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of where this
conversation was headed.
    “I had heard of others
like us with unusual gifts but never had I came across one like you,” he
completed his thought. I could tell by his expression that he, himself was also
curious. He must have never put much though in his ability or the ability of
others. I could not imagine why he never considered it. I found myself curious
about my own abilities now that I knew they were there. They were subtle, but
still there. I guess it would just take time for them to develop.
    “You mean there are more
like me, I mean,” I blurted out.
    “Yes. But to find one,
such as yourself, by accident what are the odds of that. Mon Cherie you
are a gifted vampire; I wonder what else you can do. The ones I have met
through my travels have other talents such as tracking, mind powers opposite of
what you can do. They disable their prey with a look. I just had never bothered
to fully understand them. The only powerful vampire in our entire existence is our
mother she has them all,” he explained.
    “Our mother,” I interrupt
his thoughts.
    “Yes our mother, Lilith
is the oldest and most powerful vampire in existence. She has powers I have
never dared dream to have. She has them all,” he tells me.
     “Our mother! What do you
mean our mother has them all?” I excitedly questioned.
    “She can fly, she knows
the truth from a lie, and she can track., Our mother is also dangerous in one
way. she feeds on the mortal and immortal alike. She does not waken often. She
only wakens to administer the severest of punishments for the severest of
crimes,” he explained.
    “Crimes,” I interrupted
him.
    “Never reveal yourself to
the mortals. We must stay in the shadows of the night. Salome, with your gift
we can hunt with ease, just the thought of the possibilities is exciting,” he
exclaimed.
    “Tell me Jack. What are
you keeping from me?” I asked.
    He looks at me and he
tells me everything.
    “I have spoken with you
husband Axel,” he looks away from me as he tells me. I put my hands to his
cheeks and turn him back to me. “I did not want to burden you with more sorrow.
I wanted to spare you from more pain.” At the end he looks away, but not before
I notice the red brim of his eyes,
    At first I was angry. I
was angry that he chose to keep this away from me. This anger ebbed away
quickly once I realized he did it for my sake and he is whisking me away to
protect them from me. I could not stay angry at him for this. It was bound to
happen. I just had not been expecting it. I delve deeper into my families
wellbeing. I wanted to absolve Jack from this burden.
    “Jack, can you tell me
how they are doing?” I hesitantly ask him,
    Jack’s blood stained face
turns to me.
    “They are mortal, they
will heal and begin to move forward. For what it’s worth you have a beautiful
family.” At this he embraces me.
    “Thank you, Jack. Thank
you for telling me. Just promise me no more secrets,” I begged of him.
    “I promise no more
secrets,” he gently tells me. “I never thought to feel such an emotion in my
entire existence. Since I saved you, I have begun to feel more human than I
have ever felt. It is so new to me, this emotion. It scares me.”
    “There is nothing to fear
from feeling human,” I explain. “Sorrow, anger, and joy are all part of being
human. It is a different type of emotion than the one you get from hunting. I
bet you have not felt love in such a long time,” I regretted the words once
they left my lips. I saw a certain memory pass through his mind. He was a man
who had loved once, along time again and he also lost that same love.
    I put my hand in his to
show him comfort and instead it is he who is comforting me.
    “My wife died in child
birth when I was still mortal. With you in my life, I have remembered what it
feels like to live and love…I am suddenly more human now than ever”
    I felt sad for him and a
tear threatened to fall and as awkward as it was for him he