A whole month passed and I wasn't allowed to see Tyler unless both Mark Anthony and Daniel were in the room. I never got to see Tyler for long because they couldn't stand to be in the same room together for longer than a couple minutes.

Today Tyler was finally allowed to be alone with me so we walked to the park together. Somewhere in the middle of the month I finally figured out why all the vampires didn't burn in the sun. They all had little charms that they wore.

Daniel has a necklace with a light blue rock at the end, Mark Anthony has a black ring he wears on his left hand, Kendra had hers made into an earring, and they gave Tyler a silver ankle bracelet with the same light blue rock on Kendra's erring and Daniel's necklace.

I sit down on the swings while Tyler sits down on the ground in front of me.

"Mark Anthony is your baby daddy isn't he?" Tyler asks out of nowhere.

I look up from my lap, "Why do you ask that?"

"You said it was impossible for whoever got you pregnant to get you pregnant. I talked to Karen about vampire pregnancies and she said it was impossible." Tyler says as he stands up and sits down on the swing next to me, "Out of all the vampires, I think its Mark Anthony because of the looks you guys exchange with each other."

I lie my head on the chain of the swing, "Please don't tell anyone. No one would believe me and I don't want to be pegged as a lying slut."

Tyler swings his legs back gently which sends the swing back and forth at full height, "I'll back up your story about me being the daddy until she's born and they realize she's not black."

"She?" I ask holding back a smile, "You think it's a she?"

Tyler nods as he lets his swing calm down before speaking, "It's a feeling I get wh-"

Out of nowhere, Tyler hops off the swing leaving me.

I sit there confused for a moment before he speed runs back, "We need to go, a man wielding a sharp wooden object just tried murdering me."

I groan loudly, "This is no fair! I didn't choose to have poisonous blood!!"

"And I didn't choose to be a vampire." Tyler says as he picks me up bridal style, "Life isn't fair baby mama."

As Tyler begins speed running I begin to think about the night of the party. I was extremely drunk but I remember everything that happened that night. The demon spawn inside of me is Mark Anthony's. There's no doubt about it but no one will believe me if I tell everyone.

The only proof I have that it's Mark Anthonys is the healing ability I now possess because of it. Anytime I've gotten a scrap or cut in the last month, it's healed almost instantly. It's actually quite fascinating to watch the skin rebuild itself.

Once we get home Tyler puts me down before interlocking hands with me. Even though his face is as sure as ever he's shaking as he opens the door and we walk in.

Karen and Abigail are sitting on the ground in the foyer playing Uno and Abigail is winning by a landslide.

"UNO!" Abigail screams making Tyler and I jump.

Kendra comes running down the stairs with Darius following her and they're both laughing. Although Darius doesn't like to admit it, he really cares for her.

Tyler starts shaking harder, "The hunters gave me a message for everyone, if you don't hand over Riley before midnight tomorrow night someone named Chase and someone named Becca will both die."

I forgot Chase existed and I'm guessing Becca is the blonde girl who was fixated on Daniel while he was making me food.

"Yeah no, that's not happening," Daniel says jumping from the stairs, landing a few feet away from Abigail, "I love Chase and all but we're not gonna give up a vampire torture device."

Karen stands up, "Daniels right, from what you've guys have said about her blood, we can't give her up."

As more vampires made there way downstairs to argue the situation I just stood there with a terrible feeling in the pit of my stomach.

Two lives in exchange for mine.

The room begins to spin and I work to keep standing up but my legs give out and I fall to the ground with a thud. As everyone speed run to me, my eyes closed and I pass out.

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#289 in Vampire on 2-17-18