Princess Of Shadows

Prologue

Scarla's POV

I glanced down at my watch, as I pedaled past the flower's shop. Eight thirty. Dad should be home by now, I thought excitedly. Dad finally made it on time for my birthday, and I was not going to waste a single second without him. As I passed the lake, a voice stopped me. "Hey Scarla. Whatcha up to this late? You should know it gets dangerous at night", Riker sneered with venom in his voice. Huh. He still must be upset that I beat him at dodgeball , I thought as I got ready to leave as I got back on my bike.

"Hey, where do you think your going? I was just gonna give you some dodgeball pointers", he said, and I could see what was in his hand. A Dollar Tree bag with 2 cartons of eggs. Just as he reached into the cartons, a person snuck up behind him. "Now Mr. Johnson, don't you think it's a bad idea to be harassing a young girl on the streets?", said a deep husky voice. "Dad!", I yelled as I dropped my bike on the floor, and ran towards him. He threw me a wink and continued to glare at Riker.

He dropped the bag of eggs and sprinted away as fast as he could. "How are you doing Carly?", dad asked me as he gave my shoulder a squeeze and walked toward my bike that was on the ground. I watched him carry it next to the dumpster, and set it on the floor. He saw me staring at the bike and said, "I'm sorry kiddo, I'll get you a new one this week". I just stared at him, scanning over his features.

He definitely got older, that's for sure, but he aged quite nicely. His brown hair was starting to turn gray, and his hazel colored eyes had a few warm wrinkles around them. His broad shoulders were starting to look a little more droopier, but he still stood tall, and confident. "You're here. You're really here." I ran up to him, and wrapped my arms around his neck. It's been too long. Almost 3 months since I've last seen him. I pulled away, and he put an arm around my shoulder. He smelled like vanilla and roses, two of my favorite scents.

While we walked and talked, the sky began to darken. As we turned the corner, 3 people emerged into the street lights. I could tell that they were street fighters as they began to approach us. The tallest guy, who was obviously the leader of the little group, had extremely broad shoulders, as wide as the doorway, and probably measure up to more than 6 feet. He had eyes that looked black-- wait-- they were black.

As I continued to look over the leader, I didn't realize that there were at least 4 people sneaking up behind us. Half of them had guns, but before I could warn my dad, a large cold hand covered my mouth and violently shoved me onto the floor. 2 More men came and tied my hands and feet together. "SCALRA!!! LORENZO PILRATTI, LET HER GO NOW!!!! SHE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS. LEAVE HER ALONE!!!!!" my dad yelled, but his voice wavered at the end. But the leader--Lorenzo-- just smiled and began to laugh with no humor, and when it began to die down, his face became serious, and his eyes hardened and turned to slits.

"Let's cut to the chase Jonathan, where is it? where is the vial? I know you have it. You're the only one who knows the security code to the lab", he seethes. "It's in a place that you'll never find" was the only thing my father said as 4 men tackle him. Suddenly, I hear a growl. A growl? that sounded like a dog- no even more wilder- more like a.... My thoughts were cut short as Lorenzo orders a man to make sure I don't pass out.

The man steps out of no where, right out of thin air. He wasn't as tall as Lorenzo, but he was tall enough to loom over almost everyone. He was deadly pale with blood red eyes. He had raven hair and filthy long fingernails. He reminded me of something but I can't remember what. He almost looks like a--"A v-v-vampire", I whisper in terror as the man gives me a sardonic smile. " Why, Jonathan, have you been telling her about us? You know it's against the rules, and what's the punishment for breaking the rules?" he asked me. Before I can ask what he meant by punishment, someone yelled, "Death!!!!"

Before anyone can process what he said, Lorenzo took out a gun and shot the man straight through his forehead. I stared at the motionless body in horror and shock as Lorenzo walked over to my dad. He grabs his hair and shoved him back to the cement. He kicked him hard in the guts, making him grasp his stomach in pain. "NO! STOP IT LEAVE MY FATHER ALONE!" I kept trying to break free from their hold but it was useless. They were as strong as chains.

They forced me to watch every tormenting moment as the tortured him. By now, they had poured acid onto his face and cut of his arms and legs. I passed out nearly twice at the horrible sight that was happening. Blood was pouring from all of his wounds and when my fathers screams began to die down, a small whimper escaped my lips. "Any last words, Jonathan?" he asked as he took out a dagger with cursive words engraved into the silver. My dad looked over to me and said, "I'm sorry" as Lorenzo plunged the dagger through his heart. Blood gushed out all over and he fell onto the floor.

I cried and cried, thrashing at the men holding me. "LET ME GO YOU MONSTERS!!!!!!! LEAVE ME ALONE!!!! I screamed as a man put something over my nose. I could smell chloroform on the napkin and I could feel my legs starting to weaken. It was like the movies, where serial killers would knock out their victims with some type of liquid stuff. Oh God, I 'm about to die. Goodbye Mom, goodbye Laura, goodbye Mike. On the bright side, I would be able to be with my dad in heaven. Those were my last thoughts as I passed out, welcoming the dark with open arms.

When I came to, I was in a hospital bed, with tubes connecting to my arms and the little monitor beeping. My mother was crying next to me, on her knees with Mike behind her. I'm still alive I thought as I tried to sit up, but failed because of my weakness. "Oh, honey don't get up. You're still a little weak from the drugs" my mother says as she wipes her eyes and smiles, but it doesn't reach her eyes. Then, all of the memories rush back. The blood. The bodies. Dad. Oh God. I think I need to throw up. I sat up looking for a garbage can, as Mom passed me one. I hurled all of my insides into the can, tasting the terrible flavour of the vomit.

When I finished, I looked over to Mom. "Where's dad?" I asked her, trying to remember what happened afterwards, and I could see she was about to tear up again. "oh honey. I'm so sorry. He was stabbed right through the chest... H-he lost to much blood. I'm so sorry baby" She said covering her face in her hands. My only father in the world was... killed. He's gone. He's gone. I screamed and cried in pain as I felt my heart break into a million little pieces. My last hope of being happy with my father is all gone. Out the window. Down the drain. Gone like every good thing that happens in my life.

After my cries died down, my mother held my hand, whispering soothing words into my ear. But I couldn't hear them. I was too far away to hear her. I felt like a hollow shell. All I could feel was, emptiness, numbness, anger, and fear. My father was gone, thanks to those psychopathic monsters. I felt the anger in me boiling hot.

I glared at the wall across of me, wanting to hit it and yell and cry. My anger was spreading all across my body, and I could feel the anger radiating off of me in waves. I silently vowed to those monster in my head and said ' if you think that you escaped, your wrong. I will hunt you down, and slowly torture you all and make you beg to die. You will watch me kill everyone that is important to you and I will torture all of your families. you will pay for what you have done this night and I will make sure you regret it forever. Revenge is a dish best served cold, and you can count on the fact that I will bring you all to hell' And so began my revenge plot.........

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A/N : I'm sorry this took soooooooo long!!! It was kinda hard to get motivated and hard to put the words together correctly. I will never rush another author again!!!! Well maybe a little bit.... JK JK anyway thanks for taking the time to read this :) I will try to update every week maybe but I will start working on Chapter 1 right away!!!! Im super excited to write my first book, and I hope you'll enjoy it :) I will work hard to proof read edit, and correct anything wrong. so pleaseeeee vote, comment, and share!!!!!!! Thanks, Love ya tons!!!! XOXOXO _Hat