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at bay. The urge to swoop down and take her away was so great, that he trembled with the effort it took to resist.
     
     
     

Chapter Seven
     
    It was near dawn by the time Sarah and Jeanie returned home. Despite the fact that they were both tired, Sarah wasn’t going to bed until she had a chance to talk with her aunt. Jeanie must have already known that sleep wasn’t an option yet, because she headed for the kitchen instead of her bedroom.
    “Do you want some tea while we talk,” Jeanie asked.
    Nodding her head, Sarah followed her aunt into the kitchen. Jeanie went about making them both a cup of tea. She waited until Jeanie was done serving them before broaching the questions that she had been dying to ask.
    Before Sarah could say anything, Jeanie sat down and turned angry eyes on her. “Did you think I would not notice the bite marks on you?” she asked.
    Sarah reddened as she realized how many people had gotten a glimpse of the wounds Darrien had left on her. “To tell you the truth, I didn’t think about it at all.”
    “That is quite clear,” Jeanie snapped at her. “What has he done to you? Have you become his feeder?”
    Sarah shook her head. “No … things just got out of hand, but it hasn’t gone all the way.”
    “Good, because you need to think about it real hard before you let it go any further,” Jeanie told her.
    “That vampire, Darrien. He said that my father wasn’t dead. That he was a vampire.” Sarah changed the subject.
    Jeanie’s eyes were downcast. “He is telling the truth. I met your father only once. But I can tell you that he was everything that you might think a vampire to be, especially persuasive. Your mother was crazy in love with him.”
    “What happened to him?”
    “He went away. They had a disagreement and he left. She wanted him to change her, but he refused. Told her that you needed a mother.”
    “So what happened to my mother then?” Sarah asked, afraid that she already knew the answer.
    “She went looking for him.” Jeanie placed her hand over Sarah’s.
    “Well what do you think happened to her?”
    “I think that she was either killed, or turned by another vampire.”
    “Why would she do that? She promised to come back for me!” Sarah narrowed her eyes, unable to believe that her mother would really abandon her.
    “I know sweetheart. I just don’t have the answers.” Jeanie squeezed Sarah’s hand.
    “I should try and find her.”
    Jeanie shook her head. “I’m sure that if she could have returned, she would have. If you go looking for her, you could be facing the same dangers. I know it isn’t something she would want you to do.”
    “There’s something else. Darrien said that he knew me before … when I was someone else. He said that I was Caroline Fabre.”
    Jeanie inhaled sharply, and for a brief moment, she stared at Sarah as if she were a stranger. Then she waved her hand, dismissing Darrien’s words. “I know that you are different Sarah. I’ve always known that, but what are the chances that you are the reincarnated soul of Caroline?”
    Sarah opened her mouth to tell her aunt about the vision she’d had in the circle, but changed her mind.
    It had been so real!
    Yes, it had been real, but was that vision simply a figment of her imagination, brought on by Darrien’s suggestion that she was Caroline?
    Jeanie patted her hand once more and then got up from her chair and left the room. Soon she returned holding a large wooden box. It was her magic box. The same box that Sarah had been so curious about as a child. Finally, she was going to see what Aunt Jeanie kept in that box.
    Jeanie set it on the table and lifted the heavy lid. It was positioned in a way that Sarah could not actually see what was inside, but her aunt was pulling something out. In her hand, she held a dagger made of clear crystal.
    “This dagger has been in the family for generations. It is a powerful tool that will help to protect its owner from evil. Now is the