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<span class="bbcode-justify">Settling onto the plush settee lining the far wall of an office in the basement of a well-known museum in London, Violet stretched her legs and crossed her ankles, fingertips drumming against the arm of the cushioned loveseat. She had only been down here twice before and each time the visits had only lasted moments. Her contact within the Order, an aging old man who made her feel uneasy, had yet to arrive; unusual in itself due to the fact the man despised tardiness. Sighing, Violet tucked a tendril of golden hair behind her ear, eyes dancing around the room, studying features she hadn't been able to focus attention towards during previous visits.</span></span><span class="bbcode-justify"><br>
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Paintings of various creatures and people littered the walls around her, numerous curio cabinets filled with artifacts and baubles of a time long forgotten by most of the world everywhere one turned. Releasing another sigh as she glanced at her watch, Violet stood up and began wandering around the room, stopping before a glass display case. Resting her hands along the wooden trim, she stared at the weapons and pictures lying inside, hunters and creatures alike; all long dead.</span><br>
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</span><span style="color: #464646"><i>"Ah, you actually turned up. Didn't think you would."</i></span><span style="color: #464646"> Violet lifted her gaze to the source of the voice, finding her contact standing in the open doorway, a file and a wooden case in hand. Flyaway white hair and icy sapphire eyes bore into her darker ones.</span><br>
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Violet pursed her lips as she dropped her gaze down upon the glass case, her reflection mirrored in the shiny surface. </span><span style="color: #464646"><b>"I won't ask again. The assignment?"</b></span><br>
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The man drew closer. </span><span style="color: #464646"><i>"A rogue were we suspect is a wolf is preying on humans. Young women seem to whet his appetite. He's newly turned or a young one at that...his actions are brash and he isn't discreet."</i></span><span style="color: #464646"> The man paused, settling the box and folder on top of the glass. </span><span style="color: #464646"><i>"He's a threat to everyone around him, supernatural and human alike. The Order has demanded his execution happen as soon as possible...under no circumstance should this creature be allowed to live."</i></span><br>
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Her contact opened the manila folder, revealing pictures of crime scenes and all appropriate information. </span><span style="color: #464646"><i>"Should you accept, this dossier will tell you all you need to know about the were. Will you accept?"</i></span><br>
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She lifted her gaze from the grotesque photographs. What the were was doing...it couldn't continue. </span><span style="color: #464646"><b>"Did Dawson turn you down?"</b></span><span style="color: #464646"> The other freelance hunter was her competitor in that particular field and would have jumped at the chance to be the one providing swift judgement. Anything to be number one.</span><br>
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<span class="bbcode-justify">Stepping off the train with several others, Violet maneuvered her way through the station, moving fluidly along with the crowd as she walked at a brisk pace toward the main doors. </span></span><span class="bbcode-justify"><span style="color: #464646"><i>Moscow.</i></span><span style="color: #464646"> She had never actually seen much of the city; always moving rather quickly while on the trail of different targets, never taking much time to stop and immerse herself in the culture as a tourist and not merely passing through. She did well enough camouflaging her true purpose and nature in each city, completing her assignment and leaving as quickly as she arrived.</span><br>
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Hair colour, nose shape, tedious personal details and facts...they meant nothing. The eyes were the feature Violet gave the most mind, believing if she looked hard enough she could see the very soul of the owner. This particular target had dark brown eyes, the color vivid enough to be black they were so </span><span style="color: #464646"><i>cold</i></span><span style="color: #464646">. Moscow had recently seen a rising number of unknown attacks on young women, the brutality and style of slaughter raising quite a few eyebrows in the police force. The manner of killing had caught the attention of the Order Violet currently worked for as a freelance, her swiftness and skill with the crossbow leading her to be recruited for the tracking and eventual execution of the culprit.</span><br>
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Hours later under the cover of the yellow haze cast down upon wet concrete from the street lamps in the dead of night, Violet enveloped herself in the darkness as she crept soundlessly after her target, the man moving slow as his heavy footsteps echoed among the sides of the buildings surrounding them. He hadn't been difficult to find, the copper smell of blood drawing Violet to an abandoned warehouse near the wharf where the creature kept his trophies. And oh the trophies he had collected over the years. The stench of blood, old and new, had made Violet gag and it had taken every ounce of her being to not vomit as her eyes absorbed the scene before her. Hundreds of articles of clothing pieces and shoes lay in a large pile to the side next to an even larger pile of various human body parts; the old in decay and the new still fresh. He had been collecting for years, perhaps centuries, and the Order was just now recognizing his presence?</span><br>
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Violet had a sinking feeling in her stomach that there was more to this creature's story, more than the leaders of the Order had let on. Still in careful pursuit of the cold eyed being, Violet should have executed him hours before when she had come across his lair of sorts, but with unanswered questions...following and possibly interrogating held the most promise. She paused her thoughts as she came to a halt, her actions mirroring that of her target. His head turned, his hearing seeming to reach out to her, waiting for a sound. Her body was still as was her breathing, until a gust of wind gave her away, her scent catching the breeze and the man growled, knowing someone or </span><span style="color: #464646"><i>something</i></span><span style="color: #464646"> was on his trail. </span><span style="color: #464646"><i>Shit.</i></span><span style="color: #464646"> His steps quickened and before she knew it, Violet was charging ahead in full sprint as the man ran.</span><br>
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It didn't take long for Violet to lose the target, her lips forming silent curse words as she made her way back to the safe house. The target was a werewolf, that much she did know, but as for age...he wasn't newly turned as her liaison suggested; the creature was centuries old, had to be. Shaking her head, she stepped into an alley for cover in the event the being decided to follow her, but for some reason she felt she wouldn't truly need the darkness. Violet had startled him but as for fear or anger...he hadn't expressed those. Just the need to get away.</span><br>
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</span><span style="color: #464646">Violet froze as the sweet scent of freshly spilled blood caught her attention. Narrowing her eyes, she searched the darkness of the alley, unsuccessful in their endeavor. Shrugging her shoulders, Violet continued forward before instinctively hugging the brick wall to her right, her hands at the ready above the crossbow on her back. Up ahead, the outline of what appeared to be a man bent over a human form was held in Violet's gaze but she couldn't decipher what was happening from her angle of sight. The only clue being the blood scent was stronger, much stronger and heavy as it clung to the air around her. </span><span style="color: #464646"><i>What is he doing?</i></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div>
				
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<div class="bbcode-centerblock" style="width: 90%;"><span class="bbcode-justify">They'd been staying here in Moscow for a few weeks now. The twins - though still upset about their parents separating and now missing their mum - had more or less settled into their new apartment after the move from Nashville. Tyler had needed the change of environment, and he just couldn't leave his boys behind so he'd taken them to his place of birth, to the neighborhood he'd spent his childhood at, and to an apartment, rented under his middle name. Tyler wasn't sure why he'd used that name. Maybe out of an old habit that had him introduce himself as such many years ago while traveling and looking for his father.</span></div></span><div class="bbcode-centerblock" style="width: 90%;"><span class="bbcode-justify"><br>
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He'd waited for the boys to be asleep before slipping into the shadows near the entrance door to the apartment building once again. From this spot, he could effortlessly listen to the boys' steady breathing and be back as soon as he'd sense something to be off, and meanwhile use those sharpened senses for the purpose they'd been enhanced within him: to prey.</span><br>
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He stayed utterly still. His eyes closed. He didn't need to actually see, to visualize what was out there. He could rely on his other senses, his nose and his ears. His fangs erupting at the flavors of something good passing the door. Blue soft-piercing eyes opened as he turned his head to the side to face the door.</span><br>
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He would need only seconds to get out the door and into the hallway, grab the solitary woman by the sides to take her, move her against the wall and pierce the skin on the side of her throat to have the thick and warm delicacy of blood fill his mouth. To drain her from the liquid that gave her life, so he could have that life instead, and leave her lifeless.</span><br>
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Another vampire might have, but Tyler did not.</span><br>
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He waited till she'd walked past him, the whiff of her perfume tickling his nostrils. She was blonde. Shorter than him. Dressed as if she'd been out on a date. Emerging from the shadows, he casually followed her, as if he'd been walking there too, headed in the same direction of the elevators. </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><i>"Oh."</i></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> she startled when she suddenly noticed him after she'd pushed the button to call the elevator and gave a shy smile. </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><i>"I'm sorry, I hadn't seen you there."</i></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> Tyler returned her smile with a practiced one, which had a power she couldn't escape when she looked up and into his eyes. </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><b>"And you won't remember seeing me either."</b></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> he gently told her, using his glamour on the girl right from the start as he reached for her.</span><br>
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The elevator doors opened to an empty hallway as Tyler had pulled the girl sideways into a niche. To anyone that would happen to pass, Tyler hoped it would look like the both of them were only making out, when in fact he had bitten her, taken only so much blood to still his hunger so he could go on for a few more days. He didn't like to take too much from his victims, he didn't want them to feel faint after, or experience any negative effect about their encounter with him at all. When done, he'd seal the wounds with a flick of his tongue, and his soothing voice would delude them into thinking nothing out of the ordinary had happened when they woke up safely in their beds the next day.</span><br>
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Any bloodshare would be recognizable to those trained to be wary of it, though. And by the time Tyler sensed the present of another human being, one that didn't just glance at the niche and quickly - maybe slightly embarrassed about witnessing what looked like making out in public - diverted its gaze, it was already too late. As much as the scent of blood had given him away, her response to what she thought she saw - which was probably the truth - gave her away, too. Tyler instantly knew this person, whoever it was, was informed and educated about their hidden world. What he couldn't decipher with his senses was what side she was on.</span><br>
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His very first thoughts went to his boys, who were still soundly sleeping upstairs. He could not, under no circumstances, let this female - he'd sensed that by now - know about them. He had to keep them safe. And he had to keep this human girl he'd just fed from safe as well. None of his initial thoughts - and none of the one coming - were about his own safety and life. Quickly, he sealed the wounds and straightened up, cautiously. </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><b>"Get behind me and stay behind me. If anything happens, you run, you run and hide, then go home and sleep. Tomorrow you'll know nothing about what happened here."</b></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> he used his voice, quietly, and the spell she'd already been under, while keeping his eyes on the woman lurking near the wall. He forced the woman behind him before taking one step forward and into the light. He looked outwardly calm and composed, nothing gave away any of his feelings. But if he needed to, he could switch into the killing machine he'd grown to be under Amelia's service. He'd be a worthy opponent. He spoke first.</span><br>
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</span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><b>"Who are you?"</b></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div>
				
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<div class="bbcode-centerblock" style="width: 90%;"><span class="bbcode-justify">Violet had just slipped in the door, ready to take the stairs, when an all too familiar scent permeated her senses and left her bewildered. Her head turned slowly from the left to the right, eyes scanning the corridor for trouble. Her first thought was that the creature she had sought that very night had somehow followed her to the building. A slight shifting of clothing caught her attention further down the corridor toward the elevators, her step cautious and slow as she approached the ever-enveloping scent of the life source of all human beings.</span></div></span><div class="bbcode-centerblock" style="width: 90%;"><span class="bbcode-justify"><br>
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Her nostrils flared as she waited for the creature to acknowledge her presence. Only a moment passed. She narrowed her eyes, ready to defend herself if need be. Her orders had been clear; execute and dispose of every shred of evidence of the target's existence. Everything else that happened was up to her discretion. She had no intention of compromising the mission, lest the creature before her decide to force her hand. He appeared calm, a good sign for Violet.</span><br>
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<div class="bbcode-centerblock" style="width: 90%;"><span class="bbcode-justify">Just like him, the woman across the hallway was on high alert. His quick eyes had spotted the crossbow on her back by now, had studied the way she was dressed. He could hear in the steady beating of her heart that she wasn't frightened, indicating she possibly knew just what to do in case he'd attack first. Her arrows might have silver tips. Those stung. She could do a lot of damage before he'd get to her if she could be fast enough. But he could be faster... If it came to a fight, Tyler calculated quickly in his mind, the odds would probably be a little higher for him, but not high enough, in his book, to risk it.</span></div></span><div class="bbcode-centerblock" style="width: 90%;"><span class="bbcode-justify"><br>
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He'd always learned, from his father as he taught his son about being a hunter, the code they would live by.</span><br>
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<span class="horizontal-rule bbcode-horizontal-rule bbcode-horizontal-rule-thick thick">Flashback</span></span><br>
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Tyler sat hunched in a corner, watching his dad sharpening his arrows. He was amazed by the process. Suddenly his dad paused his movements and looked over at him. </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><i>"Come here, my boy."</i></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> he said, beckoning him closer. A bit hesitantly, Tyler stood and took a few steps closer, hunching down again. </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><i>"No, here, come here!"</i></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> his dad repeated, making another gesture with his free hand. Tyler waddled closer. </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><i>"Here, take this."</i></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> His father pulled him into his lap and handed him one of his arrows. </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><i>"Careful now."</i></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> he urged, then took his sharpening tool. </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><i>"Do you know what these are for?"</i></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> Tyler started nodding his head, then shook it slowly. </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><i>"Well..."</i></span><br>
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His first lesson started and Tyler listened carefully, not a word came from his lips as he sat in his dads lap. </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><i>"We only hunt those that hunt us."</i></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> his father explained. </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><i>"You don't attack or kill based on assumptions or suspicions only, you'll always need proof. Never kill any human being. Always hunt safely and show respect. Try to make it as quick and unpainful as you can, no matter what you witnessed about their crimes. Be careful when you're on your own, son. Be certain about your chances of winning."</i></span><br>
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He would bear those words in mind for life.</span></div></div></div></span></div><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><div class="bbcode-centerblock" style="width: 90%;"><span class="bbcode-justify"><div class="bbcode-centerblock" style="width: 90%;"><div class="bbcode-background" style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"><div class="bbcode-background-text"></div></div></div></span></div></span><div class="bbcode-centerblock" style="width: 90%;"><span class="bbcode-justify"><br>
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It was that same code he still lived by. Clearly this person before him didn't meet enough of the requirements to engage into a fight. Only if she would charge first and threaten him or the woman behind him, he'd serve her his knives.</span><br>
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Cocking his head the same way she did, as in a mirror, he picked up on another scent, sticking to her boot. That scent, he knew... but where from? It had the very familiar flavor of his ex-wife and his boys. A were. But it was ... deeper. Stronger. Older. But fresh. Who </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><i>was</i></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> this person before him? Along with all those thoughts crossing his mind, the vampire felt intrigued.</span><br>
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Her answer wasn't sufficient at all. A stranger looking to head home? A simple sniff and he could tell her home wasn't in this building. There was no place that carried her scent enough to be called her home. But maybe home didn't necessarily need to be here. This wasn't his home, after all, either. But he knew she knew. He picked his words carefully. </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><b>"I'm not a threat unless you threaten me."</b></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> he finally spoke. </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><b>"Why are you after the beast..."</b></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> He knew he was revealing something he maybe shouldn't, that he knew more about her just by using his senses. But he felt the sooner she would be heading home indeed, the sooner his family would be safe from discovery.</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div>
				
