I run my fingers through my hair while taking a deep breath. I walk down the steps and into the greenery garden with different type of flowers. Bushes are trimmed with designs and there's a small pond in the middle. I try to calm myself while looking down at the large fishes swimming. "Adeline." I gasp at the voice behind me and I turn around to face Chandler. He wipes his mouth with the back of his hand, smearing blood across his skin. "Are you okay?" He adds, taking a step closer to me. I swallow, closing my eyes and trying to calm my heart from racing. I feel a cold touch against my arm and I snap my eyes open, staring into Chandler's blue eyes. "I just felt lightheaded that's all." I whisper moving away from him being close to me. He clenches his jaw and lowers his head. "You've been acting different... you've changed" "Maybe that's good for me and everyone here." I mutter from his comment and he looks up and down at my body. "No ever since this has happened." He pauses and reaches the collar of my sweatshirt, pulling it down. There's a scar of a bite from the accident. "Ever since this happened you've changed." "Because now I'm terrified of what's going to happen next. Terrified of my dad, Miles... Evan." "You shouldn't be terrified of me." We both turn to see Evan walking out with Peyton. From the moonlight shining on his pale skin I see blood smeared on his face. "I'm fine handling my own control." They both walk down towards us and pause besides Chandler. Chandler pulls away from holding my collar and I clear my throat. "Where's John?" "We left him in the dining room." "By himself?" "I think my parents like his company thank goodness." Peyton responds back and I roll my eyes. "I came out here to get some air by myself so please can you guys go back and I'll meet you all there." Peyton nods and takes a step back. "As you wish." He vanishes from my view and goes back inside. One down, two to go... "I'm not going to leave you here alone in the dark." Evan starts and I bite the inside of my cheek. "I appreciate all the protection but I can handle myself in a backyard." I respond and he purses his lips into a thin line. "Adeline there's no worry to be terrified. Your father won't go near you, over my dead body. Miles won't go near you if we are around and Evan will be okay." "I know Evan will be okay I just need some space between us." I look at Evan and he pries his eyes away from me while looking down at his shoes. "I just don't want anyone to die but whenever I'm around you guys, death follows along." "So you think staying in the human world would be much safer than here?" Chandler asks and I shake my head. "No I just don't want anyone getting hurt." I softly say with a sigh. I loosen my stance and I let my arms fall at my sides from having them crossed against my chest. "Too much is happening and it's overwhelming." Suddenly we all hear shouting and gun shots echo in the air. Chandler vanishes back into the house with vampire speed and Evan grabs my arm while we both race back. When we make it to the dining room I stop my tracks and my eyes widen. Evan protects me by pushing me behind him. Everything is so surreal. John is held by Miles who has him gripped by the neck. My grandparents both have their necks savagely ripped open and they are laying on the floor paralyzed. Chandler and Peyton are cornered by my father, his back facing me. The protection Evan is giving me doesn't work and someone grabs me from behind. I grip on the arm that wraps around my neck and I scream, Evan staying in his place. "Too much is happening but I don't think it's overwhelming." The voice behind me chuckles while I try to escape. "Phillip." Chandler says and my father turns to face me, blood covering his whole mouth and down his neck. "Too much of a surprise?" Phillip says behind me. "Sucks that we didn't get invited to this dinner party. Such a shame." He adds, his warm breath hitting the nape of my neck. "Guards! Guards!" My grandfather screams from the ground, his voice helpless and afraid. "Shut up you old man. They all are too... paralyzed to even move." My father says, a smirk appearing on his face. "I can't believe what three demons can do to a bunch of vampires. It's an embarrassment to know that I was one." "Missed me brother?" Miles says to Evan while John tires to gasp for air. "Don't you feel jealous that she brought him with you guys? If you do I can change all of that." "Don't fucking hurt him, Miles." I choke out between breaths. Chandler and Peyton are in an attacking stance but I know they aren't going to attack a demon... especially my father. "Stop all of you." The man that's suppose to be my father snaps. He