The Secret Society

Prologue

'Dear Holly, 

The time has come, I know you have been waiting your whole life to hear my story and only now am I ready to tell it.

My life has been a roller coaster, full of twists and turns I never would have expected. It's been hard but I wouldn't have it any other way. If just one of those twists and turns had twisted or turned the other way then I most definitely wouldn't be where I am today. 

 My life is one big secret and I haven't told anyone anything up until now, but  as I said the time has come so I leave you this letter in the hope you will pass it on through the generations of our family, the same way I passed it on to you. But you must swear never to speak of it while you live, don't even question it just obey. 

I hope I can answer your questions as fully as I can in this letter but when you were brought into this world, my granddaughter, I saw in you the first signs that you were different that I noticed in myself. It is our destiny, we are bound to a life we haven't chosen but that I believe to be a blessing. When I had your mum I realised my way of life had to stop, I couldn't carry on with the journey I had taken on. So I dropped my task in the hope that someone else in our family would be as blessed as I was, which you were. I hoped you would one day carry it out for me, complete the journey I left unfinished.

If you choose to take on my task then trust me darling, your life hasn't even begun. At the age of 17 I feel you are ready to begin and so I leave you this letter to be opened today, on your birthday. Remember my warning not to tell anyone of this,  for it is more important than you could imagine, i'm revealing a whole other world to you, exposing you to dangers any good grandmother would be sure to make you avoid, but I couldn't bare leave my task incomplete. 

I hate to ask this of you and if you choose not to accept promise to pass it on to your grandchildren for I feel every other generation will be blessed as we are. It's in our blood and as you read my story i'm sure you will begin to understand the urgency in which this task must be completed. 

All my love Lily xx'