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Chapter 1B- Monsters - Victoria's POV

(make sure you've read Chapter 1:Monsters before reading this)

"What are we waiting for? Just drain this useless human and let's get out of here. Apparently you're mistaken. There's no one to collect here" I said as James knelt before the insignificant, little human in front of him.

The way he looks at her, fascinated, intensely annoys me. I know that look.

James' talent is to detect gifts in humans. He told me that he sees a certain aura from these pathetic weaklings. Each individual projects a certain light and each shade shows their personality or their “True Nature”, as he calls it. But the gifted ones are different. Instead of the usual glow, he’d see variations on its colour depending on their mood. From lights to clouds to flames…I’ll never really know. I’ve never seen it myself. But the look he’s giving her right now is the same look he gave to the humans that we’ve encountered that he knows to have ‘”gifts”.

“It’s such a waste of a talent for these humans if they just die not even knowing that they have one.” I remember him saying. So for the last 180 years we’ve been together, he’s tried to change almost 30 humans to become one of us and use their gifts to our advantage. No one survived…the bloodlust is just too hard to resist. The first one we changed successfully was Elliot, 80 years ago.

James and I were hunting when we saw the human Elliot in the forest setting up his tent. I was about to attack him when he tackled me and asked me to stop. Then he gave him “that” look. Another gifted I supposed. Three days after that…we had acquired one of the best trackers that had ever existed. Although we were only able to use him after a year – when he had learned to control his newborn instincts.

“Have I ever been wrong, Victoria? We are at the right house… but the wrong time. I didn't know she'd be this young, I give you that. But look at her...what a gift." James answered without taking his gaze away from the human child. We were just passing by this neighbourhood when he said someone that lives here is going to be part of our coven. He’s never met the family here but he said the whole house was glowing. Like someone…something is protecting it. Another gifted human? What we saw in the other room was no gifted…delicious though. I smirked, thinking about the meals we had just finished in the other room.

"You mean it is she, but she's like only five, or maybe six, you sure? We
can't change her... too young!" This can’t be real. I am not going to be a babysitter of a crazed immortal child. Yes she is not as bad as a two year old toddler I’ve heard of before, but five? That still means tantrums!

I noticed Elliot getting impatient too. The smell that was coming from the child was flowery sweet, like freesias. Perfect for dessert. James raised his hands to Elliot, asking him to back away.

"P-please d-don’t hurt me" she cries. For a young mind, she is intelligent. She understands what’s in store for her.

"I know...but I'm willing to wait.” James says looking at me this time. “Let's leave her here.”

You won't tell anyone, will you? Because if you do, I'll hurt all your friends.

You wouldn’t like that now, would you?” He asked the child again who’s now starting to hyperventilate. She shook her tiny head when I noticed her body going wobbly before she passed out.

“We can’t leave her here James! She’ll talk.” I hissed at James. This was getting ridiculous. “And what exactly do you mean ‘you’ll wait’?”.

Elliot growled, agreeing with me. He lowered to a crouch. He was about to attack the girl when James tackled him and pinned him to the wall.

“The child won’t die tonight! She will not tell anyone. I’ll make sure of that! Now get to the other room and discard any evidence of our being here…NOW!” I’ve never seen James care so strongly for any human before. What does she have? All I see here is a pale and fragile little human…that pulse calling me…making my mouth water…

“Victoria… You are not to touch her,” he said gently but with authority. “If you see what I see now, you’ll agree that it’s worth the wait. She has a gift that can make you and I invincible. Patience…Let the other humans give her refuge. We come back when she’s ready.”

I stepped away from the child. I’ve never doubted James. I simply nodded and ran towards the forest...with James and Elliot following behind me. This better be good!