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<div class="bbcode-centerblock" style="width: 90%;"><span class="bbcode-justify">Violet shifted her weight to her left leg, her gaze danced back to the woman behind the vampire before returning to rest upon her new acquaintance. His words resounded through her ears, reminding her of the words, the code most hunters lived by. The creature before her was a curious thing; her mind attempting to make sense of his passive nature, unless...unless he was protecting something. Or </span></div></span><div class="bbcode-centerblock" style="width: 90%;"><span class="bbcode-justify"><span style="color: #464646"><i>someone</i></span><span style="color: #464646">. Yes, that had to be it. Was it the human woman he had fed from? If he cared for the woman, why use his power on her? There were a million questions Violet wished to ask of this creature, but curious or not, they were on opposite sides of the fence. Whatever or whoever he was protecting was not her concern.</span><br>
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Nodding in affirmation of his words, Violet felt the tension in her body lessen. </span><span style="color: #464646"><b>"Those words hold true for both of us."</b></span><span style="color: #464646"> She paused as she let out a breath, thinking of the young son she had left in London to embark to Moscow. </span><span style="color: #464646"><b>"The...beast?"</b></span><span style="color: #464646"> Her brows furrowed as she stood before him, bewildered. How had he known? </span><span style="color: #464646"><i>What</i></span><span style="color: #464646"> did he know? She shook her head, blonde hair bouncing against her back and the crossbow, not even sure she </span><span style="color: #464646"><i>wanted</i></span><span style="color: #464646"> to know how he knew about the were.</span><br>
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</span><span style="color: #464646"><b>"He's killed innocents."</b></span><span style="color: #464646"> Memories of the stench and sight of the slaughtered bodies were enough to make bile rise in her throat but she forced herself to remain forbearing. Footsteps approached the trio as the outer door swung open, a young couple clearly intoxicated moving unsteadily down the corridor. Violet glanced at the humans as they passed, their smiles and drunken laughter filling the small space that had been all too serious in the moments previous. Stuffing her hands in the pockets of her jacket, Violet turned her eyes to the dazed woman behind the vampire. </span><span style="color: #464646"><b>"Make sure she makes it to her place safely?"</b></span><span style="color: #464646"> The bell in the elevator went off as the drunken couple stepped inside, Violet side stepping toward the contraption herself. </span><span style="color: #464646"><b>"You may call me Vi."</b></span><br>
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Offering a small smile, Violet turned and stepped into the elevator just as the doors began to close, slipping into the corner after pushing the number for her floor to avoid the stares and questions her weapon would bring. Tonight had been interesting yet full of questions. Perhaps tomorrow would provide her with answers. Answers she would need if she was to carry out her assignment.</span><br>
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But there were other questions unassociated with her work she wanted answers to...like </span><span style="color: #464646"><i>who</i></span><span style="color: #464646"> the vampire she had encountered in the corridor was, and quite simply, why hadn't he attacked her? He had plenty of opportunities and she hadn't exactly been shy about the fact that she resided, though temporarily, in the building. Violet would have to be extra cautious; it had been careless of her to hop onto the elevator and nonchalantly give away which floor she was heading to. She bit her lip as she mentally kicked herself, cursing her sloppiness. It was unlike her.</span><br>
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</span><span style="color: #464646"><i>Ding.</i></span><span style="color: #464646"> The elevator doors opened, drawing Violet from her silent, private reprimands and she made her way quietly out of the contraption and toward the safe house. Not that she could call it that anymore. It wasn't exactly </span><span style="color: #464646"><i>safe</i></span><span style="color: #464646"> with an unknown supe knowing she was in the building but in all fairness, Violet was beyond giving a shit. A hot shower would hopefully rid her of the foul memories that seemed to cling to her though she was far away from the warehouse and perhaps getting some rest would provide her with a sharper mind, one that could come up with a way to entrap her target and carry out his death. After that deed was done, she could go home to her son and forget this side of her. At least until the next assignment.</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div>
				
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<div class="bbcode-centerblock" style="width: 90%;"><span class="bbcode-justify">She hadn't been here for him, that was clear now. But even if she wasn't now, she could still become a threat later. Tyler relaxed his stance in turn as she became less tensed. His gaze sharpening when she realized he knew what she was after. Tyler's focus had mainly been on the boys only, even since before coming here to Moscow. Though he could use his senses to guess what might be going on from the evidence she carried, he didn't know much about the supernatural world these days. Who fought who. What creatures lived where. He'd been better informed when he was once a hunter himself, like she must be. But judging her gear - even though she would be equipped to kill others, too - that was specifically put together for a were Tyler hadn't realized was around as he maybe should have.</span></div></span><div class="bbcode-centerblock" style="width: 90%;"><span class="bbcode-justify"><br>
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Their conversation disrupted by a young and drunk couple passing through the hallway, Tyler for a moment debated his chance to use the distraction to disappear when Violet looked away a moment. But he didn't take it and instead watched her step back into the elevator, giving him a warning about the woman behind him first. Vi. He stayed silent, but gave an inclining nod of the head. They were no enemies now.</span><br>
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When the doors closed, he instantly turned to repeat his instructions to the woman whose blood he'd taken earlier that night, sending her home with no recollection of their meeting. He caught the number on the elevator's digital floor counter before he followed the blonde into the staircase. He was fast - his human speed always the act while his nature gave him the ability to move faster than the human eye could see.</span><br>
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From the shadows he could blend into for the darker side of himself let him, he spied on her as she found her way to her temporary home. The apartment door burned in his mind, he heard her unload her gear and walk through the rooms to head into the shower.</span><br>
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The rest of the night he spent in the bedroom with his boys, not letting them out of his sight.</span></span></div></div></div></div></div><br>
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<span class="bbcode-justify">In the weeks they’d now spent in Moscow, the twins had more or less settled into their new apartment after the move from Nashville. He wasn’t sure why, but he’d rented the apartment under his middle name, Tyler. Maybe out of an old habit that had him introduce himself like this many years ago while traveling and looking for his father. The only problem he started to encounter was his boys growing bored. They didn’t have their vast amount of toys, even though the current amount was growing with each trip to the store. There was no yard, let alone any woods. They all missed being outdoors and the regular runs to the store - man, these boys could eat! - didn’t cut it.</span></span><span class="bbcode-justify"><br>
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Still, Tyler didn’t think about moving back home. He’d chosen to bring the boys here to his place of birth, to the neighborhood he'd spent his childhood at until he’d start traveling with his father after his mom died. Taken in account they’d soon turn six and would need proper education, Tyler had spent a night looking for an English-language school and had found the credentials of an international one. He’d probably enroll the boys in school as soon as holidays were over.</span><br>
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All of that, though, had faded to the background in the course of last night’s and today’s events. First he’d been out, feeding, when a woman had recognized him for what he was. Impossible. His initial thoughts had been about his boys, who were still sleeping upstairs. He could not, under no circumstances, let this female know about them. He had to keep them safe. And he had to keep this human girl he'd just fed from safe as well. The woman had carried with her a scent.</span><br>
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Using his senses to gather all information he could from her and the few words they’d shared, he’d figured out she had to be a huntress assigned to liquidate a werewolf that had locally preyed on innocents. He wasn’t sure how she was planning to do that, because the scent that lingered on her boot was that of a very ancient - and therefor skilled - were. It wasn’t his problem, though, and he would not make it his either.</span><br>
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</span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><i>“I’m not a threat unless you threaten me.”</i></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> he’d said. Vi. He knew where she was staying and he was determined to protect his family from discovery, keeping tabs on her like he always kept track of his boys, too.</span><br>
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The next day, however, cops came at his and everyone else’s door. He’d followed them going door to door and already knew by the time they knocked on theirs that they were seeking information about a crime committed in the neighborhood. It was only when they showed him the picture, asking him if he’d seen the girl, that his heart - if he still would have had a beating one - skipped a few beats.</span><br>
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Yes, he’d seen the girl. Alive and well after she’d come from a party. He even knew what her blood tasted like. Obviously, he didn’t tell the cops. When he closed the door after them, he rubbed his jaw while he let his mind work, his ears continuously gathering more information before he realized they’d be questioning Vi soon and she could...</span><br>
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He checked up on the boys who were eating cookies in front of the window in the living room, talking to each other. Tyler needed to see and investigate the crime scene. If his presumptions were right, then the were had challenged him and Vi would need help. His help.</span><br>
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The were’s lair had been a gruesome sight, and so was the murder scene Tyler had forced access to. Or maybe the back alley behind the apartment building had just been his dump site. The vampire let his senses scan the perimeter for clues. The overpowering smell of blood everywhere, nauseating to humans, was almost intoxicating to him and made it harder to concentrate on what his eyes and ears could otherwise effortlessly pick up.</span><br>
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What was on display in between the dumpsters would have been a brutal shock to whoever had discovered the remains. As the body had been dismembered and disemboweled, the parts - like pieces of a human puzzle spread out on the ground - had been covered up with plastic by the police. Tyler checked. One arm was missing along with most of her clothes. Trophies.</span><br>
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A wave of guilt washed over the blood drinker as he stumbled backwards to regain himself. </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><i>“Make sure she makes it to her place safely?”</i></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> The words rang sharply through his mind. But he couldn’t dwell in these thoughts right now. The creature had picked this girl for a reason and that reason was him, since Tyler had preyed on her first. The way she’d been left behind, right here on their doorstep, was meant as a provocation.</span><br>
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Tyler returned inside after passing the young cop, who he’d glamoured and flashed an unexisting police badge before, standing guard at the end of the alley. Soon some members of the coroner’s office would come to pick up the remains.</span><br>
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It had become obvious he couldn’t risk letting the werewolf out and about. In a former life, this creature had been exactly the kind his father and him had been hunting after. He’d been taking the lives of innocents for Kobe knew how long. But even worse, he’d found him. And by finding him, the villain werewolf could find his boys. That could not happen.</span><br>
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He’d left those boys upstairs in their room, telling them to hide if they heard something and stay hidden till he’d come back for them if they did. They hadn’t been out of his hearing range during his investigation and he could be back up there within seconds when he needed to. Halting for just a moment to focus and listen in on them, Tyler could hear them still talking to one another. One more stop and then he could go back to watch over them up close.</span><br>
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He knocked on her door.</span><br>
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</span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><b>“We need to kill it. Sooner rather than later. What’s your plan?”</b></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> he said, his eyes bore into hers. </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><b>“Tell me your plan.”</b></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div>
				
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Shifting to her right side, a sigh escaped her lips as she stared out the balcony door, dim city lights reflecting against the glass panes. Pulling the duvet up closer around her body, she watched as moonlight began to filter through the doors, casting the room in an eery glow. Closing her eyes, Violet's body relaxed and the sounds from the street below began to fade...</span><br>
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Sitting up suddenly, her eyes strained against the sudden explosion of daylight pouring through the doors. Morning. Groaning, she stretched her arms before slipping out of bed and making her way to the coffee maker in the tiny kitchenette. Turning the machine on, she waited for a moment before her ears caught the sound of knocking at the front door. Creeping toward her bag, she removed a pistol outfitted with a silencer and approached slowly, quietly peeking out the peephole. Two police officers stood outside, appearing grim and pale. One of them let his fist bang on the door once more before Violet stuffed the pistol in her pajama shorts and pulled her over-sized t-shirt over it. Opening the door, she greeted them with a smile.</span><br>
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Moments later, Violet closed the door with the smile frozen upon her lips. So the girl hadn't made it home after all. Or, well, if she had, it hadn't been for long. What had the vampire done? Was he testing her? Slamming the lock into place on the door, she padded toward the desk where her laptop was set up. Removing the pistol from her pajama waistband, she rested the cold metal against the polished cherry wood surface of the desk, attempting to piece together everything. -If- the vampire hadn't done this, than who had? It was a strange coincidence if there ever was one. Or perhaps...no that was out of the question. Her target couldn't have known where she was or who she had encountered after losing him in the darkness of the night. But it wasn't entirely -impossible- though.</span><br>
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Rubbing her forehead with the palm of her hand, she shook her head as her mind reeled, trying to make sense of the situation. Sliding into the desk chair, Violet ran her fingers through her blonde hair in deep thought, quite forgetful of the pot of coffee now ready. Frowning as she continued to think, she opened her laptop and began typing, hoping her message reached Dawson before things escalated. She didn't like the man but he could help her if he was near.</span><br>
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Violet was just pulling on her jeans when a sharp knock on her door caught her attention for the second time that morning. Grasping the pistol in her left hand, she made her way for the door again, throwing it open again only to reveal the vampire. A plan? She blinked against his intense stare, his words answering her silent question. He obviously hadn't engaged in any killing over night.</span><br>
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</span><span style="color: #464646"><b>"...We?"</b></span><span style="color: #464646"> She shook her head. </span><span style="color: #464646"><b>"There is no we. If anyone is carrying out the deed, it must be me."</b></span><span style="color: #464646"> She shifted her weight, eyes narrowing. </span><span style="color: #464646"><b>"I was thinking of baiting him."</b></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div>
				
