When Freya gets out the truck, she sees a car just arrives at the front yard of the Lorenzo house. She stands near the truck and waits to see who it is. A young girl comes out of the black Chevy car. Upon seeing her, Freya uses her speed to grab her. Jamie hurriedly follows Freya.

"What?" Wendy is shocked and drops her keys. "Freya? What are you doing here?"

Freya holds her arm tight and pushed her against the car. "What did you do to me?"

"I don't know what you're talking about." Wendy laughs nervously. She glances at Jamie when Jamie stands next to Freya. Jamie looks like he's about to grab her shoulders to calm her but he's hesitant and just stands so close to her.

Freya scoffs. "How classic! Pretending to be innocent." She tightens her hold.

"Freya, I think we should talk it over inside." He eventually dares to hold her arm.

"You should listen to your man. He's looking blazing even in the dim light." Wendy says. Her comments trigger Freya more. She drags Wendy with her away from Jamie to the porch of the house.

Jamie shouts. "Freya!" He runs to the porch and tries to get ahold of Freya's arms but she flinches and pushes him with one move of her arm. Jamie gets thrown backward a few steps.

"You did something when I was staying in your room. I always knew I couldn't trust your seemingly innocent face!" Freya tone is getting higher and her eyes look into Wendy's eyes sharp like she wants to compel her but she knows she can't. She can feel and tell when someone is in vervain. It's an ability possessed by her and the original but other vampires. However, every older vampire should know better that every Lorenzo is always on vervain.

Wendy appears to be braver than she looks. "You're so paranoid. I did nothing. Maybe you need to reevaluate your life and start changing yourself indeed. Give some meaning to your last name."

At that second, without hesitation, despite the vervain in the blood, Freya bites her neck. Wendy lets out a loud scream indicating how rough that bite is. Jamie hurriedly throws himself to grab Freya at the same time the door swung open.

"What is happening here?" Silvestro runs out the door and pulls his daughter with force. Jamie holds Freya with his whole body, ignoring how hard Freya punches him on the stomach and her heel kicks his leg. It takes the two of them with all the strength they have to stop and pull Freya and Wendy apart.

Jamie almost trips himself, trying to hold Freya and balance the two of them steady. Freya just glares at Wendy with blood on her mouth. She spits the blood and coughs because of the vervain. She can keep the blood down a little though she doesn't enjoy it.

"Let go off me!" she groans at Jamie but he doesn't listen to what she says and keeps holding both of her arms from the back. "Walker, I swear I'll break your arms now." She shoves his hands off her arms. She looks a bit more in control when Amelia gets to the porch and sees what's happening in horror. Freya wipes the blood off her mouth.

Wendy runs to her mother hug. Silvestro then says. "Get in."

"I don't have time for your lecture. I need to know what your daughter did to me." Freya sounds just as not pleased as Silvestro. She adds more before anyone can respond. "Oh! Or is it actually you who did this to me?" she walks to Silvestro. "I know you never sincerely trust me. You always think me as the mischief." She points finger at him.

Silvestro takes a breath then responds. "How can I trust you when you always prove me otherwise? How can anyone even trust you when you never give a reason for them to trust you?" he says with pressed tone but very firm on each word. He turns to see Jamie. "I can see you're a good man. You wouldn't want to sacrifice your entire life for someone who doesn't want to be fought for."

Jamie just stays silent but his chest is heaving and he feels like his fist hurt for holding himself not to lash out. Whereas Freya looks at loss right after Silvestro said all those. She is hurt and it is shown in her glistening eyes. Her silence indicates that she is hurting. It is like she wants to throw tantrum but there's a lump in her throat.

"I was going to help you but go now! You've done enough and I won't let you near my daughter or my family again." He takes one step forward so they are face to face now. "I will call Alexander so he knows what to do with you."

Jamie is reaching out to her by touching her arm. She takes a deep breath and lets it out before she pushes his hand away. She blinks her eyes to get rid of a layer of tears. She lets out a sigh and laughs plainly.

"I appreciate the honesty. But you can't stop me." She lashes out and pushes Silvestro out the way. She speeds up to the third floor to where Wendy's room is. She believes that she'll find some clues in her room.

"Freya!" Jamie bends down a bit to help Silvestro who seems to get hurt as his back hits the edge of the door. However, he remembers what Silvestro said to Freya and he retreats himself and just stands there looking at him struggling to get up. He then runs to get to Freya without saying anything. He doesn't know where she goes but he hears loud bam from the third floor.

Jamie finds a messed up room while Freya moving around throwing things on the floor. He steps toward her carefully with concerned look in his eyes. He tries to avoid it when she throws things at him.

"Hey, Freya." He speaks gently. He gets distracted when he hears two different steps coming and they are Wendy and Amelia. He turns to see them and mouths some words that read 'Let me handle this'. They just nod and look terrified. When Freya pauses what she's doing, Jamie throws himself to catch her when she's off guard and they fall together but she's in his hold.

"Are you insane? Let me go!" she tries to rebel and kicks him but he locks her legs. He's bigger than her. He can wrap her with his body and arms and legs to lock her moves though he has to bear some punches and kicks from her.

Jamie whispers so close in her ear. His mouth almost touches her earlobe. "I will let you go if you promise to calm down and talk with cool head. You are better than this, Freya. Close your eyes and take a deep breath." He trusts her and wants to show her that he does. He loosens his hold slowly. Unexpectedly Silvestro barges in and interrupts what Jamie is doing to calm Freya.

