anything the Vampire Passel throws in your direction.”
“And who, exactly will be training me?”
“I will,” he stated assuredly.
She continued to pace the small area from the door to the wall, about three steps in each direction, before she pivoted around and went the other way. Her hands were alternating between pulling on handfuls of hair and fanning her face.
Again, he thought it would be best to let her absorb this information on her own so he said nothing.
Finally, after a few moments she turned and faced him. She knew he was right, that this was her destiny, that despite the fact that she was frightened and questioned her own abilities, that, clearly he had no hesitation whatsoever. And if he believed in her, she truly felt she could do anything. After all, he had no doubt trained and supported thousand of Hunters over the years and if he said she could do it, well, then, surely she could.
Aaron stared at her for a moment, waiting for her to speak. Though no words came out of her mouth, she slowly began to nod her head. “Yes?” he asked, clarifying. “You’ll do it? You’ll Transform?”
At first Cadence still couldn’t form the words but finally, she was able to overcome the lump of anxiety in her throat. “Yes, I’ll do it. I’ll Transform.”
Aaron was so relieved, he did something totally out of character for himself and pulled her in, giving her a big hug. “That’s wonderful, Cadence. Thank you so much for having faith in me and my team.”
She was taken a back when he embraced her but once the initial surprise subsided, she loosely hugged him back. “Sure,” she said. “I think it’s the right thing to do.”
He released her and took a few steps back. “I agree,” he concurred. “Believe me, you won’t regret this decision.”
She snickered, “No, but you might!”
Chapter Six
Over the last century or so, Jamie had transformed many Hunters and Guardians using the serum method. He had not originated the idea or developed the serum but he had made many improvements to the procedure and while Cadence was still extremely nervous, she felt assured that she was in the best hands possible.
She was lying in her pajamas on her grandmother’s guest bed, still a little stuffed from the Thanksgiving Dinner they had thrown together. It didn’t have every dish one might imagine for the traditional holiday, but it was sufficient, and after the late football game had concluded, Jamie had asked if she was ready. Now was as good a time as ever so she had gone upstairs to prepare herself for a nice long snooze.
Grandma Janette and Eliza stood at the foot of the bed while Aaron tended to linger farther away, closer to the door. Elliott had been there for a few hours during the afternoon, but Aaron had sent him back to check on the situation in Shenandoah. She knew that Aaron would be leaving soon as well, but she had made him promise to stay until she fell asleep. For some reason, she just felt better knowing the man in charge was present while the procedure was taking place, though Aaron certainly did not have the same calming affect on her that Jamie did. Even now as she watched him removing hypodermic needles and vials from the small black kit he sat on the nightstand next to her, she felt as if she could trust Jamie completely.
“How you doing, Cadence?” he asked pausing for a moment to glance down at her.
She nodded her head. “I’m a bit nervous,” she said, “but I trust you.”
“Good,” Jamie replied smiling. “Do you want me to explain to you what I am doing as I go or would you rather just let me do it and get it over with? Either way
“And who, exactly will be training me?”
“I will,” he stated assuredly.
She continued to pace the small area from the door to the wall, about three steps in each direction, before she pivoted around and went the other way. Her hands were alternating between pulling on handfuls of hair and fanning her face.
Again, he thought it would be best to let her absorb this information on her own so he said nothing.
Finally, after a few moments she turned and faced him. She knew he was right, that this was her destiny, that despite the fact that she was frightened and questioned her own abilities, that, clearly he had no hesitation whatsoever. And if he believed in her, she truly felt she could do anything. After all, he had no doubt trained and supported thousand of Hunters over the years and if he said she could do it, well, then, surely she could.
Aaron stared at her for a moment, waiting for her to speak. Though no words came out of her mouth, she slowly began to nod her head. “Yes?” he asked, clarifying. “You’ll do it? You’ll Transform?”
At first Cadence still couldn’t form the words but finally, she was able to overcome the lump of anxiety in her throat. “Yes, I’ll do it. I’ll Transform.”
Aaron was so relieved, he did something totally out of character for himself and pulled her in, giving her a big hug. “That’s wonderful, Cadence. Thank you so much for having faith in me and my team.”
She was taken a back when he embraced her but once the initial surprise subsided, she loosely hugged him back. “Sure,” she said. “I think it’s the right thing to do.”
He released her and took a few steps back. “I agree,” he concurred. “Believe me, you won’t regret this decision.”
She snickered, “No, but you might!”
Chapter Six
Over the last century or so, Jamie had transformed many Hunters and Guardians using the serum method. He had not originated the idea or developed the serum but he had made many improvements to the procedure and while Cadence was still extremely nervous, she felt assured that she was in the best hands possible.
She was lying in her pajamas on her grandmother’s guest bed, still a little stuffed from the Thanksgiving Dinner they had thrown together. It didn’t have every dish one might imagine for the traditional holiday, but it was sufficient, and after the late football game had concluded, Jamie had asked if she was ready. Now was as good a time as ever so she had gone upstairs to prepare herself for a nice long snooze.
Grandma Janette and Eliza stood at the foot of the bed while Aaron tended to linger farther away, closer to the door. Elliott had been there for a few hours during the afternoon, but Aaron had sent him back to check on the situation in Shenandoah. She knew that Aaron would be leaving soon as well, but she had made him promise to stay until she fell asleep. For some reason, she just felt better knowing the man in charge was present while the procedure was taking place, though Aaron certainly did not have the same calming affect on her that Jamie did. Even now as she watched him removing hypodermic needles and vials from the small black kit he sat on the nightstand next to her, she felt as if she could trust Jamie completely.
“How you doing, Cadence?” he asked pausing for a moment to glance down at her.
She nodded her head. “I’m a bit nervous,” she said, “but I trust you.”
“Good,” Jamie replied smiling. “Do you want me to explain to you what I am doing as I go or would you rather just let me do it and get it over with? Either way