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<div class="bbcode-centerblock" style="width: 90%;"><span class="bbcode-justify">An old friend. So, help was coming? Maybe he should back out then. If there was a group coming here to trap the beast... maybe they would even make it all. Her statement about being dead the moment she'd arrived, he couldn't refute. But at least he knew now that she knew. It was a hopeless case, one human against this creature of the moon. He narrowed his eyes at the way she talked, stepping back an instant. He'd tried. Maybe it was even better not to mingle, he'd deal with whatever the were wanted from him, after.</span></div></span><div class="bbcode-centerblock" style="width: 90%;"><span class="bbcode-justify"><br>
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A pistol. His eyes quickly glanced down and up. It wouldn't kill him. He'd dodged more bullets than he could count in his life. </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><i>The people she worked for</i></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF">. Sounded mysterious. And Tyler didn't miss the hint of a threat in the woman's words. He'd come this far now, staying under mostly everyone's radar. Him and his boys and Natalie. He didn't want to jeopardize that, that's why the werewolf needed to die. He knew about the vampire now. And this one had known the moment she'd walked in on him feeding. Tyler knew how hard it was to glamour a knowing human, he wouldn't have pulled it off even when he tried. </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><b>"I just want to be sure he'll be terminated."</b></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> Tyler stated. </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><b>"Don't even need to be in on it or be the one to strike the fatal blow."</b></span><br>
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Happy she instantly came to the point and wouldn't waste time on other questions - questions about him - he looked back at Violet, hearing her out. </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><i>Burn his home down?</i></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> Tyler gave her a stare. He was pretty sure she really didn't need a massively pissed off werewolf on her trail. </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><b>"I suggest you'd burn his lair after."</b></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> he said. The help she'd summoned might not come? This was getting worse by the second. Tyler would have avoided getting too close to this - only wanted the were to be taken care of - but if he had to...</span><br>
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Her questions agitated him a little. She had no business asking him, had she? </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><b>"I could sense it."</b></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> was the only thing he said. </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><b>"Why would I have left? I did nothing wrong."</b></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> Tyler stated and then pointed at the computer. </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><b>"What information do you have on him? The location of his den? His hunting grounds? Did you map out his recent kill sites? Apart from the one downstairs..."</b></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> Tyler paused a moment, thoughtful. </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><b>"He took the clothes. And one arm. There were claw marks left at the scene. Up high, though, where the police wouldn't look."</b></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> The vampire froze, his eyes turned to the window. Wait... In a few steps he was at the window, forcing one open to look down the back facade of the building. His fingers caressed the bricks next to him on the wall. A set of four lines, carved into the building. </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><b>"He knows about you."</b></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> Leaning further out just a moment to check, Tyler let out a quiet snarl. The were knew about his boys, too.</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div>
				
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<span class="bbcode-justify">Violet shifted in her seat, folding one leg underneath her. </span></span><span class="bbcode-justify"><span style="color: #464646"><b>"You could sense it...okay."</b></span> <span style="color: #464646"><i>I call bullshit.</i></span><span style="color: #464646"> Cocking an eyebrow and looking away, she awoke the laptop with a gentle tap on the mouse pad, the screen flickering to life. She gave a slight nod, leaning forward to rest her elbow on the desk. </span><span style="color: #464646"><b>"He has a place near the wharf...he's been collecting for years so it's no surprise that he took a couple tokens from his kill overnight night. I found it last night before I tracked him through the city."</b></span><span style="color: #464646"> She glanced away from the screen to the folder beside the laptop, grasping it and tossing it onto the coffee table near where the vampire stood. </span><span style="color: #464646"><b>"There's the dossier I was given before I came here. He's listed as a new wolf or a young one...But he's old, at least a couple centuries. I-"</b></span><span style="color: #464646"> She paused, sitting back and rubbing her temple. </span><span style="color: #464646"><b>"I can't help but think my employer already knew that."</b></span><br>
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She noticed the vampire still at his mention of claw marks, and followed his movements toward the window with curiosity, frowning as he opened it and studied the brick. </span><span style="color: #464646"><b>"What?"</b></span><span style="color: #464646"> Standing, she hurried to the window and poked her head outside, eyes taking in the lines. Her jaw clenched and she pursed her lips, stepping back and crossing her arms over her chest. </span><span style="color: #464646"><b>"That's not surprising either. He knows my scent by now from my chase last night and after I lost him, he probably tracked me to this building."</b></span><br>
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Violet turned away from Tyler, bending over to grasp her boots and settling down on the couch to put them on. She needed to start scouting for the were as soon as possible, before anyone else was hurt because she had invaded the beast's territory. </span><span style="color: #464646"><b>"I'm going to head back to his hide-out and see if there's anything I missed last night. You're welcome to join me or stay here, up to you."</b></span><span style="color: #464646"> After lacing her boots, she stood up, pulling her custom made double holster on over her shoulders, sliding in her pistol and a revolver with silver bullets into the sleek leather.</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div>
				
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<span class="bbcode-justify">The were was still on the loose. Violet had taken it upon her to scout out the creature’s whereabouts, but he’d gotten more careful, playing his game of cat and mouse. Tyler was convinced he’d only let her find out what he wanted her to find out. She’d mentioned a friend might be traveling down to help. Maybe he could call in some help as well. Someone Violet didn’t necessarily need to know about but could turn out to be an asset in the moment of truth. Especially if the were would have no idea either. Tyler was convinced they’d need the element of surprise to take down the were. Unfortunately, the vampire himself was already made. Tyler expected the were to calculate in any options that included him, too. And he wasn’t even sure he would be able to actually join the fight. He couldn’t leave his boys at home alone and unguarded.</span></span><span class="bbcode-justify"><br>
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<span class="bbcode-justify">Heavy footsteps reverberated throughout the (nearly) empty warehouse, the loud clonk, clonk, clonk seemingly to follow the pounding of Violet's heart as she hunched down on her heels behind the human trophy pile. She had finally broken into the beast's sleeping area only to be interrupted by the abrupt return of said beast, and had scrambled to find cover. His deep, steady growl had echoed off the walls upon finding his quarters had been discovered; the anger audible in Violet's ears as a chill had gone down her spine.</span></span><span class="bbcode-justify"><br>
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In a perfect world, Violet would have already been gone had it not been for his belongings drawing her attention; journals and journals full of tattered pages and different languages sprawling centuries littered the small space, previously an office, as well as personal tokens from his life of living on the fringes of society. A brooch of sapphires in the shape of a bird had caught her attention, her face a mask of confusion as she noted she had seen the trinket before. She had spent nearly an hour staring at the jewel, entranced by the different facets of blue and the memories that had hit her like a freight train.</span><br>
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</span><span style="color: #464646"><i>Morgana.</i></span><span style="color: #464646"> Violet had last seen that very piece of jewelry on the beheaded corpse of the ancient vampire some years ago. </span><span style="color: #464646"><i>What the fuck is it doing here?!</i></span><span style="color: #464646"> It wasn't until she had scented the were's return that she had broken eye contact with the sapphires and shoved it into the pocket of her blazer, exchanging the jewel for her revolver and making a mad dash for a place to hide.</span><br>
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Before she could react, his hand suddenly enclosed around her throat and he held her up, her own hands clawing at his for release, her legs kicking as his voice hissed. </span><span style="color: #464646"><i>"And how should I thank him? Leave your bloodied corpse at his doorstep? Maybe send him your heart, drive him insane with the thought of your sweet blood upon his tongue..."</i></span><span style="color: #464646"> The were laughed as her boot collided with his thigh. </span><span style="color: #464646"><i>"No, no, no. Those boys of his will need a proper wolf to guide them, lead them into the light. Perhaps I should offer my services, teach the young ones how a real wolf hunts. Teach them there is no limit to what they can do."</i></span><span style="color: #464646"> The beast's eyes narrowed, sensing the confusion now clouding Violet's mind, other than the fact that she could hardly breathe. Boys? Tyler has children?</span><br>
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Long claws formed at the end of his free hand, dragging them along the exposed skin of her chest as blood flowed to the surface. Licking her life source staining the end of the sharp claws, he growled, a frown fleeting across his face. He flung her away just as quickly as he had caught hold of her, Violet's body flying through the air and hitting a back wall with a loud crash. Sharp pain flowed through her right arm as she sat up and corrected herself, climbing to her feet with a gasp, unsteady.</span><br>
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</span><span style="color: #464646"><i>"There is death in your veins, slayer of Morgana L'ibis Sacré. Has the blood drinker tasted you? Does he know? The vampire can not hide anything from me and neither can you, shifter."</i></span><span style="color: #464646"> Violet picked up the revolver, uncaring if the were heard her cocking the gun. Pointing it at his back, she held her injured arm close to her chest. </span><span style="color: #464646"><b>"I don't know what you mean, beast. I'm no shifter."</b></span><br>
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The beast chuckled, shaking his head as he turned toward her yet again. </span><span style="color: #464646"><i>"You honestly have not a clue as to what you are, do you?"</i></span><span style="color: #464646"> He threw his long black overcoat off his shoulders and onto the stained concrete, craning his neck as his body seemed to shimmer in Violet's view. </span><span style="color: #464646"><i>"Allow me to show you."</i></span><span style="color: #464646"> Within seconds, his skin rippled and moved, his limbs changing form until finally an enormous white wolf stood before Violet, hazel eyes flecked with crimson boring into her blue ones. He snarled; large teeth snapping at the air as the wolf lowered his head, scratching his large paws against the ground as if waiting.</span><br>
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</span><span style="color: #464646"><b>"Lies."</b></span><span style="color: #464646"> The butt of the gun landed against a bullet wound. The were growled.</span><br>
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</span><span style="color: #464646"><i>"I was told to observe you, trap you. I know not the name of the person who approached me."</i></span><br>
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</span><span style="color: #464646"><b>"Male, female? Old? Middle aged? A shifter? More details means less questions and a faster judgement."</b></span><br>
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</span><span style="color: #464646"><i>"Male."</i></span><span style="color: #464646"> The were coughed. </span><span style="color: #464646"><i>"Human, I believe. He is not too old, ex military perhaps."</i></span><br>
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Violet pursed her lips, knowing full well the man who fit the description. </span><span style="color: #464646"><b>"Why did he tell you to watch me? What did he promise in return?"</b></span><br>
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Violet slammed the safe house door behind her, wincing against the pain as she reached for the kitchen light and examined the damage. It hurt to move her arm but at least she didn't notice any visible signs of breakage. Probably just a sprain. And the bite...well, it was barely a nip and she'd survive. She'd live through the sting from the scratches across her chest as well as the wound against her temple, the blood oozing slowly. It would clot soon enough.</span><br>
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The were on the other hand was now a smoking pile of dust, city alarms still filling the air as the warehouse burned, the blazing inferno visible for miles in the dark of the night, a beacon for those who were still awake. Taking the brooch from her blazer pocket as she shrugged it off, she sunk down onto the couch, staring at the mesmerizing jewel as her eyelids grew heavy. Tonight she would rest but tomorrow...tomorrow, she'd find the answers. </span><span style="color: #464646"><i>What has Dawson gotten himself into?</i></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div>
				
