Chapter 10: Chapter 10

Here, the car was passing through a smooth road in dark night. They had come a long way from the city. There was a lot of cold in the air. Aaron turned the car towards the mountain. The fog was rising as the car was going up. Yet Aaron was driving fast. Shortly after, Aaron parked his car on a rocky road in the woods, telling Kate to get out.

When she got out of the car, she could feel that coldness had grown up. There was darkness everywhere but the light of the moon. It looked dim. Aaron told her to follow him. They were both walking in the woods inside. As Kate set foot in the forest, she suddenly heard the sound of a fox.

She couldn’t see too much in the dark. She grabbed Aaron's hand in fear. The sound of water was heard in the distance like a waterfall. She was holding his hand while walking. Suddenly he picked her up. And she shouted, "What is this Aaron?" by now they had both come inside the waterfall. There was a cave in front but it was closed. Aaron stands her down. He went a little further and turned the stones in front of him in a certain way and kept them as they were. And a door opened in front of him. Kate saw some people in front. The settlement was seen in the distance. It was as if they were in a tribal area. Huts made of bamboo. There was a big fire in the middle.

Just then a tall man came in front of him and asked Aaron, "Why are you back today? And what is your work here?" Kate found it a little amusing to see him asking him like that. She smiled a little, Aaron look at her with wide eyes. That's when she said; “In your girlfriend's village they gives you a lot of respect!”

Just then a grandmother came in front. She told the tall man to stay away.

Aaron came forward and hugged her. He looked at Kate and said, "Kate, look at my girlfriend Isla.” She smiled at them.

Grandma called the two of them to her hut. While they were all walking that path, some were looking at Kate and Aaron with strange eyes, while some were looking at Aaron and asking him with their hands as if they were old friends...

Here Grandma opened the door of her hut, and the three of them went inside. She motioned for the two of them to sit down. He told Isla what had happened. Isla didn't see any magic in Kate either. She told Aaron, “She does not have any of these genes that we have.”

At that moment, Kate started looking at him questioningly. "Don't worry, we're not vampires," Isla said, “We are very different from them. We also have an existence separate from the ordinary world.

Kate look confused and she asked her, “Who are you?????”

Isla started telling Kate, “Apart from the world, we also have a supernatural existence. We are werewolves. We like to live in the woods. Aaron, today you brought a girl for the first time. I felt great. She is a human and I got to know her qualities. This girl is brave. There is a purpose to her birth. A time will come when they will know what it is. But right now I can't say anything.”

Kate and Aaron were listening quietly. Kate had so many questions in her mind that this world was completely new to her. Just then a young boy came there. He was happy to see Aaron. Aaron and he were meeting as if they were old friends. Aaron told Kate. "Stay here, I'll be back in a little while" and they both left.

Kate looked at Isla. Isla said, “The boy who had just arrived was my son. And he is the friend of Aaron.”

Kate nodded asking her further, “I have a few questions can I ask you?”

Isla nodded, “yes baby... of course.”

Kate started her questions, “You are a werewolf and Aaron is a vampire. I heard you are enemies of each other? How can Aaron come in your township?

Isla smiled a little, her eyes filled with memories, and she continued,

50 years ago....

I was the daughter of the head of our township. I had grown up with lots of pampering since childhood. No matter who I was, I didn’t of any other things and I was out to see the world. And it was in that world that I met my love. I left everything for him. My people, my house, my whole family left everything. But in return, I was betrayed.

That vile man had plotted to reveal my secret to the world. A full moon night can be very difficult for a werewolf. On that day, their true form comes out. He didn't know my secret before. But I didn't want to hide anything in love so I told him everything about me. He showed me a lot of understanding. But ... it is said that love blinds us and something happened in my case.

He turned out to be a traitor. On the night of the full moon, he showed my face to some people who were there. I didn't know that. But his brother was good, he warned me. He also knew I was a werewolf. He told me to get out of there and when I trying to get away he caught me. He was accompanied by some of his companions. The werewolves were being killed with silver tools. But they only hurt me.

Those ruthless people had tied me to a tree. They were going to break the ligaments of my human body. There they bid my body. Good luck of mine that Aaron comes there. Even knowing I'm a werewolf but he saved my life. He killed one by one. Even though he was a vampire, I saw humanity in him. Till today, I was treated like a vampire is our enemy. But today I was saved by the same vampire.

Aaron gave me the courage to go back home. We became good friends, he advised me to go back but I did not go. I was helping Aaron in his work. He wanted to find something at that time, but all of a sudden our gang caught me and Aaron. He made us stand in front of my dad and raised a mountain of questions.

First of all, what I am doing with a vampire? It was a big thing to have a werewolf and a vampire together at that time. Aaron was saying nothing. I knew he was calm enough to give me courage. I bravely told my dad what had happened and he thanked Aaron. Since then, Aaron has become a guest here.

Saying that Isla become silent... There were tears in her eyes...

Kate was very appreciative of Aaron when she heard this and her respect for him increased. The boy who had come to Aaron was the son of Isla. Aaron had also befriended him. There was a lot of talking and in a short time they both said goodbye to Isla.