Here is chapter 8 loves!! hope i wasn't long posting it! enjoy<3

Thalia froze at the sight of the knife; she kept staring at it as if it was something strange that she had never seen in her entire life. When her mind registered that the blood on her knife smelled exactly like the blood of her mother, Thalia’s body started to shake with angst, worry and most of all anger. When she woke up as a vampire, she noticed that she had become more nervous and couldn’t quiet control her anger.

Thalia took the knife and sniffed it, she felt her throat burn but ignored it. She was trying to pick up Nathaniel’s scent on the knife but she couldn’t, it was only her mom’s scent. She took a deep breath and threw the knife in the sink, rinsed it and walked out of the kitchen. She calmly gathered her mother’s things in her purse and put it on a table in the living room. She went to her room and changed into some dark jeans and a fitted white top. She looked at herself in the mirror and wiped the tear that just slid down her cheek. She’s in danger because of me… I’m such an idiot! How could I leave her with Nathaniel alone!

Once she calmed down and had a cleared mind, Thalia walked to the door and opened it ready to go look for Nathaniel. To her surprise, a girl from school was standing in front of her with her arms crossed to her chest. Even when she was a human, she wasn’t friends with her, so she wondered what she was doing here.

“Hayley?” Thalia frowned at the girl “What are you doing here?”

Hayley smiled and looked at Thalia up and down before pushing her in the house and closing the door. Thalia had to work hard with controlling herself so she didn’t hurt this dumb girl. You’re so mean Thalia! She’s not dumb! Thalia rolled her eyes at the voice in her head and looked at Hayley with a questioning stare.

“So?”

Hayley sighed and shook her head. “I always admired how gentle and kind you were to people and I’m very disappointed.”

Thalia raised an eyebrow “You are? Wow! That’s not good! What should I do to make you proud again?” Thalia said sarcastically pretending to be serious.

“Just stop messing around and play with people’s feelings and minds! I never thought you could be that harsh and mean!”

Thalia sighed “Hayley, you barely know me so can you cut to the chest and tell me what’s going on? I really don’t have the time for this I need to find… Never mind, I need to be somewhere so stop wasting my time.” Thalia was getting more and more frustrated every passing second, and she didn’t know how long she could take it.

“You made everyone think you killed yourself! And here you are! I don’t give a sh*t about where you have to be! Lying to people isn’t your thing Thalia! And you have a fake identity? Really?” She shook her head and pushed Thalia to sit on the couch. “You’re not going anywhere before you explain everything to me!”

Thalia smirked Why would I explain everything to someone who didn’t even talk to me before? “Why can’t anyone see that Thalia is dead and I’m her sister? I’m getting tired and sick of this!Its getting frustrating to keep repeating to you dumb asses that I’m Tatiana and not Thalia! What would it take for you all to believe that?”

Thalia was about to get up but was pushed back again by Hayley and she was surprised by the girl’s strength. She looked up at her waiting for her next accusations but it didn’t happen right away. After a few minutes of awkward silence, Hayley spoke up again, but this time she seemed calm.

“If you want people to believe that you’re really dead, maybe you should have thought about leaving a body in that grave.”

Thalia looked at her alarmed “You dug up Thalia’s grave?” What sane person would dig up a grave?

“I dug up your grave yes, and surprise surprise, it was empty!”

Thalia cupped her face and held her gaze ready to compel her, she really didn’t have time for this and she couldn’t risk trusting Hayley.

“You didn’t dig up the grave, and you came here just to say hi and take my history book and now you’re leaving. Okay?”

Thalia was taken aback by Hayley’s loud laughter; the girl seemed to have gone in hysteria of laughter. Within seconds, Thalia was standing in a fighting position. She was confused; she should have been able to compel her. It worked every time! Why not now?

Hayley calmed down a bit and smiled “At first I really believed your story, I really bought that you were Tatiana. I never thought that you really are Thalia.”

Thalia said nothing and kept looking at Hayley with a sickening feeling telling her the girl wasn’t human. But she wasn’t a vampire either, or Thalia would have sensed it.

