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That night, Arman and the others went swimming, before the big day. “Are you worried about tomorrow, Fiona?”
“Yeah, but I’m looking forward to the birthday party too.” She swam around Arman and then he pulled her into his arms. She told him what her dad said about his abilities and what she might be able to do once she turned eighteen.
“Have you been able to see any of Shelly or her brother’s dreams?” Arman asked. They were inside the house, not interested in swimming.
“No. I keep trying at night, but I’m not able to.”
“When were you born? I mean, the hour of your birth?” Arman asked.
“One in the morning.”
“Hmm, so then if this is all true, you’ll actually have your abilities shortly after the bewitching hour.”
“Yeah. I was thinking just sometime tomorrow, but I should have it while we’re sleeping. I’ll try to see what I can do with everyone for fun.”
Arman said to all their friends and her brother and parents, “Since Fiona was born at one in the morning, we need to have a couple of us guard her at all times.”
Everyone agreed.
“And my mom too, in case Tobias ends up here and tries to control her,” Fiona said.
“Absolutely,” Levka said. “We have about thirty people at our disposal who were glad we helped them to overthrow the League here. They’re here and you’ll see one or two of them occasionally, but they’re really trying to be inconspicuous and will come to our aid if we need them. Because we have a long night and day ahead of us, I suggest we have dinner, and retire to bed, except for those pulling guard duty.”
Everyone began getting out of the pool and grabbing towels. Then Arman took Fiona in his arms and transported her to their bedroom. She smiled at him. “I will never get used to you doing that to me.”
“Which is why you need to be one of us. I can’t bear the thought of potentially losing you tomorrow.”
She put her hands on his shoulders and kissed him. “Which is why you’re going to turn me.”
He was shocked and his expression revealed how much so. And he was speechless.
“Okay, look, I see what my brother can do and how happy he is to have all these new feats. Everyone in my family is a vampire now. I’ll feel like everyone will always have to watch out for me because I won’t be as strong as you. I…I want to be with you and for that reason alone, I want to be a vampire also. Who knows? Maybe if Tobias comes for me, he’ll be so shocked that I’m one too now, we’ll be able to catch him off-guard and take him down.”
Arman wanted to do this with her. He wanted her in his life not for just a brief time, but for a vampire’s long life. If they were going to do this, before her eighteenth birthday would be preferable.
“But we don’t tell anyone.”
He frowned. “Do you think your parents would object?”
“No. Dad said he wants me to be a vampire too. I just think it would be beneficial if no one knew…unless I have to deal with Tobias or his minions.”
“I wouldn’t keep a secret like that from my friends. Our friends. If you want to wait to tell your parents later, that’s fine.”
She sighed. “Yes and not Shelly and Michail either.”
He rubbed her arms. “You must have a reason that you want to keep this secret from the others.”
“I…I don’t trust Shelly and Michail. Don’t ask me why. It’s just something instinctual. Did you notice they never practice fight with us? They don’t swim with us either. They eat with us, but they’re…distant. They did rescue my brother, but maybe they had an ulterior motive. What if Tobias sent them to learn where you were staying? What if he told them to pick up my brother and bring him here as a show of how they are on our side? They said they were friends of Tobias, and of my parents. But what if they made contact with my parents for the same dark purpose? To get us all here in one place where Tobias and his people could make their move? What if my parents think Shelly and Michail are friends when they really aren’t?” Fiona asked.
“I agree. Though your parents don’t seem to interact with them much.”
“True. So bite me and let’s do this,” Fiona said.
“I’m not going to ask if you’re sure because I know you are.” He leaned down and kissed her. His hand swept through her hair and then he rested his forehead against hers for a moment. “I love you.”
She pulled him into her arms and gave him a warm hug. “I love you too from the moment I christened you with a cup of sticky, carbonated soda. You were the hottest guy I had ever run into, with the help of my father, I might add.”
“What?”