slowly turns to Chandler and Peyton, a large smile on his lips. "It's been a very long time Peyton. Or should I say Pey?" Peyton doesn't say anything but have an angry look on his face. "You grew and have changed a lot. Good thing I stayed young because now I know how I was suppose to look your age." "At least I have humanity." He comments and all the demons chuckle at his comment. My father ignores him and turns to me. "Oh my beautiful daughter, Adeline." The clicking of his boots echo in the room while he inches closer to me. "How does it feel being back with your memory?" I lap saliva in my mouth and I have the guts to spat in his face. Phillip's grip around my neck tightens when I do and I gasp for air. He grins while wiping my saliva off his face. Abruptly he brings his arm back and slaps me across the face, my cheek throbbing in pain seconds later. I curse under my breath while bringing my head back to move strands of hair out of my face. "If I'm the reason why you're here take me." I mumble to him with the air that's cut off from Phillip's grip. My knees buckle below me and my father raises his hand up to Phillip, motioning him to let go of me. Phillip obeys and let goes, my body giving up on support and I collapse onto the ground. "Then what's the fun of ruining this dinner party?" "Then leave and we all will go our own separate ways." Peyton starts and I lift my head up. I watch my father circle around Evan who is frozen in place like ice. I don't know if he's scared to move or scared that he's surrounded by demons... especially his brother. "I don't like that, brother. You should know from back then that I don't like losing." "This isn't a fucking game Louis." Chandler takes a step forward and Phillip leaves from my side and grabs him by the throat, slamming him against the closest wall and raising him off his feet. Phillip growls at him with black eyes like coal and sharp teeth like broken glass. Chandler transforms into his vampire side also with his fangs hissing back and red eyes dark like blood. My father shakes his head after circling Evan and walks up to my grandparents who are still on the ground. "Pops, I've missed you." He starts while lifting my grandfather off the ground. Blood oozes out of his neck and drips off his skin. He places him on one of the chairs and grabs his head to keep it up. He makes him look at him with a devilish smirk crossing his lips. "Get away from me you demon." He spits back with venom laced in his voice. "Yeah never liked you too." He let goes of his head and it slams on the table, the plates and utensils chattering. "Phillip, Chandler you guys are making too much noise." He adds while walking to my grandmother. Phillip pulls Chandler off the wall after hissing at each other and he falls onto the ground. "What's the point of coming here if you aren't going to do anything?" Peyton asks him and my father lifts my grandmother off the ground. He holds her against his chest, caressing her hair like a dog. "Dear god my boy please let us go." She begs with her face pressed against his chest. My father pushes her away from him and he purses his lips into a thin line. "After you used to whip me with father's belt? I'll pass." He mutters to her before grabbing her neck and snapping it sideways. I scream from the neck cracking and besides letting her go he shoves his hand into her chest and pulls her heart out. Peyton springs into action and grabs Phillip from behind. He digs his fangs deeply into his neck ripping his flesh open with blood spraying everywhere. Miles moves away from him still holding onto John in alarm and Evan rushes to my side. Tears run down my cheeks as I see my grandmother's heart besides her dead body. Peyton pries his teeth out of Phillip's neck and holds him still. My father grabs my grandfather's head and holds it between his hands. "Kill him and his head will be off his body." He growls while his eyes turn black. Peyton hesitates from killing Phillip and flinches when my father twists my grandfather's neck in an awkward position. "Leave and no one else dies." Peyton barks back while tossing Phillip onto the ground. "I'll leave in peace if you give me one thing." He slowly pulls away from my grandfather and steps to me and Evan. He pushes Evan aside and picks me off the ground as if I weigh nothing. "Adeline is not yours." Evan growls to him and my father chuckles. Miles grunts at his comment and John still tries to move but can't escape. "Taking Adeline from you weaklings isn't going to be a struggle for me but I need a promise from my brother." Peyton glowers at him and we all stare at them. "And what is that?" "Take me to my wife's body." ~~~~~