“The day I saw you with that Vampire, I thought something was up. I thought you faked your death so people would stop harassing you, and I was happy that you could have a new start. However, I needed to prove my theory, so I went to your grave and dug it up to find it empty!”

Thalia’s blood boiled at the mention of Nate’s name, it reminded her she really needed to find him before he hurt her mother. But she had to find a way to shut this girl’s mouth so she doesn’t blow up her plan.

“What do you want?” Thalia asked in a shaky voice.

“Nothing.” She smiled innocently. “I didn’t think you actually killed yourself and got turned into a vampire. I thought it was just an act. But you really died and still are dead.”

“Look I really don’t care what you think! Just tell me what you want and let’s get over with this!”

“Watch your temper beautiful!”

Thalia groaned and launched at Hayley, she couldn’t take it anymore; she had to take out her anger. As soon as she got to her Thalia was sent to the floor smacking it hard breaking a bone in her body. She was glad she was a vampire and healed fast but she was still confused. She got on her feet and looked at Hayley sitting cross-legged and smiling at her provocatively. Thalia cursed under her breath, she really needed to get rid of her.

“How did you do that? You didn’t even flinch or move a finger!”

“You’re not the only supernatural creature here beautiful. I’m a good one though, you’re a dark creature, a monster!”

Thalia shook her head remembering what Nate told her about being a monster “No that’s where you’re wrong. I’m no monster. I might be a creature of the night, but I’m not heartless”. Thalia sat down next to her and stared at the floor.

“No you’re not, but you’re holding a grudge against everyone at school maybe against me too even though I never tried to hurt you. That would lead you to a darker world. If you’re so close to Nathaniel, ask him. He’s been there before.”

Thalia nodded and looked at her “What are you?”

“Don’t you wish to know?” She giggled “I thought you had somewhere to be?”

“Oh God! My mom! I really need to go but promise me you won’t say anything to anyone!”

“I won’t. I promise, but be careful and you need to know who your friends are.”

“That came a bit late! Who I thought was my friend probably has my mother right now!” She stood up and walked to the door followed by Hayley.

“Hey, I’m sorry I broke your bones” She said innocently and hugged Thalia before running away.

Thalia didn’t know what to think about that, she really wanted to know what Hayley was, but now wasn’t a good time. She started walking holding her phone to her ear whilst calling Liam but there was no answer. She sighed and kept walking not really knowing where she could find him so she went to the bridge, maybe she would be able to find his scent trail or something. She heard her phone and looked at a text from Ally. It said ‘I really miss Thalia and I feel bad for what I did to her’. Thalia knew Ally had a good heart but she couldn’t deal with her right now. She tried calling Liam again but wasn’t successful.

James woke up in a dark room, he blinked a few times to adjust his sight in the dark and was surprised when he could make out the furniture of the room perfectly. There was a huge brown dressed with two-length mirror on two of the panels, a vanity with a small red velvet chair. The curtains were red as well but the walls were plainly white. James got on his feet and looked around the room he had never seen in his life before. He tried to remember if he was partying last night and ended up in some girl’s room, but this room felt cold and it sure didn’t belong to a girl. He shrugged and walked to the door but before he could even open it he saw the knob turn and he took a step back.

Liam came inside with a grin on his face, “Awake at last! Are you hungry?”

James looked at him trying to remember who he was and didn’t answer his question. Even though he was hungry, but it was a different hunger, a hunger he wasn’t used to. He didn’t even know what he wanted exactly but he knew he didn’t want food.

“I asked you a question boy!” Liam hit the lights on and took a look at James before smiling. “Have you looked in the mirror when you woke up?” James shook his head so Liam took him to the vanity and placed him in front of the mirror.

James looked at his reflection not believing it was him. He knew he was handsome and attractive but right now, if he was a judge he could say he is dead gorgeous. He hesitantly reached to his smooth flawless skin and touched it softly.

