Something hit my stomach, sending a searing pain shooting through me. I stood there in shock, my hands slowly coming up to my stomach. I looked down, and my white shirt slowly turned red. The sound of Pearl running to me as she cried out my name rang through my ears. Pulling my blood-soaked hands up, I stared at them in a state of shock. Looking back up to Ava, still standing there with the gun pointed at me.I turned to look at Brax, still holding my hands out in front of me. I was in shock at what had just happened. "the baby" was all I could get out. Time felt like it was moving so slowly.Brax stood there wide-eyed, still trying to process what had just happened, his eyes trailing down to my stomach, which was now completely covered in blood. "Luna", his voice was barely louder than a whisper. He rushed to me, catching me as my body became weak and my legs gave out from under. There was yelling and more people rushing to see what had happened. Pearl held her hands over my wound,

"Luna baby, please wake up", I shocked her as fear started to set back in me that I might still lose her. I held her, staring at their chest, trying to work out if she was breathing or if I was just seeing things. "what's happening? Why won't she wake up?" I looked up to Pearl, who was standing there studying Luna and me. "I don't know, I'm sorry, Brax, I don't understand any of this", tears still lingering in her eyes. Pearl placed her hand on Luna's chest, closing her eyes and focusing on trying to read Luna. "she blocking me."I didn't understand what she meant by that. How could Luna block Pearl from reading her when she wasn't awake? The doctor came rushing in, stopping and standing in front of us. Her eyes widened as she saw the blood that soaked Luna and me. She looked everywhere to see where it was coming from, confusion soon taking over when she couldn't find a wound. "did you heal her?" Dr Peter asked Pearl. Pearl shook her head, trying to figure out how to explain to the d

I drove all night, and as the sun started to rise, I came into a city called black water. I decided this was where I would stop, a fresh start to be whoever I wanted to be. No one would know me here, and Brax, Pearl, and my family wouldn't think to look for me here. I parked the stolen car in a dark alley and made my way through the empty streets of Black Water. The city had an eerie feeling to it, but I didn't care. I was free from the pain of my past life, and I was ready to embrace the darkness that now consumed me.As I walked through the city, I could feel the power coursing through my veins. It was intoxicating and empowering. I felt like I was unstoppable; nothing or no one could ever hurt me again. I knew I needed to get out of my hospital gown and find a new identity, so I made my way to a store and stole some clothes. As I looked at my reflection in the mirror, I didn't recognize the person staring back at me. My eyes were cold and empty, no longer bright blue like they used

After our kiss on the rooftop, Spike took my hand and led me to his favourite place to eat in the city. I was a little surprised when he brought me to a nightclub and also a little disappointed because I couldn't remember the last time I had eaten. When he saw the look on my face, he laughed. "Sorry, princess. I probably should have said something else."I shrugged it off as he grabbed my hand, leading me to the front of the line, where the bouncer lifted the role, letting us walk straight in. As we walked down the stairs, the sound of loud music filled my ears, the bass vibrating through my body. Spike led me to a reserved table in the VIP section, ordering drinks and gesturing for me to take a set, which I did. A tall-skin blonde girl came over, taking a seat on spikes lap. Moving her hair from her neck, she allowed him to drink from her. Jealousy hit me. I didn't like that he was touching someone that wasn't me, but I knew that he had to drink blood, and I wasn't going to allow him

I fell asleep and stayed asleep for some time; when I woke up, Spike was over, sitting in a chair, just watching me sleep. A flashback of something similar that Brax had done came flashing into my head, but I pushed it anyway as I didn't want to think about him; I just wanted to forget about him and my past. "I thought you were never going to wake up," Spike said as soon as he saw me and my eyes.Sitting up, I looked around the room. Since all the windows were blacked out, it was hard to tell what the time was. "How long was I asleep for?" I asked."All bloody day," he replied as he got up and came towards me. My head was pounding from all the alcohol and vampire blood I had drunk last night. Yet, my body still craved more blood; I thought I would have woken up hungry since I hadn't eaten in days, but instead, all I wasn't was spikes of blood. Spike sat down on the edge of the couch, looking at me with concern in his eyes. "You really went all out last night, didn't you?" he said,