Chapter 1

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Everything started on a warm summer's morning, my mother had sent me to get the eggs from the chicken coop. I always enjoyed watching the sunrise as I did the morning chores. It was relaxing, yet inspiring.
My name is Genevieve. I'm 19 years old and I live on a farm in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. I live with my mother Catherine. My father passed away in a shipwreck just 5 months ago. I don't have any siblings and I don't have any friends because we live so far away from town, I think of our farm animals as my siblings and my friends.
I always wanted to be free and not be trapped. My mother and I haven't been that close since my father died so basically, I'm alone. I prayed every night in a forest. I thought of the forest as my own quiet space. I prayed to have a friend that wasn't an animal and someone who wasn't an adult. I wanted someone who knew how I felt, someone that was my age. One night my prayers were answered but not how I thought. This is how it went.
One night I was praying in the forest when I heard something rustling in a bush near me. I peered over at the bushes. I could feel my body temperature rising and my heart racing so fast it skipped a few beats. I get scared easily especially if it's nighttime and I'm alone. Suddenly I saw something out of the corner of my eye. A man started talking in a low voice with an accent "I know how you feel, left alone without someone to talk to."
"Wh- wh- who are y- you?" I stuttered out of frightness.
"My name is Victor" the low voice said.
"What do you want?" I demanded.
"I can give you everything you ever desired."
As soon as he said those words he stepped into the moonlight revealing his face. He had short black hair with a pale face. His bone structure was magnificent almost too perfect, it reminded me of a painting. His clothing was made of velvet and satin. Something about him ran chills down my spine.
"I know how you feel trapped, I can relate."
Just before I knew it I was walking toward him. Victor wrapped his arms around my waist and whispered in my ear "Genevieve, I can give you everything, do you agree to this fate."
Victor said he could give me everything and what I wanted was a friend. But before I realized it I agreed to something I never really wanted or needed. Victor leaned my head to the side and pushed back my hair. He bit my neck and even though I felt lots of pain I never made a sound. As far as I know I passed out at that moment and then the next day...

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