**Lilia's POV**

I don't feel well and the vibe around here is very weird. I hesitantly follow Kyle inside.

The atmosphere here is spooky. The faint lights by the corners and the symbols which were hung everywhere added to the eerie vibe. As we neared a passage on our left, I felt something sharp brush past me, narrowly missing my arm.

Swoosh!

I look up to see that it was a dagger which hit the door by the passage entrance. 

"Woah!" I exclaim, stumbling back. 

"Who are you?" I ask as I see someone emerging from the shadows. 

"I should be the one asking that. What are you doing here?" that person says. 

"Vali!" Kylian exclaims. 

Vali as he says she is, has long black hair which is thinly braided. She has a lean posture and is tall, with delicate golden skin tone. The way she walks, radiates confidence and something other wordly. 

"Kylian Black!" she practically yells and walks over, hugging him. 

"Hey," he says, hugging her. 

Why are they hugging for so long?

"What brings you here? And who are they?" she asks,  now looking at us. 

"Well, this is Lilia, my girlfriend and that is Ingrid. She is a wi--"

"Witch, isn't she?" she asks, walking over to Ingrid. 

"I could feel it in my bones and when the weather changed I knew someone new was in town," she says, prancing around Ingrid observing her like a prey. 

"So did I, Vali!" Ingrid says, standing tall.

"Okay, now that we know each other. Let's move on," Kylian saying trying to keep them off each other.

"Okay, what are you here for?" She asks, leading us inside that passage. It was quiet cozy in here and there were candles lit in every corner. 

"Um welll..." he starts telling her his story and how we could possibly be the ones to break his curse. 

"Well well well...." she says, circling me like her prey.

I feel a strange sense of uneasiness when she looks at me like that. I look down not wanting to meet her eyes. 

"So you want to break your curse?" she says Kylian casually like as if she was just enquiring about the weather. 

"Well yes, but nothing shoud happen to Lili," he replies, hugging me sideways. 

It felt nice hugging him and his body temperature was colder than the atmosphere around and I wanted that raw feel. I wanted him to stay like this forever. 

Do I want him to stay a vampire? Maybe. 
Do I want to loose him?NO

"Okay, let's start the process. It will take atleast a week for your transitioning," she says  opening a few cupboards and gathering the necessary ingridents. 

"Why are you doing this Kylian?" I ask, not sure what is he upto.

"Because I want to stay with you, no matter what. I want to grow old with you and live in the countryside with a house by the lake," he whispers in my ears. 

I was lost in his eyes and I realized how much I wanted him. 

"Is she strong enough to do this?" Ingrid asks, now walking up to us.

"Don't fall for her looks!" Kylian answers.

"I'm older than I look." she says, smirking. 

"How old?"

"Old enough to know your grandmother and the little secret circle of yours," she says winking at Ingrid. 

"Wait, you are that witch who used to stay in our town? The one my grandmother visited and mentioned in her diary?" Ingrid asked surprised. 

"What diary?" I whisper, nudging her in the side. 

"Yes, I am," she says smiling. 

"Can someone tell me what is going on?" I ask frustrated.

Why does everyone know things I don't?

"Well. Remember how our granny was a witch and they had a secret circle?" Ingrid asks, looking at me like I'm a toodler.

"Yes!" I exclaim.

"Well, I read her journal which you generously declined to read?"

"Why bring that now?!"

"Well in that granny mentions meeting a powerful witch to find out what is going on with her. This is that witch!" she says pointing to Vali, standing in front of us who is now lightning some candles.

"Oh. You are very old!" slips from my mouth subconsciously.

"If you think I'm old, then you probably don't know this lover boy's age," She says with a mischievous glint in her eyes.

"He doesn't tell!" I say, crossing my hands.

"Girls.Concentrate!" Kyle says from behind.

Concentrate or distract us??

"Aha!" Ingrid and me say simultaneously, in a sarcastic tone.

He gives me the all knowing look and I turn away, pretending to be interested in the book lying on the table.

"Lili, come on," Vali says, dragging me.

"Where?" I ask as I barely keep up with her speed.

"We need your blood!" she says.

"So why are we running?" I ask, almost tripping.

"Oh, that. I sensed something wasn't right upstairs so we are going to the basement, "she says as she drags me to a corridor on the left.

" Vali! Wait up!" yells Kylian.

We reach down stairs and she switches on the lights. I close my eyes trying to adjust to the light here.

Once I open my eyes I see that this place was messy. The place had cobwebs everywhere and the cauldron was upturned. I could feel the OCD in me rising. The books were open, the candles were stuck to the tables. The floor beneath me also creaked with every step I took.

Before I could make a comment about it, I hear the squeak of a door and feel a gust of cool breeze hit me. Soon I feel an arm on my shoulder.

Kylian!

"Are you ready to do this?" I ask him, hesitantly. I look up to see him anxious. He didn't look anxious but his eyes told otherwise.

"Now, more than ever," he says smiling.

"Kylian, you do know what are the consequences right!" Vali says opening her grimoire.

"Yes," he answers, trying to sound confident.

"What consequences?" I ask.

Something tells me I won't like the answer I hear.

"Babe, it's nothing. Chill!" he says, trying to calm me.

"Kylian Black. What is it?" I ask, in my strongest voice possible.

"Nothing. Chill. Vali now!" he says and gives Vali a nod.

I see her approaching me with a needle.

"Vali, tell me what is it. Or I'm not giving my blood," I yell taking a step back.

"I can't. It's not my story to tell," she says raising her hands.

I hear a loud thud and the door opens.

"What's going on?" Ingrid asks from above the stairs.

"Apparently there are consequences to him taking my blood!" I yell.

"What consequences?" She asks, confused. She walks down the stairs and I run to her side, hoping they don't try to get my blood.

"Nothing! Vali. Take. Her. Blood!" he yells.

"One step forward, and I won't hesitate to kill you," Ingrid says, taking a stance in front of me.

"Kylian tell her already! Not that I'm afraid of you Ingrid --but Lili needs to know the truth," she says siding with us.

"Well, since you all seem to he together, " he pauses and sits on the table.

"There are chances this might not work and I might die!" He says casually as if he was taking about the weather.

"You what?" I question taking a step closer to him.

"Might die!" He says, sounding like it doesn't bother him.

A/N

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