PROLOGUE.

❤ There is no love like first one! ❤

                              — Nicolas Sparks 

She screamed loudly as she saw her parents falling on ground with a thud. Their lifeless body sprawled on the ground.

She wanted to run towards her parents but a hand grasped her wrist and she was pulled inside a dark room. 

"Leave me! " She yelled in the darkness. Her heart beat was erratic. Terror creeped her heart after witnessing the scene of her parents being killed brutally. 

"Shh... Don't utter a word if you don't want to die " Theo's voice was gravely calm.

She was only able to see his red eyes which were shinning like radium in the darkness. 

For the very first time she was scared looking at his bloodshot eyes. 

How can she be quiet when his parents killed her parents in front of her eyes. 

"You- you will also kill me right ?!" She took miniature steps backwards. 

" I won't! Please don't make noise. " Theo hushed her, he didn't want to scare his princess. 

"Your-your parents killed my parents! " She whispered with a feeble voice pointing her index finger towards him.She was trembling with fear. 

" I'm sorry pearl. I couldn't help your parents " He moved forward towards her and pulled her into his embrace. 

At the age of ten she had to see her parents being killed brutally by their vampire neighbors. Her mother's wide eyes, agitated and tormented face displayed in her mind, she jerked away from Theo. 

Theo's brows furrowed as he never expected this reaction from his pearl.

Sudden terror sweeped in her heart when she saw his vexed face. 

She placed her palms on her ear and started screaming again. 

Theron was trying to protect her from his parents. They were hell bent to kill every single human in their territory. 

"Pearl , shut up " He roared making her jump. His sharp claw like teeth struck out of his mouth. 

Pearl heart beat quickened she was appalled with his sudden outbursts. Theo had never yelled at her before. 

Tears filled till the brim of her eyelids, "I hate - hate you Theo " She let out a muffled cry stumbling backwards. 

Theron heard movement outside the room and in next second he was in front of pearl. Before pearl could do anything he placed his palm on her mouth and pushed her towards the wall. 

Tears streamed down her cheeks. 

The room door opened and the light from the hallway streamed inside the room. 

A women with jet black long hair entered the room. Her attire was black, she had a big black decorative dot placed in centre of her forehead.

Theron looked at her and sighed, "It's you." He uttered and turned his face in my direction, "Listen carefully princess, if you scream I will kill you with my own hands " His eyes bore into hers making her gulp the lump formed in her throat, "So be quiet. Understood?! " He asked. 

Pearl gave him a nod. 

"How are you little boy " The women asked taking slow steps in our direction. 

"Take her away from here... " Theron stated standing up. 

"No! Please theo, I don't want to go with her " Pearl stood up hugging his arm with her little hands.

She for sure was scared of theo but somewhere she was sure that theo won't kill her. 

Theron gazed down at her skittish orbs, "Sorry princess but I have to do this or else you will hate me." He whispered looking at her with gloomy look in his eyes. 

The lady in front of her started chanting something and slowly pearl felt her eyes getting heavy. Their images were getting blurred. 

"I'm sorry " She heard Theo's pained voice and then blank. 

"No... " Pearl screamed waking up from her bed, she titled her head to look at the clock which showed 3:03 am . 

"Again the same dream? " Came a voice from besides her. 

"Yeah! I have been getting this dream from past nine years "she raked finger through her hair and closed her eyes. 

"Any progress? Did you get his name atleast? " Evangeline, her best friend and cousin asked her. 

"Yes! I called him theo " Pearl answered wiping the sweat from her forehead. 

"Do you hate him? " Evangeline enquired. 

"Is that even a question eva? I hate him, his parents killed my parents " Pearl snapped, every time she sees this dream her hatred towards theo increased. 

Even though she doesn't know this guy named theo anymore but one thing was for sure — she trusted him and he broke her trust. Hell, his parents ruined her childhood. She lived a life of orphan because of them. 

"What will you do if you find theo? " Eva asked moving closer to her. 

"I need to find him first. I'm going to meet Catherine, do you want to come along?!" Pearl pleaded eva in her eyes.

"What? You want to enter witches territory? " Eva was startled looking at pearl's determination. She had always seen the naive side of pearl but today after witnessing this side, she was scared for her.This territory was filled with downwordlers and messing with them means summoning our own death. 

"Yes it's high time we should take our responsibility — We are hunters for some reason! " Pearl whispered and she vowed in silent fervour to avenge her parents death. 

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