A Vampire's Life Book 5

Chapter 13

As the time passed, many dark beings passed through the door to help, they all knew it was for the greater good and the sooner this place was up and running the better. It was overwhelming, not just vampires walked through the gate but the other dark beings too. Finn wasn't around anymore but in his place he had sent many wolves to help us. The king of the shifters sent helpers as well and of course, not to be outdone, there were many witches helping as well. They proved more beneficial than any of the dark beings, they used magic on the less important things like painting the walls, putting the flooring down and arranging the furniture. I hadn't ever seen a witch use magic before but when I walked into what will be the arcade I looked over a witches work with wonder in my eyes. The paint brushes moved by themselves, swirling a dozen bright colours across the walls. In the centre of the room was one sweet old man who was moving them with the flick of his hand as he pretended to conduct the orchestral music he was listening to. There was no order to the painting, there was no picture, but it was perfect. It was bright and happy and it looked like it was intentional.

It would have been great if they could have waved their hands and put up a dozen buildings for us but I was informed that their magic doesn't work like that. Their magic was heavily connected to the land, controlling how they used their powers. The land wouldn't allow them to fell a tree for making a building but they could use it to lift the bones of a house. And that was how we got dozens of houses for the workers delivered to us onto flatbed trucks. I was shocked the day they arrived with a house. Jonah was outside the wall instructing where he wanted the house to go, he had some plan going on in his mind, something was always going somewhere for some reason. And of course, because the rogues were hanging around, I was restricted to the inner section of the compound. His constant need to protect me was driving me crazy. I looked at the high wall behind the row of caravans that the workers slept in, seeing puffs of glittery wisps fly into the air. More magic was going on and I was missing out because of one frantic boyfriend. I jumped on top of a caravan and took a running jump to the wall. I had barely made it, my hands hanging on the edge. Grinning with triumph, I climbed onto the top of the wall. It was high and it was wide but it was the perfect perch for the view. Colours shot up into the air as they all worked on the house as a group. The ground had already been pre-prepared, flattened and cleared of debris. It was only a little house but it would be enough for a temporary measure. The first house went down with a giant puff of red dirt and the magic glittery wisps. There was a round of light cheers from the little group of witches and Jonah which of course I had to interrupt.

"If you can move a house, why can't you move an apartment building?"

A dozen eyes swung around and looked at me, rather shocked.

"Ivy! Get off the wall before you hurt yourself."

"Ok."

I jumped off the wall, much to Jonah's annoyance I was on the outer side of the wall.

"Ivy." he hissed low "Why are you doing this?"

"Because you need to learn that I don't need to be wrapped in cotton wool for the rest of eternity."

I moved past him and on to the group of witches.

"So, how come?"

"This is our limit, my lady." one young male said "We are tired from this one house, to move a large building would weaken us for a week, maybe more."

"I see." I looked over the house, thinking about his answer "And what if you had more witches here, would that be of more benefit to you?"

"You wish to bring all witches here, to move more buildings here?"