Family Secrets (Young Adult Edition) (Davenport Manor (Young Adult Edition)) by Melissa Zaroski Page B
Authors: Melissa Zaroski
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a chicken earlier. There was the usual bustle
of people strewn about and they were just getting ready to have
dinner.
“Sit by me at dinner, love? I don’t
think we have ever dined together!” Todd asked as he held her
hand.
“Sure, save me a spot and I’ll meet
you there.”
How was she going to get out of this
one? She wasn’t used to having to be completely aware and careful
of what she said and did. Sure, she could charm him into believing
whatever she wanted, but she hated using that tool unless
absolutely necessary. Todd went ahead into the dining room while
Emma sought out Zachariah. She could sense he was in the kitchen,
so she decided to sneak that way to join him. He was leaning on the
center island while chatting with Vivienne and Declan; all of them
had a glass of blood.
They all exchanged greetings while
Emma went into the secret refrigerator for a bag of blood for
herself. She poured it into a glass and popped it into the
microwave for a minute, which was the perfect
temperature.
“So, how did your little date with the
handsome human go?” Vivienne asked with a smirk.
Zachariah shifted uneasily and gave
Emma a cold stare.
“It was nice, we went horseback
riding. And Zach, you can stop looking at me like that,” Emma
replied while shooting Zachariah a threatening glance. “Although, I
wanted to talk to you guys, tell me what you think. But, I want
Daniel here, too.” Emma whipped out her phone and texted Dan to
come to the kitchen. When he walked in just seconds later, she shut
the door and locked it, not wanting any human
interruptions.
“So, tell me what you all think…Todd
was a bit shaken up this morning—he said he had an encounter with a
ghost last night. When I went to fetch him to go riding, I found
him upstairs looking at my sister, Elizabeth’s portrait. He swore
it was her that was in his room. Then, we ended up riding to the
cemetery, which made him totally on edge. Talked about being afraid
of cemeteries at night, blah blah blah…” Emma gave a wave of her
hand.
“I don’t understand why humans are
afraid of cemeteries, day or night. Those dead folks aren’t the
ones to be afraid of.” Zachariah said.
“I think it is because we’re
conditioned to be afraid of the unknown, the supernatural,” Daniel
replied. “That’s probably why I’m not afraid at all, I have grown
up amongst the supernatural my entire life, it’s normal to
me.”
“It’s too bad all humans don’t feel
the way you do, Dan,” Declan began. “It would make it a lot easier
for us, especially since a majority of humans are so afraid of us
that they wouldn’t hesitate to try and kill us.”
“Right? But, here’s the odd thing…when
we were at the cemetery we were just quietly sitting on the bench.
He suddenly started freaking out saying that he faintly heard a
woman weeping. He thought it was coming from my family’s tomb. I
didn’t hear anything, so I don’t know if he’s crazy or if something
is going on.” Emma added.
Perplexed, they all tried to think of
what it could have been that Todd had seen the night before and
heard at the cemetery. And if he really had heard something, why
didn’t Emma hear it, as well? None of them had ever seen a ghost,
which could be considered odd since the Manor itself was old and
could easily appear to be haunted. The household vampires were
awake 24/7 and had never seen anything out of the
ordinary.
“I’m wondering something
here…” Dan spoke up after a few moments of silence. “Personally, I
have never seen or heard anything weird here, but who’s to say
ghosts aren’t lurking? Just because someone has never met a
vampire, doesn’t mean you all don’t exist, right? What I’m thinking
is maybe the reason why you didn’t hear anything, Emma, is because
ghosts are spirits of the dead. You are already dead, so perhaps you can’t see or
hear them?”
“You’re brilliant, Dan. That makes
perfect sense.” Emma replied.
“Well, what
of people strewn about and they were just getting ready to have
dinner.
“Sit by me at dinner, love? I don’t
think we have ever dined together!” Todd asked as he held her
hand.
“Sure, save me a spot and I’ll meet
you there.”
How was she going to get out of this
one? She wasn’t used to having to be completely aware and careful
of what she said and did. Sure, she could charm him into believing
whatever she wanted, but she hated using that tool unless
absolutely necessary. Todd went ahead into the dining room while
Emma sought out Zachariah. She could sense he was in the kitchen,
so she decided to sneak that way to join him. He was leaning on the
center island while chatting with Vivienne and Declan; all of them
had a glass of blood.
They all exchanged greetings while
Emma went into the secret refrigerator for a bag of blood for
herself. She poured it into a glass and popped it into the
microwave for a minute, which was the perfect
temperature.
“So, how did your little date with the
handsome human go?” Vivienne asked with a smirk.
Zachariah shifted uneasily and gave
Emma a cold stare.
“It was nice, we went horseback
riding. And Zach, you can stop looking at me like that,” Emma
replied while shooting Zachariah a threatening glance. “Although, I
wanted to talk to you guys, tell me what you think. But, I want
Daniel here, too.” Emma whipped out her phone and texted Dan to
come to the kitchen. When he walked in just seconds later, she shut
the door and locked it, not wanting any human
interruptions.
“So, tell me what you all think…Todd
was a bit shaken up this morning—he said he had an encounter with a
ghost last night. When I went to fetch him to go riding, I found
him upstairs looking at my sister, Elizabeth’s portrait. He swore
it was her that was in his room. Then, we ended up riding to the
cemetery, which made him totally on edge. Talked about being afraid
of cemeteries at night, blah blah blah…” Emma gave a wave of her
hand.
“I don’t understand why humans are
afraid of cemeteries, day or night. Those dead folks aren’t the
ones to be afraid of.” Zachariah said.
“I think it is because we’re
conditioned to be afraid of the unknown, the supernatural,” Daniel
replied. “That’s probably why I’m not afraid at all, I have grown
up amongst the supernatural my entire life, it’s normal to
me.”
“It’s too bad all humans don’t feel
the way you do, Dan,” Declan began. “It would make it a lot easier
for us, especially since a majority of humans are so afraid of us
that they wouldn’t hesitate to try and kill us.”
“Right? But, here’s the odd thing…when
we were at the cemetery we were just quietly sitting on the bench.
He suddenly started freaking out saying that he faintly heard a
woman weeping. He thought it was coming from my family’s tomb. I
didn’t hear anything, so I don’t know if he’s crazy or if something
is going on.” Emma added.
Perplexed, they all tried to think of
what it could have been that Todd had seen the night before and
heard at the cemetery. And if he really had heard something, why
didn’t Emma hear it, as well? None of them had ever seen a ghost,
which could be considered odd since the Manor itself was old and
could easily appear to be haunted. The household vampires were
awake 24/7 and had never seen anything out of the
ordinary.
“I’m wondering something
here…” Dan spoke up after a few moments of silence. “Personally, I
have never seen or heard anything weird here, but who’s to say
ghosts aren’t lurking? Just because someone has never met a
vampire, doesn’t mean you all don’t exist, right? What I’m thinking
is maybe the reason why you didn’t hear anything, Emma, is because
ghosts are spirits of the dead. You are already dead, so perhaps you can’t see or
hear them?”
“You’re brilliant, Dan. That makes
perfect sense.” Emma replied.
“Well, what
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