~Emma~After eating our snack we continued discussing the improvement needed in the basement.Two hours later, we were done in the basement."I will bring this list to my parents, so they can buy everything we want and we can start renovating the basement as soon as possible," Alpha Jett said."Tell your mother she can buy what sofa, chair or table she likes to put in the basement. It's important that all the furniture here is to her liking so she will feel comfortable staying here to spend time with your brother. As for your brother's room, we must copy his old room from the wall paint and everything so he can be reminded of his old life," I added."Copy," he said. "Anything else?""That's all," I replied. "Um, can I go back to my room to take a rest?""Sure," he responded, nodding his head.We left the basement. Alpha Jett went to his parents' study room to present the list while I proceeded to my room to take a rest.The moment I stepped into my room I closed the door and removed A
~Emma~That night, I was eating dinner alone in the kitchen because Alpha Jett and his family were eating in the dining room together with Shirley.I tasted the meat soup and it did not taste delicious at all. It has an aftertaste that is yucky. I pushed the bowl of soup away from me. "The taste and smell are horrible!" I said in disgust, wrinkling my nose.Augusta suddenly appeared at the kitchen door, grinning like a banshee. "Does it taste awful?" she asked.I glared at her. "I didn't ask for your opinion.""Of course, it would taste awful because I mixed my urine with the soup. Too bad you only ate a little. I was hoping you would be able to finish all the soup so I can control you and make you my slave," Augusta grinned wickedly.I stared at the soup then at Augusta, wondering if she was telling the truth or just trying to create a story and annoy me. "Are you serious?""Do you think I will play a prank on you? Go ahead, there is more soup in the pot. You can taste the soup there
~Emma~We entered the study room and the first person I saw was a crying Shirley, looking miserable, sitting on the sofa beside Augusta.I bowed my head in front of the royal couple, showing them my respect."Take your seats," Luan Victoria ordered.Alpha Jett and I lowered ourselves onto the sofa, facing the royal couple."What happened in the kitchen? What's the commotion is all about?" Alpha King Joaquin asked, looking at me and Augusta then at Shirley.Augusta and Shirley didn't say anything. I have no choice but to explain everything.I cleared my throat. "Your highness, the chaos started when I went to the kitchen to eat my meal, but I noticed that the soup in the bowl tasted and smelled horrible so I stopped eating it. That's when Augusta came into the kitchen and told me she mixed the soup with her urine and that's why it tasted awful. I was annoyed and upset. I wanted to leave the kitchen but Augusta blocked the door, preventing me from leaving the kitchen, trapping me inside
~Emma~Ispentthe rest of my day in my room preparing for the ritual. I pulverized Augusta's hair with the flame coming out of my fingernails and mixed it with some powder while chanting a spell that my grandmother taught me. I added alittleoil to the powder, making a sticky paste out of the mixed ingredients.After a few minutes of chanting, I'm finally done and ready to smear the basement doorwith stickypaste. The door will automatically repel Augusta, producing painfulvibrationsand high pitchsoundsharming her ear directly, causing painful headaches every time shetriesto enter the basement.
~Emma~My eyes widened. That thing! I saw it before.It's swirling in the air, oh my, it's the dark mist!I can feel Alpha Jett's body tensing behind me. "What is that thing?" he asked, alarmed because heprobably had neverseen one in his entire life before."It's the same dark mist I saw in Alpha Jagger's room when Istartedhealing him. I canstill rememberhow the mist gathered in the ceiling and slowly formed into a human shape. Then it flew towards the window and disappearedfrom sight.The
~Emma~The door opened easily, which means it's just the wind causing the door to close. But what surprised mewasthe presence of Shirley and Augusta standing ten meters away from the basement door.What are thesetwo despicable humans doing here in the basement area?I'm frowning in puzzlement while staring at their faces, their eyes blazing with anger.Shirley throws daggers into myeyes. Hereyes shone with hatred and jealousy.
~Emma~After I finished eating, weproceededto the royal couple's study room.When we arrived there, the couple was already waiting for us."Good morning, Alpha King, Luna Queen," I said cheerily, bowing my head in greeting."Good morning," Alpha King replied."Good morning, dear. Have a seat," Luna Victoria responded cheerily.We settled on the sofa, facing the couple.
