ay sleeping, lazing about in her apart

telling stories of her colleague- now potent

its to the gym. Earlier, Ava had thought it was Kayla's angle to meet guys-fellow gym rats- and she thought it was pretty clever, but with the le

but the funny part was that Ava ate and drank whatever and

os

d of company- human company- but every once in a while, the sec

nships with supernaturals, despite what she had let herself indulge in with the werewolf just yesterday. Her past was going to s

in that morning as Kayla fini

I'm sorry," she said. "I'm

w your dates out the next morning. It must come as a shock to see that yesterd

s anyways. It's always difficult having to explain that I did n

. "You've met a couple of great

et. I'm not ready t

ms with that. These were parts of her that she did not want to show anybody else: those parts of her that we

er, you know that?"

a bit and then broke

announced brightly. "I have a s

heir Saturday, from that time up until when they went shopping- where they would shop at

ulder as she rambled on, grateful

d in the blue dress that Kayla and

nd silver jewelry over her knee-length blue dress, and a black leather jacket ove

nts hall. The Council was having a party to celebrate new alliances reache

the world were going to convene

because she worked for the RCA- being in the presence of the high and mighty of the supernatur

s did to her. They made her remem

front of her. The bouncers at the door glanced throug

inment Agent Identification card and presented it to the bouncers.

a picture she had had updated two years ago because the

k sixteen year old. Now she was a woman. She

ame just beside her

oonblood did not sound like a human surname. Stevens did. And so

eone calle

cold she had felt when she firs

heading for her, a hu

in her heels

e still in California," she said. "The Inte

ast, they were becoming agreeable. I had to make

en, but there was the hin

RCA," Nathan said. "You've brought in every s

Beatrix Sherwood- the Queen of rogues. She might

y at the expression on Ava's face when she called Beatrix's name. "She has c

olves in Austra

to protect the secret and in return,the supernaturals negotiate with

ed for a leader. There must be order. People cannot just live on

my dear, "

rrived then, smilin

uncil members- Craig Anderson- the current di

as an agent for the RCA, he had been one of the many naysayers, saying how A

lationship of mutual

d on reaching Nathan.

top dogs are gathered here tonight to celebrate the alliance

nderson said. He turned to Ava an

g to you, dire

" He turned to Nathan's proud gaze as he shook his head in mil

sh her the hardest in training- because Nathan had brought her in and so he did not want the

the RCA director's brain worked,

iance- all that remains is the appending of signatures. A potential disagreement could st

d Ava smiled a bi

r, anger levels were us