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<div class="bbcode-centerblock" style="width: 90%;"><span class="bbcode-justify">The vampire had sensed her return home. By now it came fairly easy to keep track of her over a large perimeter, not as wide to include the were's hideout though. He froze. She smelled of blood. Death. And silver. The sharp scent of gasoline clung around her. One look outside the window and he could see the pile of smoke. What had she done?</span></div></span><div class="bbcode-centerblock" style="width: 90%;"><span class="bbcode-justify"><br>
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They gave each other a nod of acknowledgment before the other came to the point with a brief update of what had gone down at the wolf's lair until she had set it on fire. Tyler furrowed his brows. Neither of them seemed to have been honest, but what had he expected? His eyes rested on the bedroom door where the twins were sleeping peacefully and his hands clenched into fists as James repeated the werewolf's words.</span><br>
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Now she knew. Would she report them all back to her employer? And what had the were tried to show her? Tyler forced himself to recall all of her scent, every tiny bit of information. Was she not human? But then how could she have deceived his senses?</span><br>
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<span class="bbcode-justify">Violet gasped against the sudden burn spreading under her skin, feeling almost as if her blood was boiling in her veins. Opening her eyes as she winced, she glanced down at her arm. Upon closer inspection, she realized her blood </span></span><span class="bbcode-justify"><span style="color: #464646"><i>was</i></span><span style="color: #464646"> boiling, the small open wound slightly bubbling at the surface. Violet's eyes widened as her mind mulled over the possibilities, the were's words reiterating in her ears. The were had been mistaken; Violet wasn't a shifter. That was impossible. She had never shape-shifted in her life. Her mother was as human as human could be; there wasn't anything special about her blood or family ties. But Violet's real father...he was a complete unknown. Violet's mother never spoke of him and Violet had never investigated that particular part of her life. Her father had always been Varg, Meri's first husband, before his untimely death.</span><br>
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<div class="bbcode-centerblock" style="width: 90%;"><span class="bbcode-justify">When it came to his boys and their safety, Tyler was relentless. He'd snap this woman's neck the second she'd make it look or sound like she'd somehow endanger his wolf cubs, sleeping downstairs. And for her just to know about them... That was a problem. A problem he couldn't make undone. The thought of the boys and their discovery was all that was in his mind and what made him act this way, until he slowly realized something else.</span></div></span><div class="bbcode-centerblock" style="width: 90%;"><span class="bbcode-justify"><br>
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Pulling his hands back from around her throat as if he'd burned himself, he stumbled backwards, stupefied. The girl dropping the few inches down he'd held her up against the wall. His eyes narrowed in turn. </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><b>"What's wrong with you."</b></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> His eyes quickly assessed her state. The blood covering her arm, but no wound. By now, she was radiating heat away, a clear sign of her body healing. Or... Was it healing? He took another step back. And another. This little problem she said she'd cleaned up... Maybe she'd just created another, bigger one. Keeping his cautious gaze locked on her. </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><b>"Stop what you're doing."</b></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> he urged her, in a gentle manner. If she shifted right now, right here... If she lost it...</span><br>
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</span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><b>"Vi... You need to calm down."</b></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> His voice was calm, soothing. He really couldn't let this get out of hand. </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><b>"Breathe. Just breathe."</b></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> He bumped into the couch and stopped, one hand reached out to her, almost in a plea. </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><b>"Let me help you."</b></span></span></div></div></div></div></div><br>
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<span class="bbcode-justify"><div class="bbcode-background" style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"><div class="bbcode-background-text"><span style="color: #464646">Violet felt herself slide to the floor, her eyes unseeing as the excrutiating pain rippled under her skin. </span><span style="color: #464646"><b>"Stop?! Calm down?! How?!"</b></span><span style="color: #464646"> She hissed as she wrapped her arms around herself. </span><span style="color: #464646"><b>"One moment you're going to kill me and the next you're telling me to breathe. What the fuck is happening to me?"</b></span><span style="color: #464646"> Her eyesight refocused as her confused and slightly frightened gaze rested on Tyler, his image slightly swimming.</span></div></div><br>
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<div class="bbcode-background" style="background-color: #464646;"><div class="bbcode-background-text"><span style="color: #FFFFFF">The vampire kept his arm outstretched towards her, showing her he wasn't going to hurt her. But he would act if he needed to. </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><b>"You're... You're shifting."</b></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> Tyler briefly glanced at the woman's hands and feet. </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><b>"Or... trying to."</b></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> He looked up into her eyes again. </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><b>"It's not safe for you to shift here... Try to focus... on your humanity."</b></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> he tried to ease her into it, taking one step closer again.</span></div></div><br>
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<div class="bbcode-background" style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"><div class="bbcode-background-text"><span style="color: #464646">Violet felt her boiling blood cascading in her veins, her heartbeat yet again audible, pounding, in her ears as she attempted to understand what he was saying. </span><span style="color: #464646"><b>"I-I'm shifting? But..but I'm not a shifter?"</b></span><span style="color: #464646"> She realized she was clasping the brooch in her hand and flung it away from herself. She winced against the pain again, her mind racing and then everything came to a halt. There was no burn, no pain. Just a faint warmth all around. Violet gasped, cradling her head in her hands as she wiped away the sweat and blood from her brow.</span></div></div><br>
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<div class="bbcode-background" style="background-color: #464646;"><div class="bbcode-background-text"><span style="color: #FFFFFF">Tyler waited a moment, studying her as she grabbed at her head. The smell of blood waving over him again, now that the danger had subsided. </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><b>"Are you feeling better?"</b></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> he wanted to know, his eyes finding the piece of jewelry she'd thrown across the room. It had landed closeby, near his feet and in a millisecond after it stopped twirling, he picked it up. Looking between the brooch and her, he tried to wrap his mind around what was happening.</span></div></div><br>
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<div class="bbcode-background" style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"><div class="bbcode-background-text"><span style="color: #464646">Violet pushed herself off the ground, slightly weak but if anything, she felt reenergized. </span><span style="color: #464646"><i>What was that all about?</i></span><span style="color: #464646"> She lowered her gaze to her body, doing a once over to make sure she truly was okay. </span><span style="color: #464646"><b>"I feel..fine. Why did it stop?"</b></span></div></div><br>
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<div class="bbcode-background" style="background-color: #464646;"><div class="bbcode-background-text"><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><b>"You tell me..."</b></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> Tyler quietly said, reaching her the brooch back. </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><b>"This is yours."</b></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> He frowned again as he glanced around. </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><b>"How did you do it?"</b></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> he asked, </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><b>"The were? You did it all by yourself?"</b></span></div></div><br>
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<div class="bbcode-background" style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"><div class="bbcode-background-text"><span style="color: #464646">Violet pursed her lips. </span><span style="color: #464646"><b>"If I knew why, I wouldn't be asking."</b></span><span style="color: #464646"> She glanced down at the area across the top of her chest that had bore scratches mere moments before, before sighing and lifting her eyes to the brooch now being handed back to her. </span><span style="color: #464646"><b>"Overdose of wolfsbane. It was slow but...he's gone now."</b></span><span style="color: #464646"> She lifted the brooch from his palm. </span><span style="color: #464646"><b>"I should probably warn you though.."</b></span><span style="color: #464646"> She looked up into the vampire's eyes. </span><span style="color: #464646"><b>"It would be best for you and your children to clear the area. At least for the time being."</b></span><span style="color: #464646"> She paused. </span><span style="color: #464646"><b>"Remember the help I contacted? Err..well..as it turns out he's the reason I'm here. He wants me dead."</b></span></div></div><br>
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<div class="bbcode-background" style="background-color: #464646;"><div class="bbcode-background-text"><span style="color: #FFFFFF">Tyler flinched at the mention of his kids, jerking his head up and balling up his fists. But she was warning him... Tyler didn't want to mess with things he had no business with. Still, he wondered why someone wanted Vi dead. </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><b>"You need no help?"</b></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> he posed.</span></div></div><br>
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<div class="bbcode-background" style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"><div class="bbcode-background-text"><span style="color: #464646">Violet shook her head. </span><span style="color: #464646"><b>"Take care of your children. I can handle him...I think."</b></span><span style="color: #464646"> Violet slid the brooch into her jeans pocket before moving away from the wall. </span><span style="color: #464646"><b>"I'm going to head back to London in the morning. Perhaps I'll find answers there."</b></span><span style="color: #464646"> She frowned slightly as a thought crossed her mind. </span><span style="color: #464646"><b>"Does the name Morgana mean anything to you?"</b></span></div></div><br>
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<div class="bbcode-background" style="background-color: #464646;"><div class="bbcode-background-text"><span style="color: #FFFFFF">Tyler assumed from her words she wouldn't tell on him and the boys to her employer and just gave the woman a silent nod. </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><b>"Good luck."</b></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> he paused a moment before continuing. </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><b>"If you're ever in need..."</b></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> When she mentioned the name Morgana, he tensed. </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><b>"I've heard stories."</b></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> was all he said.</span></div></div><br>
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<div class="bbcode-background" style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"><div class="bbcode-background-text"><span style="color: #464646">Violet offered a nod before moving to sit down at the desk, grasping a pen from her laptop bag and a post-it note. Within seconds, she set the pen down and turned back to the vampire, holding out the paper. </span><span style="color: #464646"><b>"Here. You can reach me at this number if anything comes up. If someone by the name Dawson starts asking questions, will you let me know?"</b></span></div></div><br>
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<div class="bbcode-background" style="background-color: #464646;"><div class="bbcode-background-text"><span style="color: #FFFFFF">Tyler glanced at the piece of paper, then took it with a nod. </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><b>"I will do that."</b></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> He kept quiet another moment, looking around and debating to himself whether or not to tell her they'd move out of this apartment building as soon as possible. </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><b>"You expect him to come here when you're gone?"</b></span></div></div><br>
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<div class="bbcode-background" style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"><div class="bbcode-background-text"><span style="color: #464646">Violet shifted in her seat, moving to put the pen back in her bag. </span><span style="color: #464646"><b>"Yes, most definitely. He'll be looking for me..."</b></span><span style="color: #464646"> She paused, collecting her laptop and also placing it in the bag. </span><span style="color: #464646"><b>"I don't know what he'll be expecting to find but I don't want to be here one way or another when he does."</b></span></div></div><br>
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<div class="bbcode-background" style="background-color: #464646;"><div class="bbcode-background-text"><span style="color: #FFFFFF">Tyler eyed her another moment intently. </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><b>"Anything more I should know about him?"</b></span></div></div><br>
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<div class="bbcode-background" style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"><div class="bbcode-background-text"><span style="color: #464646">Violet glanced at the vampire once more. </span><span style="color: #464646"><b>"Just...be cautious. I thought I knew the man but recent events are leading me to believe I actually don't. That's why I need to return to London. Someone has answers."</b></span></div></div><br>
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<div class="bbcode-background" style="background-color: #464646;"><div class="bbcode-background-text"><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><b>"He's not gonna turn out to be a shifter or someone with enhanced features? If he comes, I can take him down? Not..."</b></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> Tyler frowned. </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><b>"Just in case."</b></span></div></div><br>
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<div class="bbcode-background" style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"><div class="bbcode-background-text"><span style="color: #464646">Violet shook her head. </span><span style="color: #464646"><b>"He's human, or, at least, that I know of. I haven't seen him personally in over a year. He was a United States Navy Seal once upon a time so his features are clean cut...He </b></span><span style="color: #464646"><b><i>used</i></b></span><span style="color: #464646"><b> to have extremely low tolerance for any sort of shifter and never was a fan of the fang but from what the were told me...it seems something or </b></span><span style="color: #464646"><b><i>someone</i></b></span><span style="color: #464646"><b> has changed his mind."</b></span></div></div><br>
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<div class="bbcode-background" style="background-color: #464646;"><div class="bbcode-background-text"><span style="color: #FFFFFF">Tyler heard her out. </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><b>"I see."</b></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> he registered that in his mind. </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><b>"Maybe you'll find out in London. I'll keep an eye on military looking types. I assume he knows about this place?"</b></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> He hesitated a moment. </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><b>"Can you make sure not to leave any trails towards me..? I'll keep an eye on the place for you in return."</b></span></div></div><br>
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<div class="bbcode-background" style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"><div class="bbcode-background-text"><span style="color: #464646">Violet smirked. </span><span style="color: #464646"><b>"Already ahead of you there. Your file was last updated with a location of Nashville and as far as I know, that's where you were last spotted."</b></span><span style="color: #464646"> She sat back. </span><span style="color: #464646"><b>"You're a ghost to people who even remotely care, </b></span><span style="color: #464646"><b><i>Hunter</i></b></span><span style="color: #464646"><b>."</b></span></div></div><br>
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<div class="bbcode-background" style="background-color: #464646;"><div class="bbcode-background-text"><span style="color: #FFFFFF">Tyler tensed once more at the mention of his name. So... she knew? </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><b>"And about the boys?"</b></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> he wanted to know, his eyes narrrowing slightly as he looked over at her. And... wait... There was a file on him? He'd have to some way, somehow, make sure that information disappeared... One day. If there were no trail of him...</span></div></div><br>
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<div class="bbcode-background" style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"><div class="bbcode-background-text"><span style="color: #464646">Violet lifted her eyebrows. </span><span style="color: #464646"><b>"What boys? Your file says nothing about any boys."</b></span><span style="color: #464646"> Which had been the truth; Apparently his children were complete unknowns to the Order and other related agencies. If the were hadn't mentioned them, Violet never would have known about them.</span></div></div><br>
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<div class="bbcode-background" style="background-color: #464646;"><div class="bbcode-background-text"><span style="color: #FFFFFF">Tyler was relieved to hear they weren't spoken off and nodded. </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><b>"Keep it that way."</b></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> Straightening up, he started walking towards the door. </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><b>"And please, control yourself..."</b></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> he glanced back at her a moment, </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><b>"You don't want to shift on an airplane home. Or with your son near."</b></span></div></div><br>
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<div class="bbcode-background" style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"><div class="bbcode-background-text"><span style="color: #464646">Violet felt the smirk slide off her face. </span><span style="color: #464646"><b>"I know...it's yet another thing I need to look into."</b></span><span style="color: #464646"> Her list was growing longer by the second.</span></div></div></span></div></div></div>
				
