Chapter 36

"Decide to be fine until the end of the week.

Make yourself smile, because you're alive and that's your job.

Then do it again the next week."

- Frank -

"Must be rough...to believe in something so much

and have it but disappoint you like that."

- Dean -

you can't just have it when the miracles happen.

You have to have it when they don't."

- Layla -

"There's always a chance of getting hurt."

- Sarah -

"I'm not talking about broken heart

and about a tub of Haagen Dazs.

I'm talking about life and death."

- Sam -

"And tomorrow I could get hit by a bus.

That's what life.

Look, I know losing somebody you love - it's terrible.

You shut yourself off.

Believe me, I know.

But when you shut out the pain,

you shut out everything else too."

- Sarah -

"Hi!" Katherine said making Gregory looked at her smiling too but when he saw Drake behind her, he frowned. Drake smirked seeing Gregory's reaction. "I need your help." Katherine said making Gregory looked puzzled. "About what?" Gregory asked. "About your brothers." Katherine said. "Sorry, I can't." Gregory said. "See? I told you, he will not tell anything." Drake said. "Please, many lives are at stake here." Katherine said begging. "I'm sorry, Kath." Gregory said.

"What happened?" Amber said once the two entered the house from the dungeon. "Nothing, we just waste our time on him." Drake was the one who answered. "What should we do now?" Amber said. "Let the council decide. Maybe, their suggestions are the best things to do." Athan said but he received a death glare from Katherine. "What? He won't tell us anything about his brothers. You're wrong about him, Kath. He's the same with them." Athan said.

"Kath!?" They were all startled when Dawn appeared from nowhere panting. "What happened?" Katherine asked but before Dawn could answer her, Thana and Amdis appeared infront of them too. "What are you doing here?" Katherine asked with a puzzled face. "There are two kids missing from the Mzukwa clan." Dawn said. "What? There's three in Raeb." Thana said. "Oh my gosh, Fanpaya lost five." Amdis said. "Where are the others?" Drake asked. "I left Alaric there to help in finding the kids. It happened early in the morning." Dawn said. "The same with Raeb." Thana said. "Kieran said to tell you immediately what happened. He said they might not be far so they decided to follow the route the abductors took." Amdis said.

"What's going on here?" Serafino asked. "Paps! I told you not to leave your bed!" Katherine said. "I'll become more ill if I will not move my body." Serafino said. "Is there any problem?" Serafino said and Katherine gave a warning look to her friends not to say anything. "Nothing, Paps. Everything's okay." Katherine said. "Really?" Serafino asked looking intently to the girls. Amber, Dawn, Thana, and Amdis nodded at once.

"Kath!?" A yell was heard from one of the guards accompanying Celeste and his folks. "Celeste is missing together with Hunter." It was too late. Serafino looked at them with a serious face.

"So, you don't have any plan to tell me what is happening to the clan?" Serafino said with his angry tone. "Paps, it's my fault. I'm just worried about your health and adding more stress will not help. I will handle this, we will handle this so please go back to your room and rest." Katherine said calming her grandfather. "Vladamir, let's go!" Serafino said. "But, Milord..." Vladamir said but he received an angry squint from his Elder. "Paps!?" Katherine said making the rest looked at her because of her loud angry tone. "You listen very carefully! You will not leave this house! You will go back to your room and rest!" Katherine said while standing tall eventhough Serafino is towering her. "No!" Katherine said when she saw that her grandfather will say something to argue with her. "You will follow me or I will use everything you've thought me just to make you stay. I will tie you if that's the only way to make you stay. Don't you dare to make one more step because you will regret it!" Katherine said then looked at her friends and Drake who were in awe. "Let's go!" Katherine said but before she could open the door, she looked back. "Vlad, if he comes out of this house, I will kill you both!" Katherine said making Vladamir gulped.

Serafino and Vladamir were left speechless. "Did she...did she shouted on me?" Serafino asked and Vladamir nodded. "She did warned me, right?" Serafino said and Vladamir nodded again. "She will kill us both, right?" Serafino asked again and a nod was Vladamir's replied. Suddenly, Serafino laughed hard making Vladamir furrowed his forehead. "She's going to be the death of me." Serafino said still laughing. "Let's go." Serafino said. "But, Milord, I don't want to die." Vladamir said making Serafino laughed again. "Don't worry, she will not do it." Serafino said and they walked towards the door. When Vladamir opened the door, his eyes went wide.

"Let's go, let's go, I'm sure they are far now." Serafino said but became hard as a rock when he saw Katherine standing outside fully shifted. "What did I told you!?" Katherine said with her angry tone sending shivers to both Serafino and Vladamir. "Go back before you regret coming out!" Katherine said and in an instant, the two men vanished.

"You're really crazy." Drake said smiling. "Well, I'm just crazy as him." Katherine said talking about his grandfather. "Do you think he will not leave?" Amber asked making Katherine giggled.

"She's really scary." Serafino said while panting. They were already inside his room. "Scarier than you, Milord." Vladamir said. "Yeah, but she looked really amazing." Serafino said. A knock from the door was heard and Vladamir walked towards it but when he touched the knob, he immediately remove his hand from it. "What happened?" Serafino asked. Vladamir showed the burns in his hands. "Who the hell put a silver on the door!?" Serafino asked talking to the person outside the door.

"Sorry, Paps, Kath's order. Just stay there for the meantime. I'll remove them when we come back. By the way, the windows are also full of them." Athan shouted then followed the rest.

"Athan!? Athan!? Remove the damn silver this instant!" Serafino shouted but no one answered him. "I will really spank their asses when they come back." Serafino said making Vladamir chuckled.