“What did you do to me?” Even his hair was different, and his eyes were a piercing green instead of his brown greenish eyes.

“You said you wanted to see Thalia again”

James looked at him and nodded “Thalia… yes I want Thalia, where is she? Is she here?”

Liam smiled, “She’s been with you for a long time now. But before you can actually see her, I need to feed you. Are you hungry?”

“My throat burns…I think I’m catching a cold”

Liam laughed hard, vampires don’t catch colds, but James didn’t know it so he stopped and cleared his throat. “No you’re not, you’re just hungry. Come on”

James followed him through this huge house; or is it a mansion? They went to the kitchen and he sat in front of him a plate of mashed potatoes and grilled steak. James looked at the plate in front of him and pushed it away.

“I really don’t think I’m hungry”

“Really?” Liam put a bottled of blood in front of James knowing he could smell it.

James licked his lips and looked at Liam, “I don’t like grape syrup”

“Does it really smell like grape?” Liam frowned and James shrugged. “Just drink the damn thing already!”

James reached for the bottle with a shaky hand, that guy really creeps him out. He hesitantly put the bottle to his lips and tasted it, it tasted like blood which made a frown appear on James’s beautiful face. However this frown was replaced with something that looked like lust and hunger. In a few gulps James had downed the blood bottle and wanted more.

“I want more” he said in a husky voice.

“And more you’ll get” Liam handed him a few other bottles.

James drunk them all noticing the varying taste of each, he was soon satiated and relaxed against the chair.

“When do I see Thalia?”

“You’re not confused about…drinking blood?” Liam asked a bit surprised. He didn’t think this could go so easily, without having to explain anything.

Realization was evident on James’s face “Oh God! I drank…six bottles of blood! Why? How?”

Liam smiled “That’s more like it!” he was glad of the reaction he got; it meant the boy was normal.

“What did you do to me!” James snarled and in seconds was holding Liam against the wall struggling him. Soon enough Liam kicked him in the groin so he had to let go of him and crouch on the floor.

“Lesson number one- Never attack when you’re angry.” He walked past him and went to the living room.

James regained himself and followed him “Seriously what did you do to me?”

“I just kicked you in your jewels” he smirked and turned the TV on.

James groaned “Why am I drinking blood and liking it? Actually, I’m craving it! Why?”

“You’re a vampire smartass!”

“huh?”

“Oh Dear… Yes James we are vampires, Thalia is a vampire, she’s not dead. She’s been in front of you every day!”

James stumbled backwards and hit a wall, he looked ahead of him trying to process this whole vampire thing. “So Tatiana…she’s Thalia?” Liam didn’t bother talking he just nodded and flipped through the channels looking very bored.

“But how? I mean vampires…it’s a myth a legend…it’s not real!”

“You and I are real aren’t we?”

James nodded and sat down thinking about it. After a while he stood up “It means I have powers?”

“Yes, but not everything you read in books or see in movies about vampires is real.”

James nodded and looked at the table “your phone is ringing” he said looking at the number on the screen and realized he had memorized it already. He smiled contently and went to look around the mansion while Liam was on the phone.

Thalia waited Liam patiently under a tree by the bridge, she needed his help and he was taking his time, which frustrated her. She was about to call him again when she saw him walking toward her. Thalia’s face lit up and she had hope in finding her mother now that he was here.

“Thank god you came! My mom is missing…there was a knife with her blood on the kitchen counter and when I left this morning she was with Nate” She said it all too fast. She took a few breaths before she asked “Do you think its him?”

“Thalia, I told you Nathaniel is in a dark place…how could you leave your mother with him?”

“I didn’t know he was going to hurt her! And I just wanted to get away from him”

“Fine don’t worry we’ll find your mother. Follow me.”

Thalia walked beside Liam thinking over and over about what he said. Is Nate really in a bad place? He seemed pretty well when I met him! He also wanted me to let go of my hatred so I won’t take a wrong path… Thalia had a feeling something was wrong and she couldn’t put her finger on it.  She looked at Liam who was lost in thoughts and looking ahead of him. He didn’t even notice she was looking at him, unless he did and ignored her. She wondered why he wanted to help her and why he suddenly changed his mind about killing her.

