The first two contestants were each called up to the stage and asked to give their speeches. They both received applause but it was quite weak and more our of politeness than real enthusiasm. And then, Xander Thane was called forth.I tensed from where I sat close to the stage as I took in the unbea
DOMINICI felt light, like all the weight I had been carrying had been lifted off my shoulders. I had been shocked at how positively the audience had responded to my speech. It raised my spirits and made me more confident than I had felt in a long time.I would have told Katie about all of my worry
The press fired question after question at me ranging from my background, my capabilities, to what I hoped to achieve in the office. There were even some topics that were off topic like questions about my wife which the moderator had shut down immediately. A small smile appeared on my face. This was
KATIENo, this can’t be happening. This can’t be possible. Not when we are so close to success.These thoughts echoed around inside my head as the whole audience went into chaos. When the screen had first flickered before going dark, I had first thought it was a technical difficulty that was the cau
KATIEIn my dream, I kept on seeing the gloating face of Xander Thane over and over. He was laughing at the top of his voice at me, taunting me at how we had thought that we could ever outsmart him. I was filled with so much rage that I leaped at him. He caught me by the neck and held me up, my legs
KATIEThe next day Dustin came to speak to me. He seemed really happy for me and for my babies and he took them in his arms and bounced them a bit, making funny baby noises at them while the unaware babies blissfully slept off. I smiled at this encounter. I knew that Dustin was doing a good job pare
KATIEThe drive home was silent. We were all lost in thought over the crushing defeat that we had suffered, were still suffering. Even the babies were silent, as if they could sense the solemn feeling in the air. The paparazzi were also at Grey Yard, but luckily they couldn’t go past the first gate
“Well, this will have to do. Are you ready?”We took another car, and used a lesser known route out of Grey Yard. We hadn’t used this route to go in because the route from the hospital was just too long. I was a bit surprised the press didn’t know about this place, they seemed very good at digging u
"You need to stop this madness, son.""Stay out of this," he spat at her. Then he brought down the metal rod.But the rod didn't pierce my skin.Malia had come between the two of us at the last minute and the rod was pierced through her side. She crumpled to her knees as she groaned in pain. Blood r
KATIE'S POV I knew that it would all turn chaotic real fast, but I still wasn't prepared for the level of chaos and violence that had broken out in such a short amount of time. Once Xander had unleashed his vampire warriors on the people Dominic, who had been anticipating such a move, rallied his o
KATIEThe reunion between me and Dominic, Dustin and Damien was nothing short of emotional. I had not seen them in months by now, and it was all so exciting seeing them and touching them . Especially as there were times where I had feared that I would never see them again. They had missed me as much
I collapsed to the ground, clutching my throat and gulping and coughing till it hurt. "That is the only warning I'm going to give you," Xander said from somewhere above me. "I mean the nerve of you, to think you could try to change me. If you even think of trying to manipulate me again, this will
KATIE'S POVThe words I had screamed out rang in the air, almost seeming to echo. Xander stopped in his tracks immediately, stunned by what I had said. "W-what…what did you just say?" he asked, his hand tightening on my wrist even as he was no longer forcefully groping and undressing me."I did. I-
Once I had the letter safely in my clothes, I patted her in consolation. "Don't worry ma'am. I'll find a way."And then I left.Power affects everyone, even the kindest and humblest of men. Makes them do things they usually wouldn't, hurt people, destroy things. Power in the hands of Xander Thane wa
KATIE'S POVIt took me no time at all to make quick work of the lock to Lady Malia's cell and soon I was in the room.The woman who was curled up on her bed against the wall gave a small start. "What the f—""Shh!!" I said to her. "You'll alert everyone.""Who are you?" she said in a painfully loud
The way he said human, with so much disgust and loathing in his tone, made me blush."There's nothing you can do about him. Don't worry about it. This is his time to shine, and soon someone else is going to take his place. It always happens."The first voice became hushed. "Now, don't ask me how I k
KATIE'S POVThe vampire world was becoming more and more familiar to me as the weeks crawled by. That was not a statement that I ever in my dreams imagined that I would even be making. Before all of this, the vampire world had seemed to me like nothing but a mere, distant thought. Now, I was entrenc