That's Lana in the pic! Enjoy!
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The evening was darker than usual with clouds surrounding the sky. Alex reached the bottom of the cave.

The forest had gobbled up the depths of most places but this cave stood clear amidst of all the plants.

A woman sat in the centre of the cave, her back towards Alex. Her long ginger hair flowing down to her waist contrasted with the white attire she was wearing.

"What should we do now?" Alex's question echoed.
A few seconds passed without any answer and Alex was about to ask something when her voice filled the air.

"Let her be. She's now grown up enough to take her own decision."

"But if she takes the wrong one, you and him," he paused a little and continued, " ...it'll end in chaos. It will cause more harm to each of us! She doesn't even have any idea-"

"Just let it be, Alex..."

This time he knew it was no use of arguing with her. He sighed and nodded. Thoughts flooded about this grand woman whom they had been following for 20 years now and all her decisions were followed all along uptil now but this is the first time Alex felt unsatisfied. The mortal world was unaware of any of these things going on and how it was soon going to give a sudden blow to them for which survival might become a huge challenge.

A world few beings are looking forward to....

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Lana sipped her Espresso. Hailey looked at the busy road outside Starbucks.

"They'll be here soon." murmured Hailey.

Lana nodded at the statement. A rush of anxiety, excitement and a bit of fear was coursing through her. She unintentionally recalled the night when she almost got shot down by the two weird strangers.

She felt safe with Hailey beside her.

The door opened and Liam came into view. He spotted them sitting afar and walked up to them.

"Are you ready to leave?"
Lana smiled a little and nodded.

The car journey was rather quiet. Hailey's lips parted when they reached the mansion. It was a paradise which only a top businessmen got to enjoy.

The caretakers carried their luggage and Lana and Hailey walked a few feet behind them.

The room was huge. A lot bigger than the one at David's house even though it was meant for a mere personal secretary. The windows were open and a sweet smell was coming from the small woods behind the house.

Lana's anxiety was gone and she had made herself believe that it's going to be alright if both of them works harder and gets salary to buy an apartment closeby for Hailey.

A knock on the door cut them out from their inner thoughts.

"Please fresh up and be comfortable. I'll be back with the daily timetable and the house layout in an hour. Both of you can resume your positions from tomorrow evening after Mr. Fonseka returns from the Office."

Although Rebecca seemed polite to Lana, her gut instinct pointed out that she was being rude. She knew that Rebecca was not happy with Lana's presence and now that she has moved in, it doesn't look any better...rather it looks worse. After Rebecca had left, they cleaned up and arranged their belongings and munched on their light night snacks.

The timetable was compact with full of meetings and events to attend. She memorised the next day's schedule under the dim light which was on a desk between Hailey and Lana's bed. She fiddled with her necklace for sometime. Feeling the rough design on her bare hands, she adjusted it in a comfortable position, snuggling into the blanket. A dizzy feeling took over her as she fell asleep after the long day she had.

Hailey stared outside the window as she was still wide awake. She breathed in the fresh cool air a few times before turning around and resting her head on the pillow. The curtains blew lightly and the night was calm. The only sound was of the wall clock which synced with the flow of the curtains.

But in the darkness of the night outside the mansion, a man shifted into a wild owl and flew quietly. It's purple beaded eyes watched over the two girls from the rhythmic open of the curtain. It flew away after it had a taken a few rounds of the mansion and checking up on them for the last time that night.

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Author's Note:
*Comes out of the rathole*

"Any news for me? How's this chapter? Anything you want me to make more clear in this chapter? Please leave some comments and votes behind for me to feed upon....I'm hungry..."

*Looks up with innocent face and waves*

See you again soon!
*Walks back into the raat hole*

~Wendrilla