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<span class="bbcode-justify">Violet flung her hood over her head as she walked, a golden tendril or two escaping the cover. After the vampire had left the safe house, she had taken it upon herself to shower and pack what few belongings she had brought with her, deciding that it was for the best that she leave immediately rather than later. If she stayed, morning might never arrive; at least, not for her. She settled onto a bench as she waited for the train, trying her best to ignore the fact that someone was following her. Who it was, she didn't know; he was as unfamiliar to her as the old man who sat on the opposite end of the bench.</span></span><span class="bbcode-justify"><br>
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Taking a casual glance as she shifted her bag on her lap, her eyes locked with her shadow, his dark eyes seeming to drill into her skull. Distaste flooded her mouth and she looked away, glancing slowly over at the older gentleman who was snoring softly mere feet from her. She stood, stretching her arms as she moved closer to the track and crossed her arms over her chest, faking impatience for the train's arrival, as she moved further away from the common area where innocent bystanders milled around. Moments later, Violet had a pistol trained on the man following her, one sniff and she knew he was a were. </span><span style="color: #464646"><b>"What do you want?"</b></span><br>
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The were grinned widely. </span><span style="color: #464646"><i>"Skipping the pleasantries and moving straight to the point. Our common acquaintance said as much."</i></span><br>
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Violet narrowed her eyes, not lowering the gun. </span><span style="color: #464646"><b>"And what else did this </b></span><span style="color: #464646"><b><i>acquaintance</i></b></span><span style="color: #464646"><b> tell you?"</b></span><br>
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The were chuckled, glancing down at his scuffed boot as he kicked a stray cigarette bud away. </span><span style="color: #464646"><i>"That if you were smart, you would have stayed in London...Oh-"</i></span><span style="color: #464646"> The were looked up, revealing sharpened teeth as he smiled. </span><span style="color: #464646"><i>"and that you'd prefer a quiet confrontation away from humans."</i></span><span style="color: #464646"> Footsteps shuffled behind Violet as she frowned, his words sinking in as her brain processed the danger. </span><span style="color: #464646"><i>Clank.</i></span><span style="color: #464646"> A second later, the gun slipped out of her hand as she slumped down and the world went black. </span><span style="color: #464646"><i>Silence</i></span><span style="color: #464646">.</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div>
				
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<div class="bbcode-centerblock" style="width: 90%;"><span class="bbcode-justify">She had given him a lot to think about. If he wouldn't have had the kids, he would have disappeared, like he was sure she was about to. At the same time, he believed they had a chance to remain undiscovered without running right this second. Over the next few days, a plan would shape itself in his head. They'd move. He'd look for an overnight nanny so he would be able to hunt during the night. No one needed to know they'd stick around here, in Moscow, under the cover of a normal life. No one would know to find them, except for Violet, maybe.</span></div></span><div class="bbcode-centerblock" style="width: 90%;"><span class="bbcode-justify"><br>
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In the back of his mind, he kept track of Violet while she packed and left the building, meanwhile returning to his boys and taking over watch from the other vampire. Until they'd find another place to live, he had to be on high alert at all times to avoid discovery.</span><br>
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Tyler sat listening to the breathing and heartbeats of his boys in a dark living room, a part of his conscience still focused on Violet who'd made it to the train station. His trained senses could reach far when his attention was undivided, but since he was mostly focused on his immediate surroundings, he could only sense her at the edge of where his powers reached. Besides...</span><br>
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Suddenly he noticed something, a semifamiliar scent in an unexpected place. It wasn't the were Violet had killed, couldn't be. But a were had been around her apartment... and followed her. By the time he'd followed the trail with his mind, Violet's presence he had felt was gone.</span><br>
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<div class="bbcode-centerblock" style="width: 90%;"><span class="bbcode-justify">Violet's eyes fluttered open as the pounding in her head ricocheted across her brain, her hand reaching upwards and massaging her temple. The image before her swam as her eyes became focused and adjusted to the harsh fluorescent lighting, her brow furrowing when her surroundings became clear. Metal bars of a cage enclosed around her and the lack of natural light lead Violet to the conclusion that she was underground somewhere; the rock formations in the far wall only confirming that theory.</span></div></span><div class="bbcode-centerblock" style="width: 90%;"><span class="bbcode-justify"><br>
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She rubbed her head and grimaced against the ache now residing in her head, a souvenir of sorts from her encounter at the train station. It had been stupid to even think of confronting the were that had been following her, let alone leading them to an area where an ambush would be quite easy to carry out. Violet knew damn well who that common acquaintance was, and from the looks of it, he had done a good job of entrapping her. She rose onto her knees, her hair brushing the top of the cage, her hands grasping a couple bars and jerking on the cool metal, finding the metal secured nicely into the metal platform she was kneeling on.</span><br>
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Violet tried every which way to get out, from kicking at the bars with her boots to attempting to pry open the bars with her jacket, but every endeavor was a failure. She sighed, blowing her bangs off her damp forehead as she leaned back against the bars behind her in defeat, only imagining what lie in store for her. She closed her eyes only to find herself staring at the far doorway as footsteps sounded along the space behind it moments later. Her nostrils flared as she recognized the silhouette in the doorway, the man's tall, muscular frame familiar to Violet, intimately familiar.</span><br>
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Once upon a time, she had loved John Dawson and would have done anything for him, but now...The Dawson she saw before her was a stranger. Her sapphire eyes met those amber orbs, not recognizing the person behind them. She watched as he approached closer, the fluorescent lighting reflecting slightly off his short brown hair, shaved close to the scalp, revealing several scars along his skull normally hidden by his hair.</span><br>
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The man smiled, a hint of sadness reflecting in his eyes. </span><span style="color: #464646"><i>"Hello, Violet."</i></span><br>
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She snorted, resting her head back against the bars. </span><span style="color: #464646"><b>"John."</b></span><br>
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He grasped a chair from against the wall, setting it down a few feet from the cage before sitting down. </span><span style="color: #464646"><i>"Apologies for the lack of hospitality...this isn't personal."</i></span><br>
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</span><span style="color: #464646"><b>"It's not personal, it's just business, right?"</b></span><span style="color: #464646"> Violet laughed. </span><span style="color: #464646"><b>"Give me a break."</b></span><br>
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</span><span style="color: #464646"><i>"You're a popular woman, Violet. A lot of interested parties want you dead but you're worth so much more to them alive. So, yes, it's business. A profitable business, at least for me."</i></span><br>
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</span><span style="color: #464646"><b>"Turning on your own, huh? Just what is in it for you? Money? Power? What?"</b></span><br>
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</span><span style="color: #464646"><i>"A fucking gigantic pile of money, a nice 'promotion' of sorts in the new order of things...Change is coming to the world, there's no doubt about that. It's a shame you won't be around to see it."</i></span><br>
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</span><span style="color: #464646"><b>"Yes, quite the shame. Who am I being sold to?"</b></span><br>
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</span><span style="color: #464646"><i>"Arrielle."</i></span><br>
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</span><span style="color: #464646"><i>"Arrielle. She can be very convincing when she wants something...she has an interest in that blood drinker you were consulting with. Speaking of, why does he look so familiar?"</i></span><br>
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</span><span style="color: #464646"><b>"No idea."</b></span><br>
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Dawson laughed. </span><span style="color: #464646"><i>"I assumed you'd say that. I'll find out soon enough. Extraction teams should be closing in soon and then I'll have my answers."</i></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div>
				
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<div class="bbcode-centerblock" style="width: 90%;"></div></span><div class="bbcode-centerblock" style="width: 90%;"><span class="bbcode-justify"><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><i>“They’re coming. You have to go.”</i></span><br>
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Tyler stood frozen for a moment as the other vampire who’d popped up maybe two minutes ago gestured towards the door. </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><b>“I can’t just go.”</b></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> he repeated himself, his eyes going to the twins bedroom. Violet had disappeared from his range about two hours ago.</span><br>
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</span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><i>“It will be only minutes, Hunter. Seconds maybe.”</i></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> James urged him, taking a step forward.</span><br>
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</span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><b>“I can’t go without a plan.”</b></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> the other man said, looking James straight into the eyes. </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><b>“I have the boys, too. They can’t…”</b></span><br>
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</span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><i>“The boys are safe with me. It’s you they want. Go.”</i></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> James jerked his head sideways, towards the window. </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><i>“Go now. The shifter’s apartment. I’ll keep your boys concealed.”</i></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> His eyes flickered back towards the vampire. </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><i>“Deal with them. You can’t run and hide with your family.”</i></span><br>
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If Tyler had more time to think the situation through, he would have come to the same conclusion James already had. They knew about his existence and were determined to capture him. Only him. If he took the boys, he was bound to run into trouble and it would be much harder to protect all three of them than if he were alone.</span><br>
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</span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><b>“How many?”</b></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> he grunted his question on his way to the door, snatching a few of his most precious belongings from their hiding places - his knives were no toys for the boys.</span><br>
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</span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><i>“I don’t know exactly.”</i></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> James shook his head. </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><i>“I came here as soon as I realized. But more than one. They spoke of a team.”</i></span><br>
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</span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><b>“Keep them safe.”</b></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> It was no question and hardly a plea, more like an order. Tyler paused on the doorstep, listening to the sound of his sleeping boys a final time before he shut the door behind him.</span><br>
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He headed up the stairs to Violet’s apartment. His scent was all over this place, for him to maze the people coming for him, this move might help James keep the kids safe. The other vampire would mask their own apartment and hopefully it would go unnoticed. As Tyler stopped to try and listen, he already had a hard time finding his twins’ heartbeats. Good.</span><br>
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James had said they weren’t that far out, but Tyler moved quick. He took position in the middle of the room rather than a corner and with his boot, kicked the couch into the wall, then threw the table on its side. He stood straight, his fangs bare and his eyes darkened as he waited for them.</span><br>
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<div class="bbcode-centerblock" style="width: 90%;"><span class="bbcode-justify">Violet lifted her gaze from the bottom of the cage to stare at Dawson, her eyes narrowing as his words sunk in. </span></div></span><div class="bbcode-centerblock" style="width: 90%;"><span class="bbcode-justify"><span style="color: #464646"><b>"Leave him out of this. John, I mean it. Don't drag him into this."</b></span><br>
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Dawson chuckled, her reaction amusing to him, his amber eyes gleaming in triumph as he leaned forward and rested his elbows on his knees. </span><span style="color: #464646"><i>"Why shouldn't I? Arrielle wants a new pet and in the grand scheme of things, why would he want to stick around a bunch of filthy humans when he can live in paradise among the immortal?"</i></span><br>
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</span><span style="color: #464646"><b>"Since when did you become a lover of the fang?"</b></span><br>
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</span><span style="color: #464646"><i>"When did you? Last time I saw you, you were knee deep in vampire guts and trying to kill Morgana. Oh, huh...wait, wait just a minute. Did you fuck him too? I've heard bloodsuckers are good in bed but..."</i></span><br>
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Violet's cheeks flared crimson at even the suggestion of such a thing. </span><span style="color: #464646"><b>"I am not sleeping with the vampire! Kobe-dammit."</b></span><span style="color: #464646"> She hugged her knees to her chest, her voice lowering. </span><span style="color: #464646"><b>"I've only ever been with one person and </b></span><span style="color: #464646"><b><i>you</i></b></span><span style="color: #464646"><b> know it."</b></span><br>
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Dawson shook his head, a wry smile plastered on his face. </span><span style="color: #464646"><i>"Should have known. You always were a picky one."</i></span><span style="color: #464646"> He sat back, crossing his arms over his chest as he sighed, a sadness detectable in his demeanor. </span><span style="color: #464646"><i>"I'm sorry it's come to this...It's just...well...there isn't going to be a need for hunters such as yourself."</i></span><span style="color: #464646"> He stood up, his hand reaching out to pat one of the bars of the cage. </span><span style="color: #464646"><i>"I've been promised your body after she's done with you. I'll make sure you return to your family for a proper burial."</i></span><br>
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</span><span style="color: #464646"><b>"Gee, thanks. That's comforting."</b></span><br>
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</span><span style="color: #464646"><i>"Don't mention it. It's the least I can do."</i></span><br>
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</span><span style="color: #464646"><b>"You are such an asshole, you know that?"</b></span><br>
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</span><span style="color: #464646"><i>"I'm reminded every damn day, Violet. Every damn day."</i></span><br>
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The sound of a commotion in the hallway caught both of their attention as the door flew open and men dressed in black body armor entered the room, hands on their holsters as they approached Violet's cage. </span><span style="color: #464646"><i>"Party's over. Mistress wants the woman in her chambers now."</i></span><br>
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"And the target?"</i></span><br>
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"Extracted and currently in transit, sir."</i></span><br>
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"Excellent."</i></span><br>
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Dawson turned back to the cage, removing the lock on the door and allowing it to swing open. </span><span style="color: #464646"><i>"You can step out...nice and easy. You don't need to make things harder for yourself."</i></span><br>
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Violet scoffed, shooting a dirty look at Dawson as she crawled out of the cage, attempting to stand but interrupted as a pair of strong hands lifted her and and cuffed her hands. The group of men led her down the narrow passage, candlelight emitting from chandeliers adorning the ceilings swaying as they moved, every shadow coming to life as the light flickered from above. Violet sighed, casting her eyes upwards as if to pray to Kobe that her son was never discovered, lest he meet the same fate someday. Or turn out like his father. She wasn't sure which was worse.</span><br>
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Large wooden doors flew open without a touch as the group approached, a lone figure sitting in a large throne-like chair facing them. The woman, if she could still be called such a thing, was beautiful in every way; long crimson curls streamed down her bare shoulders, past the white bodice of her gown, and cascaded along the ground at her feet, her skin as pale and flawless as a reflection of moonlight on water. Her emerald eyes were framed in long, fluttering eyelashes, her full lips of pale pink stained crimson from dried blood. Within those eyes was a zealous hint of madness normally found in those who believed fiercely in religion but within a vampire...it was almost always a sign of pure insanity. And no one wanted an insane vampire.</span><br>
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</span><span style="color: #464646"><i>"John and Violet, reunited at last. How sweet it is, love."</i></span><span style="color: #464646"> Arrielle's voice rang through the room like a bell, charming but soft and gentle; the exact opposite of her nature. </span><span style="color: #464646"><i>"I'm pleased you could join us, Miss Hardy."</i></span><br>
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Violet stared at the vampire, the only thing on her mind was her son and the way his hair was always sticking up in all directions when he awoke. She blinked. </span><span style="color: #464646"><b>"I..uh..yeah, always a pleasure. Why don't you just get it over with?"</b></span><br>
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The centuries old vampire stood, her movements swift and nearly impossible to keep track of as she neared Violet, studying the woman's appearance. </span><span style="color: #464646"><i>"It almost pains me that I'm going to kill you. Your...scent. It's...overwhelmingly different."</i></span><span style="color: #464646"> The vampire narrowed her eyes as she tilted her head. </span><span style="color: #464646"><i>"What are you? Shall I taste you?"</i></span><br>
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Violet stood her ground, her distaste for the vampire evident on her face. </span><span style="color: #464646"><b>"I'm a human huntress. You're going to kill me anyway, so why not? Take a bite. See what I'm made of."</b></span><br>
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Arrielle flashed her fangs, snapping within inches of Violet's nose before pulling back with a wide smile. </span><span style="color: #464646"><i>"No, no...I'm going to enjoy watching you die. Watching your body break and your blood pour from your wounds and there will be nothing you can do about it. Mama never had the chance so why should you. Pet!"</i></span><span style="color: #464646"> Arrielle's demeanor changed, her voice shrill as she called for her new asset. Violet's eyes followed Arrielle's gaze to the far corner, her heartbeat picking up as she recognized the creature crouched against the wall, cuffed just like she was. </span><span style="color: #464646"><i>"You, my Pet. Tyler. Taste the huntress. Take her. Break her body. Make her scream for mercy. Kill her. Prove you are worthy of my New World."</i></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div>
				