~Emma~Shirley avoided my gaze. But I know deep insidethatshehatedme more because her partner incrime has alreadyabandoned her. Now she is on her own from now on."Shirley, I will accompany you to your room. You need to rest," Luna Victoria said in a gentle tone.Shirley nodded her head, looking like a child lost in the forest. She can fool anyone with her crying, but not me.I watched Luna Victoria and Shirleyclimbthe staircase,reachthe top anddisappearfrom sight.
~Emma~After spending the rest of the day with my family, chatting nonstop with everyone, we all call it a day with a promise to return next week for a proper family get together to be held in a nice private place, situated on the beach that can be rented for a few days, all expenses paid by Lucian.He's trying to impress and dazzle my whole family with his wealth every chance he gets.Well, I'm trying to act nice when he's around because I don't want to be labeled as the snobbish one.Before we left our house I returned the silver necklace to my grandmother in the privacy of her room. "Grams, thank you for giving me the chance to borrow this powerful necklace. Without it I'd already be dead by now," I said.Grandma smiled. "You are powerful on your own, child. You just need time to harness your power. By using this necklace you have tasted how good it feels to have limitless power at your disposal to defend yourself and save others from harm. You can borrow this necklace anytime to b
~Emma~It was a sunny afternoon. Alpha Jett and I were planning to visit another park within the city, the last one we hadn't visited yet.I was putting my essentials in my sling bag when my phone rang. I quickly answered it.The caller was my dear grandmother. "Hello, Grams..." I said, wondering why she called all of a sudden."Child, return home right away," Grams Dacia said."Why? Did something happen?" I asked anxiously."No, nothing bad happened. In fact something good happened today, your missing cousin Josephine finally came home!" Grams said happily."Whaaaaat? Is this true?" I shrieked in utter delight."Yes! Come back home immediately!" Grams said. "Josephine will explain everything to you about what happened to her during her disappearance. Hurry up! We will have a happy family reunion once you arrive!" she added merrily."OK, I will come home immediately, but I want to ask this question first. Did she come home alone?" I asked."No, she came home with her husband and her b
~Emma~The following day we woke up to a dark sky, heavy rain pouring outside like torrents."The weather is not good today," I commented, glancing at the transparent window."I think there is a hurricane coming," he said sleepily. "Today is a good day to just stay indoors, watch movies, just relax and chill," he said with a wink."Then go back to sleep sleepyhead," I said, smiling in amusement."Wake me up when December comes, babe," he joked."Okie Dokie, go back to sleep while I prepare our breakfast in the kitchen," I said, rising from the bed and entering the bathroom so I could start my day.After I finished in the bathroom, I went to the kitchen and prepared food for breakfast.One hour later, breakfast is ready. I arranged the dishes palatably on the table consisting of creamy waffles, sunny side up egg, ham and slices of ripe mangoes with two cups of hot espresso coffee.I went to the bedroom and announced, "Breakfast is ready!""Coming..." Alpha Jett replied.I returned to t
~Emma~I don't want to argue with Alpha Jett now that we are caught in the middle of this blood thirsty vampire."Babe, are you gonna back out on your words this time?" he asked. His jaw clenched.I took a deep breath, feeling guilty. "I'm sorry, but what is the use of having so much power if I can't even use it to help others?""Are you trying to be a hero now?" he asked between gritted teeth."I have no choice," I responded casually. "Didn't you see the women's faces? Their eyes were stamped with hopelessness. How can I turn my back on them? How long will they stay this way if we don't save them now?" I said."But we agreed to teleport beforehand if we don't see your cousin among the caged women? And you agreed to it," he reminded me. His tone was heavy with annoyance.We were busy conversing with each other when the announcer's voice rang in the air again, bringing us back to our present surroundings.That's when we noticed that all the vampires around us had already taken their ma
