There were three others in the back and one in the front.  I closed the door and could see them all better.  Two women, two men. All attractive.  I guess there weren’t many ugly vampires. At least not in this group.  The mystery man who had called me continued talking. “Thank you for trusting us.”            “Oh, I don’t trust you. I know nothing about you. But it sounds like you know things that I’d like to know. How did you find me and why do you keep stalking me?”            “We’re not stalking you; we’re looking out for you.  You have a lot to learn, and you have people trying to track you down.  I’m surprised we found you before they did.”   

           Not one word from Riley’s friends so far. Mitchell had someone looking into it and was calling around still. It seemed like he was a leader of sorts here. I wonder if that was a government official type thing as well or just a role, he sort of fell into with the group.  The patriarch of the “family”. I still hadn’t seen the others, but a maid (I think) came in to check on me.  She was very sweet; I think she could sense I was upset.  She definitely did not seem like a vampire. I guess it would be hard to tell, but she didn’t have the same demeanor as the others. She was… Innocent. At least in comparison.            My cell phone started ringing, with the caller ID reflecting “Unknown”. I used to never answer these calls, but I also have never been dead before. First time for everything. “Hello?” Silence. &

          Riley just stared at me questioningly the whole way to the mansion. I guess he gave up on trying to figure out what was going on and just figured I’d explain everything later. I would. Barring the next kidnapping.             We pulled into the underground entrance, and the boys pulled Chris out first.  He was still unconscious, serves him right. They didn’t tell me where they were taking him, just disappeared. I’ll find out later, if anyone should know, it’s me since he was after me to begin with.  There are still a lot of unanswered questions that I have. I better help Riley understand things better first, he deserved that much after this experience.           As soon as we walked in, Cooper ran to me. I forgot they’d picked up my dog and not a minute too soon. I’d hate to think of what could have happened to him if the Barton gang showed up at my house. I pet his fl

When I woke up the next day, Cooper was by my side, snuggled up to me. My brother was safe and under the same roof. Madison had a bodyguard stalking her 24/7. All was right with the world. I checked my phone and realized I’d still never reached out to my sketch artist man friend, Eric. He probably thought I’d forgotten about him. Seven missed texts. Apparently, he’d been worried about me. I messaged him and let him know a bit about what had been going on, the summarized version. Enough for him to know I’m not staying at my house anymore and for right now, I didn’t know when I’d be able to get together. I’m not sure that we should get together, but I left that part out. As much danger as I’d put my brother and Mads in just be knowing them, I didn’t want to add someone else into the mix. It’d probably be better for Eric to never see me again at this rate. Things weren’t looking promising, unless I moved another person into the mansion. Mitchell would murder me himself.