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<div class="bbcode-centerblock" style="width: 90%;"><span class="bbcode-justify">It was a good thing they thought themselves superior to anyone and weren’t too careful about hiding their tracks. However, their strength lay in their numbers mostly, which was the only reason Tyler was now where he found himself to be. Captured by another vampire. It was kind of a déja vu, only he barely knew the woman that had gotten him into this mess now. Last time he’d been willing to die, this time he had every reason to stay alive.</span></div></span><div class="bbcode-centerblock" style="width: 90%;"><span class="bbcode-justify"><br>
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Knowing it was futile to attempt an escape without a plan that had at least some chance of success - a solid one, preferably - Tyler barely struggled once he was let out of the van. When he did act up, he did for a reason. To see how long a corridor looked or to study how the doors and rooms he passed could be connected. He’d once mapped out the castle he’d been held captive and in his hunting days, he’d learned how to pay close attention to his surroundings. He tested the men, learning how they responded to a certain move - their actions revealing what their weapon of choice was and how quick and lean they were. In a short time, Tyler was getting to know as much as he could about his current enemies, most of which were humans. Humans he’d sworn not to kill.</span><br>
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Being brought on his knees before Arrielle in an empty hall, Tyler flashed back to another place, another time. The female vampire before him shimmering a moment as - in his mind - she was replaced with the blonde one, tricking him into servitude. He could almost feel the cold metal of a collar enclose around his neck. He let out a snarl, his fangs popping, when there was indeed something tied around his neck. </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><i>“Sh-sh-sh…”</i></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> the redhead in front of him held up a finger. The tiniest gesture that had him hush instantly. How could he let these women have this power over him? The collar didn’t feel cold, this time, as it was a leather strap wrapped around, like a dog’s.</span><br>
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Tyler seemed to come to his senses as he looked up, his eyes darkening when they met her gaze with the obvious hint of insanity. </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><b>“One’d think you’d save these for the dogs.”</b></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> he commented, here and there a low growl could be heard. Werewolves. Three of them. Tyler had already thought he’d sensed them, but this brought the confirmation needed. This wouldn’t be easy. She laughed, almost hysterically, but nothing in her features moving. </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><i>“You’re funny. I like you.”</i></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> she said and then he was dismissed to the far corner of the hall.</span><br>
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Tyler crouched down, two men standing straight on either side of him. He grimaced momentarily as the silver cuffs seemed to cut in his wrists and he lowered his hands, trying to get them in a more comfortable angle against his skin. He’d noticed she’d recently fed, which would make a huge disadvantage to him who hadn’t been able to feed for a few days now if it came to a fang-to-fang confrontation. He could feel the slight thirst weakening him at the edge of his senses.</span><br>
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Looking up when another prisoner was escorted in by half a dozen men, heavily armed and all suited up in body armor, Tyler almost felt relieved. Violet. Walking in with - what she probably didn’t realize yet but - what could be her future private shield and armory. He counted as he, with half an ear, tried to follow the confrontation between both women. Six men she could make a use of. One vampire, three weres. The man Arrielle referred to as John, who seemed to once have been Violet’s partner. Giving him a quick look over before moving on to the next person, Tyler vaguely noticed the similarities with the boy in the small picture taped along the border Violet’s laptop screen. There were a handful of men more, spread out over the room. Fifteen beating hearts in total, plus the two men that were guarding him. And right outside those large wooden doors…</span><br>
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Tyler sighed inwardly and casted his eyes upwards just a moment. Would Kobe be listening to a vampire? Maybe not, but to a father of two? If they were to make it out alive, they would need some help. Or… His eyes fixed on the roof window, then dropped down to the woman standing right underneath, a plan forming in his head.</span><br>
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</span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><i>”... scent. It’s … overwhelmingly different.”</i></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> His focus shifted back to another one of his senses, trying to smell what the other vampire seemed to notice effortlessly. Maybe it was the fact that he was younger. Or maybe because he’d never before encountered one of her species, therefor labeling her scent as one of a human instead. The vampire moved - almost too quick for the human eye to see, but not for Tyler’s. The woman was provoking the redhead, telling her to take a bite. Tyler’s fangs popped in reflex, as did Arrielle’s. White, large, sharp and venomous teeth. His throat suddenly ached. Tyler did his best to remain still.</span><br>
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</span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><i>“Pet!”</i></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> His guards both straightened up at the single word that sounded like an order. Only now, Tyler knew, the woman spotted him. Her heartrate increasing when their eyes met briefly. The rushing sound of her blood pumping didn’t exactly help the situation and the state Tyler currently was in. He snatched himself free from the men flanking him and stood in between them within a second of her command. All the other people in the room tensed and John Dawson raised his gun, ready to shoot silver bullets to back him up, but Arrielle flicked a finger, telling them all off. Then she watched them with hungry eyes, full of expectation.</span><br>
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</span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><i>“I bet you’re wishing you were holding your crossbow.”</i></span><br>
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The joke lay at the tip of his tongue, but the words that came out - barely a whisper, softly spoken not even for Arrielle to hear - were different. </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><b>“Do you trust me?”</b></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> Tyler barely gave her the time to respond, to tense up, or to resist. </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><b>“I’m sorry if this’ll hurt you.”</b></span><br>
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It all went fast. His mind carrying out the plan he’d calculated to be their best option at this point, even though Violet might have disagreed if she’d have had a say in it. With the speed of his nature, he’d grabbed a hold of her - one hand in her hair, the other on her upper arm - to tilt her head slightly to the side. His fangs sank deep into her skin, puncturing her veins.</span><br>
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As her blood flew on his tongue, Tyler almost lost track of his intentions to take just enough of her to regain all of his strength, to save them. That flavor… That smell… A small snarl erupted from the back of his throat as he sucked more greedily - the warm, salty liquid indulging all his senses. It felt like strength filled his own veins as he drained hers. He felt Arrielle’s wide eyes on them, licking her lips as she witnessed him drinking from her. She almost involuntarily took a step closer and Tyler - as if to protect his prey - twisted his body around, grabbing a better hold of his victim, the woman fainting in his arms. It was the moment he’d been waiting for, taking a position opposite the roof window as he now bend through his knees.</span><br>
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Before anyone could foresee what was coming, Tyler had detached his fangs from her neck, a few drops of blood still dripping down on Violet’s shirt. He jumped. Took an unprecedented leap upwards, breaching through the window and sending glass shattering down below. With Violet unconscious in his arms, he disappeared over the rooftops. From the hall he left behind rose the sound of incoherent orders, followed by the patter of feet scattering in several directions at once.</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div>
				
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<div class="bbcode-centerblock" style="width: 90%;"><span class="bbcode-justify">Violet blinked, about to take an involuntary step back from the vampire before her, not entirely understanding his soft words when she suddenly found herself pulled into his arms and sensed a wisp of his breath against the flesh of her neck. A gasp was caught in her throat as she felt his fangs penetrate the delicate skin shielding her artery, her cuffed hands grasping at the front of his shirt, attempting to push him away. Her attempts were useless though.</span></div></span><div class="bbcode-centerblock" style="width: 90%;"><span class="bbcode-justify"><br>
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The very essence of her being was being drained away with every moment that passed, Violet feeling her body gently relax, settling into weakness as her life source flowed into his mouth and into his own veins. She tried to speak though she willed herself not to, only a faint groan escaping her lips as they formed silent words.</span><br>
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Her mind was a rush of memories; a random childhood moment with her mother bringing a tear to her eye, another of the first time she had seen her son after giving birth -his cries filling her ears as if he were right beside her in that moment. She also remembered that last argument when John had left her before she had the chance to tell him she was pregnant, overwhelming sadness bursting forth from her core as she came to the conclusion these were her last moments, that Tyler was taking her life with every hungry gulp and that the man wielding the pistol with silver bullets not two feet from her would never hear the whole truth from her own lips.</span><br>
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She chastised herself for being stubborn, for being stupid; her hands gripped Tyler's shirt again to steady herself as her body swayed, her knees nearly giving way but the vampire's steady hands kept her held in place. It was almost poetic, her final moments in the arms of a bloodsucker; one with whom she had formed a tangible trust, a first for her. Her eyes fluttered, the beat of her heart felt with every pull of the salty liquid gushing from the wound on her neck. It wouldn't be long now. No, not long at all.</span><br>
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<div class="bbcode-centerblock" style="width: 90%;"></div></span><div class="bbcode-centerblock" style="width: 90%;"><span class="bbcode-justify"><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><b>"You're certainly something."</b></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> Tyler growled quietly when he noticed her awake and - maybe a little wobbly - getting up. He moved, quickly, to steady her with one hand on her elbow. He'd taken her over the roofs, with big jumps. Her blood had given him an incredible strength. He'd never overfed. He'd never taken more than he needed to stay alive, but now he knew what it felt like. To feel invincible, uncatchable. He wasn't sure why Arrielle hadn't followed them. It had been fairly easy to escape.</span><br>
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He'd taken Violet to the abandoned top floor of one of the tallest buildings in Moscow and he'd been sharpening his knives and been on the look out until she woke up. Contemplating to give her his blood to heal or not, he'd witnessed her wounds healing themselves on her own. All what was left now were, just like him, a pattern of tiny scars that were already fading away completely.</span><br>
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</span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><b>"We're safe, for now."</b></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> Tyler said, having her take a seat. </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><b>"But it would be best to take the Redhead's nest down as soon as possible. We can't do that on our own."</b></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> He thought of the other vampire looking after his boys. Tyler was positive they'd stayed unnoticed. Arrielle's teams hadn't known to look for them and James was skilled in glamouring, even a whole apartment. If one wasn't told it was there, one wouldn't see.</span></span></div></div></div></div></div><br>
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<span class="bbcode-justify"><div class="bbcode-background" style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"><div class="bbcode-background-text"><span style="color: #464646">Violet flinched as Tyler's hand grasped her elbow to help steady her, unable to mask the miniscule amount of fear that flashed in her eyes as she looked at him. Settling down on one of the abandoned office chairs, she rubbed her temple, still trying to place the events leading up to this point. "So, they didn't follow us?"</span></div></div><br>
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<div class="bbcode-background" style="background-color: #464646;"><div class="bbcode-background-text"><span style="color: #FFFFFF">Tyler frowned. "Catching you was just a lucky shot?" he wondered aloud, "I won't complain if they'd just leave. Why do you think they're headed to London now?"</span></div></div><br>
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<div class="bbcode-background" style="background-color: #FFFFFF;"><div class="bbcode-background-text"><span style="color: #464646">Violet glanced at Tyler. "No, not lucky. I think they were just waiting for the perfect opportunity." She shrugged. "Killing me would only serve as revenge. Though I say that now and realize that they must have infiltrated the group I freelance for. I wouldn't have ended up here, away from London, from /home/, otherwise." Rubbing her hands along her arms, she turned away from the window and took a deep breath. "London, other than Nashville, is the home of the largest supe population in the world. Where better than London to start a revolution? /A new world/?"</span></div></div><br>
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<div class="bbcode-background" style="background-color: #464646;"><div class="bbcode-background-text"><span style="color: #FFFFFF">Tyler narrowed his eyes at her. "What did she mean with that? Do you know more about it?" Tyler turned and paced down a few steps. "I've brought down this organization once, lead by a vampire, too, Amelia. But this..." Tyler gestured with his hand. "How can we destroy them, if they can even be destroyed?"</span></div></div><br>
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<span class="bbcode-justify">After the events of Moscow, Violet raced down the road leading South in the stolen SUV, not looking back. She hoped Tyler had made it away safely from the garage and back to his children. Violet owed him her life.</span></span><span class="bbcode-justify"><br>
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By the time she reached Kiev some hours later, the adrenaline from the rush of being pursued, captured, drained and saved was fading, replaced by weariness and overall exhaustion. Her mind was still trying to comprehend everything that had happened but failed miserably in the wake of realizing she had no money, nothing to sell. Not a damn thing. How am I going to get to London?! Everything had been taken from her when she had been abducted from the train station and Tyler certainly hadn't had the chance to grab her belongings when he had escaped with her in his arms through the window.</span><br>
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Groaning, she pulled over in front of the airport, hands resting on the steering wheel, eying the fuel gauge. Less than a quarter of a tank left. Blowing her hair off her forehead in a huff, she glanced around the unfamiliar vehicle, a thought entering her mind. Perhaps the owner had cash stashed away? Or a credit card? Violet searched the sun visors and center console before popping open the glove compartment, her lips breaking into a wide grin as she gazed at the bank card lying inside. She was going to get home to her son after all. </span><span style="color: #464646"><b>"Don't worry Levi, Mummy will be home soon."</b></span><br>
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Six hours later, Violet scrambled up the steps to the brownstone her aunt Elektra inhabited along with her growing family. Pressing the door bell, she heard it chime inside, her aunt's voice calling out along with what sounded like a herd of footsteps. The large wooden door swung open, Elektra smiling, surprised and relieved at the sight of Violet. </span><span style="color: #464646"><i>"I knew better than to be worried about you after you didn't show up at King's Cross."</i></span><span style="color: #464646"> Violet smoothed her hair away from her face, smiling as she stepped inside. </span><span style="color: #464646"><b>"I was delayed and my phone was swiped or I would have called."</b></span><br>
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</span><span style="color: #464646"><i>"MUMMY!"</i></span><span style="color: #464646"> Violet's face lit up at the sound of her son's voice calling from across the room and she hunched down, holding her arms out. </span><span style="color: #464646"><b>"Levi baby, come here!"</b></span><span style="color: #464646"> The golden haired four year old darted across the room and into Violet's arms, grasping tightly at her tank top as he nuzzled against her neck. </span><span style="color: #464646"><b>"I think you've grown three sizes since I last saw you a few weeks ago. I missed you so much, baby boy."</b></span><br>
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Violet stood, lifting Levi with her as the boy kissed her cheek and buried his head against her shoulder. </span><span style="color: #464646"><b>"Thank you for looking after him, Ellie."</b></span><span style="color: #464646"> Elektra nodded and smiled, her hand reaching out to gently rub the boy's back. </span><span style="color: #464646"><i>"You were all he would talk about."</i></span><br>
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The day after returning, Violet found herself digging through old files and books, attempting to find something, anything that would help her determine who was behind the supe revolt. The stack of files sitting on her desk was currently being sorted; the files labelled deceased growing in number as she carried on. She wasn't going to stop until she had narrowed down the number of possible suspects. She couldn't afford to. She had stopped by the Museum to see the Order contact who had hired her but the office she had stood in only weeks ago was bare. The only trace anyone had been there being the collection of dust rings where items had been on display.</span><br>
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Violet had went back home almost as swiftly as she had arrived at the Museum, her main priority that of protecting her son and family, the second being finding out who was behind everything. She flipped through more files, refreshing her memory about some people and cases, trying to find connections. She frowned as she stared down at the picture of one of the vampire elders, a known associate of Morgana from back in the day before disappearing from the face of the earth shortly before her demise.</span><br>
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Violet sat back in her chair, her eyebrows raised as she mulled over the possibility he could be involved. Jarvis had ties to Arrielle, and definitely had the money and influence to fund her endeavor...It had to be him.</span><br>
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Now she had to figure out how to relay that information onward to Tyler back in Moscow, if he was even still there. She hadn't gotten a phone number and his apartment had been abandoned according to the landlord when she called. She hoped he was safe, wherever he was. At least for his children's sake.</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div>
				