Soon they crossed the woods and were near Nathaniel’s mansion. Thalia’s heart ached for some reason, she felt like running inside and look for him, tell him how much she missed hanging out with him. Wake up Thalia! He kidnapped your mother and you’re thinking about him like that? So fu*ked up! She looked at the mansion and could see a shadow in the guest room; Nate never went to the guest room. It was a girl, but it wasn’t her mom or anyone familiar to Thalia. Who is that?

Liam looked at her and tugged at her arm motioning her to go further. She followed him and stopped walking when she felt something in her head, it was weird, and it was as if someone was actually there in her mind whispering things at her. It wasn’t her annoying inner voice. It was a soft and gentle voice that she liked very much.

‘Thalia? Where are you? I’ve been looking everywhere for you! We need to talk’

Her heart started beating hard as she heard Nate’s voice in her mind, she hated he could affect her like that. She was so weak when she was around him. Even though he had her mom, she wanted nothing more than to be in his arms and feel secure again. She was very confused by her feelings, hours ago she wanted to kill him and now she wants to be in his arms?

‘Thalia please answer me…I’m worried and your mom is too’

Thalia was about to block him from her mind so she could focus when he talked again, wait did he say mom? She thought to herself not knowing how to react to that. Her mother was really with him! Oh how much she wished that she wasn’t…She didn’t want to fight with Nate, and she secretly wished that her mother wasn’t hurt or kidnapped by anyone especially by him. But she was. She is with Nate and he is going to pay!

‘Where’s my mom?’ Thalia finally answered him.

‘We’re at your house and she wants to see you’

‘How do I know you’re not lying?’

‘Why would I lie about that? Thalia you’ve been acting weird lately! Just come and see your mother. I’m going home’

Thalia sighed and looked at Liam “My mom’s not here, I can’t sense or smell her. Let’s go, I think I over reacted and she’s home safe.”

Liam gave her a weird look before he nodded and they just walked back through the woods. “What changed your mind?”

“I don’t know…I have a feeling she’s okay”

Liam said nothing and took her home. He made sure Nate wasn’t there before he left. He was a bit surprised when Thalia called for his help; he knew Nate had done nothing to Eva since he had compelled her to cut herself so he could take her blood to feed James. However, he was glad he had won Thalia’s trust. It’s all he needed to get what he wants. He went back home and saw James with about three ladies; he was enjoying being a vampire and reminded Liam a lot of himself when he was a newborn.

“Mom! Where have you been? I’ve been looking for you everywhere” Thalia hugged her mom tightly.

“Baby, you’re crushing me!” she laughed and pulled away from her daughter. “I was making a salad and cut my hand” she showed her a bandaged hand. “I don’t know how it happened but the wound was too deep so I had to go get stitches.”

“What was Nathaniel doing with you?”

Eva frowned “He wasn’t with me. He was here waiting for you when I came and he didn’t want to come in he said he would wait outside. I guess he got tired of waiting because he left seeming a bit angry.”

“So Nathaniel didn’t hurt you?”

“Baby, why would your boyfriend hurt me? Even this morning he was a perfect gentleman and he even went with me to get the groceries. He is very nice and I really like him. I’m happy you found someone like him”.

Thalia was a bit confused but just smiled at her mom, she didn’t want to burst her little happy bubble. They sat in the living room for at least three hours before her mother got tires and wanted to sleep. Thalia went to the kitchen and took a slice of cake. Now that her mom was asleep she could eat as much as she wanted. She smiled at the thought and made her way to her bedroom.

“It took you long!”

Thalia jumped startled by Nate’s voice and causing the plate to fly in the air, but before crashing to the floor, Nathaniel had caught it and hit the lights on. He looked at Thalia softly and gave her back the plate before heading to the open window.

