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Rebecca. Rebecca had come round to see what information would be discovered and to make sure I was feeling a bit more settled. Rebecca seemed like a nice woman and was the mother of Nathaniel Gavin’s cousin, being able to piece together some of Gavin’s family made things seem more normal and seeing how they behaved just like a regular family was reassuring.

Chapter 7
    That evening Annalise arrived loaded with books and folders; she breezed in like a breath of fresh air and settled herself at the kitchen table. “So how have you been?” she asked me.
    “Um ok I guess slowly getting used to all this weird information. I’m not sure how I’m going to behave normally with all my friends and its odd having a vampire boyfriend but you know.” I said in a rush and shrugged. I glanced at all the books on the table wondering what on earth they contained, “What’s all this? Did you find out about my ancestors? Can you turn my powers off? Why has it been passed to me?” I said suddenly, feeling extremely anxious and worried again and fidgeting in my chair. 
    “One thing at a time Lauren, yes I have found out about your ancestors and they are an extraordinary bunch and something you should be very proud of.” Annalise said, as she leafed through a battered looking book with curling pages and scrawled writing. “Right let’s get a cup of tea and get comfy I have a lot to explain.” Annalise and Alice walked into the main part of the kitchen, quietly speaking to each other as they busied themselves making tea and looking for snacks. I reached for the book closest to me and flicked through the pages, odd words and names jumped out at me and I felt even more worried and confused “Lauren try not to worry. We’ll just take everything as it comes and work through it.” Gavin said, as he gently reached for my hand and removed the book.
    Annalise and Alice returned with a tray laden with cups, sandwiches, and biscuits. Everyone settled around the table. Gavin’s dad Marcus had also arrived by now and looked as interested and concerned as I did as Annalise began to speak “Right well it appears you a descendant from the Moonwick coven, which dates back to the 15 th century and the last members were brutally killed; however there is quite an amazing story. Your ancestors were part of the Moonwick coven, which was a powerful group that was well respected and trusted within the normal community and Wiccan circles. Although witchcraft was something people were afraid of, the Moonwick coven only ever practised spells in the course of good and also had extensive knowledge of medicine, which had helped and saved many people within their home town. Their downfall was from trusting a vampire clan lead by a vampire named Alec. Alec was a much travelled and feared vampire who originated from Italy. He was large and well over 6 foot tall with long dark hair and bright blue eyes he knew he was good looking and used his striking looks to draw in young unsuspecting woman. He was also very gifted and could easily influence people’s minds, which had led him to be very successful. He had desires to gain extra strength and powers and make an army of vampires that could dominate large areas and mean that they would not have to run and hide from the hunters. Alec had heard of a vampire that was knowingly feeding less and reducing his skills in order to integrate into the human world and was gaining support from other vampires who were tired of being hunted and continuously moving on to new territories. He thought the vampires integrating were weak and wanted to offer an alternative lifestyle that would control the humans rather than integrate with them. He wanted to be at the top of this powerful pyramid he was hoping to create, but to do this he wanted extra power and skills that no other vampire had. He wanted the added magical powers that the witches possessed and had been gradually integrating himself into the Moonwick coven. The