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					<div class="bbWrapper"><div class="bbcode-centerblock" style="width: 85%;"><div class="bbcode-border" style="border: 6px solid #1F1F1F;"><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><div class="bbcode-background" style="background-color: #1F1F1F;"><div class="bbcode-background-text"></div></div></span><div class="bbcode-background" style="background-color: #1F1F1F;"><div class="bbcode-background-text"><span class="post-heading post-heading-"><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><span style="font-family: 'courier new'">Tyler Quinn</span></span></span></div></div><br>
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<div class="bbcode-centerblock" style="width: 90%;"><span class="bbcode-justify">Tyler let out a sigh and let his hands rub his face, then back through his dark hair.</span></div></span><div class="bbcode-centerblock" style="width: 90%;"><span class="bbcode-justify"><br>
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</span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><i>‘It’s what your father would have wanted.’</i></span><br>
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The words echoed around his head over and over, along with what James had informed him about. The selfish choice of being only a bystander was definitely becoming harder and harder to justify. He needed to talk to Violet, convince her. Only together…</span><br>
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The turmoiled vampire straightened up and crossed the living room to the kitchen faster than a blink of an eye. His cold, lean fingers curled around his phone. Pressing the device close to his ear - not that he needed to - he waited for the call to be answered.</span><br>
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</span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><i>“Hello?”</i></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> Her voice sounded wary as if she hadn’t expected anyone to call her on that number. Had she forgotten she’d passed it on to him?</span><br>
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</span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><b>“It’s me.”</b></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> he said, </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><b>“We need to meet.” </b></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF">Tyler paused, glancing over his shoulder through the open door into the living room. </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><b>“Yesterday.”</b></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> he stressed the urgency of the matter.</span><br>
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</span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><i>“When? Where?”</i></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> the answer came low, businesslike and to the point, maybe she wasn’t at liberty to talk freely.</span><br>
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Tyler had thought about </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><b>“I’ll come see you. Tonight.”</b></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> he said and soon after disconnected the call. He’d ask Callie to look after the twins, this way she wouldn’t have to leave her son behind again. Not yet, anyway.</span><br>
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It was already dark when his plane landed in London. Under the cover of the night, it was easy for Tyler to move even quicker than his shadow. He’d recently fed, which made him more alert, his senses enhanced. The address she’d given him wasn’t hard to find and Tyler headed up the stairs to the apartment mentioned. One simple knock on the door. He could hear her footsteps coming and seconds later there she was. This fierce blonde with dark blue eyes. He cracked her a strained smile.</span><br>
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</span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><i>“Tyler. Come on in.”</i></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> she gestured as she stepped aside, then frowned thoughtfully. </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><i>“I never really considered this, but… Do you, vampires, actually need an invite to be able to get inside somewhere or…”</i></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> Tyler pushed past her, through the door. </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><b>“To people’s homes, yes. It’s the polite thing to do for any being, anyway.”</b></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> the vampire replied. Violet smiled at the triviality of her question and the answer given. Leading her late night visitor into the living room, she fired off the common host welcome line. </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><i>“Please, take a seat. Would you want something to drink?”</i></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> The question lingered in the air for a moment as she looked over and only then realized her mistake. Tyler’s eyes had briefly locked on the pulsing vein in her neck upon the mention of a drink. </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><i>“Right. Never mind…”</i></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> Violet said quietly and self-consciously rubbed her neck, though no marks remained there from when he’d bitten her that one time. </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><i>“Let’s cut to the chase then.”</i></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> The huntress gathered her files from a hidden compartment in the bottom drawer of her desk and took them over to the couch, sitting down next to him ready to explain what she had found out.</span><br>
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Jarvis. The name rang a bell since James had mentioned him. Multiple times. In one breath - well, technically he didn’t need to breathe - with another name. One the young vampire wondered what Violet and the Order knew about.</span><br>
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Leaning forward, Tyler rested his upper arms on his knees and tapped his fingertips together when she was done speaking and looked over at him expectantly. </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><b>“I think you might be right about Jarvis being involved.”</b></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> he first admitted, then paused, his fingertips now pressed against each other. </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><b>“Do you have a file on Thomas Mills?”</b></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> Violet cocked her head to the side and filtered through her memories. </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><i>“I’m not sure. The name sounds vaguely familiar, but… Who is it?”</i></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> Tyler redirected his gaze from his fingers to her eyes.</span><br>
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</span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><b>“My father.”</b></span><br>
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It turned out she did have one, already classified under deceased and therefore considered no valid player in the ongoing supe’s revolt. En plus, he hadn’t been a supernatural being which would have placed him at the opposite side in the pit and Violet had been looking for the person behind the rising instead. </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><b>“But did you know about his legacy?”</b></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> Tyler had pointed out, </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><b>“And… his past ties with Jarvis?”</b></span><br>
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The next hour or so, Tyler spent explaining what he’d partly found out years ago and all what James had filled him in on more recently while Violet, for her part, sat back and stayed silent only asking a clarifying question every now and then.</span><br>
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Long, long time ago - when Tyler hadn’t even been born yet - there’d been a time Dean Quinn befriended a vampire he first had been hunting down. Had it really been friendship, though, or had the ancient creature managed to compel the, back then, still young and less-experienced hunter? Over the years, some of the truth had revealed itself while other parts had remained hidden, though there had been rumors. Like Dean allegedly murdering his hunting partner, James. A rumor that rendered Dean isolated and even more tied in the old vampire’s net. Except for the fact that James never really died, but instead - as a newly turned vampire - had been ordered to stay away from Dean Quinn who in turn was glammered not to remember having a partner at all.</span><br>
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Only years later, when a crucial difference in opinion had pushed Dean and Jarvis apart, Dean had escaped Jarvis’s mental grasp and finally seen reason. The vampire, living for ages, wanted the supernatural world to be brought out of the shadows. To claim their rightful place out in the open as superior beings he believed them to be. To conquer men. It had been a way of thinking he hadn’t been able to convince the hunter of, who’d always kept to the idea that humans were not to be harmed and any creature who did, got a target on their heads. And, finally, so did Jarvis.</span><br>
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Dean, now under the alias Thomas Mills, started a project. One that would lead him back to a vampire called James who shared his vision. In an attempt to counteract the uprising Jarvis intended to start in turn, Dean and James worked on gathering both humans as supernaturals to serve the opposite cause, to keep their world hidden and for hunters and creatures to live in truce, bring peace between species. Codenamed the Circle, the number of allies had slowly been increasing, until one of the founders had disappeared.</span><br>
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Admitting James had tried recruiting him to replace his father - a hunter been turned vampire giving him a unique position - and how he had declined because of his family situation, Violet perked a brow but then smoothed out her face. Having a child of her own she’d been willing to give up the hunting life for quickly made her understand and she gave him a nod.</span><br>
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At the end of his monologue, Tyler eventually came to the point. </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><b>“They want us to join them, Violet.”</b></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> He let a small silence in which he studied her face, his other senses monitoring any other changes in her body language that would provide the answer he was waiting for before she would voice it. She was hesitant, possibly thinking about turning the offer down. He’d already picked up before that she was rather someone who prefered flying solo over joining forces with others, but this time he knew fighting Jarvis on her own wouldn’t cut it. Besides, he wanted her by his side as he was confident they would make a solid team. Before she could open her mouth to reply, he continued speaking. </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><b>“There’s one more thing you should know.”</b></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> he said, deciding to reveal a vital piece of information that - if she believed in it - would definitely make her feel more inclined to comply.</span><br>
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</span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><b>“They have a Seer.”</b></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> Her face momentarily hinted at annoyance as if she couldn’t believe he was really bringing this up. </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><b>“Yes, I know. I had my doubts as well. Clairvoyance? No way.”</b></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> Tyler gave a crooked smile. </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><b>“But even if it’s not necessarily reality, it still got me thinking…”</b></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> He sat up more straight and leaned slightly towards her, his hand on her knee. His cool touch didn’t seem to startle her as she met his gaze. </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><b>“Even if the image she drew merely envisions a future that may occur, is it not worth considering? What she saw wasn’t pretty.”</b></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> Tyler pulled back, slightly shaking his head. </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><b>“And can you picture a future where the supe’s revolt succeeded that is pretty? Not for humans, anyway. It wouldn’t take long for weres and vampires to turn on each other. What if the world got overcrowded with supernatural beings? If demons and fairies came out? If mermaids conquered the waters? They’re nasty, those sirens of the sea.”</b></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> She gave him a look. </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><b>“Well, some are. Most are, probably.”</b></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> he moderated his statement slightly. </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><b>“Anyway, I don’t see any possible good that can come from that situation, so I rather not see it happening. If that means we have to join the Circle to actively take action to stop them, I will. And I want you to do so with me.”</b></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div>
				
