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the phone.
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    Zach was immediately behind her and his arms wrapped around her. He did not know why Alex was upset and crying but he could sense so many things going through her. She was extremely sad, hurt, angry and a host of other emotions. He felt them all warring inside of her and he wanted to stop them.
    He couldn’t bear to see her like this and he would do anything to take this pain she was in away. She finally said goodbye and replaced the handset of the phone. She turned to him and her eyes were still teary and rather desolate but she seemed to have a better hold on herself.
    “Oh dear God, what is going on?” she breathed.
    Zach looked down at her as he queried “What is it Alexina? Tell me, maybe I can help.”
    Alex was shaking her head as she replied “Nope, don’t think so on this, Vampire. My Aunt Mary has just told me my parents were murdered and my mother was part of some sect or other and she has some kind of journal that she says I will need. I always thought my parents were killed in a road accident! Why did she not tell me? I mean surely I had the right to know this? I am so upset and confused I can’t think straight!”
    Zach now understood why she was in turmoil and really couldn’t blame her. This must have come as a terrible shock. At the same time, maybe this journal would shed some light on why Alexina was being targeted. They had to go and get it.
    “Okay, give me the address and we’ll get it on the way to the airport, it may be of some help Alexina. Also, it will give you a chance to say goodbye to your aunt in person.”
    Alex just nodded and picked up her case, which Zach immediately relieved her of, and walked out the door.
    She didn’t even give a backwards glance to this place. It wasn’t her home, it was only a place for her to live while she had been trying to sort out her life. It held no memories for her, good or bad.
    Once they were back in the SUV, with Alex again struggling to get in, she gave an address which was barely five minutes drive away. They were very soon standing in the doorway to what had been Alex’s home before she had got married and moved out.
    Her aunt was beside herself with remorse and kept saying “Sorry,” to Alex. She held out to Alex a very, very old book which was indeed some kind of journal but the age of it Alex couldn’t discern. It was the oldest book she had ever seen and she was scared it would fall apart in her hands.
    Alex took it from her Aunt Mary and as soon as her fingers touched it they tingled. Not in an unpleasant way but nonetheless it startled her. When she opened it she could not understand the writing. It was in a foreign language as far as she could tell, but there were also some drawings and what looked to be a map on the inside of the back cover. Intriguing, Alex thought.
    After a very tearful goodbye they headed back to the front door. Just before they were over the threshold her aunt took hold of Zach’s sleeve. “I don’t know you, Vampire, but I am telling you this – you look after my girl – 'cause if you don’t I will find you and you will not like the outcome! Okay?”
    Zach was about to laugh but stopped short when he saw the look in this old lady’s eyes. He wasn’t scared exactly but she definitely gave him food for thought. “I will keep her safe. You do not need to worry about that. I am bound to her in a way that is beyond your grasp and I will NOT let anyone or anything harm her. Okay?” He used her aunt’s closing word back at her.
    “Good. I am glad we understand each other. I will give you a tip – find out what my girl’s name means,” she whispered to him.
    Zach was a bit confused at this but gave a very slight nod to confirm he had heard her. He moved on but the look in her eyes had him wondering. She had felt a bit off to him in a magical sense but he knew she was no Witch. He would have known if she was.
    She had also shown no fear. When he met someone for the first time, especially