. I saw a cup on the stand beside the bed and grabbed it. I drank it all in one gulp, but it did little for my desert-dry throat.“Jarren.” I barely croaked out. His head turned to me, and he was at my side within a split second, his hand taking mine. He held it securely in his. I opened my mouth to speak, but he cut me off.“Don’t talk; take it easy.” Another cup of water was extended to me, and I looked at the person the hand belonged to. He looked to be about the age of my dad. He had ash blonde hair and luminous gray e

Jillie’s POV                Again before me appeared a scene just like before. This time I was inside of what looked like the palace. There were torches on the wall giving off light. If it weren’t for those, it would be pitch dark. I made my feet move and began down the hall. I then heard a slight whimper. I followed the sound and came to a door. Pushing it open slowly, I stepped inside.                 I squinted into the room as the torches in the hall supplied the faintest of light. In the corner, scrunched into a small ball, was a girl. As I got closer, I noticed that girl was Kaileeh. “Kailee

“Hello, hummingbird.” Nona greeted as she opened the front door. I threw my arms around her neck and hugged her.“Hello, Nona.” I greeted with a smile after pulling away. “This is Jarren.” I introduced.“Well, hello there.” Nona greeted me with a smile.“Nice to meet you,” Jarren told her.“Come in, both of you.”           We stepped inside the house and followed Nona to her living room. She took a seat in an armchair, and Jarren and I sat on the sofa. “Why aren’t you in school?” Nona asked.

Jarren’s POVWe were on our way home, and Jillie was absolutely quiet. I knew what she’d heard from her grandmother had been a lot. Couple that with the things that she heard from Nunny and I, and her head must have been reeling.“You okay?”“Yeah, I’m fine,” she responded, leaning back in the seat.“I know it’s a lot to take in Piccolo.”“You have no idea. You can’t possibly imagine how confused, upset, and scared I am,” she whispered.“Yes, I can love,” I told her tapping my head.“Stay out of my head,” she mumbled.“I understand why you’re confused and upset. Why are you scared?”“Because I’ve seen movies, and I know that nothing good comes from things like this.”“Yes, but this isn’t a movie. So, you don’t know that.” I took her hand and mine. “You’re jumpi