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<div class="bbcode-centerblock" style="width: 90%;"><span class="bbcode-justify">Having tucked Levi into bed some hours before, Violet had taken the opportune free time to do some housekeeping she had been putting off since returning to London; a clean, orderly apartment a low priority considering what was going on around her. A soundtrack of acoustic covers drifted from the small radio by the toaster on the counter in the kitchen as she went about scrubbing and taking care of nuisance messes around the small space, eventually pleased that enough progress had been made that she could stop cleaning for the night.</span></div></span><div class="bbcode-centerblock" style="width: 90%;"><span class="bbcode-justify"><br>
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Turning down the lights and shutting the radio off, silence filled the air, nearly tangible as Violet left the kitchen. She slid down into the old wooden rocking chair beside the main window of the living room, rocking to and fro in the semi-darkness as her mind raced with thoughts about her earlier conversation with Tyler. It came as a relief when she realized he had called her, had reached out to contact her, given the fact that large things were brewing in the other world she was semi-unwillingly apart of. What if she hadn't accepted the job? What if she had never gone to Moscow? The uprising would have most certainly spilled over into her home despite every effort on her part to escape that part of her life. There was no way she would have been able to protect Levi had it done so.</span><br>
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Her travels to Moscow had provided her the chance to see a glimpse of what the enemy was up to and had also given her the advantage of knowing a being on the other side of things. Despite the fact that he had taken more than his fair share of her blood as a ploy to escape their captors -therefore creating a connection of sorts, and the fact that she knew more about him than she let on, 'Tyler' Quinn was still a mystery. He appeared to be hesitant to having dealings with other supernaturals and from his file, had fallen off the face of the earth years ago but yet, at the first sign that his boys may have been threatened...Violet could relate.</span><br>
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Absentmindedly drumming her fingers along the hard wood arm rest of the rocking chair, Violet's thoughts turned to her own child and the lengths she was truly willing to go to protect him...turning her back on the colorful supernatural reality hadn't worked but perhaps someday soon, she'd disappear for good. Maybe travel to Alaska or the Canadian wilderness, buy a cabin in the middle of nowhere and raise her boy without a care to what was happening in the world. The thought had substance, perks, but Violet would never be able to abandon her extended family nor those who needed her. It wasn't in her nature to leave well enough alone.</span><br>
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Violet's ears perked up and she blinked her thoughts away at the sound of a single knock at her door, sensing she had no need for the concealed weapon hidden in the old white and blue pottery piece sitting on the side table in the hall. Tossing her blonde hair over her shoulder, she rose quickly from the wooden seat and padded along the hard flooring to the front door, opening it slowly to reveal the familiar figure of Tyler. Offering a small smile, she stepped aside, inviting him indoors. A discussion was to be had.</span><br>
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Violet listened intently as the vampire spun his tale, her attention never faltering while he spoke, filling in holes in research and files with details of his family and his father's secret past with every word that flowed from his lips. She rested her back against the couch cushions, a soft laugh escaping her lips at the mention of a 'seer'. The last known seer had died centuries ago and even in the present day there were those who merely saw her predictions or 'visions' as pure luck and coincidence. Violet pursed her lips together as Tyler moved to persuade her further as his cool touch rested upon her knee, her left eyebrow rising while her gaze traversed the man, studying his demeanor. </span><span style="color: #464646"><i>He seems to believe his words...perhaps you should as well, Vi?</i></span><br>
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Violet's gaze became a frozen stare while her mind attempted to comprehend his question, his invitation of sorts. It was true; the normal reality the world knew of would cease to exist if an uprising was allowed to take hold and spread. Even if Violet managed to drag her son and family to the middle of nowhere and waited for things to settle, the settling would never happen. It would be battle after endless battle and deep down, Violet knew she would never forgive herself for not attempting to help keep the peace. Her son most certainly wouldn't if the seer's vision was brought to life.</span><br>
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Sighing, she turned toward Tyler, about to tell him she would join him, them, and offer her help when a small voice called out mere steps away from where she sat. </span><span style="color: #464646"><i>"Mummy, I had a scary dream..."</i></span><span style="color: #464646"> Violet sat up at the sound of Levi's sleepy voice, her eyes finding him standing at the mouth of the hallway, blond hair sticking up in all directions, hands rubbing his eyes and the pale skin of his stomach visibly poking out from under his Spiderman pajama top. </span><span style="color: #464646"><b>"A scary dream? What sort of scary dream?"</b></span><span style="color: #464646"> She lifted off the couch and bent down to ruffle the boy.s hair and straighten his shirt as Levi noticed the stranger on the couch.</span><br>
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Levi's eyes widened at the sight of the man, blinking a few times before smiling shyly and burying his face against his mother's stomach. Violet glanced upwards at Tyler apologetically before lowering her gaze to the top of her son's crown of golden locks. </span><span style="color: #464646"><b>"Levi, this is Tyler; he works with me."</b></span><span style="color: #464646"> Gently unclasping the boy's hold on her midriff, she turned him toward Tyler, crouching beside Levi as she held his shoulders in place so he wouldn't turn away again. </span><span style="color: #464646"><b>"And Tyler, this is my son Levi."</b></span><br>
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Releasing Levi's shoulders, Violet motioned toward the bedroom he had emerged from. </span><span style="color: #464646"><b>"Let's get you back to bed, sleepyhead."</b></span><span style="color: #464646"> She arose with a hand along the boy's back as she gave Tyler a nod. </span><span style="color: #464646"><b>"I'll be right back."</b></span><br>
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Closing the door behind her, Violet moved to stand at the opposite end of the couch with her arms crossed over her chest. </span><span style="color: #464646"><b>"I'll join you, but on one condition..."</b></span><span style="color: #464646"> She paused, hardly believing she was about to say the words. </span><span style="color: #464646"><b>"I'd like to meet this seer the Circle has working for them."</b></span><span style="color: #464646"> Out of all the information Tyler had relayed to her, the abilities of some seer had been what had caught her interest.</span><br>
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She held out her hand in offering, to shake on the small agreement reached between them. </span><span style="color: #464646"><b>"Where do we start, partner?"</b></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div>
				
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<div class="bbcode-centerblock" style="width: 90%;"><span class="bbcode-justify">He’d agreed with her, not in the least because he would want to see the Circle’s seer as well. It seemed like a fair request, not one James could have any problem with. However, when reporting back to the vampire after returning home, James first sounded reluctant to grant them the honor of meeting their seer. But, Tyler argued, if he couldn’t be open about things happening within the Circle, then why would they join? If this - meeting the seer - would be their one condition to join forces, why the hesitation? The need to keep the identity of the seer a secret for people, and only reveal so on a need-to-know basis was understandable but invalid to Tyler. If he’d joined years ago, he would’ve known by now. Besides, he’d proven himself worthy to be trusted, and so had Violet. They’d be assets to the cause, they had the same interest.</span></div></span><div class="bbcode-centerblock" style="width: 90%;"><span class="bbcode-justify"><br>
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It took a couple of days to set it up, Violet traveling to Moscow. Tyler had informed her about their new house - a beautiful farmhouse surrounded by land and orchards, yet close to the city for the boys to go to school easy. The place had been obscured, but only with a mild spell - Tyler wasn’t capable of making the house disappear completely like James had done with the apartment before. Besides, he’d hired a night nanny, Callie, who’d take care of the boys during the night when the vampire had to go out. The girl had bonded with his boys, and it seemed to work, not to draw attention to his family.</span><br>
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But of course she needed free access to the house, and if she’d bring a friend home, the spell should be lifted for the person accompanying her in an easy way. And so, the house would look deserted to whomever might pass and had no business there, but to those people invited and expected, it would show as it was, inhabited by the Quins.</span><br>
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Tyler stood waiting for her as he’d already heard her coming. Amoux was busying himself somewhere in the orchard, trying to knock apples down by throwing the ones that were on the ground already at them. Tyler let him, as it was great aiming practice. The eldest of both was often occupied more on his own, compared to his brother, Phelan, who had joined his father waiting.</span><br>
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<span class="bbcode-justify">Violet hadn't known what to expect when she returned to Russia. It had been weeks since she had fled and now she found herself returning voluntarily. And, compared to last time, she arrived to actually </span></span><span class="bbcode-justify"><span style="color: #464646"><i>work</i></span><span style="color: #464646"> with a supe; obviously unheard of in the world she was now beginning to feel a tiny bit a part of, one miniscule step at a time. She had been tempted to bring Levi with her, that motherly instinct kicking in, but in the end she decided it was best for him to stay with her aunt. He was safer there.</span><br>
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Studying the interior design of the place, she settled herself on a chair, rubbing her palms against the blue denim covering her thighs. The home was perfect; the ideal place to raise two young wolves compared to a stuffy apartment. There was </span><span style="color: #464646"><i>freedom</i></span><span style="color: #464646"> in the air here. But her thoughts turned from those of the boys to the matter at hand; completing a job in order to meet the seer who had started the pair on the path they were on. Violet pursed her lips with a nod as she took the envelope into her hands, and within moments was perusing the contents.</span><br>
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Violet slid down the wall, a loud growl emitting from the beast across the room. Her fingers fumbled with the shells she was attempting to load into the barrel of the shotgun, movements clumsy as she caught her breath. Flames spewed forth from the creature's snout, and it's tail slithered against the ground, Violet's eyes still wide in disbelief. "A chimera?! It's supposed to be a were-bear!" She gasped as she ducked, avoiding incoming flames, her arms dropping the shotgun on the ground below her as they rose to cover her messed blonde hair. "If James wasn't already undead, I'd </span><span style="color: #464646"><i>kill</i></span><span style="color: #464646"> him!"</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div>
				
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Three gashes of his sharp, twobladed sword across the animal’s back, making it screech, and he returned to Violet’s side with an oomph as he landed hard on the floor across of her, then had to throw himself forward to avoid getting roasted by the flames. </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><b>“I’d love to chop off one of its heads.”</b></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> he let out from his spot on the floor, peeking up at Violet. </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><b>“Just can’t decide which one.”</b></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> She had her gun ready again and they’d use it to anger the animal and draw it further into the cave.</span><br>
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</span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><b>“A were-bear would’ve been too easy.”</b></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> Tyler flashed Violet a smile and, hard for a human eye to follow, sat up again, side by side as the consuming heat of fire washed over the wall again. It was fortunate the animal was big and the crawling spaces were small, easy for the both of them to find shelter. The beast would soon have no fire left, needing to rest to recharge his hot breath. They were waiting for that to happen before luring them down one of the corridors to the next cave hall, as they didn’t want to get fried running there with the creature on their heels.</span><br>
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</span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><b>“You need to be fast.”</b></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> Tyler glanced at her, </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><b>“Don’t let him catch you.”</b></span><br>
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<div class="bbcode-centerblock" style="width: 90%;"><span class="bbcode-justify">Violet narrowed her eyes at the vampire who seemed to be having the time of his life baiting and attacking the massive mythical creature. "</span></div></span><div class="bbcode-centerblock" style="width: 90%;"><span class="bbcode-justify"><span style="color: #464646"><b>Yeah, yeah...you'll be singing a different tune when you catch on fire.</b></span><span style="color: #464646">" Cocking the gun against her shoulder, she took a deep breath, praying to whatever Gods were watching over them to please let the blueprints be correct. "</span><span style="color: #464646"><b>Here goes nothing...</b></span><span style="color: #464646">" At the sound of Tyler's exclamation, Violet clamored to her feet and hustled in the direction of the corridor they had planned for her to travel down...her eyes searching for the door as the beast bellowed behind her, assuming it was following Tyler.</span><br>
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Her eyes sifted through the dust cloud billowing upwards, the air filled with remnants of concrete and she coughed, accidentally inhaling the chalky air. Glancing to the side, she peered through the white dust toward the sound of someone scrambling as well, making out Tyler's form along the wall. Flipping unsteadily onto her stomach against the shifting floor, the piece keeping her from falling cracked and broke off, falling down into the darkness below and a creaking sound filled Violet's ears as the concrete shifted again, ready to dump her into the unknown. Hands reaching out to grasp the broken edge of the concrete nearest the wall, she was tempted to just let go when a strong hand grasped her arm and flung her upwards.</span><br>
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<div class="bbcode-centerblock" style="width: 90%;"><span class="bbcode-justify">She didn't make it. Tyler growled low in helplessness, holding on to his anchor. If they were to fall down, he had to go first so he could maybe deaden her fall and his move had brought him at the appointed position to do that. But then the force of gravity that had pulled him down was countered by Violet grabbing a hold of the iron chain. Taking an unnecessary breath of relief, Tyler caught her gaze and couldn't help giving her a funky grin. His eyes then followed the direction she looked at toward the structure protruding from the opposite wall. Part of the flooring hadn't crumbled and chances were it would be strong enough to hold at least one of them. </span></div></span><div class="bbcode-centerblock" style="width: 90%;"><span class="bbcode-justify"><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><b>"Swing me."</b></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> he agreed, his eyes fixed on his destination.</span><br>
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It wasn't without effort that Violet moved her arm, and Tyler tried to give himself more speed by pushing off with his feet. The next moment, he was launched through the air - the monster bellowing from somewhere below him. The vampire smacked hard into the bits of tiles and concrete. But he made it. His fingers digging in the cracks between the square pieces covering the floor, he managed to hold on. Legs still dangling over the abyss, Tyler crawled on top using his elbows and then turned, sitting crouched, to spot Violet in her plight.</span><br>
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</span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><b>"I'll make a jump."</b></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> he called out to her, </span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"><b>"Hold on! If I can reach the corridor, I can pull you up by the chain!"</b></span><span style="color: #FFFFFF"> Taking a moment to calculate the distances and narrowing his eyes to find the most reliable looking landing spot, Tyler got ready to jump. He wasn't sure how they would get out of here once they were on safer grounds again. The corridor they had come from - and the one leading outside - was on the opposite site of the cleavage the blast had created and from what he heard, the rumbling of concrete tumbling down at the other side of them hadn't stopped yet. Worst case scenario, they would be trapped exactly where they had wanted to trap the animal.</span><br>
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