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don’t do this, then we can’t try to help your mother. We need this to help us find her.”
    She stared at me for what seemed an eternity then she nodded her head and beckoned us to follow her down the stairs. She made an extra-large batch of the liquid. When she was done, Carlos, Matt and I each had twenty vials around our necks – sixty total. It was enough to create thirty new vampires and I hoped that would have to be enough. We stood and turned to head back upstairs, but as I passed the black pool this time, now that I was changed and it no longer frightened me, I turned and hissed at it and it sloshed to the far side of the pool. I grinned and heard Matt chuckling beside me.
    Our next quick stop before heading home, hopefully undetected, might be our most dangerous, but it was something I had to try. He was the only one who knew how to get to the fortress, and I knew he didn’t want to lose Janine. I tried to figure out the best way to convince him as we headed to Aaron’s small island nearby where Andrew was honeymooning. If he wouldn’t help us, or worse, if he told the Elders what we were planning, we were done.
    We pulled up to the dock at dawn. Matt and Carlos agreed to let me talk to Andrew alone – I was a young vampire and not tainted or bitter, and I hadn’t been created by the Elders. It made me different. So I thought he’d be more likely to believe me. They heard us coming up the walkway and were waiting for us on the porch. “Sarah! Matthew! Carlos!” they exclaimed as they hugged us. “What are you guys doing here?”
    “ We were in the neighborhood and we thought we’d drop by,” I said as they led us into the house. We made small talk as I waited for Matt and Carlos to come up with an excuse to get Janine outside. I needed the computer to help make my case to Andrew. Finally Carlos said, “Hey Janine, it’s been a century since I’ve been here, how about giving me a refresher tour of the island?”
    Matt stood up and said, “I’ll come too.”
    Andrew started to stand but before he could say anything I placed my hand on his arm and discreetly shook my head. He cocked his head to one side. Janine turned to him and said, “Honey, are you coming too?”
    “ Ummmm, I think Sarah’s a little thirsty, I’m going to fix something for her first. We’ll join up with you later, okay sweetie?” and he walked over and kissed her forehead.
    She squeezed his hand. “Okay, but don’t be too long. I get lonely without you.”
    He smiled and said, “Me too. I’ll be there quick as I can.”
    The three of them walked out the door and Andrew spun around to face me. “What is it? Is something wrong?” he said.
    I walked over to the computer and brought up the articles to show him as I started talking. “Yes, there is something wrong,” I began, “REALLY wrong.” I said as he read over my shoulder.
    “ Okay, so three people are missing,” he said. “What does this have to do with you or us?”
    “ These are three of the people who gave Matt and me the clues to the change process,” I said, and then I waited for it to sink in.
    Andrew’s eyes flicked back to the computer screen, then to me, then back to the screen several times before he sank into the chair next to me. “But why?” he whispered. “Why would somebody do this?”
    “ Not somebody, Andrew,” I replied. “Them.”
    His eyes flashed to mine… and his face fell. “No, it can’t be. Why would they do that?”
    “ Think about it Andrew. Matt broke the first rule. He revealed himself to a human. You’ve worked for them for a long time, when have you EVER seen them not punish somebody for that?” I said.
    “ Never,” he whispered. “But I thought it was you. Anybody can see that you two belong together, how could they take that away?” he croaked as he finally understood.
    “ They can and they plan to,” I said. “They only let us go until they could gather up everyone who helped us. I think it really scared