“Where are you going?” Thalia asked him weakly, she didn’t want him to go but she couldn’t tell him that. She knew he was sad about something she could feel it and she could tell it was something she did.

“I just came to make sure you’re okay…I was very worried.”

“I’m fine, I was just looking for my mom.” Thalia sat on her bed and looked at him for a moment.

Nathaniel didn’t leave, but he sat on the windowsill watching her eat her cake silently. He was in a bad mood and the only thing that could calm him was holding her. He just didn’t know how he could do that when she stopped trusting him suddenly.

“Thalia…that night when you came over…”

“Shh. Don’t. I don’t want to hear it Nate. I know you’re not going to help me and I know you were playing me and using me. But it’s not going to happen. I like you but I don’t want to be a replacement, so find another Cynthia.” She knew Liam wouldn’t like the fact that she had said this to Nate but she had to be honest with him. She couldn’t keep her mouth shut about that and let him use her like that.

Nathaniel raised both eyebrows and looked at her surprised, chocked even. “What are you talking about? And how do you know about Cynthia? Or should I say what do you know about Cynthia?” Nathaniel stood up and walked toward her. He noticed that as he sat next to her she flinched and put the plate away. She was trembling, but why? Was she afraid of him?

“Thalia what’s wrong? You need to talk to me and tell me what going on in your head”

“I can’t. I promised not to say a word.”

“I don’t want to know who told you about Cynthia, I just want to know what they told you about her.”

To her surprise, Nate was very calm, she thought he would be furious if she brought up the subject of his ex mate he killed a few years back.

“Cynthia was your mate…you killed her.” She said coldly not looking at him.

Nathaniel chuckled “Cynthia is alive. And she wasn’t my mate. She was Liam’s mate, and still is. He killed her, but I saved her just in time. She was just a human and I turned her. When she came back to life she didn’t want to go back to him, so she’s hiding from him. She loves him, she can’t forget him but she’s afraid of him.”

Thalia looked at him “I’m so confused right now!”

“I don’t know who told you this, or why but they are wrong. Very wrong. Cynthia and I were very close and she helped me a lot. I was facing a hard time and going into very dark places. I used to kill people without caring, feeding on humans draining the life out of them, breaking girls’ hearts with no remorse. I was merciless and pitiless.” He sighed and looked at Thalia his eyes dark as he remembered that time. “Cynthia showed me the light, she was a sister to me. We agreed that she would help me and I would be her protector, because we both know how Liam can be ruthless.”

“What happened?” Thalia finally trusted her voice and spoke up gently.

“Liam happened. He saw how close we were and got overly protective and jealous. She threatened leaving him, and they fought like crazies and he killed her, struggling her. I wasn’t there to protect her, but I had to meet with Liam that night so I went to his house and saw her beaten up and bleeding. She was barely breathing so without thinking I turned her and helped her hide. Next morning I told Liam that I buried her so no one would ask questions, and since then he’s been distant. I always asked him what happened and he wouldn’t answer, but he doesn’t know that Cynthia told me everything.”

“Where is Cynthia now?”

Nathaniel raised an eyebrow “Why are you asking?”

“When you talked to me this afternoon I was going to your house and I saw a girl in the guest room.”

“Why were you there?”

“I thought you hurt my mom and I was looking for her.”

“How can you even think that! Thalia I would never hurt you or your mom! I can’t believe you thought I could do that”. Nathaniel started pacing the room he was nervous and angry. He ran a hand through his hair and looked at her “I can’t hurt my m…”

Thalia cut him off “Nate I wasn’t alone”

Nate looked at her frowning “Who were you with?”

“Liam” she said as her eyebrows knotted together.

 Nathaniel froze “Did he see her? Or felt her?”

“I don’t know I told him I needed to get back and we came back I don’t know”

Nathaniel nodded. “I understand… but I never thought you would doubt me” he jumped out of the window and ran to the woods at inhuman speed, he had to make sure Cynthia was alright. He reached his house in a matter of seconds and went to the guest bedroom bursting it open and finding it empty. Cynthia was nowhere in the house.

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