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to shout. ‘For your information I’m not seeing Rita. I feel sorry for her, she got punished.’
    ‘Well that’s nothing new; lower ranked vampires always get punished for doing the slightest thing wrong. Get a little cut somewhere on their bodies so they feel a bit of pain and then they’re allowed to get back to work.’
    ‘I get that, but it’s the fact she was brutally savaged by our little friend from earlier.’ Jeff had just wiped the smile from Tessa’s face. She stands up and walks in front of Jeff.
    ‘And let me guess you now want to punish Dirk. Believe me you’re not the only one.’ Tessa turns away and walks over to the window.
    ‘What’s the history between you two anyway?’ Jeff snaps back into lawyer mode.
    ‘He’s a traitor. Me and Vaelen had found out that Dirk was planning to destroy the council from the inside. We managed to get a heavy following of council members to help see Dirk get a guilty verdict in court and be sent to death for high treason. But there was a slight problem of lack of evidence. Over time more and more council members began to back him including Vaelen. So all the charges were dropped and he went about his business.’ Tessa hates reminding herself of the past. And Jeff notices this.
    ‘And it’s because of that you decided to leave the council and follow him on your own as you knew the council was flawed.’
    Tessa smiles again. ‘I under estimated you Jeff. You’re quite smart. We could use a guy like you on our team.’
    Jeff walks over to Tessa. They stand face to face in front of the window.
    ‘You saying I should leave the council?’ Asks Jeff.
    ‘I was thinking more along the lines of you being our man on the inside. Since we have to lay low we could use someone feeding us information about the council. Maybe help us get a step closer to figuring out what Dirk is up to.’
    ‘And if I do this for you, you promise we’ll take Dirk down.’ Anger fills Jeff’s face.
    ‘Trust me if we get the evidence we’re after Dirk will sent to death within minutes.’
    Jeff looks into Tessa’s eyes and knows she is deeply dedicated to making sure Dirk pays for his crimes. ‘Ok. I’m in.’ Jeff and Tessa shake hands at their agreement.
    ‘Oh what strong hands you have.’ Tessa again bites her lip and smiles at Jeff.
    Jeff pulls his hand away. ‘Stop that or I won’t help you.’
    Tessa begins to laugh as she opens the window. ‘Don’t worry I’m joking. I’m not into kids.’
    Jeff thinks for a moment. ‘I’m thirty-one.’
    ‘I’m three hundred and ninety. I like older men anyway.’ Tessa laughs as changes into vampire form and leaps out of the window.
    Jeff shuts the window behind her and looks around the room before perching himself on the edge of the bed. What am I doing? Jeff throws his face into his hands as fear begins to fill his heart.
     
     
    CHAPTER 11:
    IT’S NOT CANON
     
     
    J acqueline takes a drag from her cigarette. The feeling of the hot smoke entering her lungs always gave her a sense of feeling. It’s the one thing from her previous life she has held onto. She taps her nails against her desk as she reads from a file open on her computer screen. She folds her legs, slips off her heels and edges herself forward closer to the computer screen. The light from the monitor illuminates her face. The look of panic yet intrigue strikes her face as she reads deeper into the file. This is not normal. She takes one last drag from her cigarette before putting it out in the ashtray next to her computer. All her concentration is now on this file. She rustles in her seat getting more and more agitated. She cannot keep herself from fidgeting as she scrolls further through the file. The name Leofric catches her eye. She quickly minimizes the file and opens a folder on her desktop marked ‘Known Hunters’. Within this folder there are ten more folders marked one to ten. Known vampire hunters are categorized to their level of threat. One being