~Emma~"This one text informs us about a vampire den who are kidnapping women, suspected to be run by a powerful vampire. Do you think we can find Lucian there?" I asked.Alpha Jett fell silent for a moment. "Although it's the first call we have that tells us about vampires, it doesn't guarantee that Lucian is the powerful vampire leader of that vampire den. It could be anyone. For your information, Lucian doesn't run a vampire den and he doesn't kidnap women randomly," he said, trying to defend his family's friend.I snorted. "But he kidnapped my cousin. That makes him a bad vampire and a kidnapper! And if the texter is telling the truth, there are many women who are trapped in that mansion. What if Lucian owned the house or he was the one running that den?""Lucian would never do such things, period!" Alpha Jett insisted.I looked him in the eyes, getting annoyed at how he still trusted and defended that vampire kidnapper. "Tell me. How well did you know Lucian? Have you stayed by h
~Emma~After a good night's sleep, we woke up to a bright new day. We take our time at the dining table, enjoying the morning with our morning coffee and the delicious breakfast we ordered from the restaurant across the street.While eating we discussed our schedule for the day."We will go to the mall to buy groceries after we visit the newspaper headquarters," I said."Yes, ma'am. I'll obey all your orders," Alpha Jett jokingly said.I grinned. His absolute cooperation with my cause made me happy. We no longer fight or argue and I'm trying not to get upset easily. I'm trying to focus on the task ahead. I realized that getting mad at Alpha Jett and his family will not help me in finding Lucian and my cousin Josephine.I have to block out other negative thoughts and emotions in order to focus on my mission.As long as I have Alpha Jett and my family's unwavering support, I will achieve greater things in the future, including finding Josephine."How is your family nowadays?" I asked, p
~Emma~At 2:00 in the afternoon, we packed our bags and put them in the trunk of the car. After making sure we didn't leave anything behind, we left the house and got into our vehicle, ready to leave.Lucian's abandoned home has been our home for 7 days.I looked at the imposing old structure in front of me, sighing heavily."Are you okay?" Alpha Jett asked, inspecting my face."I'm fine," I responded with a smile. "Let's go to the city now and get this over with," I said.He replied, "Alright, let's teleport back to the area in the woods near the highway.""OK." I nodded my head.Alpha Jett initiated the teleportation process in his mind and we disappeared from the hill. A few moments later we appeared in a small clearing near the trees fifty meters away from the road. We were lucky because there were no passing vehicles at that time.He drove the car out of the woods and we traveled smoothly on the open highway."We have two main cities to choose from, West and East? Where should we
~Emma~The following day I woke up to a bright new day. The sun shone brightly in the sky above.The morning is great, no mosquito bites for me and my handsome companion who is still sleeping soundly beside me. I wonder when he slept, a while ago? Or he fell asleep the moment I drifted into a deep slumber.Anyways, I got out of bed, went to the bathroom and gargled water in my mouth and splashed some on my face to finally awaken my senses.When I emerged from the bathroom door a few minutes later, my companion was still sleeping so I let him be. He deserved a good sleep after staying awake last night.I exited the room and boiled water for coffee.A few minutes later, I got my mug, some crackers and settled comfortably on the chair on the balcony, enjoying my hot drink.I scanned the surrounding area and was greeted with the tranquil sight of the majestic mountains looming in the distance. This place is truly magnificent and ethereal especially during the early morning.I wonder where
~Emma~After six hours journey, we finally arrived at the castle aka a huge mansion situated on a hill overlooking the ocean. I looked at the gate, no guard was stationed at the massive iron rusted looking gate."That is Lucian's home," Alpha Jett pointed his hand at the massive house looming in front of us.The mansion looks like it belong to a bygone era. It has been abandoned for a long time. No movement or sound could be heard coming from the house. The only sounds I can hear are the sounds of insects and birds chirping above us, originating from the branches of the few trees surrounding the area. The vast lawn was taken over by overgrown wild plants and bushes."Do you want to enter the gate?" he asked. "Or leave and go home?""I won't leave." I said, shaking my head, refusing to leave until I saw my cousin alive. "Let's check the house and gather some clues," I responded, getting out of the car.Alpha Jett and I held hands and teleported inside the mansion. The place was huge. S