"No!" Jamie realizes it too late when Silvestro stabs a syringe on Freya's leg as Jamie has removed his legs from hers. He can feel that she's losing her strength. She falls unconscious on his chest.

Silvestro sighs heavily. "That's the only way to talk to her safely. Get her to the cell in the basement." He turns to Amelia and Wendy telling them to leave it to him and Jamie.

"What was that? This is so wrong." Jamie is really mad. He tries to speak between his gritted teeth. "She was able to calm herself but you attacked her."

Silvestro looks at Jamie with observant look. "It's concentrated vervain. For a vampire like her, it's what needed. She'll wake up in an hour or two. Bring her to the cell now to control her attack when she wakes up." Jamie shakes his head. "We won't be able to talk with her lashing out that way and she will, so the cell will hold her off, we can talk safely."

Jamie can't hold himself anymore and lets out an outburst. "This is insane. She will be upset and that is not for nothing." Jamie holds her unconscious body protectively. He won't let Silvestro touch her. "You treat her like she's not human." He pulls her away with him when Silvestro hands reach out to grab Freya.

"She's a vampire. I believe you're not blind to that reality. Now give her to me. I'll bring her myself to the cell." He insists.

Jamie quickly carries her up in his arms. "She has feelings." He looks angry but tries not to do anything stupid. "She's not going into the cell like some kind of animal. I'll stay with her here and make sure she'll calm down and want to talk when she wakes up."

Silvestro doesn't respond right away and observes him. "You're in love with her." Silvestro sounds like he can't believe in what he sees. "Remember this, young man. You seem like a man with dignity and strength. Don't waste your time loving someone you can never be with. I hope by time as you get to know more about her and what she's done, you'll be smart enough to decide for yourself."

Jamie just stands there looking speechless. He holds Freya so close in his arms that her head rests on his chest. He doesn't respond anything to that. Silvestro hands in another clean syringe to him.

"When she wakes up and you're able to get to her. I need some of her blood to test further. I think she'll trust you better with this." Silvestro places the syringe on the bed since Jamie refuses to get close enough for him to hand in the syringe. He's got extra protective and holding Freya so tight in his arms.

"How can I trust you with that?" Jamie is being skeptical.

Silvestro sighs. "She has no choice. If she refuses, you can go with her and it'll be easier for me."
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Jamie sets up some pillows on the bed then lays Freya carefully on the right side of bed. He's looking for some chair or couch to sit on but he can't find any. He lets out a sigh seeing the mess Freya had made. The curtain is ripped apart. The wardrobe is left open while some clothes are thrown outside. Both nightstands are thrown on the corner of the room. After seeing around for a while, he climbs on the bed and sits next to her.

He looks at her with the gentle look in his eyes that he always has whenever he looks at her. He shouldn't even feel that way knowing she'll be fine but she looks so pure while sleeping or unconscious. All he feels like to is to protect her. However, suddenly his mind is thinking of what Silvestro said.

She's a vampire. I believe you're not blind to that reality.

Whenever he has to think about that, his mind and heart conflict themselves. He always thinks he's driven by his logic, but what does it say about his heart when he finds himself caressing her cheek with the back of his hand gently while never taking of his eyes off her?

You're in love with her.

He didn't even realize that until then. He's tried so hard to convince himself that he just needs her for his purpose, protecting the town and how wrong it is for him to feel that way but being with her only makes him grow fond of her. The unwanted feelings creep on him and took him by surprise. He doesn't care about the fact that they're likely to be doomed.

Silvestro words will always ring on his mind.

Don't waste your time loving someone you can never be with. I hope by time as you get to know more about her and what she's done, you'll be smart enough to decide for yourself.

He can't deny that everyone sane enough knows they're doomed but he knows it by heart that nothing can change what he feels for her.

He pushes some strand of hair off her face. It'll be a while till she wakes up. Being in silence with her has never felt awkward for them. He rests his back on the headboard and takes her hand on his. It's getting late at night. He takes some rest for himself and closes his eyes while his hands holding Freya hand on his lap.
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In less than two hours, Freya is starting to wake up. She feels a little dizzy and confused. When she's going to sit up, she just realizes her hand is held tight by Jamie. She wiggles her hand a little to wake him.

"Oh, how are you feeling?" he's awake right away.

She puts her hand on her head. "Like a mess. What the hell! I'm going to rip Silvestro! I don't care if Alexander is going to be mad at me."

Jamie pulls her back on the bed as she gets up yet her hand is still held by him. "Hey! Listen! He agreed to help you." He gets on his knees on the bed and faces her. "He will help you to figure out what's in your blood." His hands move to hold her arms.

"You trust him?" she scoffs. "I will never let the Lorenzo touch my blood." She grabs his hands and takes them off her arms by force. He has no other choice than to use his whole body to stop her. He gets on top of her, straddling on her legs.

He pins her hands on each side. "Do you trust me? Let him help you. We have no other choices. You've said it yourself that The Lorenzo is the only one who has the gift to figure this out. Take the chances if you trust me."

She grunts. "If he uses my blood for a bad cause, this is all on you, Walker." She moves her hands a little but she feels like he's gotten stronger. "But you're right. We have no choice and I do trust you, I hate that you use that on me. But know this, I will kill him if anything goes wrong and you can't stop me next time."

"Okay. I will not get in your way." He pulls himself back up and lets her go. He takes the syringe to take her blood. He hands the syringe to her. "You will be fine."

She just sighs and shakes her head. "This had better be worth it."
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How was that!? What's happening with Freya? 👀 And I bet you notice how Jamie always knows how to calm Freya oowww

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